User:MarqueeMoonage/Modern Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Comprehensive List of Inductees
[edit]| Inductee | Category | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Copland | Composers/Conductors | 1997 | N/A |
| Ahmet Ertegun | Non-Performers | 1987 | N/A |
| Al Green | Performers | 1993 | R&B/Soul |
| Al Kooper | Sidemen | 1992 | Rock |
| Alan Freed | Non-Performers | 1986 | N/A |
| Alan Lomax | Non-Performers | 1993 | N/A |
| Albert King | Performers | 1989 | Blues |
| Alfred Lion & Max Margulis | Non-Performers | 1990 | N/A |
| Alice Coltrane | Performers | 1995 | Jazz |
| Allen Toussaint | Non-Performers | 1996 | N/A |
| Amos Milburn | Performers | 1993 | R&B/Soul |
| Antônio Carlos Jobim | International Music | 1990 | Bossa nova/MPB |
| Aretha Franklin | Performers | 1986 | R&B/Soul |
| Arnold Schoenberg | Composers/Conductors | 1991 | N/A |
| Art Blakey | Performers | 1990 | Jazz |
| Art Tatum | Veterans Committee | 1995 | Jazz |
| Artie Shaw | Veterans Committee | 1997 | Jazz |
| B.B. King | Performers | 1986 | Blues |
| Babatunde Olatunji | International Music | 1993 | Yoruba Music |
| Bee Gees | Performers | 1992 | Pop |
| Benny Benjamin | Sidemen | 1996 | R&B/Soul |
| Benny Goodman | Veterans Committee | 1987 | Jazz |
| Bernard Purdie | Sidemen | 1993 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Bernie Taupin | Non-Performers | 1997 | N/A |
| Berry Gordy | Non-Performers | 1986 | N/A |
| Bessie Smith | Veterans Committee | 1989 | Blues |
| Big Bill Broonzy | Veterans Committee | 1996 | Blues |
| Big Joe Turner | Performers | 1987 | Rock/R&B |
| Big Joe Williams | Veterans Committee | 1993 | Blues |
| Big Mama Thornton | Performers | 1987 | Rock |
| Bill Evans | Performers | 1989 | Jazz |
| Bill Graham | Non-Performers | 1993 | N/A |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | Performers | 1987 | Rock |
| Bill Monroe | Veterans Committee | 1986 | Bluegrass |
| Bill Withers | Performers | 1997 | R&B/Soul |
| Billie Holiday | Performers | 1987 | Jazz |
| Billy Cox | Sidemen | 1994 | R&B/Rock |
| Billy Joel | Performers | 1997 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Billy Preston | Musical Excellence | 1989 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Bing Crosby | Veterans Committee | 1986 | Pop |
| Black Sabbath | Performers | 1996 | Metal |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson | Veterans Committee | 1990 | Blues |
| Blind Willie McTell | Veterans Committee | 1997 | Blues |
| Bo Diddley | Performers | 1990 | Rock |
| Bob Dylan | Performers | 1988 | Folk/Singer-Songwriter |
| Bob Marley & the Wailers | Performers | 1991 | Reggae |
| Bob Moore | Sidemen | 1997 | Country/Western |
| Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | Veterans Committee | 1991 | Western |
| Bobbie Gentry | Musical Excellence | 1990 | Country/Pop |
| Bobby “Blue” Bland | Performers | 1992 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Bobby Darin | Perfomrers | 1991 | Pop/Rock/Jazz |
| Bobby Womack | Musical Excellence | 1994 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Booker T. & the M.G.'s | Musical Excellence | 1991 | R&B/Funk |
| Brian Epstein | Non-Performers | 1994 | N/A |
| Brigitte Fontaine | International Music | 1995 | Alternative/Experimental |
| Buck Owens | Performers | 1988 | Country |
| Buddy Guy | Performers | 1997 | Blues |
| Buddy Harman | Sidemen | 1989 | Country |
| Buddy Holly & the Crickets | Performers | 1987 | Rock |
| Buddy Rich | Musical Excellence | 1987 | Jazz |
| Buffalo Springfield | Performers | 1997 | Rock/Folk |
| Bulat Okudzhava | International Music | 1994 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Burl Ives | Musical Excellence | 1987 | Folk |
| Burt Bacharach & Hal David | Non-Performers | 1992 | N/A |
| Cab Calloway | Veterans Committee | 1988 | Jazz/Blues |
| Caetano Veloso | International Music | 1995 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Can | International Music | 1995 | Alternative/Experimental |
| Cannonball Adderley | Performers | 1989 | Jazz |
| Captain Beefheart | Musical Excellence | 1993 | Alternative/Experimental |
| Carl Perkins | Performers | 1992 | Rock/Country |
| Carol Kaye | Sidemen | 1991 | Pop/Rock |
| Carole King | Performers | 1991 | Pop/Singer-Songwriter |
| Carter Family | Veterans Committee | 1990 | Folk |
| Casey Kasem | Non-Performers | 1991 | N/A |
| Cat Stevens | Performers | 1993 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Cecil Taylor | Musical Excellence | 1994 | Jazz |
| Celia Cruz | International Music | 1986 | Salsa |
| Charles Aznavour | International Music | 1994 | Chanson |
| Charles Brown | Performers | 1988 | Blues |
| Charles Mingus | Performers | 1987 | Jazz |
| Charley Patton | Veterans Committee | 1992 | Blues |
| Charley Pride | Performers | 1995 | Country |
| Charlie Christian | Sidemen | 1987 | Jazz |
| Charlie Parker | Performers | 1987 | Jazz |
| Chet Atkins | Musical Excellence | 1993 | Country |
| Chet Baker | Performers | 1991 | Jazz |
| Chico Buarque | International Music | 1991 | MPB |
| Chuck Berry | Performers | 1986 | Rock |
| Chuck Willis | Performers | 1994 | R&B |
| Chris Spedding | Sidemen | 1996 | Rock/Pop |
| Clara Ward | Veterans Committee | 1992 | Gospel |
| Clarence Avant | Non-Performers | 1988 | N/A |
| Clarence White | Sidemen | 1995 | Country/Bluegrass |
| Cliff Richard & the Shadows | Performers | 1993 | Rock |
| Cole Porter | Non-Performers | 1988 | N/A |
| Coleman Hawkins | Veterans Committee | 1996 | Jazz |
| Connie Francis | Performers | 1993 | Pop |
| Conway Twitty | Performers | 1990 | Country |
| Cosimo Matassa | Non-Performers | 1993 | N/A |
| Count Basie | Performers | 1989 | Jazz |
| Crazy Horse | Sidemen | 1996 | Rock |
| Cream | Performers | 1993 | Rock |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | Performers | 1994 | Rock |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Performers | 1996 | Rock/Folk |
| Curtis Mayfield | Performers | 1997 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Darlene Love & the Blossoms | Musical Excellence | 1992 | Pop/R&B |
| Dave Bartholomew | Non-Performers | 1988 | N/A |
| Dave Brubeck | Performers | 1990 | Jazz |
| David Bowie | Performers | 1992 | Rock |
| David Hood | Sidemen | 1994 | Rock/R&B |
| David Lindley | Sidemen | 1994 | Rock/Country |
| David Porter | Non-Performers | 1997 | N/A |
| Dean Martin | Performers | 1991 | Pop |
| Deep Purple | Performers | 1995 | Rock |
| Dennis Brown | International Music | 1996 | Reggae |
| Desmond Dekker & the Aces | International Music | 1990 | Reggae |
| Dexter Gordon | Musical Excellence | 1995 | Jazz |
| Dick Clark | Non-Performers | 1989 | N/A |
| Dick Dale | Musical Excellence | 1989 | Rock |
| Dick Waterman | Non-Performers | 1995 | N/A |
| Dinah Washington | Performers | 1992 | R&B/Soul/Pop |
| Dion & the Belmonts | Performers | 1992 | Rock |
| Dionne Warwick | Performers | 1993 | R&B/Soul/Pop |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Performers | 1989 | Jazz |
| Django Reinhardt | Performers | 1990 | Jazz |
| Doc Pomus | Non-Performers | 1994 | N/A |
| Dolly Parton | Performers | 1989 | Country |
| Domenico Modugno | International Music | 1992 | Pop/Folk |
| Don Gibson | Performers | 1994 | Country |
| Donovan | Performers | 1997 | Singer-Songwriter/Folk |
| Dr. John | Musical Excellence | 1994 | Blues/Jazz/Soul |
| Duane Eddy | Musical Excellence | 1996 | Rock |
| Duke Ellington | Performers | 1986 | Jazz |
| Dusty Springfield | Performers | 1991 | Pop/Soul |
| Earl Palmer | Sidemen | 1987 | Rock |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | Performers | 1997 | R&B/Soul/Funk/Disco |
| Eddie Cochran | Performers | 1993 | Rock |
| Eddie Lang | Musical Excellence | 1988 | Jazz |
| Eddy Arnold | Performers | 1989 | Country |
| Édith Piaf | International Music | 1986 | Chanson |
| Elizabeth Cotten | Veterans Committee | 1994 | Folk/Blues |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Performers | 1987 | Pop/Jazz |
| Elmore James | Performers | 1988 | Blues |
| Elton John | Performers | 1994 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Elvis Presley | Performers | 1986 | Rock |
| Ennio Morricone | Composers/Conductors | 1989 | N/A |
| Eric Dolphy | Performers | 1991 | Jazz |
| Ernest Tubb | Veterans Committee | 1990 | Country |
| Estelle Axton & Jim Stewart | Non-Performers | 1994 | N/A |
| Esther Phillips | Performers | 1996 | R&B/Soul |
| Ethel Waters | Veterans Committee | 1993 | Jazz/Blues |
| Etta James | Performers | 1991 | R&B/Soul |
| Fabrizio De André | International Music | 1988 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Fairuz | International Music | 1989 | Pop |
| Faron Young | Performers | 1996 | Country |
| Fats Domino | Performers | 1988 | R&B/Soul |
| Fats Waller | Veterans Committee | 1991 | Stride |
| Fela Kuti & Africa ‘70 | International Music | 1997 | Afrobeat |
| Flatt & Scruggs | Performers | 1994 | Bluegrass |
| Fleetwood Mac | Performers | 1995 | Pop/Rock |
| Flower Travellin' Band | International Music | 1997 | Rock |
| Four Tops | Performers | 1989 | R&B/Soul |
| Frank Sinatra | Performers | 1986 | Pop |
| Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention | Performers | 1993 | Alternative/Experimental/Rock |
| Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers | Non-Performers | 1989 | N/A |
| Freddie Green | Sidemen | 1989 | Jazz |
| Freddie King | Performers | 1995 | Blues |
| Gamble & Huff | Non-Performers | 1991 | N/A |
| Gene Autry | Musical Excellence | 1987 | Country |
| George Benson | Musical Excellence | 1995 | Jazz/Funk |
| George Gershwin | Musical Excellence | 1986 | Classical/Jazz |
| George Jones | Performers | 1991 | Country |
| George Martin | Non-Performers | 1991 | N/A |
| Georges Brassens | International Music | 1990 | Chanson |
| Gerry Goffin & Carole King | Non-Performers | 1993 | N/A |
| Gil Evans | Composers/Conductors | 1990 | N/A |
| Gil Scott-Heron | Performers | 1997 | Soul/Jazz |
| Gilberto Gil | International Music | 1994 | MPB/Tropicália |
| Giorgio Moroder | Musical Excellence | 1992 | Electronic |
| Gladys Knight & the Pips | Performers | 1990 | R&B/Soul |
| Glen Campbell | Musical Excellence | 1988 | Country/Pop |
| Glenn Gould | Musical Excellence | 1991 | Classical |
| Glenn Miller | Veterans Committee | 1988 | Jazz |
| Gordon Lightfoot | Performers | 1992 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Gram Parsons | Performers | 1995 | Country |
| Grandpa Jones | Veterans Committee | 1995 | Country/Bluegrass |
| Grant Green | Musical Excellence | 1987 | Jazz |
| Grateful Dead | Performers | 1995 | Rock/Americana |
| Guitar Slim | Musical Excellence | 1997 | Blues/R&B |
| Hal Blaine | Sidemen | 1986 | Pop/Rock |
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | Performers | 1996 | R&B/Rock |
| Hank Snow | Performers | 1995 | Country |
| Hank Williams | Performers | 1986 | Country |
| Hargus "Pig" Robbins | Sidemen | 1992 | Country |
| Harry Belafonte | Performers | 1987 | Calypso |
| Henry Mancini | Composers/Conductors | 1987 | N/A |
| Herbie Hancock | Performers | 1989 | Jazz/Funk |
| Hibari Misora | International Music | 1987 | Enka |
| Hoagy Carmichael | Composers/Conductors | 1988 | N/A |
| Holland-Dozier-Holland | Non-Performers | 1987 | N/A |
| Horace Silver | Performers | 1996 | Jazz |
| Howlin' Wolf | Performers | 1987 | Blues |
| Hubert Sumlin | Sidemen | 1990 | Blues |
| Hugh Masekela | International Music | 1995 | Jazz |
| Ida Cox | Veterans Committee | 1992 | Jazz/Blues |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Performers | 1990 | R&B/Rock |
| Irving Berlin | Non-Performers | 1986 | N/A |
| Isaac Hayes | Musical Excellence | 1996 | Soul/Funk |
| Isao Tomita | International Music | 1993 | Alternative/Experimental |
| Ivory Joe Hunter | Veterans Committee | 1997 | R&B/Blues |
| Jacques Brel | International Music | 1987 | Chanson |
| Jack Ashford | Sidemen | 1995 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Jack DeJohnette | Sidemen | 1989 | Jazz |
| Jackie Wilson | Performers | 1993 | R&B/Soul |
| James Brown & the Famous Flames | Performers | 1986 | R&B/Soul |
| James Burton | Sidemen | 1991 | Rock/Country |
| James Cleveland | Musical Excellence | 1995 | Gospel |
| James Jamerson | Sidemen | 1988 | R&B/Soul/Pop |
| James Taylor | Performers | 1997 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Janis Joplin | Performers | 1995 | Rock/Soul |
| Jeff Beck | Musical Excellence | 1993 | Rock/Blues/Jazz/Funk |
| Jefferson Airplane | Performers | 1996 | Rock |
| Jelly Roll Morton | Veterans Committee | 1988 | Ragtime |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Performers | 1990 | Rock/Country |
| Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller | Non-Performers | 1989 | N/A |
| Jerry Wexler | Non-Performers | 1991 | N/A |
| Jesse Stone | Non-Performers | 1996 | N/A |
| Jethro Tull | Performers | 1997 | Rock |
| Jimmie Rodgers | Veterans Committee | 1987 | Country |
| Jimmy Castor | Musical Excellence | 1996 | Funk |
| Jimmy Cliff | International Music | 1994 | Reggae/Pop |
| Jimmy Cobb | Sidemen | 1990 | Jazz |
| Jimmy Nolen | Sidemen | 1995 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Jimmy Reed | Musical Excellence | 1990 | Blues |
| Jimmy Webb | Non-Performers | 1992 | N/A |
| Jimmy Yancey | Musical Excellence | 1986 | Blues |
| Joan Baez | Performers | 1986 | Folk |
| João Gilberto | International Music | 1987 | Bossa nova |
| Joe Hunter & Earl Van Dyke | Sidemen | 1987 | R&B/Soul |
| Joe Meek | Non-Performers | 1996 | N/A |
| Joel Whitburn | Non-Performers | 1996 | N/A |
| John Cage | Composers/Conductors | 1993 | N/A |
| John Coltrane | Performers | 1986 | Jazz |
| John Hammond | Non-Performers | 1992 | N/A |
| John Lee Hooker | Performers | 1987 | Blues |
| John Lennon | Performers | 1994 | Singer-Songwriter |
| John Mayall | Musical Excellence | 1992 | Blues/Rock |
| Johnnie Johnson | Sidemen | 1989 | Jazz/Blues/Rock |
| Johnny Cash | Performers | 1986 | Country |
| Johnny Hallyday | International Music | 1991 | Pop/Rock |
| Johnny Hodges | Sidemen | 1986 | Jazz |
| Joni Mitchell | Performers | 1994 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Jorge Ben | International Music | 1989 | MPB |
| José Alfredo Jiménez | International Music | 1992 | Singer-Songwriter |
| José Feliciano | International Music | 1992 | Pop/Rock |
| Josh White | Veterans Committee | 1993 | Blues/Folk |
| Judy Garland | Veterans Committee | 1994 | Pop |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Musical Excellence | 1986 | Experimental/Electronic |
| Keith Jarrett | Performers | 1997 | Jazz |
| King Crimson | Performers | 1996 | Alternative/Experimental |
| King Curtis | Musical Excellence | 1989 | R&B/Jazz/Rock |
| Kitty Wells | Performers | 1993 | Country |
| Kool & the Gang | Performers | 1996 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Kraftwerk | Performers | 1996 | Electronic |
| Kris Kristofferson | Musical Excellence | 1997 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Lalo Schifrin | Composers/Conductors | 1996 | N/A |
| Larry Carlton | Sidemen | 1995 | Pop/Rock/Jazz |
| Lars Gullin | International Music | 1989 | Jazz |
| Laura Nyro | Musical Excellence | 1995 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Lead Belly | Veterans Committee | 1987 | Folk/Blues |
| Led Zeppelin | Performers | 1995 | Rock |
| Lee "Scratch" Perry | Musical Excellence | 1997 | Reggae |
| Lee Morgan | Musical Excellence | 1994 | Jazz |
| Lefty Frizzell | Performers | 1987 | Country |
| Leland Sklar | Sidemen | 1996 | Pop/Rock/Country |
| Lena Horne | Veterans Committee | 1994 | R&B/Soul |
| Leo Fender | Non-Performers | 1989 | N/A |
| Leonard Bernstein | Composers/Conductors | 1986 | N/A |
| Leonard Chess | Non-Performers | 1987 | N/A |
| Leonard Cohen | Performers | 1994 | Singer-Songwriter/Folk |
| Les Paul & Mary Ford | Musical Excellence | 1988 | Jazz/Pop/Rock |
| Lester Young | Sidemen | 1986 | Jazz |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Performers | 1991 | Blues |
| Link Wray | Musical Excellence | 1986 | Rock |
| Lionel Hampton | Veterans Committee | 1995 | Jazz |
| Little Richard | Performers | 1988 | Rock |
| Little Walter | Musical Excellence | 1990 | Blues |
| Lonnie Donegan | Performers | 1994 | Skiffle |
| Loretta Lynn | Performers | 1989 | Country |
| Lou Adler | Non-Performers | 1995 | N/A |
| Louis Armstrong | Performers | 1986 | Jazz/Pop |
| Louis Jordan | Performers | 1988 | Blues |
| Lowell Fulson | Performers | 1997 | Blues |
| Lyle Ritz | Sidemen | 1993 | Pop/Rock/Jazz |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | Performers | 1997 | Rock |
| Ma Rainey | Veterans Committee | 1988 | Blues |
| Mahalia Jackson | Performers | 1987 | Gospel |
| Mamie Smith | Veterans Committee | 1995 | Blues/Pop |
| Marianne Faithfull | Musical Excellence | 1990 | Alternative/Experimental |
| Martha & the Vandellas | Performers | 1990 | Pop/Soul |
| Marty Robbins | Performers | 1990 | Country |
| Marvin Gaye | Performers | 1986 | R&B/Soul |
| Mary Wells | Performers | 1993 | Soul/Pop |
| Max Roach | Performers | 1992 | Jazz |
| MC5 | Performers | 1996 | Punk |
| McCoy Tyner | Sidemen | 1993 | Jazz |
| Mel Tormé | Veterans Committee | 1997 | Jazz |
| Memphis Minnie | Veterans Committee | 1993 | Blues |
| Merle Haggard | Performers | 1991 | Country |
| Merle Travis | Musical Excellence | 1991 | Country/Western |
| Merry Clayton | Sidemen | 1994 | R&B/Soul/Gospel |
| Mick Ronson | Sidemen | 1997 | Rock |
| Mickey Baker | Sidemen | 1992 | Rock/R&B |
| Miles Davis | Performers | 1986 | Jazz |
| Milt Gabler | Non-Performers | 1997 | N/A |
| Miriam Makeba | International Music | 1986 | Marabi |
| Mississippi John Hurt | Veterans Committee | 1990 | Blues/Folk |
| Mort Garson | Composers/Conductors | 1994 | N/A |
| Mort Shuman | Non-Performers | 1995 | N/A |
| Muddy Waters | Performers | 1986 | Blues |
| Nana Mouskouri | International Music | 1988 | Jazz/Pop |
| Nat King Cole | Performers | 1988 | Jazz/Pop |
| Neil Diamond | Performers | 1993 | Singer-Songwriter/Pop |
| Neil Young | Performers | 1995 | Singer-Songwriter/Rock |
| Nicky Hopkins | Sidemen | 1991 | Rock |
| Nico | International Music | 1993 | Alternative/Experimental |
| Nina Simone | Performers | 1988 | Jazz/Soul |
| Norbert Putnam | Sidemen | 1992 | Pop/Rock/Country |
| Norman Granz | Non-Performers | 1986 | N/A |
| Norman Whitfield | Non-Performers | 1990 | N/A |
| Odetta | Performers | 1990 | Folk/Blues |
| Ornette Coleman | Performers | 1989 | Jazz |
| Os Mutantes | International Music | 1996 | Tropicália |
| Oscar Peterson | Musical Excellence | 1987 | Jazz |
| Otis Blackwell | Non-Performers | 1994 | N/A |
| Otis Redding | Performers | 1987 | R&B/Soul |
| Otis Rush | Performers | 1996 | Blues |
| Paco de Lucía | International Music | 1991 | Flamenco |
| Parliament-Funkadelic | Performers | 1996 | Funk |
| Patsy Cline | Performers | 1988 | Country |
| Patti Page | Performers | 1993 | Country/Pop |
| Paul Chambers | Sidemen | 1988 | Jazz |
| Paul Desmond | Sidemen | 1991 | Jazz |
| Paul McCartney & Wings | Performers | 1997 | Pop/Rock |
| Paul Robeson | Veterans Committee | 1989 | Spirituals |
| Paul Simon | Performers | 1992 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Peggy Lee | Musical Excellence | 1988 | Jazz/Pop |
| Pete Seeger | Performers | 1992 | Folk |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | Performers | 1991 | Folk/Pop |
| Pharoah Sanders | Performers | 1994 | Jazz |
| Phil Spector | Non-Performers | 1988 | N/A |
| Pinetop Perkins | Musical Excellence | 1993 | Blues |
| Pink Floyd | Performers | 1993 | Rock |
| Professor Longhair | Performers | 1992 | Blues/R&B |
| Quincy Jones | Non-Performers | 1992 | N/A |
| Randy Newman | Musical Excellence | 1989 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Ravi Shankar | International Music | 1986 | Hindustani Classical Music |
| Ray Charles | Performers | 1986 | R&B/Soul |
| Ray Price | Performers | 1994 | Country/Western |
| Richie Havens | Musical Excellence | 1991 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Ricky Nelson | Performers | 1995 | Country/Pop |
| Ritchie Valens | Performers | 1995 | Rock |
| Robert Johnson | Veterans Committee | 1986 | Blues |
| Robert Moog | Non-Performers | 1990 | N/A |
| Roberto Carlos | International Music | 1988 | MPB |
| Rod Stewart | Performers | 1991 | Rock/Pop |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein | Non-Performers | 1987 | N/A |
| Ron Carter | Sidemen | 1986 | Jazz |
| Rory Gallagher | Musical Excellence | 1997 | Rock/Blues |
| Roy Acuff | Performers | 1989 | Country |
| Roy Ayers | Musical Excellence | 1991 | Funk/Soul/Jazz |
| Roy Harper | Musical Excellence | 1993 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Roy Orbison | Performers | 1989 | Pop/Singer-Songwriter |
| Rubén Blades | International Music | 1997 | Salsa/Pop |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Non-Performers | 1995 | N/A |
| Ruth Brown | Performers | 1990 | R&B/Soul |
| Ry Cooder | Musical Excellence | 1994 | Americana |
| Sadao Watanabe | International Music | 1990 | Jazz |
| Sam & Dave | Performers | 1994 | R&B/Soul |
| Sam Cooke | Performers | 1988 | R&B/Soul |
| Sam Phillips | Non-Performers | 1986 | N/A |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | Performers | 1994 | Pop/Jazz |
| Sandro de América | International Music | 1997 | Rock/Pop |
| Santana | Performers | 1996 | Rock |
| Sarah Vaughan | Performers | 1992 | Jazz |
| Scott Joplin | Veterans Committee | 1986 | Ragtime |
| Scotty Moore | Sidemen | 1987 | Rock |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Performers | 1990 | Rock/R&B |
| Serge Gainsbourg | International Music | 1988 | Chanson |
| Shocking Blue | International Music | 1993 | Rock |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Performers | 1990 | Folk/Pop |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Performers | 1987 | Gospel/Blues |
| Sly & the Family Stone | Performers | 1993 | Funk/Soul |
| Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Performers | 1986 | Pop/Soul |
| Solomon Burke | Performers | 1995 | R&B/Soul |
| Son House | Performers | 1997 | Blues |
| Sonny Boy Williamson II | Veterans Committee | 1992 | Blues |
| Sonny Rollins | Performers | 1993 | Jazz |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Veterans Committee | 1991 | Western |
| Stan Getz | Performers | 1994 | Jazz |
| Steve Douglas | Sidemen | 1993 | Pop/Rock |
| Steve Reich | Composers/Conductors | 1995 | N/A |
| Stevie Wonder | Performers | 1988 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| Sun Ra | Performers | 1996 | Jazz/Experimental |
| Sylvia Moy | Non-Performers | 1997 | N/A |
| T-Bone Walker | Performers | 1988 | Blues |
| Tammi Terrell | Musical Excellence | 1990 | Pop/Soul |
| Tammy Wynette | Performers | 1996 | Country |
| Tampa Red | Veterans Committee | 1994 | Blues |
| The "5" Royales | Performers | 1991 | R&B/Soul |
| The Allman Brothers Band | Performers | 1997 | Blues/Rock |
| The Andantes | Sidemen | 1990 | Pop/Soul |
| The Andrews Sisters | Veterans Committee | 1989 | Pop |
| The Animals | Performers | 1994 | Rock |
| The Band | Performers | 1995 | Rock/Country |
| The Beach Boys | Performers | 1989 | Pop/Rock |
| The Beatles | Performers | 1988 | Pop/Rock |
| The Blind Boys of Alabama | Musical Excellence | 1992 | Gospel |
| The Blue Moon Boys | Sidemen | 1990 | Rock |
| The Byrds | Performers | 1991 | Rock/Country |
| The Carpenters | Performers | 1996 | Pop |
| The Clovers | Performers | 1993 | R&B/Soul |
| The Coasters | Performers | 1989 | R&B/Rock |
| The Dave Clark Five | Performers | 1995 | Rock |
| The Doors | Performers | 1994 | Rock |
| The Drifters | Performers | 1988 | Pop/Soul |
| The Easybeats | International Music | 1992 | Rock |
| The Everly Brothers | Performers | 1988 | Folk/Pop |
| The Four Seasons | Performers | 1992 | Pop |
| The Impressions | Performers | 1990 | R&B/Soul |
| The Ink Spots | Veterans Committee | 1989 | Pop |
| The Isley Brothers | Performers | 1989 | R&B/Funk |
| The J.B.'s | Sidemen | 1997 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| The Jackson 5 | Performers | 1995 | Pop/Soul |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Performers | 1992 | Rock |
| The Jordanaires | Sidemen | 1988 | Country/Rock/Gospel |
| The Kingston Trio | Performers | 1988 | Folk/Pop |
| The Kinks | Performers | 1991 | Rock/Pop |
| The Last Poets | Musical Excellence | 1996 | Proto-Rap |
| The Mamas and the Papas | Performers | 1993 | Rock/Pop |
| The Marvelettes | Performers | 1990 | R&B/Pop |
| The Memphis Horns | Sidemen | 1997 | R&B/Soul/Blues |
| The Meters | Musical Excellence | 1996 | Funk |
| The Mills Brothers | Veterans Committee | 1991 | Jazz/Pop |
| The Monkees | Performers | 1997 | Pop/Rock |
| The O'Jays | Performers | 1992 | R&B/Soul/Funk |
| The Orioles | Performers | 1994 | R&B |
| The Platters | Performers | 1990 | R&B/Pop |
| The Ravens | Performers | 1992 | R&B/Soul |
| The Righteous Brothers | Performers | 1992 | Pop/Soul |
| The Rolling Stones | Performers | 1989 | Rock |
| The Ronettes | Performers | 1989 | R&B/Pop |
| The Seekers | International Music | 1991 | Folk |
| The Shirelles | Performers | 1987 | Pop |
| The Soul Stirrers | Performers | 1990 | Gospel |
| The Spinners | Performers | 1991 | R&B/Soul |
| The Staple Singers | Performers | 1989 | Gospel/R&B |
| The Stooges | Performers | 1996 | Punk |
| The Supremes | Performers | 1986 | Pop/Soul |
| The Temptations | Performers | 1987 | R&B/Soul |
| The Tennessee Three | Sidemen | 1988 | Country |
| The Velvet Underground | Performers | 1992 | Rock/Alternative/Experimental |
| The Ventures | Musical Excellence | 1986 | Rock |
| The Watts Prophets | Musical Excellence | 1995 | Proto-Rap |
| The Weavers | Performers | 1987 | Folk |
| The Who | Performers | 1990 | Rock |
| The Yardbirds | Performers | 1991 | Rock |
| Thelonious Monk | Performers | 1988 | Jazz |
| Tito Puente | Performers | 1995 | Jazz |
| Tom Dowd | Non-Performers | 1987 | N/A |
| Tom Lehrer | Musical Excellence | 1992 | Comedy |
| Tom Jones | Performers | 1995 | Pop |
| Tomasz Stańko | International Music | 1996 | Jazz |
| Tommy Dorsey | Veterans Committee | 1996 | Jazz |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi | International Music | 1996 | Jazz |
| Tony Bennett | Performers | 1994 | Pop/Jazz |
| Toots & the Maytals | International Music | 1989 | Reggae |
| Traffic | Performers | 1996 | Rock |
| Van Morrison | Performers | 1994 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Vera Lynn | Performers | 1991 | Pop |
| Vince Guarald | Musical Excellence | 1997 | Jazz |
| W.C. Handy | Veterans Committee | 1987 | Blues |
| Wanda Jackson | Performers | 1992 | Country/Rock |
| Warren Zevon | Performers | 1997 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Waylon Jennings | Performers | 1990 | Country |
| Wendy Carlos | Composers/Conductors | 1992 | N/A |
| Wes Montgomery | Musical Excellence | 1989 | Jazz |
| Willie Dixon | Musical Excellence | 1988 | Blues |
| Willie Nelson | Performers | 1987 | Country |
| Wilson Pickett | Performers | 1990 | R&B/Soul |
| Wolfman Jack | Non-Performers | 1990 | N/A |
| Woody Guthrie | Performers | 1986 | Folk |
| Woody Herman | Veterans Committee | 1996 | Jazz |
| Wynonie Harris | Performers | 1988 | Blues |
| Yes | Performers | 1997 | Rock |
| Yma Sumac | International Music | 1987 | Exotica |
Singles
[edit]| Artist | Song (Year of Release) | Year | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? and the Mysterians | "96 Tears" (1966) | 1992 | Cameo-Parkway Records |
| Barry McGuire | "Eve of Destruction" (1965) | 1991 | Dunhill Records |
| Barry Sadler | "The Ballad of the Green Berets" (1966) | 1992 | RCA Victor |
| Blues Magoos | "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" (1966) | 1992 | Mercury Records |
| Bobby Day | "Rockin' Robin" (1958) | 1989 | Class Records |
| Bobby Pickett | "Monster Mash" (1962) | 1988 | Garpax Records |
| Chubby Checker | “The Twist” (1960) | 1986 | Cameo-Parkway Records |
| Count Five | "Psychotic Reaction" (1966) | 1992 | Double Shot |
| Dale Hawkins | "Susie Q" (1957) | 1988 | Checker Records |
| Derek and the Dominos | “Layla” (1970) | 1996 | Atco Records |
| Don McLean | "American Pie (Pts. 1 & 2)" (1971) | 1997 | United Artists Records |
| Five Stairsteps | "O-o-h Child" (1970) | 1997 | Buddah Records |
| Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps | “Be-Bop-a-Lula” (1956) | 1986 | Capitol Records |
| Iron Butterfly | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968) | 1994 | Atlantic Records |
| James Gang | “Funk #49” (1970) | 1997 | ABC Records |
| Jean Knight | "Mr. Big Stuff" (1971) | 1997 | Stax Records |
| Jeannie C. Riley | "Harper Valley P.T.A." (1968) | 1994 | Plantation Records |
| Jimmy Driftwood | "The Battle of New Orleans" (1959) | 1988 | Columbia Records |
| Laurie London | "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (1958) | 1989 | Parlophone |
| Mamie Smith | “Crazy Blues” (1920) | 1987 | Okeh Records |
| Mason Williams | "Classical Gas" (1968) | 1994 | Warner Records |
| Mountain | "Mississippi Queen" (1970) | 1996 | Windfall Records |
| Nancy Sinatra | “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” (1966) | 1993 | Reprise Records |
| Napoleon XIV | "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" (1966) | 1992 | Warner Records |
| Norman Greenbaum | "Spirit in the Sky" (1970) | 1996 | Reprise Records |
| Robert Knight | "Everlasting Love" (1967) | 1993 | Monument Records |
| Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs | “Wooly Bully” (1965) | 1991 | MGM Records |
| Scott McKenzie | "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)" (1967) | 1993 | Ode Records |
| Skeeter Davis | “The End of the World” (1962) | 1990 | RCA Victor |
| Slim Harpo | “I’m a King Bee” (1957) | 1987 | Excello Records |
| Steam | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (1969) | 1995 | Fontana Records |
| Strawberry Alarm Clock | "Incense And Peppermints" (1967) | 1995 | UNI Records |
| Ten Years After | "I'd Love to Change the World" (1971) | 1997 | Columbia Records |
| The Angels | “My Boyfriend’s Back” (1963) | 1991 | Smash Records |
| The Big Bopper | “Chantilly Lace” (1958) | 1986 | Mercury Records |
| The Box Tops | “The Letter” (1967) | 1994 | Mala Records |
| The Cascades | "Rhythm of the Rain" (1962) | 1990 | Valiant Records |
| The Chambers Brothers | "Time Has Come Today" (1967) | 1995 | Columbia Records |
| The Champs | “Tequila” (1958) | 1987 | Challenge Records |
| The Chantays | "Pipeline" (1963) | 1989 | Downey Records |
| The Contours | "Do You Love Me" (1962) | 1988 | Motown |
| The Crows | “Gee” (1953) | 1986 | Rama Records |
| The Exciters | "Tell Him" (1962) | 1989 | United Artists Records |
| The Moonglows | “Sincerely” (1954) | 1987 | Chess Records |
| The Penguins | “Earth Angel” (1954) | 1986 | Dootone |
| The Rivieras | "California Sun" (1964) | 1990 | Riviera Records |
| The Robins | “Riot in Cell Block #9” (1954) | 1987 | Spark Records |
| The Silhouettes | "Get a Job" (1957) | 1990 | Junior Records |
| The Singing Nun | "Dominique" (1963) | 1993 | Philips Records |
| The Standells | "Dirty Water" (1965) | 1991 | Tower Records |
| The Surfaris | "Wipe Out" (1963) | 1989 | Dot Records |
| The Teddy Bears | "To Know Him is to Love Him" (1958) | 1990 | Doré Records |
| The Tornados | "Telstar" (1962) | 1988 | Decca Records |
| The Trashmen | “Surfin’ Bird” (1963) | 1991 | Garrett Records |
| The Turtles | “Happy Together” (1967) | 1996 | White Whale Records |
| The Youngbloods | "Get Together" (1967) | 1995 | RCA Victory |
| Them | “Gloria” (1964) | 1993 | Decca Records |
| Tiny Tim | "Tip Toe Through The Tulips" (1968) | 1994 | Reprise Records |
| Vanilla Fudge | "You Keep Me Hanging On" (1967) | 1996 | Atco Records |
| Zager and Evans | "In the Year 2525" (1969) | 1995 | RCA Victory |