# American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame members

The American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame, formerly known as the National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame, recognizes musicians. bands, or companies that have made a distinct contribution to banjo performance, education, manufacturing, and towards promotion of the banjo. The hall of fame is a part of the American Banjo Museum located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
When the National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum became the American Banjo Museum in 2009, its focus began to shift to be more inclusive of all banjos. Originally focusing on four-string banjo players, the hall of fame expanded in 2013 to recognize contributions from 5-string banjo players as well, allowing them to be recognized in "non-performance categories" and creating a category specific to 5-string banjo players. The first 5-string banjoists were added to the hall of fame beginning in 2014.
Inductees into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in 2018 include Bela Fleck (5-string performance), Borgy Borgerson (4-string performance), Jim Henson (promotion), Hub Nitsche and the Banjo Newsletter (both instruction and education), and Eddie Collins (historical). The 2019 inductees include Alison Brown (five-string performance), Johnny Baier (4-string performance), Jimmy Mazzy (4-string performance), John Hartford (historical), Bob Snow (promotion), and Janet Davis (instruction and education).

## 5-String Performance

* 2014 - Earl Scruggs
* 2015 - Pete Seeger
* 2016 - J.D. Crowe
* 2017 - John McEuen
* 2018 - Bela Fleck
* 2019 - Alison Brown
* 2020 - Gary "Biscuit" Davis
* 2021 - Jens Krüger
* 2022 - Sonny Osborne
* 2023 - Buck Trent
* 2024 - Kristin Scott Benson

## 4-String Performance

* 1998 - Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery / C. Sandy Riner
* 1999 - Eddie Peabody / Harry Reser
* 2000 - Don Van Palta / Perry Bechtel
* 2001 - Buddy Wachter / Roy Smeck
* 2002 - Tim Allan / Johnny St. Cyr
* 2003 - Cathy Reilly Finn / Scotty Plummer
* 2004 - Al Smith / Freddy Morgan
* 2005 - Doug Mattocks / Michael Pingitore
* 2006 - Cynthia Sayer / Pat Terry, Sr.
* 2007 - Georgette Twain / John Cali
* 2008 - Jad Paul / Maurice Bolyer
* 2009 - John Becker / Buck Kelly
* 2010 - Dave Marty / Helen Baker
* 2011 - Greg Allen / Gene Sheldon
* 2012 - Lee Floyd III / Skip DeVol
* 2013 - Mike Gentry / Eddie Connors
* 2014 - Debbie Schreyer / Elmer Snowden
* 2015 - Eddy Davis
* 2016 - Pat Terry, Jr.
* 2017 - Paul Erikson
* 2018 - Borgy Borgerson
* 2019 - Johnny Baier / Jimmy Mazzy
* 2020 - Eddie Erickson
* 2021 - Brad Roth
* 2022 - Don Vappie
* 2023 - Kurt Abell
* 2024 - Ken Aoki

## Historical

* 2016 - George Formby
* 2017 - Joel Walker Sweeney
* 2018 - Eddie Collins
* 2019 - John Hartford
* 2020 - Don Reno
* 2021 - Paul Buskirk
* 2022 - The Banjo Kings
* 2023 - Grandpa Jones
* 2024 - Ralph Stanley

## Instruction & Education

* 2001 - Mel Bay
* 2002 - Lowell Schreyer
* 2003 - Charlie Tagawa
* 2004 - Charles McNeil
* 2005 - Buddy Griffin
* 2006 - Walter Kaye Bauer
* 2007 - Don Van Palta
* 2008 - Don Stevison
* 2009 - Dave Frey
* 2010 - Jim Riley
* 2011 - Daryl Whiting
* 2012 - Buddy Wachter
* 2013 - Steve Caddick
* 2014 - Mike Currao
* 2015 - Tim Allan
* 2016 - Alfred Greathouse
* 2017 - Tony Trischka
* 2018 - Hub Nitsche & Banjo Newsletter
* 2019 - Janet Davis
* 2020 - Roger Sprung
* 2021 - Scott Whitfield
* 2022 - Alan Munde
* 2024 - Bill Evans

## Design & Manufacture

* 2003 - C.C. Richelieu
* 2004 - Fred Bacon & Daniel Day
* 2005 - Renee Karnes
* 2006 - Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co, Ltd. & Gibson Instrument Company
* 2007 - Wm. Lange/Paramount
* 2008 - Dale Small
* 2009 - Henry Lea
* 2010 - Chuck Ogsbury/OME
* 2011 - Vega
* 2012 - Jim Farquhar
* 2013 - Wayne Fairchild
* 2014 - David L. Day
* 2015 - Albert D. Grover
* 2016 - Deering Banjo Company
* 2020 - Geoff Stelling
* 2021 - Greg Rich
* 2023 - Norbert Pietsch

## Promotion

* 2000 - Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson
* 2001 - Frank Rossi
* 2001 - Jack Canine
* 2002 - Jubilee Banjo Band
* 2003 - Ralph Martin
* 2004 - Fred "Mickey" Finn
* 2005 - Joel Schiavone
* 2006 - Eddy Davis
* 2007 - Walt Disney Company
* 2008 - Jack Dupen, Harry Higgins (album The Red Garter)
* 2009 - Myron Hinkle
* 2010 - Bill Pincumbe
* 2011 - Horis Ward
* 2012 - Glenn Parks
* 2013 - Somethin' Smith and the Redheads
* 2014 - The Kingston Trio
* 2015 - Steve Martin
* 2017 - Roy Clark
* 2018 - Jim Henson
* 2019 - Bob Snow
* 2022 - Randy Morris
* 2023 - Akira Tsumura
* 2024 - Ned Luberecki