Hall of Fame | Blues Music
Located in Memphis, Tennessee
Opened in May of 2015, the Blues Hall of Fame Museum is a Memphis gem for both serious blues fans and casual visitors. With robust exhibits and in-depth history, the museum exposes, educates, and entertains visitors with all that is blues culture while highlighting our over 400 inductees in five key categories: Performer, Individual, Album, Single, and Literature.
Check out our list of all the Musical Hall of Fames
Hall of Famers in this list include the names of: B.B. King, Dr. John, Ike Turner, Fats Domino, Memphis Slim and Bessie Smith. Get ready for the 2018 Blues Music Award Show here
The inductees for the Blues Hall of Fame by year:
2017 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Johnny Copeland
Henry Gray
Willie Johnson
Latimore
Magic Slim
Mavis Staples
2016 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Elvin Bishop
Eddy Clearwater
Jimmy Johnson
John Mayall
The Memphis Jug Band
2015 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Tommy Brown
Eric Clapton
Little Richard
2014 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Robert Pete Williams
Big Jay McNeely
R.L. Burnside
Eddie Shaw
2013 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Earl Hooker
Jody Williams
Otis Clay
Joe Louis Walker
Little Brother Montgomery
Jimmie Rodgers
2012 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Allen Toussaint
Mike Bloomfield
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Furry Lewis
Frank Stokes
Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Lazy Lester
Billy Boy Arnold
2011 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Alberta Hunter
J.B. Lenoir
Denise LaSalle
Big Maybelle
John Hammond
Robert Cray
2010 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Bonnie Raitt
W.C. Handy
Gus Cannon and Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Amos Milburn
Lonnie Brooks
Charlie Musselwhite
2009 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Son Seals
Reverend Gary Davis
Taj Mahal
Irma Thomas
2008 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Hubert Sumlin
Jimmy Witherspoon
Mississippi Sheiks
Jimmy McCracklin
Peetie Wheatstraw
Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson
2007 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Dr. John
Dozen Brass Band.
Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Dave Bartholomew
2006 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
James Cotton
Roy Milton
Bobby Rush
Paul Butterfield
2005 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Walter Davis
Ike Turner
2004 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Blind Boy Fuller
Bo Diddley
2003 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Sippie Wallace
Dinah Washington
Pinetop Perkins
Fats Domino
2002 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Ruth Brown
Big Maceo (Merriweather)
2001 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Etta James
Junior Parker
Rufus Thomas
2000 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Johnny Otis
1999 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Roosevelt Sykes
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown
1998 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Luther Allison
Junior Wells
1997 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Brownie McGhee
Koko Taylor
1996 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards
Charles Brown
1995 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Jimmy Rogers
1994 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Wynonie Harris
Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup
1993 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Champion Jack Dupree
Lowell Fulson
1992 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Skip James
Big Joe Williams
Johnny Shines
1991 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Sleepy John Estes
Billie Holiday
Fred McDowell
Sunnyland Slim
1990 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Lonnie Johnson
Blind Blake
Bukka White
1989 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Clifton Chenier
Robert Jr. Lockwood
Memphis Slim
1988 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Johnny Winter
Mississippi John Hurt
Little Milton
Jay McShann
1987 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Percy Mayfield
Sonny Terry
Eddie Taylor
1986 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Tommy Johnson
Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)
Albert Collins
1985 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Buddy Guy
Slim Harpo
Chuck Berry
J.B. Hutto
1984 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Otis Rush
Wille Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton
Hound Dog Taylor
1983 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Albert King
Big Joe Turner
Robert Nighthawk
Louis Jordan
Ma Rainey
1982 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Big Walter Horton
Magic Sam
Ray Charles
Leroy Carr
1981 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Tampa Red
Professor Longhair
Roy Brown
Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
Blind Willie McTell
1980 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Big Bill Broonzy
Muddy Waters
Willie Dixon
Little Walter (Jacobs)
B.B. King
Charley Patton
Jimmy Reed
Bessie Smith
Otis Spann
T-Bone Walker
Sonny Boy Williamson (No. 1) (John Lee Williamson)
Sonny Boy Williamson (No. 2) (Rice Miller)
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Son House
Howlin’ Wolf
Elmore (Elmo) James
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Robert Johnson
Memphis Minnie
John Lee Hooker
