MARIAH, ANITA, O'JAYS, FOXX AT APOLLO'S 75TH: Stars to help honor Hall of Fame inductees Patti LaBelle and Quincy Jones; Cosbys to receive award.

(April 9, 2009)
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      *For its 75th birthday, Harlem's famous Apollo Theater will induct music impresario Quincy Jones and R&B icon Patti LaBelle into its Hall of Fame during a gala concert to take place on June 8.

       Steve Harvey will host the festivities, which include a presentation of the Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis Arts and Humanitarian Award to Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille. Previous recipients have included Denzel Washington and his wife, Pauletta, and Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee.

       Actor/comedian Jamie Foxx and Mariah Carey will induct Labelle and Jones into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, and both Foxx and Carey are scheduled to perform, along with Anita Baker and the O'Jays.       

       The evening will benefit the landmark Harlem theater.       

 

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