Alabama Music Hall of Fame

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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, 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. 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.

Inductees[]

Name Year
Alabama 1993
Arthur Alexander 2005
Big Mama Thornton 2020
Billy Sherrill 1995
The Blind Boys of Alabama 2010
Bobby Denton 2010
Bobby Goldsboro 1999
Boyd Bennett 2008
Buddy Buie 2010
Candi Staton 2014
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
1997
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay 2016
Donna Hilley 1999
Donnie Fritts 2008
Eddie Floyd 2003
Eddie Hinton 2018
Eddie Levert 2010
2020
Emmylou Harris 2003
Ernie Ashworth 2008
Erskine Hawkins 1989
Freddie Hart 2001
Gary Baker 2020
Hank Locklin 2014
Hugh Martin 2001
2001
Jake Hess 1995
1991
James Reese Europe 2003
Jerry Carrigan 2010
Jerry Wexler 1987
Jim Nabors 2001
Jimmie Rodgers 1993
1989
1991
Johnny Sandlin 2016
1997
Lionel Richie 1997
Louvin Brothers 1991
Mac McAnally 2018
Mack Vickery 2003
Martha Reeves 1995
Mervyn Warren 2020
Muscle Shoals Horns 2016
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section 1995
Norbert Putnam 2005
Odetta 2018
Paul Hornsby 2010
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
2010
2005
Tommy Shaw 2008
Vern Gosdin 2005
W.C. Handy 1987
Walt Aldridge 2018
Wet Willie 2016
William L. Dawson 1989
William Lee Golden 1997
Wilson Pickett 1999

Plans[]

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

  • The second addition is going to be a 1500-seat "state of the art" audio-video recording auditorium.
  • The third addition is to be a "southern music" research library.

See also[]

References[]

  • Staggs, Myra (February 18, 1982). "Governor Boosts State Music Hall Of Fame". TimesDaily. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  • Palmer, David (July 6, 1984). "Alliance forms to give support to hall of fame". TimesDaily. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  • Litchfield, Robyn Bradley (March 26, 2010). "State pays tribute to some of its stars with Music Hall of Fame inductions". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  • Greene, Teri (March 26, 2010). "Alabama Music Hall of Fame welcomes inductees in style". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2010.

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