LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson

[citation needed] He also played for the Long Island Knights of the USBL in 1988 and then went to veteran training camp with the Columbus Horizon of the CBA before traveling to Russia in 1989 with the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals Tour.

On November 1, 2001, Robinson sent his Harlem Road Kings uniform to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to be displayed as an exhibit.

[citation needed] In 2010, Robinson decided to pursue the idea of building a rhythm and blues museum that would include everything from radio personalities and owners of record companies to hip-hop and gospel music.

Robinson founded the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame later that year and the first induction ceremony was held on August 17, 2013.

[5] Since 2013, Robinson has held induction ceremonies every year that have included Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Morgan Freeman, Aretha Franklin and more.