Blues Hall of Fame

La Blues Hall of Fame è una lista di persone ed artisti che hanno contribuito in modo significativo alla musica blues. Fu istituita nel 1980 dalla Blues Foundation per onorare coloro che hanno suonato, registrato o contribuito al diffondersi del blues e della sua cultura. Lista artisti inclusi per anno 1980 Big Bill Broonzy Willie Dixon John Lee Hooker Lightnin' Hopkins Son House Howlin' Wolf Elmore James Blind Lemon Jefferson Robert Johnson B. B. King Sam Lay Little Walter Memphis Minnie Muddy Waters Charley Patton Jimmy Reed Bessie Smith Otis Spann T-Bone Walker Sonny Boy Williamson I Sonny Boy Williamson II 1981 Bobby "Blue" Bland Roy Brown Blind Willie McTell Professor Longhair Tampa Red 1982 Leroy Carr Ray Charles Big Walter Horton Freddie King Magic Sam 1983 Louis Jordan Albert King Robert Nighthawk Ma Rainey Big Joe Turner 1984 Otis Rush Hound Dog Taylor Big Mama Thornton 1985 Chuck Berry Buddy Guy J. B. Hutto Slim Harpo 1986 Albert Collins Tommy Johnson Lead Belly Sonny Terry 1987 Percy Mayfield Eddie Taylor 1988 Mississippi John Hurt Little Milton Jay McShann Johnny Winter 1989 Clifton Chenier Robert Lockwood, Jr. Memphis Slim 1990 Blind Blake Lonnie Johnson Bukka White 1991 Sleepy John Estes Billie Holiday Fred McDowell Sunnyland Slim 1992 Skip James Johnny Shines Big Joe Williams 1993 Champion Jack Dupree Lowell Fulson 1994 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Wynonie Harris Bill "Hoss" Allen John Lomax Alan Lomax John Richbourg Gene Nobles 1995 Jimmy Rogers Leonard Chess Phil Chess 1996 Charles Brown David "Honeyboy" Edwards Bob Koester Pete Welding 1997 Brownie McGhee Koko Taylor Bruce Iglauer 1998 Luther Allison Junior Wells Lillian Shedd McMurry Sam Phillips 1999 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Roosevelt Sykes Lester Melrose Chris Strachwitz 2000 Johnny Otis Stevie Ray Vaughan Dick Waterman 2001 Etta James Little Junior Parker Rufus Thomas Theresa Needham Robert Palmer 2002 Ruth Brown Big Maceo Merriweather Jim O'Neal 2003 Fats Domino Pinetop Perkins Sippie Wallace Dinah Washington Ralph Bass 2004 Bo Diddley Blind Boy Fuller J. Mayo Williams 2005 Walter Davis Ike Turner H. C. Speir 2006 Paul Butterfield James Cotton Roy Milton Bobby Rush Bihari Brothers Bobby Robinson Jerry Wexler 2007 Dave Bartholomew Dr. John Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones Sister Rosetta Tharpe Ahmet Ertegün Art Rupe 2008 Jimmy McCracklin Mississippi Sheiks Hubert Sumlin Johnny "Guitar" Watson Peetie Wheatstraw Jimmy Witherspoon John Hammond Paul Oliver 2009 Reverend Gary Davis Son Seals Taj Mahal Irma Thomas Clifford Antone Mike Leadbitter Bob Porter 2010 Lonnie Brooks Gus Cannon W. C. Handy Amos Milburn Charlie Musselwhite Bonnie Raitt Peter Guralnick "Sunshine" Sonny Payne 2011 Big Maybelle Robert Cray John P. Hammond Alberta Hunter Denise LaSalle J. B. Lenoir Bruce Bromberg Vivian Carter & Jimmy Bracken Samuel Charters John W. Work III 2012 Billy Boy Arnold Mike Bloomfield Buddy Johnson & Ella Johnson Lazy Lester Furry Lewis Matt "Guitar" Murphy Frank Stokes Allen Toussaint Chris Albertson Horst Lippmann & Fritz Rau Doc Pomus Pervis Spann 2013 Earl Hooker Jimmie Rodgers Jodie Williams Joe Louis Walker Little Brother Montgomery Otis Clay Cosimo Matassa Dave Clark Henry Glover 2014 Dick Shurman Don Robey Mike Kappus Big Jay McNeely Eddie Shaw Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson R. L. Burnside Robert Pete Williams Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Blues Hall of Fame Collegamenti esterni (EN) sito ufficiale Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame, su blues.org. URL consultato il 5 luglio 2008 (archiviato dall'url originale il 5 luglio 2008).