List of Sinfonians
Table:
Name

Original chapter

Notability

References

Joe Bouchard

Delta (1967)

Former bass player for Blue Öyster Cult

Bo Diddley

Eta Omega (1999)

Rock and roll pioneer; member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998

[58]

Ben Folds

Beta Tau (2015)

Singer and songwriter; frontman of the Ben Folds Five

[59]

Glenn Hughes

Kappa Pi (1969)

The original "biker" character in the disco group Village People

Lee Loughnane

Kappa Phi (1965)

Founding member of the rock band Chicago; named as a Signature Sinfonian in 2009

[60]

James Pankow

Kappa Phi (1966)

Founding member of Chicago; named as a Signature Sinfonian in 2009

[60]

Walter Parazaider

Kappa Phi (1964)

Founding member of Chicago; named as a Signature Sinfonian in 2009

[60]

Ruben Studdard

Omicron Delta (1997)

Pop singer, winner of the second season of American Idol

Jimmy Webb

Pi Tau (1969)

Singer and songwriter; known for the songs "Up, Up and Away" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"; recipient of multiple Grammy Awards

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Joseph J. Bouchard ( born 9 November 1948 ) is an American guitarist and bassist . He was the bassist for Blue Öyster Cult during their most successful period .
Ithaca College is a private liberal arts college in Ithaca , New York . The college was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca , Cayuga Lake , waterfalls , and gorges . The college is best known for its large list of alumni who have played substantial roles in the media and entertainment industries . Ithaca College is internationally known for the Roy H. Park School of Communications , which is ranked by several organizations as a top school for journalism , film , media and entertainment . The college has a strong liberal arts core , and offers several pre-professional programs , along with some graduate programs . Ithaca College has been ranked among the Top 10 masters universities in the Regional Universities North category by U.S. News & World Report , every year since 1996 , and was ranked 9th in 2019 . Ithaca College is consistently named among the best colleges in the nation by Princeton Review , with the 2018 guide ranking the college # 3 for theater , # 3 for newspaper , and # 6 for Radio , and is among the top schools producing Fulbright scholarship recipients .
Blue Öyster Cult ( often abbreviated BÖC or BOC ) is an American rock band formed in Stony Brook , New York in 1967 , perhaps best known for the singles ( Do n't Fear ) The Reaper , Burnin ' for You , Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll , and Godzilla . Blue Öyster Cult has sold more than 24 million records worldwide , including 7 million in the United States alone . The band 's music videos , especially Burnin ' for You , received heavy rotation on MTV when the music television network premiered in 1981 , cementing the band 's contribution to the development and success of the music video in modern popular culture . Blue Öyster Cult 's longest-lasting and most commercially successful lineup included Donald Buck Dharma Roeser ( lead guitar , vocals ) , Eric Bloom ( lead vocals , stun guitar , keyboards , synthesizers ) , Allen Lanier ( keyboards , rhythm guitar , backing vocals ) , Joe Bouchard ( bass , vocals ) , Albert Bouchard ( drums , percussion , cowbell , vocals ) . The band 's current lineup includes Roeser and Bloom , as well as Danny Miranda ( bass , backing vocals ) , Jules Radino ( drums , percussion ) and Richie Castellano ( keyboard , rhythm guitar , lead and backing vocals ) .
Ellas McDaniel ( born Ellas Otha Bates ; December 30 , 1928 - June 2 , 2008 ) , known as Bo Diddley , was an American singer , guitarist , songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll . He influenced many artists , including Buddy Holly , Elvis Presley , the Beatles , the Rolling Stones , the Animals , and the Clash . His use of African rhythms and a signature beat , a simple five-accent hambone rhythm , is a cornerstone of hip hop , rock , and pop music . In recognition of his achievements , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 , the Blues Hall of Fame in 2003 , and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2017 . He has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . Diddley is also recognized for his technical innovations , including his distinctive rectangular guitar , with its unique booming , resonant , shimmering tones . [ citation needed ]
The University of Florida ( Florida or UF ) is a public land-grant , sea-grant , and space-grant research university in Gainesville , Florida . It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its origins to 1853 and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906 . The University of Florida is the only member of the Association of American Universities in Florida . The university is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity . After the Florida state legislature 's creation of performance standards in 2013 , the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as one of the three preeminent universities among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida . For 2020 , U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida as the seventh ( tied ) best public university in the United States . The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ) . It is the third largest Florida university by student population , and is the eighth largest single-campus university in the United States with 54,906 students enrolled for the fall 2018 semester . The University of Florida is home to 16 academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes . It offers multiple graduate professional programs - including business administration , engineering , law , dentistry , medicine , pharmacy and veterinary medicine - on one contiguous campus , and administers 123 master 's degree programs and 76 doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments . The university 's seal is also the seal of the state of Florida , which is on the state flag . The University of Florida 's intercollegiate sports teams , commonly known as the Florida Gators , compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) .
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( RRHOF ) is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland , Ohio , on the shore of Lake Erie . The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists , producers , engineers , and other notable figures who have influenced its development . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established on April 20 , 1983 , by Ahmet Ertegun , founder and chairman of Atlantic Records . After a long search for the right city , Cleveland was chosen in 1986 as the Hall of Fame 's permanent home . Architect I. M. Pei designed the new museum , and it was dedicated on September 1 , 1995 .
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to performers who , during their lifetimes , have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording . This award is distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award , which honors specific recordings rather than individuals , and the Grammy Trustees Award , which honors non-performers .
Benjamin Scott Folds ( born September 12 , 1966 ) is an American singer-songwriter , musician , composer and record producer . From 1993 to 2000 , Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five . Since the band disbanded , Folds has recorded several albums and performed live as a solo artist , with the exception of a brief Ben Folds Five reunion in 2011 in which they recorded the album The Sound of the Life of the Mind . He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner , Regina Spektor , Weird Al Yankovic , and yMusic and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman . He has frequently performed arrangements of his music with uncommon instrumentation , including symphony orchestras and a capella groups . In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Over the Hedge , and Hoodwinked ! , Folds has produced several albums , including Amanda Palmer 's first solo album . Folds was a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off from 2009 to 2013 . Since May 2017 , he has been serving as the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington , D.C . In July 2019 , Folds published his first book , a memoir , titled A Dream About Lightning Bugs : A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons .
The University of Miami ( informally referred to as UM , UMiami , U of M or The U ) is a private research university in Coral Gables , Florida . As of 2019 [ update ] , the university enrolls 17,811 students in 12 separate colleges/schools , including the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami 's Health District , a law school on the main campus , and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science focused on the study of oceanography and atmospheric sciences on Virginia Key , with research facilities at the Richmond Facility in southern Miami-Dade County . The university offers 132 undergraduate , 148 master 's , and 67 doctoral degree programs , of which 63 are research/scholarship and four professional areas of study . Over the years , the university 's students have represented all 50 states and close to 150 foreign countries . With more than 16,000 full- and part-time faculty and staff , UM is a top 10 employer in Miami-Dade County . UM 's main campus in Coral Gables has 239 acres and over 5.7 million square feet of buildings . Research is a component of each academic division , with UM attracting $ 358.9 million in sponsored research grants in FY 2019 . UM offers a large library system with over 3.9 million volumes and exceptional holdings in Cuban heritage and music . UM also offers a wide range of student activities , including fraternities and sororities , a student newspaper and a radio station . UM 's intercollegiate athletic teams , collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes , compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . UM 's football team has won five national championships since 1983 and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982 .
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Manhattan College is a private , Roman Catholic , liberal arts college in the Bronx in New York City . After originally being established in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools ( De La Salle Christian Brothers ) as an academy for day students , Manhattan College was officially incorporated as an institution of higher education through a charter granted by the New York State Board of Regents . In 1922 , the College moved from Manhattan to the Riverdale section of the Bronx , roughly 6.4 miles ( 10.3 km ) north of its original location on 131st Street in the Manhattanville section of Manhattan . Manhattan College offers undergraduate programs in the arts , business , education , health , engineering , and science . Graduate programs are offered for education , business , and engineering .
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Lee David Loughnane ( pronounced LOCK-nain ; born October 21 , 1946 ) , is an American trumpeter , flugelhorn player , vocalist , and songwriter , best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago .
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Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago , Illinois , calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority in 1968 before shortening the name in 1969 . The self-described rock and roll band with horns blended elements of classical music , jazz , R & B , and pop music . They began writing songs with politically charged lyrics , and later moved to a softer sound , generating several hit ballads . The group had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s . In September 2008 , Billboard ranked Chicago at number thirteen in a list of the top 100 artists of all time for Hot 100 singles chart success , and ranked them at number fifteen on the same list produced in October 2015 . Billboard also ranked Chicago ninth on the list of the 100 greatest artists of all time in terms of Billboard 200 album chart success in October 2015 . Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups , and one of the world 's best-selling groups of all time , having sold more than 100 million records . In 1971 , Chicago was the first rock act to sell out Carnegie Hall for a week . To date , Chicago has sold over 40 million units in the U.S. , with 23 gold , 18 platinum , and eight multi-platinum albums . They have had five consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and 20 top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 1974 the group had seven albums , its entire catalog at the time , on the Billboard 200 simultaneously . The group has received ten Grammy Award nominations , winning one for the song , If You Leave Me Now .
James Carter Pankow is an American trombone player , songwriter and brass instrument player , best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago .
Walter Parazaider ( born March 14 , 1945 ) is an American woodwind musician best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago . He plays a wide variety of wind instruments , including saxophone , flute , clarinet . He also occasionally plays guitar .
Christopher Ruben Studdard ( born September 12 , 1978 ) is an American R & B , pop and gospel singer and actor . He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003 for Best Male R & B Vocal Performance for his recording of Superstar . In the years following Idol , Studdard has released seven studio albums , including his platinum-selling debut , Soulful , and the top-selling gospel follow-up , I Need an Angel . He is most well known for his recording career , which has produced hits including Flying Without Wings , Sorry 2004 , and Change Me , but he has also segued into television and stage work . Most notably , he starred as Fats Waller in a national tour revival of Ai n't Misbehavin ' , which spawned a Grammy-nominated soundtrack . In 2013 , Studdard appeared as a contestant on the fifteenth season of weight-loss competition show The Biggest Loser . He later signed to Verve Records and collaborated with the label 's chairman , David Foster , on Studdard 's sixth studio album , Unconditional Love , in 2014 . That album received strong reviews as a return-to-form and included a tour with Lalah Hathaway . In 2018 , Studdard , who has long been compared to R & B singer Luther Vandross , released a cover album called Ruben Sings Luther and launched his Always & Forever national tour . He made his Broadway theatre debut in December 2018 in Ruben & Clays First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show ( aka Ruben & Clays Christmas Show ) at the Imperial Theatre .
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University ( Alabama A & M ) is a public , historically black , land-grant university in Normal , Alabama . Founded in the 1870s as a normal school , it took its present name in 1969 . AAMU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Historic District , also known as Normal Hill College Historic District , has 28 buildings and four structures listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places .
The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21 , 2003 , and continued until May 21 , 2003 . The title of show was shortened from American Idol : The Search for a Superstar of Season 1 to just American Idol . Brian Dunkleman quit after the first season , and Seacrest therefore became the lone host in Season 2 as well as all subsequent seasons . Kristin Holt was a special correspondent . It was won by Ruben Studdard . It was the first season to crown a male winner , and the first season to have a finale with two male contestants , Studdard and Clay Aiken . Studdard released his coronation song Flying Without Wings after the show and reached number two on the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 . Aiken also released a single with This Is the Night , written by Chris Braide , Aldo Nova and Gary Burr . It became the first non-winning contestant to have a Billboard Hot 100 number-one . It was also the biggest US single of 2003 , selling over one million copies and reaching six times platinum status in Canada as well as number 1 in New Zealand . In addition to Studdard and Aiken , Kimberley Locke , Joshua Gracin , Kimberly Caldwell , and Carmen Rasmusen have signed with various record labels .
Jimmy Layne Webb ( born August 15 , 1946 ) is an American songwriter , composer , and singer . He has written numerous platinum-selling songs , including Up , Up and Away , By the Time I Get to Phoenix , Wichita Lineman , Galveston , The Worst That Could Happen , All I Know , and MacArthur Park . He has had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell , Michael Feinstein , Linda Ronstadt , The 5th Dimension , Art Garfunkel , and Richard Harris . Webb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990 . He received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993 , the Songwriters Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer Award in 2003 , the ASCAP Voice of Music Award in 2006 , and the Ivor Novello Special International Award in 2012 . According to BMI , his song By the Time I Get to Phoenix was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 and 1990 . Webb is the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music , lyrics , and orchestration .
Oklahoma Baptist University ( OBU ) is a private Baptist , liberal arts university in Shawnee , Oklahoma . OBU was established in 1910 under the original name of The Baptist University of Oklahoma . OBU is owned and was founded by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma ( BGCO ) .
Up , Up and Away is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by the 5th Dimension that became a major pop hit , reaching No . 7 in July 1967 on the U.S . Pop Singles chart , and No . 9 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart . In other countries , it reached No . 1 in Canada , and in Australia . The song placed No . 43 on BMI 's Top 100 Songs of the Century . A canonical example of sunshine pop , themed around images of hot air ballooning , it cleaned up at the 10th Annual Grammy Awards in 1968 , winning for Record of the Year , Song of the Year , Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals , Best Performance by a Vocal Group , Best Performance by a Chorus and Best Contemporary Song . The instrumental backing was performed by members of the Wrecking Crew , including guitarist Al Casey and drummer Hal Blaine .
By the Time I Get to Phoenix is a song written by Jimmy Webb . Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965 , it was covered by American country music singer Glen Campbell on his album of the same name . Released on Capitol Records in 1967 , Campbell 's version topped RPM 's Canada Country Tracks , reached number two on Billboard 's Hot Country Singles chart , and won two awards at the 10th Annual Grammys . Broadcast Music , Inc. ( BMI ) named it the third most performed song from 1940 to 1990 . The song was ranked number 20 on BMI 's Top 100 Songs of the Century . Frank Sinatra called it the greatest torch song ever written .
A Grammy Award ( stylized as GRAMMY , originally called Gramophone Award ) , or Grammy , is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry . The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . The Grammys are the second of the Big Three major music awards held annually ( between the American Music Awards in the Fall , and the Billboard Music Awards in the Summer ) , was held May 1 in 2019 . It is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards along with the Academy Awards ( film ) , the Emmy Awards ( television ) , and the Tony Awards ( theater and Broadway ) The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4 , 1959 , to honor and respect the musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958 . Following the 2011 ceremony , the Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012 . The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on January 26 , 2020 , at the Staples Center in Los Angeles .