Alabama Music Hall of Fame
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EstablishedJuly 26, 1990 (1990-07-26)
LocationTuscumbia, Alabama
Coordinates34°42′47″N 87°42′24″W / 34.713117°N 87.706783°W / 34.713117; -87.706783
TypeLocal history museum
Founder
DirectorSandra Burroughs
HistorianVictoria Mitchell [1]
Websitewww.alamhof.org/history
Percy Sledge performing at the Hall of Fame in March 2010.

The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s,[2] was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then saw to its Phase One construction of a 12,500 sq ft (1,160 m2) facility after a statewide referendum in 1987.[3] It currently stands in the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Purpose

The Alabama Music Hall of Fame serves to showcase a multitude of different Alabamians who have had a significant impact upon the music industry. From musicians to songwriters, management, and publishing, The Alabama Music Hall of Fame provides several ways of honoring its "achievers," including informative exhibitions, a bronze star on their Walk of Fame, and the achievers' inclusion in the Hall of Fame roster.[4]

Inductees

Name Year
Alabama 1993
Arthur Alexander 2005
Big Mama Thornton 2020[5]
Billy Sherrill 1995
The Blind Boys of Alabama 2010[6]
Bobby Denton 2010[6]
Bobby Goldsboro 1999
Boyd Bennett 2008
Buddy Buie 2010[6]
Candi Staton 2014
Charlie Monk 2014
Chuck Leavell 2016
Clarence Carter 2003
Cleveland Eaton 2008
Commodores 1995
Curly Putman 1993
Dan Penn 2014
David Briggs 1999
Delmore Brothers 1989
Dinah Washington 1991
Don Davis 1997
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay 2016
Donna Hilley 1999
Donnie Fritts 2008
Eddie Floyd 2003
Eddie Hinton 2018[7]
Eddie Levert 2010[6]
Elton Stephens 2020[5]
Emmylou Harris 2003
Ernie Ashworth 2008
Erskine Hawkins 1989
Freddie Hart 2001
Gary Baker 2020[5]
Hank Locklin 2014
Hugh Martin 2001
J.R. "Pap" Baxter 2001
Jake Hess 1995
James Joiner 1991
James Reese Europe 2003
Jerry Carrigan 2010[6]
Jerry Wexler 1987
Jim Nabors 2001
Jimmie Rodgers 1993
Joe L. Frank 1989
John "Fess" Whatley 1991
Johnny Sandlin 2016
Kelso Herston 1997
Lionel Richie 1997
Louvin Brothers 1991
Mac McAnally 2018[7]
Mack Vickery 2003
Martha Reeves 1995
Mervyn Warren 2020[5]
Muscle Shoals Horns 2016
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section 1995
Norbert Putnam 2005
Odetta 2018[7]
Paul Hornsby 2010[6]
Percy Sledge 1993
Ray Sawyer 2005
Rose Maddox 1997
Sam Phillips 1987
Sonny James 1987
Speer Family 1997
Spooner Oldham 2014
Sun Ra 2014
Take 6 1991
Tammy Wynette 1993
Temptations 1999[8]
Terry Thomson 2010[6]
The Thrasher Brothers 2005
Tommy Shaw 2008
Vern Gosdin 2005
W.C. Handy 1987
Walt Aldridge 2018[7]
Wet Willie 2016
William L. Dawson 1989
William Lee Golden 1997
Wilson Pickett 1999
Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery 2023[9]
Dr. Henry Panion, III 2023[9][10]
Three on a String 2023[9]
Jeanne Pruett 2023[9]
Jim McBride 2023[9]
Lenny LeBlanc & Pete Carr 2023[9]

Plans

Both a second and third phase are being planned as future expansions for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame:

See also

References

  1. ^ Delinsky, Bernie (7 August 2022). "Curator hopes to inspire next generation". al.com. Advance Local Media LLC. TimesDaily. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ Palmer, David (6 July 1984). "Alliance forms to give support to hall of fame". Times Daily. 115 (188). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ Staggs, Myra (18 February 1982). "Governor Boosts State Music Hall of Fame". Times Daily. 113 (49): 1. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ Litchfield, Robyn Bradley (26 March 2010). "State pays tribute to some of its stars with Music Hall of Fame inductions". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Colurso, Colurso (22 January 2020). "Alabama Music Hall of Fame to induct 4 on Saturday". al.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Greene, Teri (26 March 2010). "Alabama Music Hall of Fame welcomes inductees in style". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Wake, Matt (14 December 2017). "Meet the 2018 Alabama Music Hall of Fame inductees". al.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Biography - The Temptations". Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Montgomery, Charles. "Alabama Music Hall of Fame announces list of 2023 inductee class". WAFF. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Henry Panion III chosen for Alabama Music Hall of Fame induction". UAB News. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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