RUSH: 'Hollywood Walk Of Fame' Ceremony To Be Held In June

April 28, 2010

Nearly two years after it was first announced that Canadian rock trio RUSH will get a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, a date for the ceremony has finally been revealed — Friday, June 25. Artisan News Service mentions this date in a recent video news story on the newly released RUSH documentary.

No details regarding the ceremony have yet been revealed.

Thanks to the efforts of RUSH fans, spearheaded by Donna Halper — the woman who is credited with discovering RUSH while working at WMMS-FM in Cleveland back in 1974 — the Canadian band was one of 25 recipients chosen in 2008 by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's Walk of Fame Committee to be enshrined.

The Walk of Fame, which lines both sides of Hollywood Boulevard, honors more than 2,000 entertainers.

In a 2008 interview, Halper called the Walk Of Fame achievement "amazing" because few bands are accepted on the first try.

"I can tell you that success has not spoiled [the members of RUSH] at all. They've had many gold albums, performed all over the world, and have earned the acclaim of a devoted fan base. Critics have been somewhat scornful of them, but their millions of fans adore them," Halper told The Patriot Ledger.

"She is a fiercely passionate and highly-opinionated woman and is a tireless supporter of RUSH," said RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee.

"We have remained friends through the years and she always makes a point of paying us a visit whenever we are near her home," Lee said.

(Thanks: RushIsABand.com)

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