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Billboard Magazine (August 17, 1968) announce Bill Cosby will be heading up an R&B Hall of Fame is coming.
The official program cover for the Inaugural Induction Ceremony was held on August 17, 2013, in Cleveland, Ohio
The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Inaugural Induction Ceremony was held on August 17, 2013, in Cleveland, Ohio
On August 17, 1968, Billboard Magazine announced that a Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame was forthcoming to honor rhythm and blues icons, then 45 years later on August 17th, 2013, the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, hosted its inaugural induction ceremony.
On August 17, 1968, Bill Cosby made an announcement in Billboard Magazine that an R&B Hall of Fame was coming for the history of R&B music. So 45 years later on the same date as in Billboard Magazine, the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, hosted its official induction ceremony on August 17, 2013, in the city of Cleveland, Ohio at Cleveland State University.
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