Alabama Music Hall of Fame


The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s, was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then oversaw construction of a facility after a statewide referendum in 1987. It is located in the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Purpose

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.

Inductees

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

Plans

Both a second and third phase are being planned as future expansions for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame: