Blues Hall of Fame

Blues Hall of Fame er et æresgalleri for artister og andre som har levert viktige bidrag til bluesmusikken. Galleriet ble opprettet av Blues Foundation i 1980. De innvalgte tilhører en av fem kategorier: Utøvere, enkeltpersoner (som bidrar uten at de er direkte utøvere av musikken), Classic of Blues litteratur, Classic of Blues-innspilling (sang) og Classic of Blues-innspilling (album). 

Det er ingen nominasjonsprosess for å bli valgt inn, en komite møtes om høsten og diskuterer seg frem til kandidater til de ulike kategorien, som de senere stemmer over. Antallet nominasjoner kan variere.

 InnvalgteBlues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame 
 År Performer Non-Performer Classics of Blues Recordings(Songs) Classics of Blues Recordings(Albums) Classics of Blues Literature 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
 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 Big Walter Horton
 Freddie King
 Leroy Carr
 Magic Sam
 Ray Charles King of the Delta Blues SingersRobert Johnson (Columbia, 1961) Blues and Gospel Records 1902–1942Robert M.W. Dixon og John Godrich
 Blues Unlimited MagazineSimon Napier og Mike Leadbitter
 Living Blues MagazineBruce Iglauer, Jim O’Neal, Amy van Singel, Paul Garon, et al. 1983 Albert King
 Big Joe Turner
 Louis Jordan
 Ma Rainey
 Robert Nighthawk Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)T-Bone Walker (Black & White, 1947)
 Dust My BroomElmore James (Trumpet, 1951)
 Hellhound on My TrailRobert Johnson (ARC/Vocalion, 1937)
 Sweet Home ChicagoRobert Johnson (Vocalion, 1936)
 Worried Life BluesBig Maceo (Bluebird, 1941) Founder of the Delta BluesCharley Patton (Yazoo, 1970)
 King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. IIRobert Johnson (Columbia, 1970)
 Live at the RegalB.B. King (ABC-Paramount, 1965)
 McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy WatersMuddy Waters (Chess, 1971)
 The Best of Muddy WatersMuddy Waters (Chess, 1958) Blues Who’s Who: A Biographical Dictionary of Blues SingersSheldon Harris 1984 Hound Dog Taylor
 Otis Rush
 Big Mama Thornton Got My Mojo WorkingMuddy Waters (Chess, 1960)
 I’m Your Hoochie Coochie ManMuddy Waters (Chess, 1954)
 The Things That I Used to DoGuitar Slim (Specialty, 1953) Boss Blues HarmonicaLittle Walter (Chess, 1972)
 Hoodoo Man BluesJunior Wells (Delmark, 1966)
 West Side SoulMagic Sam Blues Band (Delmark, 1968) Deep BluesRobert Palmer 1985 Buddy Guy
 Chuck Berry
 J. B. Hutto
 Slim Harpo Boogie Chillen'John Lee Hooker (Modern, 1948)
 Smokestack LightningHowlin' Wolf (Chess, 1956)
 The Thrill Is GoneB.B. King (ABC Bluesway, 1969) Born Under a Bad SignAlbert King (Stax, 1967)
 Chester Burnett A.K.A Howlin' WolfHowlin’ Wolf (Chess, 1972)
 Howlin' WolfHowlin’ Wolf (Chess, 1962) Blues Records 1943–1966Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven 1986 Albert Collins
 Lead Belly
 Tommy Johnson Cross Road BluesRobert Johnson (ARC/Vocalion, 1936)
 JukeLittle Walter (Checker, 1952)
 Mannish BoyMuddy Waters (Chess, 1955) I Am the BluesWillie Dixon (Columbia, 1970)
 Ice Pickin’Albert Collins (Alligator, 1978)
 Live Wire/Blues PowerAlbert King (Stax, 1968) Chicago Breakdown (Chicago Blues)Mike Rowe 1987 Eddie Taylor
 Percy Mayfield
 Sonny Terry Big Road BluesTommy Johnson (Victor, 1928)
 Help MeSonny Boy Williamson II. (Checker, 1963)
 Please Send Me Someone to LovePercy Mayfield (Specialty, 1950) Blues Before SunriseLeroy Carr (Columbia, 1962)
 Hide AwayFreddie King (King, 1969)
 Two Steps from the BluesBobby «Blue» Bland (Duke, 1961) The Story of the BluesPaul Oliver 1988 Jay McShann
 Johnny Winter
 Little Milton
 Mississippi John Hurt Born Under a Bad SignAlbert King (Stax, 1967)
 How Long, How Long BluesLeroy Carr (Vocalion, 1928)
 Pony BluesCharley Patton (Paramount, 1929) Down on Stovall’s PlantationMuddy Waters (Testament, 1966)
 The Chess BoxMuddy Waters (P-Vine Special, 1985)
 The Original Flair & Meteor SidesElmore James (Ace, 1984) The Blues Fell This Morning (The Meaning of the Blues)Paul Oliver 1989 Clifton Chenier
 Memphis Slim
 Robert Jr. Lockwood Come On in My KitchenRobert Johnson (ARC/Vocalion, 1936)
 Driftin’ BluesJohnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Philo, 1945)
 Long Distance CallMuddy Waters (Chess, 1951) Live on Maxwell Street 1964Robert Nighthawk (Rounder, 1980)
 Right Place, Wrong TimeOtis Rush (Bullfrog, 1976)
 Showdown!Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland (Alligator, 1985)
 The World’s Greatest Blues SingerBessie Smith (Columbia, 1970) Feel Like Going HomePeter Guralnick 1990 Blind Blake
 Bukka White
 Lonnie Johnson Big Boss ManJimmy Reed (Vee-Jay, 1960)
 Good Morning, School GirlSonny Boy Williamson I (Bluebird 1937)
 Terraplane BluesRobert Johnson (ARC/Vocalion, 1936) Black MagicMagic Sam Blues Band (Delmark, 1969)
 The Chess BoxWillie Dixon (Various Artists) (MCA Chess, 1989)
 The Complete 1931 SessionSkip James (Yazoo, 1986) Big Bill Blues: William Broonzys StoryYannick Bruynoghe 1991 Billie Holiday
 Fred McDowell
 Sleepy John Estes
 Sunnyland Slim Leonard Chess Killing FloorHowlin' Wolf (Chess, 1964)
 Nine Below ZeroSonny Boy Williamson II (Trumpet, 1951)
 Rocket 88Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (Chess, 1951)
 The Sky is CryingElmore James (Fire, 1959) Can’t Get No Grindin’Muddy Waters (Chess, 1973)
 Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1-3Various Artists (Vanguard, 1966)
 The Best of Little WalterLittle Walter (Checker, 1958) Big Road BluesPaul Evans
 Conversation with the BluesPaul Oliver
 The Country BluesSamuel Charters 1992 Big Joe Williams
 Johnny Shines
 Skip James Baby Please Don’t GoBig Joe Williams (Bluebird, 1935)
 Statesboro BluesBlind Willie McTell (Victor, 1928) Blues From the GutterChampion Jack Dupree (Atlantic, 1958)
 Father of the Folk BluesSon House (Columbia, 1965)
 Parchman FarmBukka White (Columbia, 1970)
 The Complete RecordingsRobert Johnson (Columbia/Legacy, 1990)I Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon StoryWillie Dixon mit Don Snowden 1993 Champion Jack Dupree
 Lowell Fulson Reconsider BabyLowell Fulson (Checker, 1954) Chicago BoundJimmy Rogers (Chess, 1970) Urban BluesCharles Keil 1994 Arthur «Big Boy» Crudup
 Wynonie Harris Bill «Hoss» Allen
 Gene Nobles
 John & Alan Lomax
 John R. I Can’t Quit You BabyOtis Rush (Cobra 1956)
 Texas FloodLarry Davis (Duke, 1958) The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940–1954T-Bone Walker (Mosaic, 1990) Nothing But the Blues: The Music and the MusiciansLawrence Cohn 1995 Jimmy Rogers Phil Chess Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylor (Checker, 1965) Boss of the BluesBig Joe Turner (Atlantic, 1956)
 Otis Spann Is the BluesOtis Spann with Robert Lockwood, Jr. (Candid, 1961) Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the «King of the Delta Blues»Peter Guralnick
 The Land Where the Blues BeganAlan Lomax 1996 Charles Brown
 David Honeyboy Edwards Bob Koester
 Pete Welding Don’t Start Me Talkin’Sonny Boy Williamson II. (Checker, 1955) Hound Dog Taylor & the HouserockersHound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers (Alligator, 1971) Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of FreedomPeter Guralnick 1997 Brownie McGhee
 Koko Taylor Bruce Iglauer Baby Scratch My BackSlim Harpo (Excello, 1965) Paul Butterfield Blues BandPaul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra, 1965) Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm & BluesArnold Shaw 1998 Junior Wells
 Luther Allison Lillian McMurry
 Sam Phillips Messing with the KidJunior Wells (Chief, 1960) I’ll Play the Blues for YouAlbert King (Stax, 1972) Blues from the DeltaWilliam Ferris 1999 Clarence Gatemouth Brown
 Roosevelt Sykes Chris Strachwitz
 Lester Melrose Dark Was the NightBlind Willie Johnson (Columbia, 1927) Blues Hit Big TownJunior Wells (Delmark, 1977) The World Don’t Owe Me NothingDavid Honeyboy Edwards 2000 Johnny Otis
 Stevie Ray Vaughan Dick Waterman Down Home BluesZ. Z. Hill (Malaco, 1982) Mississippi Delta BluesMississippi Fred McDowell (Arhoolie, 1964) The Country BluesSamuel Charters 2001 Etta James
 Junior Parker
 Rufus Thomas Robert Palmer
 Theresa Needham Shake, Rattle and RollBig Joe Turner (Atlantic, 1954) The Complete Plantation RecordingsMuddy Waters (MCA Chess, 1993) Stormy Monday: The T-Bone Walker StoryHelen Dance 2002 Big Maceo Merriweather
 Ruth Brown Jim O’Neal Goin’ Down SlowSt. Louis Jimmy Oden (Bluebird, 1941) Live in Cook County JailB.B. King (ABC, 1971) Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess RecordsNadine Cohodas 2003 Dinah Washington
 Fats Domino
 Pinetop Perkins
 Sippie Wallace Ralph Bass Part Time LoveLittle Johnny Taylor (Galaxy, 1963) It’s My Life Baby!Junior Wells (Vanguard, 1966) Can’t Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy WatersRobert Gordon 2004 Blind Boy Fuller
 Bo Diddley J. Mayo Williams Baby What You Want Me to DoJimmy Reed (Vee-Jay, 1959) Raining in My HeartSlim Harpo (Excello, 1961) Juke Blues MagazineCilla Huggins, John Broven & Bez Turner, 1985 2005 Ike Turner
 Walter Davis H. C. Speir Black NightCharles Brown (Aladdin, 1951) Down HomeZ. Z. Hill (Malaco Records, 1982) Blues People: Negro Music in White AmericaLeRoi Jones 2006 Bobby Rush
 James Cotton
 Paul Butterfield
 Roy Milton Joe, Jules,Lesterog Saul Bihari
 Bobby Robinson
 Jerry Wexler Devil Got My WomanSkip James (Paramount, 1931)
 Honky Tonk, Parts 1 & 2Bill Doggett (King, 1956)
 Hound DogBig Mama Thornton (Peacock, 1952) I Do Not Play No Rock ’n’ RollMississippi Fred McDowell (Capitol, 1970)
 Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues: The Worlds of Charley PattonCharley Patton (Revenant, 2001)
 Tell MamaEtta James (Cadet, 1968) Blues & Rhythm MagazinePaul Vernon, Tony Burke
 Chasin’ That Devil’s MusicGayle Dean Wardlow, Edward Komara 2007 Dave Bartholomew
 Dr. John
 Guitar Slim
 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Ahmet Ertegün
 Art Rupe Black Angel BluesRobert Nighthawk (Aristocrat, 1949)
 Death LetterSon House (Columbia, 1965)
 Hide AwayFreddie King (Federal, 1961) Angola Prisoners’ BluesRobert Pete Williams & others (Louisiana Folklore Society, 1959)
 Down and Out BluesSonny Boy Williamson II. (Checker, 1960)
 Driving WheelLittle Jr. Parker (Duke, 1962) Blues With a Feeling: The Little Walter StoryTony Glover, Scott Dirks & Ward Gaines 2008 Hubert Sumlin
 Jimmy McCracklin
 Jimmy Witherspoon
 Johnny Guitar Watson
 Mississippi Sheiks
 Peetie Wheatstraw John Hammond
 Paul Oliver Back-Water BluesBessie Smith (Columbia, 1927)
 Double TroubleOtis Rush (Cobra, 1958)
 My BabeLittle Walter (Checker, 1955) Etta James Rocks the HouseEtta James (Argo, 1964)
 Freddy King SingsFreddie King (King, 1961)
 I’m Jimmy ReedJimmy Reed (Vee-Jay, 1958)
 Members OnlyBobby Bland (Malaco, 1985)
 Piney Woods BluesBig Joe Williams (Delmark, 1958) 7 GuitarsAugust Wilson
 Moanin’ at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' WolfJames Segrest & Mark Hoffman 2009 Irma Thomas
 Reverend Gary Davis
 Son Seals
 Taj Mahal Bob Porter
 Clifford Antone
 Mike Leadbitter Boom BoomJohn Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay, 1961)
 CaldoniaLouis Jordan (Decca, 1945)
 Sitting on Top of the WorldMississippi Sheiks (Okeh, 1930) Amtrak BluesAlberta Hunter (Columbia, 1978)
 Blues With a Feeling Newport Folk Festival ClassicsVarious Artists (Vanguard, 1993)
 T-Bone BluesT-Bone Walker (Atlantic, 1959) I Hear You KnockinJeff Hannusch 2010 Amos Milburn
 Bonnie Raitt
 Charlie Musselwhite
 Gus Cannon ogCannon’s Jug Stompers
 Lonnie Brooks
 W. C. Handy Peter Guralnick
 Sonny Payne All Your Love (I Miss Loving)Otis Rush (Cobra, 1958)
 FeverLittle Willie John (King, 1956)
 Key to the HighwayBig Bill Broonzy (OKeh, 1941)
 Match Box BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson (OKeh/Paramount, 1927)
 SpoonfulHowlin' Wolf (Chess, 1960) Hung Down HeadLowell Fulson (Chess, 1970)
 I Hear Some Blues DownstairsFenton Robinson (Alligator, 1977)
 Strong PersuaderRobert Cray (Mercury, 1986) The BluesmenSamuel Charters 2011 Alberta Hunter
 Big Maybelle
 Denise LaSalle
 J.B. Lenoir
 John Hammond
 Robert Cray Bruce Bromberg
 John W. Work III
 Samuel Charters
 Vivian Carter ogJimmy Bracken Ain’t Nobody’s BusinessJimmy Witherspoon (Supreme, 1947)
 Five Long YearsEddie Boyd (J.O.B., 1952)
 Hard Time Killin’ Floor BluesSkip James (Paramount, 1931)
 Love in VainRobert Johnson (Vocalion, 1937) False AccusationsRobert Cray (HighTone 1985)
 Night BeatSam Cooke (RCA Victor 1963)
 The Real Folk BluesHowlin' Wolf (Chess 1965) Walking to New Orleans: The Story of New Orleans Rhythm & BluesJohn Broven 2012 Allen Toussaint
 Billy Boy Arnold
 Buddy & Ella Johnson
 Frank Stokes
 Furry Lewis
 Lazy Lester
 Matt «Guitar» Murphy
 Mike Bloomfield Doc Pomus
 Horst Lippmann ogFritz Rau
 Pervis Spann All Your LoveMagic Sam (Cobra, 1957)
 It Hurts Me TooTampa Red (Bluebird, 1940)
 Pine Top’s Boogie WoogiePine Top Smith (Vocalion, 1928) Bad InfluenceThe Robert Cray Band (HighTone, 1983)
 Damn Right, I’ve Got the BluesBuddy Guy (Silvertone, 1991) BessieChris Albertson
 The Voice of the BluesJim O’Neal & Amy van Singel 2013 Earl Hooker
 Jimmy Rogers
 Jody Williams
 Joe Louis Walker
 Little Brother Montgomery
 Otis Clay Cosimo Matassa
 Dave Clark
 Henry Glover Canned Heat BluesTommy Johnson (Victor, 1928)
 How Many More YearsHowlin' Wolf (Chess, 1951)
 Let the Good Times RollLouis Jordan (Decca, 1946)
 Me and My Chauffeur BluesMemphis Minnie (OKeh, 1941)
 Mystery TrainLittle Junior’s Blue Flames (Sun, 1953) Complete Recorded Works/Texas Worried BluesHenry Thomas (Herwin 1975/Yazoo 1989)
 Louis Jordan’s Greatest HitsLouis Jordan (Decca 1969)
 More Real Folk BluesHowlin' Wolf (Chess 1967) Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax RecordsRob Bowman (Schirmer, 2003) 2014 Big Jay McNeely
 Eddie Shaw
 Eddie «Cleanhead» Vinson
 R.L. Burnside
 Robert Pete Williams Dick Shurman
 Don Robey
 Mike Kappus After HoursErskine Hawkins and His Orchestra (Bluebird 1940)
 Catfish BluesRobert Petway (Bluebird 1941)
 High Water Everywhere, Parts I & IICharley Patton (Paramount 1930)
 It’s Tight Like ThatTampa Red & Georgia Tom (Vocalion 1928)
 Milk Cow BluesKokomo Arnold (Decca 1934) Hawk SquatJ. B. Hutto (Delmark, 1969)
 Moanin’ in the MoonlightHowlin' Wolf (Chess 1959) Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam CookePeter Guralnick (Little, Brown and Company, 2005) 2015 Eric Clapton
 Little Richard
 Tommy Brown

 Referanser 

 Eksterne lenker 
 Blues Hall of Fame Members, aintnothinbut.com


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