Apollo Theater unveils Walk of Fame on 125th street
The first plaques to be installed are for artists that have already been inducted into the theater's Apollo Legends Hall Of Fame: Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, James Brown...
Harlem’s Apollo Theater unveiled its “Walk of Fame,” an uptown Manhattan take on Hollywood’s “Walk of Stars” that commemorates African-American musical icons with plaques embedded into the sidewalk. The plaques will be located in front of the theater on 125th Street, Harlem’s main thoroughfare.
The Apollo, built in 1914 and a city landmark today, is famed for the weekly Amateur Night competitions that jumpstarted the careers of countless jazz, soul, and R&B artists, ranging from Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan to D’Angelo and Lauryn Hill.
The first plaques to be installed are for artists that have already been inducted into the theater’s Apollo Legends Hall Of Fame: Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Little Richard, and Ella Fitzgerald.
