Hall of Fame

1985

Duke Ellington

Marvin Gaye

Patsy Cline

Emmylou Harris

1986

Jimmy Dean

Bo Diddley

1987

Shirley Horn

Jelly Roll Morton

1988

Roy Buchanan

Bill Harris

1989

The Nighthawks

Slickee Boys

1991

Chuck Brown

John Jackson

1992

Nils Lofgren

1993

Mstislav

Rostropovich

Joan Jett

Charlie Byrd

1994

Keter Betts

Quentin "Footz" Davidson

1995

The Clovers

The Orioles

Danny Gatton

Stanley Turrentine

1996

Eva Cassidy

Roberta Flack

Sweet Honey In The Rock

Seldom Scene

1997

Ruth Brown

Donald Byrd

Sonny Stitt

1998

Roy Clark

Todd Duncan

Starland Vocal Band

Trouble Funk

1999

Bill Harrell

Joe Stanley

2000

Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen

Don Covay

Donal Leace

2001

Bill Kirchen

John Philip Sousa

Dave Grohl

2002

Billy Stewart

Rare Essence

2003

Herb Fame

Link Wray

2004

"Mama" Cass Elliot

EU

Root Boy Slim

2005

Tommy Lepson

Ola Belle Reed

2006

Country Gentlemen

Ahmet Ertegun

Sophocles Papas

2007

Francis Scott Key

Tori Amos

2008

Buck Hill

Elizabeth Cotten

Mississippi John Hurt

Meshell Ndegeocello

2009

Rosslyn Mountain Boys

John Hall


2010

Tom Paxton

The Stonemans

2011

Hazel Dickens

Johnny Gill

2012

Scott McKenzie

Van McCoy

2015

John Jennings