Alabama Music Hall of Fame

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.

Alabama Music Hall of Fame
EstablishedJuly 26, 1990 (1990-07-26)
LocationTuscumbia, Alabama
Coordinates34.713117°N 87.706783°W / 34.713117; -87.706783
TypeLocal history museum
Founder
DirectorSandra Burroughs
HistorianMickey Lollar[1]
Websitewww.alamhof.org/history
Percy Sledge performing at the Hall of Fame in March 2010.

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). "New curator hopes to expand Alabama Music Hall of Fame". 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. Colurso, Colurso (22 January 2020). "Alabama Music Hall of Fame to induct 4 on Saturday". al.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. 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. 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. 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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