Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
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Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame located in Clinton, Mississippi, honors its native sons who carried the state's celebrated music heritage. It's a "who's who" of the blues, rock and roll, and jazz from their beginnings to present day.
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[edit] Inductees
[edit] Blues
- Willie Dixon - Vicksburg, MS
- Mississippi John Hurt - Teoc, MS
- Robert Johnson - Hazlehurst, MS
- Tommy Johnson, Terry, MS
- B. B. King - Itta Bena, MS
- Charlie Patton - Edwards, MS
- Muddy Waters - Rolling Fork, MS
- Sonny Boy Williamson II - Glendora, MS
- Howlin Wolf - White Station, MS
- Pinetop Perkins - Belzoni, MS
[edit] Classical
- John Alexander - Meridian, MS
- Milton Bryon Babbitt - Jackson, MS
- Ruby Pearl Elzy - Pontotoc, MS
- Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield - Natchez, MS
- Samuel Jones - Inverness, MS
- Willard Palmer - McComb, MS
- Leontyne Price - Laurel, MS
- William Grant Still - Woodville, MS
- Walter Turnbull - Greenville, MS
[edit] Country
- Hank Cochran - Greenville, MS
- Charles Feathers - Holly Springs, MS
- Faith Hill - Ridgeland, MS
- Carl Jackson - Louisville, MS
- O. B. McCinton - Senatobia, MS
- Elsie McWilliams - Meridian, MS
- Ben Peters - Greenville, MS
- Charley Pride - Sledge, MS
- Jimmie Rodgers - Meridian, MS
- Mississippi Sheiks - Bolton, MS
- Conway Twitty - Friars Point, MS
- Tammy Wynette - Tremont, MS
[edit] Gospel/Religious
- James Blackwood/The Blackwood Brothers - Ackerman, MS
- Blind Boys of Mississippi - Piney Woods School
- Canton Spirituals - Canton, MS
- C. L. Franklin - Sunflower County, MS
- Jackson Southernaires - Jackson, MS
- Mississippi Mass Choir/Frank D. Williams - Jackson, MS
- Pop Staples/Staples Singers - Winona, MS
- Rev. Cleophus Robinson, Canton, MS
- Williams Brothers - Smithdale, MS
[edit] Jazz
- Mose Allison - Tallahatchie County, MS
- Teddy Edwards - Jackson, MS
- Milt Hinton - Vicksburg, MS
- International Sweethearts of Rhythm - Piney Woods School
- Hank Jones - Vicksburg, MS
- Jimmie Lunceford - Fulton, MS
- Freddie Waits - Jackson, MS
- Cassandra Wilson - Jackson, MS
- Gerald Stanley Wilson - Shelby, MS
- Lester Young - Woodville, MS
[edit] Multi-talented
- Marty Stuart - Philadelphia, MS
[edit] Popular
- Lance Bass - Laurel/Clinton, MS
- Guy Hovis - Tupelo, MS
- Van Dyke Parks - Hattiesburg, MS
- Nanette Workman - Jackson, MS
[edit] Production/Recording/Promotion
- Blackberry Records - Summit, MS
- Delta Records/Jimmie Ammons - Jackson, MS
- Marty Gamblin - Philadelphia, MS
- Malaco Records - Jackson, MS
- Willard and Lillian McMurry - Jackson, MS
- Peavey Electronics/Hartley Peavey - Meridian, MS
- H. C. Speir - Jackson, MS
- Johnny Vincent (John Imbragulio) - Laurel, MS
[edit] Rhythm and Blues
- Prentiss Barnes - Maglolia, MS
- Jerry Butler - Sunflower county
- Little Milton Campbell - Inverness, MS
- Sam Cooke - Clarksdale, MS
- Bo Diddley - McComb, MS
- John Lee Hooker - Clarksdale, MS
- Dorothy Moore - Jackson, MS
- Junior Parker - Clarksdale, MS
- Jimmy Reed - Dunleith, MS
- Davis Ruffin - Meridian, MS
[edit] Rock and Roll
- Blind Roosevelt Graves and the Mississippi Jook Band, Hattiesburg, MS
- Jackie Brenston - Clarksdale, MS
- Jimmy Buffett - Pascagoula, MS
- Steve Forbert - Meridian, MS
- Jerry Lee Lewis - Nesbit, MS
- Elvis Presley - Tupelo, MS
- Warren Smith - Louise, MS
- Ike Turner - Clarksdale, MS
- Mary Wilson - Greenwood, MS
[edit] Theater/Broadway/Movie
- Dee Barton - Houston/Starkville, MS
- Olu Dara - Natchez, MS
- Lehman Engel - Jackson, MS
- Mundell Lowe - Laurel, MS
- Mary Ann Mobley - Brandon, MS
- Lloyd Wells - Laurel, MS
[edit] Songwriting
- Jim Weatherly - Pontotoc, MS
[edit] Special
- Skeets McWilliams - Jackson, MS
