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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

 

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established in 1983 by a group of key leaders in the music industry. The Foundation has been recognizing the achievements and contributions of those who have made a significant contribution to rock and roll ever since.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts individuals, duos and groups in four categories:
·         Performers- Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first album. The Foundation gathers a list of nominees and the list is sent out to a group of industry experts. Typically, five to seven artists are inducted each year.
·         Non-Performers: This includes songwriters, disc jockeys, executive, journalists and other industry professionals
·         Early Influences: These are pre-Rock and Roll era artists whose work greatly influenced rock and roll artists.
·         Sidemen: These are the unsung heroes of rock, the great backup musicians whose work enhanced the work of “stars” both in studio and in concert performances.

 

WINNERS

2009 Jeff Beck
Category: Performer
2009 Little Anthony & The Imperials
Category: Perfomer
2009 Metallica
Category: Performer
2009 Run-D.M.C.
Category: Performer
2009 Bobby Womack
Category: Performer
2009 Wanda Jackson
Category: Early Influence
2009 Bill Black
Category: Sidemen
2009 DJ Fontana
Category: Sidemen
2009 Spooner Oldham
Category: Sidemen
2008 John Mellencamp
Category: Performer
2008 Leonard Cohen
Category: Performer
2008 Madonna
Category: Performer
2008 The Dave Clark Five
Category: Performer
2008 The Ventures
Category: Performer
2008 Little Walter
Category: Sidemen
2008 Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Category: Non-Performer
2007 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Category: Performer
2007 Patti Smith
Category: Performer
2007 R.E.M.
Category: Performer
2007 The Ronettes
Category: Performer
2007 Van Halen
Category: Performer
2007 Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Category: Non-Performer
2006 Black Sabbath
Category: Performer
2006 Blondie
Category: Performer
2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Category: Performer
2006 Miles Davis
Category: Performer
2006 Sex Pistols
Category: Performer
2006 Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Category: Lifetime Achievement
2005 Buddy Guy
Category: Performer
2005 Percy Sledge
Category: Performer
2005 The O'Jays
Category: Performer
2005 The Pretenders
Category: Performer
2005 U2
Category: Performer
2005 Frank Barsalona
Category: Lifetime Achievement
2005 Seymour Stein
Category: Lifetime Achievement
2004 Bob Seger
Category: Performer
2004 George Harrison
Category: Performer
2004 Jackson Browne
Category: Performer
2004 Prince
Category: Performer
2004 The Dells
Category: Performer
2004 Traffic
Category: Performer
2004 ZZ Top
Category: Performer
2004 Jann S. Wenner
Category: Lifetime Achievement
2003 AC/DC
Category: Performer
2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Category: Performer
2003 Righteous Brothers
Category: Performer
2003 The Clash
Category: Performer
2003 The Police
Category: Performer
2003 Benny Benjamin
Category: Sidemen
2003 Floyd Cramer
Category: Sidemen
2003 Steve Douglas
Category: Sidemen
2003 Mo Ostin
Category: Non-Performer
2002 Brenda Lee
Category: Performer
2002 Gene Pitney
Category: Performer
2002 Isaac Hayes
Category: Performer
2002 Ramones
Category: Performer
2002 Talking Heads
Category: Performer
2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Category: Performer
2002 Chet Atkins
Category: Sidemen
2002 Jim Stewart
Category: Non-Performer
2001 Aerosmith
Category: Performer
2001 Michael Jackson
Category: Performer
2001 Paul Simon
Category: Performer
2001 Queen
Category: Performer
2001 Ritchie Valens
Category: Performer
2001 Solomon Burke
Category: Performer
2001 Steely Dan
Category: Performer
2001 The Flamingos
Category: Performer
2001 James Burton
Category: Sidemen
2001 Johnnie Johnson
Category: Sidemen
2001 Chris Blackwell
Category: Non-Performer
2000 Bonnie Raitt
Category: Performer
2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
Category: Performer
2000 Eric Clapton
Category: Performer
2000 James Taylor
Category: Performer
2000 Lovin' Spoonful
Category: Performer
2000 The Moonglows
Category: Performer
2000 Billie Holiday
Category: Early Influence
2000 Nat "King" Cole
Category: Early Influence
2000 Earl Palmer
Category: Sidemen
2000 Hal Blaine
Category: Sidemen
2000 James Jamerson
Category: Sidemen
2000 King Curtis
Category: Sidemen
2000 Scotty Moore
Category: Sidemen
2000 Clice Davis
Category: Non-Performer
1999 Billy Joel
Category: Performer
1999 Bruce Springsteen
Category: Performer
1999 Curtis Mayfield
Category: Performer
1999 Del Shannon
Category: Performer
1999 Dusty Springfield
Category: Performer
1999 Paul McCartney
Category: Performer
1999 The Staple Singers
Category: Performer
1999 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Category: Early Influence
1999 Charles Brown
Category: Early Influence
1999 George Martin
Category: Non-Performer
1998 Fleetwood Mac
Category: Performer
1998 Gene Vincent
Category: Performer
1998 Lloyd Price
Category: Performer
1998 Santana
Category: Performer
1998 The Eagles
Category: Performer
1998 The Mamas and the Papas
Category: Performer
1998 Jelly Roll Morton
Category: Early Influence
1998 Allen Toussant
Category: Non-Performer
1997 Buffalo Springfield
Category: Performer
1997 Crosby Stills and Nash
Category: Performer
1997 Joni Mitchell
Category: Performer
1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Category: Performer
1997 The (Young) Rascals
Category: Performer
1997 The Bee Gees
Category: Performer
1997 The Jackson Five
Category: Performer
1997 Bill Monroe
Category: Early Influence
1997 Mahalia Jackson
Category: Early Influence
1997 Syd Nathan
Category: Non-Performer
1997 Non-Performer
Category: Performer
1996 David Bowie
Category: Performer
1996 Gladys Knight and the Pips
Category: Performer
1996 Jefferson Airplane
Category: Performer
1996 Little Willie John
Category: Performer
1996 Pink Floyd
Category: Performer
1996 The Shirelles
Category: Performer
1996 The Velvet Underground
Category: Performer
1996 Pete Seeger
Category: Early Influence
1996 Tom Donahue
Category: Non-Performer
1995 Al Green
Category: Performer
1995 Frank Zappa
Category: Performer
1995 Janis Joplin
Category: Performer
1995 Led Zeppelin
Category: Performer
1995 Martha and the Vandellas
Category: Performer
1995 Neil Young
Category: Performer
1995 The Orioles
Category: Early Influence
1995 Paul Ackerman
Category: Non-Performer
1994 Bob Marley
Category: Performer
1994 Duane Eddy
Category: Performer
1994 Elton John
Category: Performer
1994 John Lennon
Category: Performer
1994 Rod Stewart
Category: Performer
1994 The Animals
Category: Performer
1994 The Band
Category: Performer
1994 The Grateful Dead
Category: Performer
1994 Willie Dixon
Category: Early Influence
1994 Johnny Otis
Category: Non-Performer
1993 Cream
Category: Performer
1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Category: Performer
1993 Etta James
Category: Performer
1993 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Category: Performer
1993 Ruth Brown
Category: Performer
1993 Sly and the Family Stone
Category: Performer
1993 The Doors
Category: Performer
1993 Van Morrison
Category: Performer
1993 Dinah Washington
Category: Early Influence
1993 Dick Clark
Category: Non-Performer
1993 Milt Gabler
Category: Non-Performer
1992 Bobby "Blue" Bland
Category: Performer
1992 Booker T. and the M.G.'s
Category: Performer
1992 Johnny Cash
Category: Performer
1992 Sam and Dave
Category: Performer
1992 The Isley Brothers
Category: Performer
1992 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Category: Performer
1992 The Yardbirds
Category: Performer
1992 Elmore James
Category: Early Influence
1992 Professor Longhair
Category: Early Influence
1992 Bill Graham
Category: Non-Performer
1992 Doc Pomus
Category: Non-Performer
1992 Leo Fender
Category: Non-Performer
1991 Ike and Tina Turner
Category: Performer
1991 Jimmy Reed
Category: Performer
1991 John Lee Hooker
Category: Performer
1991 LaVern Baker
Category: Performer
1991 The Byrds
Category: Performer
1991 The Impressions
Category: Performer
1991 Wilson Pickett
Category: Performer
1991 Howlin' Wolf
Category: Early Influence
1991 Nesuhi Ertegun
Category: Lifetime Achievement
1991 Dave Bartholomew
Category: Non-Performer
1991 Ralph Bass
Category: Non-Performer
1990 Bobby Darin
Category: Performer
1990 Hank Ballard
Category: Performer
1990 Simon and Garfunkel
Category: Performer
1990 The Four Seasons
Category: Performer
1990 The Four Tops
Category: Performer
1990 The Kinks
Category: Performer
1990 The Platters
Category: Performer
1990 The Who
Category: Performer
1990 Charlie Christian
Category: Early Influence
1990 Louis Armstrong
Category: Early Influence
1990 Ma Rainey
Category: Early Influence
1990 Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Category: Non-Performer
1990 Holland, Dozier and Holland
Category: Non-Performer
1989 Dion
Category: Performer
1989 Otis Redding
Category: Performer
1989 Stevie Wonder
Category: Performer
1989 The Rolling Stones
Category: Performer
1989 The Temptations
Category: Performer
1989 Bessie Smith
Category: Early Influence
1989 The Ink Spots
Category: Early Influence
1989 The Soul Stirrers
Category: Early Influence
1989 Phil Spector
Category: Non-Performer
1988 Bob Dylan
Category: Performer
1988 The Beach Boys
Category: Performer
1988 The Beatles
Category: Performer
1988 The Drifters
Category: Performer
1988 The Supremes
Category: Performer
1988 Lead Belly
Category: Early Influence
1988 Les Paul
Category: Early Influence
1988 Woody Guthrie
Category: Early Influence
1988 Berry Gordy, Jr
Category: Non-Performer
1987 Aretha Franklin
Category: Performer
1987 B.B. King
Category: Performer
1987 Big Joe Turner
Category: Performer
1987 Bill Haley
Category: Performer
1987 Bo Diddley
Category: Performer
1987 Carl Perkins
Category: Performer
1987 Clyde McPhatter
Category: Performer
1987 Eddie Cochran
Category: Performer
1987 Jackie Wilson
Category: Performer
1987 Marvin Gaye
Category: Performer
1987 Muddy Waters
Category: Performer
1987 Ricky Nelson
Category: Performer
1987 Roy Orbison
Category: Performer
1987 Smokey Robinson
Category: Performer
1987 The Coasters
Category: Performer
1987 Hank Williams
Category: Early Influence
1987 Louis Jordan
Category: Early Influence
1987 T-Bone Walker
Category: Early Influence
1987 Ahmet Ertegun
Category: Non-Performer
1987 Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Category: Non-Performer
1987 Jerry Wexler
Category: Non-Performer
1987 Leonard Chess
Category: Non-Performer
1986 Buddy Holly
Category: Performer
1986 Chuck Berry
Category: Performer
1986 Elvis Presley
Category: Performer
1986 Fats Domino
Category: Performer
1986 James Brown
Category: Performer
1986 Jerry Lee Lewis
Category: Performer
1986 Little Richard
Category: Performer
1986 Ray Charles
Category: Performer
1986 Sam Cooke
Category: Performer
1986 The Everly Brothers
Category: Performer
1986 Jimmie Rodgers
Category: Early Influence
1986 Jimmy Yancey
Category: Early Influence
1986 Robert Johnson
Category: Early Influence
1986 John Hammond
Category: Lifetime Achievement
1986 Alan Freed
Category: Non-Performer
1986 Sam Phillips
Category: Non-Performer