Alabama Music Hall of Fame
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
Alabama1993
Arthur Alexander2005
Big Mama Thornton2020[5]
Billy Sherrill1995
The Blind Boys of Alabama2010[6]
Bobby Denton2010[6]
Bobby Goldsboro1999
Boyd Bennett2008
Buddy Buie2010[6]
Candi Staton2014
Charlie Monk2014
Chuck Leavell2016
Clarence Carter2003
Cleveland Eaton2008
Commodores1995
Curly Putman1993
Dan Penn2014
David Briggs1999
Delmore Brothers1989
Dinah Washington1991
Don Davis1997
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay2016
Donna Hilley1999
Donnie Fritts2008
Eddie Floyd2003
Eddie Hinton2018[7]
Eddie Levert2010[6]
Elton Stephens2020[5]
Emmylou Harris2003
Ernie Ashworth2008
Erskine Hawkins1989
Freddie Hart2001
Gary Baker2020[5]
Hank Locklin2014
Hugh Martin2001
J.R. "Pap" Baxter2001
Jake Hess1995
James Joiner1991
James Reese Europe2003
Jerry Carrigan2010[6]
Jerry Wexler1987
Jim Nabors2001
Jimmie Rodgers1993
Joe L. Frank1989
John "Fess" Whatley1991
Johnny Sandlin2016
Kelso Herston1997
Lionel Richie1997
Louvin Brothers1991
Mac McAnally2018[7]
Mack Vickery2003
Martha Reeves1995
Mervyn Warren2020[5]
Muscle Shoals Horns2016
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section1995
Norbert Putnam2005
Odetta2018[7]
Paul Hornsby2010[6]
Percy Sledge1993
Ray Sawyer2005
Rose Maddox1997
Sam Phillips1987
Sonny James1987
Speer Family1997
Spooner Oldham2014
Sun Ra2014
Take 61991
Tammy Wynette1993
Temptations1999[8]
Terry Thomson2010[6]
The Thrasher Brothers2005
Tommy Shaw2008
Vern Gosdin2005
W.C. Handy1987
Walt Aldridge2018[7]
Wet Willie2016
William L. Dawson1989
William Lee Golden1997
Wilson Pickett1999
Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery2023[9]
Dr. Henry Panion, III2023[9][10]
Three on a String2023[9]
Jeanne Pruett2023[9]
Jim McBride2023[9]
Lenny LeBlanc & Pete Carr2023[9]

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

  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. 1 2 3 4 Colurso, Colurso (22 January 2020). "Alabama Music Hall of Fame to induct 4 on Saturday". al.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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