2006 SHOF Inductee Thom Bell, late inductee Otis Redding, and Berry Gordy, recipient of SHOF’s 2003 Abe Olman Publisher Award and the 1998 Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, will be among those honored in Philadelphia on June 29th at the 14th Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards. Hosted by 2005 Johnny Mercer Award recipient Smokey Robinson and 2003 Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patti LaBelle, this event will also feature SHOF inductees Ashford & Simpson.
