Blues Hall of Fame
The Blues Hall of Fame is a list of people who are important in the development of blues music. The Hall is part of the Blues Foundation, and honors people who have performed, recorded, or documented blues.
Inductees
1980
- Jimi Hendrix
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Willie Dixon
- John Lee Hooker
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Son House
- Howlin' Wolf
- Elmore James
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Robert Johnson
- B. B. King
- Little Walter
- Memphis Minnie
- Muddy Waters
- Charley Patton
- Jimmy Reed
- Bessie Smith
- Otis Spann
- T-Bone Walker
- Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee Williamson)
- Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck "Rice" Miller)
1981
- Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Roy Brown
- Blind Willie McTell
- Professor Longhair
- Tampa Red
1982
- Leroy Carr
- Ray Charles
- Big Walter Horton
- Freddie King
- Magic Sam
1983
- Louis Jordan
- Albert King
- Robert Nighthawk
- Ma Rainey
- Big Joe Turner
1984
- Otis Rush
- Hound Dog Taylor
- Big Mama Thornton
- B. B. King
1985
- Chuck Berry
- Buddy Guy
- J. B. Hutto
- Slim Harpo
1986
- Albert Collins
- Tommy Johnson
- Lead Belly
- Sonny Terry
1987
- Percy Mayfield
- Eddie Taylor
1988
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Little Milton
- Jay McShann
- Johnny Winter
1989
- Clifton Chenier
- Robert Lockwood, Jr.
- Memphis Slim
1990
- Blind Blake
- Lonnie Johnson
- Bukka White
1991
- Sleepy John Estes
- Billie Holiday
- Fred McDowell
- Sunnyland Slim
1992
- Skip James
- Johnny Shines
- Big Joe Williams
1993
- Champion Jack Dupree
- Lowell Fulson
1994
- Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
- Wynonie Harris
Non Performers :
- Bill "Hoss" Allen
- John Lomax
- Alan Lomax
- John Richbourg
- Gene Nobles
1995
- Jimmy Rogers
Non Performers:
- Leonard Chess
- Phil Chess
1996
- Charles Brown
- David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Non Performers:
- Bob Koester
- Pete Welding
1997
- Brownie McGhee
- Koko Taylor
Non Performer:
- Bruce Iglauer
1998
- Luther Allison
- Junior Wells
Non Performers:
- Lillian Shedd McMurry
- Sam Phillips
1999
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
- Roosevelt Sykes
Non Performers:
- Lester Melrose
- Chris Strachwitz
2000
- Johnny Otis
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
Non Performer:
- Dick Waterman
2001
- Etta James
- Little Junior Parker
- Rufus Thomas
Non Performers:
- Theresa Needham
- Robert Palmer
2002
- Ruth Brown
- Big Maceo Merriweather
Non Performer:
- Jim O'Neal
2003
- Fats Domino
- Pinetop Perkins
- Sippie Wallace
- Dinah Washington
Non Performer:
- Ralph Bass
2004
- Bo Diddley
- Blind Boy Fuller
Non Performer:
- J. Mayo Williams
2005
- Walter Davis
- Ike Turner
Non Performer:
- H. C. Speir
2006
- Paul Butterfield
- James Cotton
- Roy Milton
- Bobby Rush
Non-Performers:
- Bihari Brothers
- Bobby Robinson
- Jerry Wexler
2007
- Dave Bartholomew
- Dr. John
- Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Non-Performers:
- Ahmet Ertegün
- Art Rupe
2008
- Jimmy McCracklin
- Mississippi Sheiks
- Hubert Sumlin
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- Peetie Wheatstraw
- Jimmy Witherspoon
Non-Performers:
- John Hammond
- Paul Oliver
2009
- Reverend Gary Davis
- Son Seals
- Taj Mahal
- Irma Thomas
Non-Performers:
- Clifford Antone
- Mike Leadbitter
- Bob Porter
2010
- Lonnie Brooks
- Gus Cannon and Cannon's Jug Stompers
- W. C. Handy
- Amos Milburn
- Charlie Musselwhite
- Bonnie Raitt
Non-Performers:
- Peter Guralnick
- "Sunshine" Sonny Payne
2011
- Big Maybelle
- Robert Cray
- John Hammond, Jr.
- Alberta Hunter
- Denise LaSalle
- J. B. Lenoir
Non-Performers:
- Bruce Bromberg
- Vivian Carter & Jimmy Bracken
- Samuel Charters
- John W. Work III
Other websites
- Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine