Alabama Music Hall of Fame

Local history museum in Tuscumbia, Alabama

Alabama Music Hall of Fame

Established| July 26, 1990 (1990-07-26)
Location| Tuscumbia, Alabama
Coordinates| 34°42′47″N 87°42′24″W﻿ / ﻿34.713117°N 87.706783°W﻿ / 34.713117; -87.706783
Type| Local history museum
Founder|

* Muscle Shoals Music Association
* Alabama Legislature

Director| Sandra Burroughs
Historian| Victoria Mitchell [1]
Website| www.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 oversaw construction of a 12,500 sq ft (1,160 m2) facility after a statewide referendum in 1987.[3] It is located in the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama.

## Purpose

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The Alabama Music Hall of Fame serves to showcase Alabamians who have had a significant impact on 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

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Year  | Name

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1985  | Rick Hall
1985  | Buddy Killen
1985  | Nat "King" Cole
1985  | Hank Williams
1987  | Sonny James
1987  | Jerry Wexler
1987  | Sam Phillips
1987  | W.C. Handy
1989  | Delmore Brothers
1989  | Erskine Hawkins
1989  | William L. Dawson
1989  | Joe L. Frank
1991  | Louvin Brothers
1991  | James Joiner
1991  | John "Fess" Whatley
1991  | Dinah Washington
1993  | Curly Putman
1993  | Tammy Wynette
1993  | Jimmie Rodgers
1993  | Percy Sledge
1993  | Alabama
1995  | Billy Sherrill
1995  | Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
1995  | Jake Hess
1995  | Martha Reeves
1995  | Commodores
1997  | Don Davis
1997  | Rose Maddox
1997  | Speer Family
1997  | William Lee Golden
1997  | Kelso Herston
1997  | Lionel Richie
1999  | Temptations[5]
1999  | Donna Hilley
1999  | Wilson Pickett
1999  | Bobby Goldsboro
1999  | David Briggs
2001  | Jim Nabors
2001  | Hugh Martin
2001  | J.R. "Pap" Baxter
2001  | Freddie Hart
2003  | James Reese Europe
2003  | Clarence Carter
2003  | Mack Vickery
2003  | Emmylou Harris
2003  | Eddie Floyd
2005  | Vern Gosdin
2005  | Arthur Alexander
2005  | Ray Sawyer
2005  | Norbert Putnam
2005  | The Thrasher Brothers
2008  | Ernie Ashworth
2008  | Boyd Bennett
2008  | Cleveland Eaton
2008  | Donnie Fritts
2008  | Tommy Shaw
2010  | The Blind Boys of Alabama[6]
2010  | Terry Thomson[6]
2010  | Eddie Levert[6]
2010  | Buddy Buie[6]
2010  | Bobby Denton[6]
2010  | Paul Hornsby[6]
2010  | Jerry Carrigan[6]
2014  | Hank Locklin
2014  | Spooner Oldham
2014  | Candi Staton
2014  | Dan Penn
2014  | Sun Ra
2014  | Charlie Monk
2016  | Muscle Shoals Horns
2016  | Wet Willie
2016  | Chuck Leavell
2016  | Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay
2016  | Johnny Sandlin
2018  | Odetta[7]
2018  | Mac McAnally[7]
2018  | Eddie Hinton[7]
2018  | Walt Aldridge[7]
2020  | Mervyn Warren[8]
2020  | Big Mama Thornton[8]
2020  | Gary Baker[8]
2020  | Elton Stephens[8]
2023  | Dr. Henry Panion, III[9]
2023  | Three on a String[9]
2023  | Jeanne Pruett[9]
2023  | Jim McBride[9]
2023  | Lenny LeBlanc & Pete Carr[9]
2023  | Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery

## Plans

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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

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* List of music museums

## References

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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. ^ "Biography - The Temptations". Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
6. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b c d Wake, Matt (14 December 2017). "Meet the 2018 Alabama Music Hall of Fame inductees". al.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
8. ^ a b c d Colurso, Colurso (22 January 2020). "Alabama Music Hall of Fame to induct 4 on Saturday". al.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
9. ^ a b c d e Montgomery, Charles. "Alabama Music Hall of Fame announces list of 2023 inductee class". WAFF. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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