mini|Blues Hall of Fame, Memphis Tennessee Die Blues Hall of Fame ist die Ehrengalerie der Blues Foundation, einer gemeinnützigen Einrichtung in Memphis, Tennessee, die sich die Förderung des Blues zum Ziel gesetzt hat.
Seit 1980 werden Pioniere des Blues durch die Aufnahme in die „Hall of Fame“ für ihre Leistung ausgezeichnet. Die Auszeichnungen wurden in Memphis, Los Angeles und Washington, D.C. verliehen. Es gibt keine Einreichungen oder Nominierungsprozess. Eine Gruppe ausgewählter Bluesexperten trifft sich im Herbst und gibt nach einer langen Diskussion Stimmen in den fünf Kategorien ab. Performers Non-Performers Classics of Blues Literature Classics of Blues Recordings (Songs) Classics of Blues Recordings (Albums)
Einträge der Blues Hall of Fame Jahr 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 (Freddy) 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 und John Godrich Blues Unlimited MagazineSimon Napier und 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 Leadbelly 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 BluesDavid 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 R. 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, Lesterund 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 undCannon’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)