The Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame's 2018 inductees are: David Blue; John Chan; Tom Ghent; Lloyd Kaplan; James Montgomery; Paul Murphy; Andrew Polin, Bob Morrissey, and LeRoy Bennett in the technical/lighting category; and Mike Renzi.

Blues great and Newport resident James Montgomery will be inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall Of Fame this weekend. James joined WUN’s Frank Prosnitz on this edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK. James talks about his 50-year career in music, the blues, his commitment to raising funds to help veterans and more.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...