List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Early influences
Artists inducted into the early influences category are those "whose music predated rock and roll but had an impact on the evolution of rock and roll and inspired rock's leading artists." Unlike the performers category, these inductees are selected by a committee.

List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

Section Title: Early influences
Table Section Text: Artists inducted into the early influences category are those "whose music predated rock and roll but had an impact on the evolution of rock and roll and inspired rock's leading artists." Unlike the performers category, these inductees are selected by a committee.

Year	Name

1986	Jimmie Rodgers

1986	Jimmy Yancey

1986	Robert Johnson

1987	Louis Jordan

1987	T-Bone Walker

1987	Hank Williams

1988	Woody Guthrie

1988	Lead Belly

1988	Les Paul

1989	The Ink Spots

1989	Bessie Smith

1989	The Soul Stirrers

1990	Charlie Christian

1990	Louis Armstrong

1990	Ma Rainey

1991	Howlin' Wolf

1992	Elmore James

1992	Professor Longhair

1993	Dinah Washington

1994	Willie Dixon

1995	The Orioles

1996	Pete Seeger

1997	Mahalia Jackson

1997	Bill Monroe

1998	Jelly Roll Morton

1999	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

1999	Charles Brown

2000	Nat King Cole

2000	Billie Holiday

2009	Wanda Jackson

2012	Freddie King

2015	The "5" Royales

2018	Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Walker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

final_sentence: Walker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.