Alabama Music Hall of Fame facts for kids
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| Established | July 26, 1990 |
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| Location | Tuscumbia, Alabama |
| Type | Local history museum |
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| Historian | Victoria Mitchell |
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s, was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then saw to its Phase One construction of a 12,500 sq ft (1,160 m2) facility after a statewide referendum in 1987. It currently stands in the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Purpose
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame serves to showcase a multitude of different Alabamians who have had a significant impact upon the music industry. From musicians to songwriters, management, and publishing, The Alabama Music Hall of Fame provides several ways of honoring its "achievers," including informative exhibitions, a bronze star on their Walk of Fame, and the achievers' inclusion in the Hall of Fame roster.
Inductees
| Name | Year |
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| Alabama | 1993 |
| Arthur Alexander | 2005 |
| Big Mama Thornton | 2020 |
| Billy Sherrill | 1995 |
| The Blind Boys of Alabama | 2010 |
| Bobby Denton | 2010 |
| Bobby Goldsboro | 1999 |
| Boyd Bennett | 2008 |
| Buddy Buie | 2010 |
| Candi Staton | 2014 |
| Charlie Monk | 2014 |
| Chuck Leavell | 2016 |
| Clarence Carter | 2003 |
| Cleveland Eaton | 2008 |
| Commodores | 1995 |
| Curly Putman | 1993 |
| Dan Penn | 2014 |
| David Briggs | 1999 |
| Delmore Brothers | 1989 |
| Dinah Washington | 1991 |
| Don Davis | 1997 |
| Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay | 2016 |
| Donna Hilley | 1999 |
| Donnie Fritts | 2008 |
| Eddie Floyd | 2003 |
| Eddie Hinton | 2018 |
| Eddie Levert | 2010 |
| Elton Stephens | 2020 |
| Emmylou Harris | 2003 |
| Ernie Ashworth | 2008 |
| Erskine Hawkins | 1989 |
| Freddie Hart | 2001 |
| Gary Baker | 2020 |
| Hank Locklin | 2014 |
| Hugh Martin | 2001 |
| J.R. "Pap" Baxter | 2001 |
| Jake Hess | 1995 |
| James Joiner | 1991 |
| James Reese Europe | 2003 |
| Jerry Carrigan | 2010 |
| Jerry Wexler | 1987 |
| Jim Nabors | 2001 |
| Jimmie Rodgers | 1993 |
| Joe L. Frank | 1989 |
| John "Fess" Whatley | 1991 |
| Johnny Sandlin | 2016 |
| Kelso Herston | 1997 |
| Lionel Richie | 1997 |
| Louvin Brothers | 1991 |
| Mac McAnally | 2018 |
| Mack Vickery | 2003 |
| Martha Reeves | 1995 |
| Mervyn Warren | 2020 |
| Muscle Shoals Horns | 2016 |
| Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section | 1995 |
| Norbert Putnam | 2005 |
| Odetta | 2018 |
| Paul Hornsby | 2010 |
| Percy Sledge | 1993 |
| Ray Sawyer | 2005 |
| Rose Maddox | 1997 |
| Sam Phillips | 1987 |
| Sonny James | 1987 |
| Speer Family | 1997 |
| Spooner Oldham | 2014 |
| Sun Ra | 2014 |
| Take 6 | 1991 |
| Tammy Wynette | 1993 |
| Temptations | 1999 |
| Terry Thomson | 2010 |
| The Thrasher Brothers | 2005 |
| Tommy Shaw | 2008 |
| Vern Gosdin | 2005 |
| W.C. Handy | 1987 |
| Walt Aldridge | 2018 |
| Wet Willie | 2016 |
| William L. Dawson | 1989 |
| William Lee Golden | 1997 |
| Wilson Pickett | 1999 |
| Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery | 2023 |
| Dr. Henry Panion, III | 2023 |
| Three on a String | 2023 |
| Jeanne Pruett | 2023 |
| Jim McBride | 2023 |
| Lenny LeBlanc & Pete Carr | 2023 |
Plans
Both a second and third phase are being planned as future expansions for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame:
- The second addition is going to be a 1500-seat "state of the art" audio-video recording auditorium.
- The third addition is to be a "southern music" research library.
See also
- List of music museums
