Tag: Inducted 2025

Graham Lee was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada. After founding several businesses in his teens, Graham created a business plan while working on his UBC degree in the commerce undergraduate entrepreneurship program, which set the stage for The GSL Group, a unique start-up company that he founded in 1989 at the age of…
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A much-beloved figure of local theatre, Jay founded Theatre in the Raw in 1994, then spent decades working as a producer, director, playwright, lyricist, actor, dramaturge, and teacher in both Canada and the USA. He directed 180 original one-act plays, and started the Theatre Workshop in the Downtown Eastside. For 30 years Jay hosted Vancouver…
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Danny Filippone is the owner of one of the longest-running businesses in Vancouver, and the torchbearer of The Penthouse Nightclub and the Filippone family legacy. Born in an era of bottle clubs and bootlegging, the Penthouse Nightclub began as an after-hours for visiting entertainers and Vancouver socialites before transforming into a supper club in the…
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Ross Barrett was born in 1944 in Nelson, BC starting his life long commitment to music at the young age of 8, taking piano lessons with a local teacher. His newfound love metamorphosed into a longstanding relationship with the saxophone, which he first picked up as a teenager. At the tender age of 14 he…
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Manager, agent, talent buyer, music educator, and advocate Rob Pattee spent over 40 years in the music industry breaking acts and handling their career trajectory…