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Sarah Dash to be honored by Keith Richards, Patti LaBelle at NJ Hall of Fame – Asbury Park Press

The late Sarah Dash of Trenton, among her many accolades, worked with Keith Richards and backed the Rolling Stones.

Now, Richards and Dash’s groupmates Patti LaBelle and Nona Hendryx will pay tribute to her at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, during the virtual New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Channel 9 (WWOR), and the Hall of Fame’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Re-airings include 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, on PBS New Jersey.

The year’s inductees also include founding father Alexander Hamilton, writer Gay Talese, ’60s pop star Lesley Gore, singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter and guitarist George Benson.

Sarah Dash, center, one of the co-founders of the group Labelle known for original hit "Lady Marmalade," died on Sept. 20, 2021. She was 76.

President George W. Bush, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy, Chelsea Handler, Quincy Jones, Robin Roberts, Judith Light, Al Leiter and “many more surprise guests” will induct the Class of ’21 on Oct. 16. 

Danny DeVito is the host.

Inductees “must be or have been a New Jersey resident or have worked in New Jersey for a minimum of five years,” according to the Hall. Punk rock icons Patti Smith, Pitman, and Lenny Kaye, North Brunswick, were originally announced as Class of ’21 inductees, but they’re not on the list. 

Dash was a member of the Bluebelles, which included LaBelle and Hendryx, in the ’60s. Their hits included “I Sold My Heart to the Junkman.” The core of the group became Labelle, whose “Lady Marmalade” was a No. 1 smash in 1974.

Dash and Richards began collaborating in the late ’80s, and she was a member of his side band, X-Pensive Winos. She also contributed vocals for the Rolling Stones album “Steel Wheels.”

When Dash passed away on Sept. 20, Richards stated, “There are no words .. I love you, Sarah!” on his social media, sharing a video of them singing “Time Is on My Side.” 

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“Sarah Dash was an awesomely talented, beautiful and loving soul who blessed my life and the lives of so many others in more ways than I can say,” said LaBelle on social media when Dash passed. “I am heartbroken as I know all of her loved ones and fans are.”

The New Jersey Hall of Fame is scheduled to move to the American Dream retail and amusement center at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, officials said.    

NJ Hall of Fame Class of 2021

Arts and letters 

Dorothea Lange, Hoboken, documentary photographer 

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Englewood, author and aviator

John Forbes Nash Jr., Princeton, mathematician 

Gay Talese, Ocean City, writer and journalist 

Enterprise

Madeline McWhinney Dale, Middletown, first female officer/vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank 

Madam Louise Scott, Newark, founder of Scott School of Beauty Culture & chain of beauty salons

Paul Volcker, Teaneck, 12th Chair of the Federal Reserve 

Sara Spencer Washington, Atlantic City, founder of Apex News and Hair Company 

Performing Arts

George Benson, Englewood, jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter

Sarah Dash, Trenton, award-winning vocalist who co-founded the Bluebells and Labelle

Lesley Gore, Tenafly, singer, songwriter, actress and activist

Buddy Hackett, Fort Lee, actor and comedian

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Princeton, country music singer

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The late Lesley Gore.

Public Service

Margaret Bancroft, Haddonfield, founder of Bancroft, nonprofit serving individuals with disabilities

Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth, Founding Father and first Secretary of the Treasury

David Mixner, Elmer, political activist and author

William Paterson, South Branch, signer of the U.S. Constitution, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and second governor of New Jersey

Gustave F. Perna, Rockaway, U.S. Army four-star general/COO of the federal COVID-19 response 

Antonin Scalia, Trenton, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1986 until his death in 2016

Sports

Val Ackerman, Pennington, first president of the Women’s National Basketball Association

Monte Irvin, Orange, left and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who played with the Newark Eagles, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs

Ron Jaworski, Voorhees, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and National Football League analyst

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com.