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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Name  | Year

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Alabama | 1993
Arthur Alexander | 2005
Big Mama Thornton | 2020[5]
Billy Sherrill | 1995
The Blind Boys of Alabama | 2010[6]
Bobby Denton | 2010[6]
Bobby Goldsboro | 1999
Boyd Bennett | 2008
Buddy Buie | 2010[6]
Candi Staton | 2014
Charlie Monk | 2014
Chuck Leavell | 2016
Clarence Carter | 2003
Cleveland Eaton | 2008
Commodores | 1995
Curly Putman | 1993
Dan Penn | 2014
David Briggs | 1999
Delmore Brothers | 1989
Dinah Washington | 1991
Don Davis | 1997
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay | 2016
Donna Hilley | 1999
Donnie Fritts | 2008
Eddie Floyd | 2003
Eddie Hinton | 2018[7]
Eddie Levert | 2010[6]
Elton Stephens | 2020[5]
Emmylou Harris | 2003
Ernie Ashworth | 2008
Erskine Hawkins | 1989
Freddie Hart | 2001
Gary Baker | 2020[5]
Hank Locklin | 2014
Hugh Martin | 2001
J.R. "Pap" Baxter | 2001
Jake Hess | 1995
James Joiner | 1991
James Reese Europe | 2003
Jerry Carrigan | 2010[6]
Jerry Wexler | 1987
Jim Nabors | 2001
Jimmie Rodgers | 1993
Joe L. Frank | 1989
John "Fess" Whatley | 1991
Johnny Sandlin | 2016
Kelso Herston | 1997
Lionel Richie | 1997
Louvin Brothers | 1991
Mac McAnally | 2018[7]
Mack Vickery | 2003
Martha Reeves | 1995
Mervyn Warren | 2020[5]
Muscle Shoals Horns | 2016
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section | 1995
Norbert Putnam | 2005
Odetta | 2018[7]
Paul Hornsby | 2010[6]
Percy Sledge | 1993
Ray Sawyer | 2005
Rose Maddox | 1997
Sam Phillips | 1987
Sonny James | 1987
Speer Family | 1997
Spooner Oldham | 2014
Sun Ra | 2014
Take 6 | 1991
Tammy Wynette | 1993
Temptations | 1999[8]
Terry Thomson | 2010[6]
The Thrasher Brothers | 2005
Tommy Shaw | 2008
Vern Gosdin | 2005
W.C. Handy | 1987
Walt Aldridge | 2018[7]
Wet Willie | 2016
William L. Dawson | 1989
William Lee Golden | 1997
Wilson Pickett | 1999
Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery | 2023[9]
Dr. Henry Panion, III | 2023[9][10]
Three on a String | 2023[9]
Jeanne Pruett | 2023[9]
Jim McBride | 2023[9]
Lenny LeBlanc & Pete Carr | 2023[9]

## 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. ^ 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.
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. ^ "Biography - The Temptations". Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
9. ^ a b c d e f 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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