Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame

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The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, headquartered in Clinton, Mississippi, honors Mississippi's famous musicians. It is a "Who's Who" of the blues, rock and roll, and jazz from their beginnings to present day. The organization's museum is located in the Jackson–Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi.^[1]

Inductees[]

Blues[]

• Willie Dixon - Vicksburg, MS
• David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Shaw, MS
• Mississippi John Hurt - Teoc, MS
• Vasti Jackson - McComb, MS
• Elmore James - Richland, MS
• Robert Johnson - Hazlehurst, MS
• Tommy Johnson - Terry, MS
• B.B. King - Itta Bena, MS
• Charlie Musselwhite - Kosciusko, MS
• Charlie Patton - Edwards, MS
• Pinetop Perkins - Belzoni, MS
• Hubert Sumlin - Greenwood, MS
• Muddy Waters - Rolling Fork, MS
• Joseph Lee "Big Joe" Williams - Crawford, MS
• Sonny Boy Williamson II - Glendora, MS
• Howlin Wolf - White Station, MS

Classical[]

• John Alexander - Meridian, MS
• Milton Bryon Babbitt - Jackson, MS
• William Brown - Jackson, MS
• Ruby Pearl Elzy - Pontotoc, MS
• Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield - Natchez, MS
• Samuel Jones - Inverness, MS
• Willard Palmer - McComb, MS
• Leontyne Price - Laurel, MS
• Steve Rouse - Moss Point, MS
• James Sclater - Clinton, MS
• William Grant Still - Woodville, MS
• Walter Turnbull - Greenville, MS

Country[]

• Hank Cochran - Greenville, MS
• Charles Feathers - Holly Springs, MS
• Bobbie Gentry - Chickasaw County, MS
• Mickey Gilley - Natchez, MS
• Faith Hill - Ridgeland, MS
• Carl Jackson - Louisville, MS
• Fred Knoblock - Jackson, MS
• O. B. McCinton - Senatobia, MS
• Elsie McWilliams - Meridian, MS
• Ben Peters - Greenville, MS
• Charley Pride - Sledge, MS
• LeAnn Rimes - Pearl, MS
• Jimmie Rodgers - Meridian, MS
• Mississippi Sheiks - Bolton, MS
• Conway Twitty - Friars Point, MS
• Tammy Wynette - Tremont, MS

Gospel and religious[]

• James Blackwood/The Blackwood Brothers - Ackerman, MS
• Blind Boys of Mississippi - Piney Woods School
• Canton Spirituals - Canton, MS
• C. L. Franklin - Sunflower County, MS
• Mississippi Mass Choir/Frank D. Williams - Jackson, MS
• - Clarksdale, MS
• Pilgrim Jubilees - Houston, MS
• Rev. Cleophus Robinson, Canton, MS
• Jackson Southernaires - Jackson, MS
• Pop Staples/Staples Singers - Winona, MS
• Southern Sons - Delta, MS
• Williams Brothers - Smithdale, MS

Jazz[]

• Mose Allison - Tallahatchie County, MS
• Teddy Edwards - Jackson, MS
• William Fielder - Meridian, MS
• Dardanelle Hadley - Avalon, MS
• Milt Hinton - Vicksburg, MS
• International Sweethearts of Rhythm - Piney Woods School
• Hank Jones - Vicksburg, MS
• Jimmie Lunceford - Fulton, MS
• Tom Malone - Sumrall, MS
• Brew Moore - Indianola, MS
• Freddie Waits - Jackson, MS
• Cassandra Wilson - Jackson, MS
• Gerald Stanley Wilson - Shelby, MS
• Lester Young - Woodville, MS

Multi-talented[]

• Marty Stuart - Philadelphia, MS

Popular music[]

• Lance Bass - Laurel/Clinton, MS
• Keith Carlock - Clinton, MS
• Paul Davis - Meridian, MS
• Guy Hovis - Tupelo, MS
• Van Dyke Parks - Hattiesburg, MS
• Nanette Workman - Jackson, MS

Production/recording/promotion[]

• Blackberry Records - Summit, MS
• Delta Records/Jimmie Ammons - Jackson, MS
• Marty Gamblin - Philadelphia, MS
• Malaco Records - Jackson, MS
• Willard and Lillian McMurry - Jackson, MS
• Peavey Electronics/Hartley Peavey - Meridian, MS
• H. C. Speir - Jackson, MS
• Johnny Vincent (John Imbragulio) - Laurel, MS
• Benjamin Wright - Greenville, MS
• Jim Dickinson - Little Rock, MS

Rap[]

• David Banner - Jackson, MS
• Nate Dog - Clarksdale, Ms

Rhythm and blues[]

• Prentiss Barnes - Maglolia, MS
• Jerry Butler - Sunflower County, MS
• Joe Campbell - Greenville, MS
• Little Milton Campbell - Inverness, MS
• Sam Cooke - Clarksdale, MS
• Tyrone Davis - Greenwood, MS
• Bo Diddley - McComb, MS
• John Lee Hooker - Clarksdale, MS
• Dorothy Moore - Jackson, MS
• Junior Parker - Clarksdale, MS
• Jimmy Reed - Dunleith, MS
• David Ruffin - Meridian, MS
• Bobby Rush - Jackson, MS
• Rufus Thomas - Cayce, MS

Rock and roll[]

• Andy Anderson and the Rolling Stones - Clarksdale, MS,
• Jackie Brenston - Clarksdale, MS
• Delaney Bramlett - Pontotoc, MS
• Jimmy Buffett - Pascagoula, MS
• Ace Cannon - Grenada, MS
• Steve Forbert - Meridian, MS
• Blind Roosevelt Graves and the Mississippi Jook Band, Hattiesburg, MS
• Jerry Lee Lewis - Nesbit, MS
• Elvis Presley - Tupelo, MS
• Warren Smith - Louise, MS
• Fingers Taylor - Terry, MS
• Ike Turner - Clarksdale, MS
• Webb Wilder - Hattiesburg, MS
• Mary Wilson - Greenville, MS

Theater/Broadway/movie[]

• Glen Ballard - Natchez, MS
• Dee Barton - Houston/Starkville, MS
• Olu Dara - Natchez, MS
• Lehman Engel - Jackson, MS
• Eddie Hodges - Hattiesburg, MS
• Mundell Lowe - Laurel, MS
• Mary Ann Mobley - Brandon, MS
• Lloyd Wells - Laurel, MS

Songwriting[]

• William Alexander Attaway - Greesville, MS
• Mac McAnally - Belmont, MS
• Clyde Otis - Prentiss, MS
• Paul Overstreet - Van Cleave, MS
• Tommy Tate - Jackson, MS
• Jim Weatherly - Pontotoc, MS
• Craig Wiseman - Hattiesburg, MS

Special[]

• Bob Pittman - Brookhaven, MS
• Gayle Dean Wardlow - Meridian, MS
• Skeets McWilliams - Jackson, MS

See also[]

• List of music museums

References[]

External links[]

• Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame official website

Coordinates: 32°24′30″N 90°07′27″W / 32.408260°N 90.124186°W / 32.408260; -90.124186