The 2019 inductees into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame include an Emmy-winning composer, an iconic rock radio station, a folk singer/songwriter, a music promoter/club owner and the man who sang lead vocals on the Beach Boys hit "Help me Rhonda."

The five new members will be inducted during a ceremony at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Eastman Theatre.

Honorees are composer and record producer Jack Allocco; founding member, guitarist and vocalist for the Beach Boys Al Jardine; folk singer Christine Lavin; music promoter and owner of Henrietta's former Red Creek Inn Jeffrey Springut; and classic rock radio station WCMF-FM (96.5).

Jimmy Richmond, RMFH board member and music director, announced the 2019 class during a ceremony Tuesday at the organization's new home at 25 Gibbs St.

"Rochester has a rich and diverse musical heritage, and we are proud to foster and celebrate that through the Rochester Music Hall of Fame," said group President Jack Whittier.

Allocco is an 11-time Emmy Award-winning composer, conductor and songwriter. He is the composer for Sony Pictures Television's The Young and the Restless and CBS Television's The Bold and the Beautiful. He has also won 13 consecutive ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards and worked as a composer and producer for numerous established artists. Additionally, he has toured with theatrical productions and symphonies and performed with Robert Goulet and Peter Allen.

Allocco was born and raised in Rochester and credits former Bishop Kearney High School music teacher Ray Shahin with helping him choose music as a career. He currently resides in Nashville.

Al Jardine is a founding member of the Beach Boys, a 1988 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy. He spent part of his childhood in Rochester, as his photographer father took a job with Eastman Kodak Co. and taught at Rochester Institute of Technology.

It was here that his love of music ignited, Jardine told RMHF.

"In Rochester, my parents bought me a four-string ukulele that I picked on," he said in a written statement.

Folk singer Christine Lavin is described by The New York Times as "a garrulous comic observer of contemporary manners."

Over a career spanning more than three decades, Lavin has played in thousands of venues across the world and released 23 albums. Her most recent, Spaghettification, reached No. 5 on the International Folk DJ Chart. She has won five ASCAP composer awards, the Backstage Bistro Award for best NYC singer/songwriter of the year and Album of the Year from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors.

Inductee Jeffrey Springut ran the Red Creek Inn from 1970 to 1997 and welcomed an illustrious array of artists to his stage during those years, including Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, James Brown, David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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He's a lifelong Rochester resident who continues to book recognizable attractions via his Springut Group, which runs events including the Lilac Festival, Park Ave Summer Art Festival, Party in the Park and Midtown Eats. The Springut Group also books concerts for Highland Bowl and Kodak Center.

"But it's never about me, it's about the music," Springut told RMHF. "We always thought if we're not having fun, why bother?"

Rock radio station WCMF is one of only five rock stations in the nation that have not changed its musical format or call letters in more than 50 years. The station is credited with breaking several rock acts into the mainstream through heavy rotation and promotion and is considered a "heritage station."

Now owned by Entercom Rochester, the station got its start under the name Community Music Service Inc.

During the April 27 ceremony, WCMF radio personality Dave Kane will be awarded a Special Merit Award for his 38 years on the air and his contributions to music in the community.

Bruce Pilato, RMHF board member and show producer, said this year's show will not disappoint people hoping for major-name surprise guests. However, he wouldn't let the cat out of the bag on Tuesday.

Allocco, Lavin and Jardine — who will be accompanied by "some friends" — are all scheduled to perform, Pilato said.

At last year's celebration, Paul Simon took the stage during a performance by inductees Steve Gadd and Tony Levin.

"We're still in negotiations to get a few celebrities at the event," said Pilato. "I can tell you I don't think we've let you guys down in the past — we always come through with a great lineup and we have some incredible platinum-level artists we are negotiating with right now."

He said upcoming announcements will include the names of artists who will honor Springut and WCMF.

Tickets to the April 28 ceremony and performance are priced at $31 to $79 and are on sale now at the Eastman Theatre box office, or online at tickets.eastmantheatre.org and rochestermusic.org. Additionally, tickets and be purchased by calling (585) 274-3000.

MCDERMOT@Gannett.com