Blues Hall of Fame: Performers

~ Artist award

Artists

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1980B.B. KingPersonMaleUnited States1925-09-16
1980Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)PersonFemaleUnited States1894-04-15
1980Big Bill BroonzyPersonMaleUnited States1893-06-26
1980Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1893-09-24
1980Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1891-05-01
1980Elmore JamesPersonMaleUnited States1918-01-27
1980Howlin’ WolfPersonMaleUnited States1910-06-10
1980Jimmy Reed (blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1925-09-06
1980John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)PersonMaleUnited States1917-08-22
1980Lightnin’ HopkinsPersonMaleUnited States1912-03-15
1980Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1930-05-01
1980Memphis MinniePersonFemaleUnited States1897-06-03
1980Muddy Waters (blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1913-04-04
1980Otis SpannPersonMaleUnited States1930-03-21
1980Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)PersonMaleUnited States1911-05-08
1980Son HousePersonMaleUnited States1902-03-21
1980Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)PersonMaleUnited States1912-12-05
1980Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)PersonMaleUnited States1914-03-30
1980T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)PersonMaleUnited States1910-05-28
1980Willie DixonPersonMaleUnited States1915-07-01
1981Blind Willie McTellPersonMaleUnited States1901-05-05
1981Bobby “Blue” BlandPersonMaleUnited States1930-01-27
1981Professor LonghairPersonMaleUnited States1918-12-19
1981Roy Brown (blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1925-09-10
1981Tampa RedPersonMaleUnited States1904-01-08
1982Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)PersonMaleUnited States1921-04-06
1982Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)PersonMaleUnited States1934-09-03
1982Leroy CarrPersonMaleUnited States1905-03-27
1982Magic SamPersonMaleUnited States1937-02-14
1982Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1930-09-23
1983Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)PersonMaleUnited States1923-04-25
1983Big Joe TurnerPersonMaleUnited States1911-05-18
1983Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1908-07-08
1983Ma RaineyPersonFemaleUnited States1886-04-26
1983Robert NighthawkPersonMaleUnited States1909-11-30
1984Big Mama ThorntonPersonFemaleUnited States1926-12-11
1984Hound Dog TaylorPersonMaleUnited States1915-04-12
1984Otis RushPersonMaleUnited States1934-04-29
1985Buddy GuyPersonMaleUnited States1936-07-30
1985Chuck BerryPersonMaleUnited States1926-10-18
1985J.B. HuttoPersonMaleUnited States1926-04-26
1985Slim HarpoPersonMaleUnited States1924-01-11
1986Albert Collins (US blues guitarist/vocalist/harmonica)PersonMaleUnited States1932-10-01
1986Lead BellyPersonMaleUnited States1888-01-20
1986Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1896-01
1987Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer)PersonMaleUnited States1923-01-29
1987Percy MayfieldPersonMaleUnited States1920-08-12
1987Sonny TerryPersonMaleUnited States1911-10-24
1988Jay McShannPersonMaleUnited States1916-01-12
1988Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)PersonMaleUnited States1944-02-23
1988Little Milton (US blues singer and guitarist Milton Campbell)PersonMaleUnited States1934-09-07
1988Mississippi John HurtPersonMaleUnited States1893-07-03
1989Clifton ChenierPersonMaleUnited States1925-06-25
1989Memphis SlimPersonMaleUnited States1915-09-03
1989Robert Lockwood, Jr.PersonMaleUnited States1915-03-27
1990Blind Blake (1920s blues singer)PersonMaleUnited States1896
1990Bukka WhitePersonMaleUnited States1909-11-12
1990Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)PersonMaleUnited States1899-02-08
1991Billie HolidayPersonFemaleUnited States1915-04-07
1991Mississippi Fred McDowellPersonMaleUnited States1904-01-12
1991Sleepy John EstesPersonMaleUnited States1899-01-25
1991Sunnyland Slim (blues pianist)PersonMaleUnited States1906-09-05
1992Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)PersonMaleMississippi1903-10-16
1992Johnny ShinesPersonMaleUnited States1915-04-26
1992Skip JamesPersonMaleUnited States1902-06-09
1993Champion Jack DupreePersonMaleGermany1910-07-04
1993Lowell FulsonPersonMaleUnited States1921-03-31
1994Arthur “Big Boy” CrudupPersonMaleUnited States1905-08-24
1994Wynonie Harris (R&B singer, known as “Mr. Blues”)PersonMaleUnited States1915-08-24
1995Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)PersonMaleUnited States1924-06-03
1996Charles Brown (blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1922-09-13
1996David “Honeyboy” EdwardsPersonMaleUnited States1915-06-28
1997Brownie McGheePersonMaleUnited States1915-11-30
1997Koko TaylorPersonFemaleUnited States1928-09-28
1998Junior WellsPersonMaleUnited States1934-12-09
1998Luther AllisonPersonMaleUnited States1939-08-17
1999Clarence “Gatemouth” BrownPersonMaleUnited States1924-04-18
1999Roosevelt SykesPersonMaleUnited States1906-01-31
2000Johnny OtisPersonMaleUnited States1921-12-28
2000Stevie Ray VaughanPersonMaleUnited States1954-10-03
2001Etta JamesPersonFemaleUnited States1938-01-25
2001Junior ParkerPersonMaleUnited States1932-03-27
2001Rufus Thomas (US blues & funk singer & songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1917-03-26
2002Big MaceoPersonMaleUnited States1905-03-31
2002Ruth BrownPersonFemaleUnited States1928-01-30
2003Dinah WashingtonPersonFemaleUnited States1924-08-29
2003Fats DominoPersonMaleUnited States1928-02-26
2003Pinetop PerkinsPersonMaleUnited States1913-07-07
2003Sippie WallacePersonFemaleUnited States1898-11-01
2004Blind Boy FullerPersonMaleUnited States1907-07-10
2004Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)PersonMaleUnited States1928-12-30
2005Ike TurnerPersonMaleUnited States1931-11-05
2005Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist)PersonMaleUnited States1912-03-01
2006Bobby RushPersonMaleUnited States1933-11-10
2006James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1935-07-01
2006Paul ButterfieldPersonMaleUnited States1942-12-17
2006Roy MiltonPersonMaleUnited States1907-07-31
2007Dave BartholomewPersonMaleUnited States1918-12-24
2007Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1941-11-21
2007Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones)PersonMaleUnited States1926-12-10

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