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2000 Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Literature The Country Blues by Sam Charters Classics of Blues Recording--Album Mississippi Delta Blues--Mississippi Fred McDowell ( (Arhoolie Catalog #304) Classics of Blues Recordings: Single or Album Track "Down Home Blues" (Malaco) - Z.Z. Hill Non Performer Dick Waterman Performer Stevie Ray Vaughan
2001 Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Literature Stormy Monday: The T-Bone Walker Story--Helen Dance Classics of Blues Recording--Album The Complete Plantation Recordings--Muddy Waters (MCA Chess, 1993) Classics of Blues Recording--Singles or Album Tracks “Shake, Rattle and Roll”--Big Joe Turner Non Performer Theresa Needham Robert Palmer Performer 2002 Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Literature Spinning Blues Into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records--Nadine Cohodas Classics of Blues Recording--Albums Live from the Cook County Jail--B.B. King (ABC) Classics of Blues Recording--Singles and Album Tracks Going Down Slow--St. Louis Jimmy Oden (Bluebird 1941) Non Performer Jim O'Neal Performer 2003 Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Literature Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters--Robert Gordon Classics of Blues Recording--Albums It's My Life Baby!--Junior Wells (Vanguard) Classics of Blues Recordings - Singles or Album Tracks Part Time Love--Little Johnny Taylor (Galaxy 1963) Non Performer Ralph Bass Performer 2004 Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Literature Juke Blues magazine Classics of Blues Recordings - Albums Slim Harpo, Raining In My Heart Classics of Blues Recordings - Singles or Album Tracks Jimmy Reed, "Baby What You Want Me To Do" Non Performer J. Mayo Williams Performer 2005 Hall of Fame InducteesOn May 4,the night before the 26th W.C. Handy Blues Awards, at the Foundation's Charter Members’ Dinner, The Blues Foundation will pay tribute to Ike Turner and the other esteemed individuals and recordings that have been selected for induction into the Blues Hall of Fame. In addition to Ike Turner, the other 2005 Hall of Fame inductees are: Walter Davis and H.C. Speir; the 1951 single Black Night by Charles Brown and the 1982 album Down Home by Z.Z. Hill on Malaco Records; and the groundbreaking book Blues People by LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). The presenting sponsors for the 26th W.C. Handy Blues Awards are Gibson Guitar and Baldwin Piano. The Blues Hall of Fame Induction is sponsored by Blues Revue magazine, BluesWax weekly e-zine and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony BMG. Blues Hall of Fame Inductees 2005 Classics of Blues Literature Blues People by LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) Classics of Blues Recordings - Albums Down Home, by Z.Z. Hill (Malaco Records, 1982) Classics of Blues Recordings - Singles or Album Tracks Black Night, by Charles Brown (Aladdin Records, 1951) Non Performer H.C. Speir Performer 2006 Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Literature Blues & Rhythm magazine Chasin' That Devil's Music By Gayle Dean Wardlow; Edited by Edward Komara Classics of Blues Recordings - Singles or Album Tracks Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton (Peacock) Honky Tonk, Parts 1 & 2 - Bill Doggett (King) Devil Got My Woman - Skip James (Paramount) Classics of Blues Recordings-Albums Tell Mama - Etta James (Cadet) Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton (Revenant) I Do Not Play No Rock ‘n’ Roll - Mississippi Fred McDowell (Capitol) Non-Performer Bobby Robinson Jerry Wexler Joe, Jules, Lester, and Saul Bihari Performer 2007 Hall of Fame InducteesClassics of Blues Literature Blues With a Feeling: The Little Walter Story – Tony Glover, Scott Dirks & Ward Gaines Classics of Blues Recordings - Album Driving Wheel - Little Jr. Parker (Duke) Down and Out Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson (No. 2) (Checker) Angola Prisoners’ Blues - Robert Pete Williams & others (Louisiana Folklore Society/Arhoolie) Classics of Blues Recordings - Single or Album Track Death Letter--Son House (Columbia album track, 1965) “Black Angel Blues”--Robert Nighthawk (The Nighthawks) (Aristocrat, 1949) Hide Away--Freddie (Freddy) King (Federal, 1961) Non-Performer Art Rupe Ahmet Ertegun Performer 2008 Hall of Fame InducteesThe following esteemed individuals and recordings have been selected for induction into the Blues Hall of Fame by The Blues Foundation. The Hall of Fame committee is chaired by Jim O'Neal, founding editor of Living Blues, and David Sanjek, recently of the BMI Archives. The induction ceremony will be held at The Blues Foundation's Charter Member Dinner on Wednesday, May 7, at the Tunica RiverPark in Tunica, Mississippi, the night before the 2008 Blues Music Awards. The 2008 inductees include living performers Jimmy McCracklin and Hubert Sumlin, as well as late artists Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Peetie Wheatstraw, Jimmy Witherspoon, and the Mississippi Sheiks. John Hammond and Paul Oliver are the non-performers inducted this year. The play 7 Guitars, by August Wilson, and the book, Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf by James Segrest & Mark Hoffman, were also selected. The following singles or album tracks will be inducted during the ceremony: “Back-Water Blues” by Bessie Smith; “Double Trouble” by Otis Rush; and “My Babe” by Little Walter. These albums were also chosen for induction: Piney Woods Blues by Big Joe Williams; Members Only by Bobby Bland; Rocks the House by Etta James; Freddy King Sings by Freddy King; and I'm Jimmy Reed by Jimmy Reed. On May 8, the night after the Blues Hall of Fame inductions, The Blues Foundation will present the Blues Music Awards for the first time in their 29-year history in the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the Blues. Performers, industry representatives, and fans from around the globe will celebrate the best in Blues recording and performance from the previous year at the Grand Casino Event Center in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi, just down the road from Memphis, the Awards’ home since their 1980 inception. The presenting sponsor will once again be The Gibson Foundation. In 2008, the State of Mississippi, the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Grand Casino and Resort are sponsoring the Blues Music Awards. BMI, Casey Family Programs, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and XM Satellite Radio also sponsor the Blues Music Awards. Classics of Blues Literature 7 Guitars – August Wilson Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf -- James Segrest & Mark Hoffman Classics of Blues Recordings - Albums Freddy King Sings (King LP, 1961) Freddy King Piney Woods Blues (Delmark LP, 1958) Big Joe Williams Members Only (Malaco LP, 1985) Bobby Bland Rocks the House (Argo LP, 1964; Chess CD with bonus tracks, 1994) Etta James I'm Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay LP, 1958) Jimmy Reed Classics of Blues Recordings - Singles or Album Tracks “Back-Water Blues” Bessie Smith (Columbia, 1927) “Double Trouble” Otis Rush (Cobra, 1958) “My Babe” Little Walter (Checker, 1955) Non-Performer John Hammond Paul Oliver Performer 2009 Hall of Fame InducteesThe Blues Foundation has announced the inductees for the Blues Hall of Fame in 2009, including "Soul Queen of New Orleans" Irma Thomas and multiple GRAMMY Award winner Taj Mahal, as well as late Chicago bluesman Son Seals and the Reverend Gary Davis. Austin club owner Clifford Antone, discographer Mike Leadbitter and radio programmer and producer Bob Porter will be the non-performers inducted this year. The book I Hear You Knockin' by Jeff Hannusch was selected as a Classics of Blues Literature. The induction ceremony will be held at The Blues Foundation's Charter Member Dinner on Wednesday, May 6, at the Memphis Marriott Downtown in Memphis, Tennessee, the night before the 30th Blues Music Awards. Taj Mahal and Irma Thomas will both attend the induction ceremony. The following singles or album tracks will be inducted during the ceremony: “Boom Boom” by John Lee Hooker; “Caldonia” by Louis Jordan; and “Sitting on Top of the World” by the Mississippi Sheiks. These albums were also chosen for induction: Amtrak Blues by Alberta Hunter; T-Bone Blues by T-Bone Walker; and the 2 CD set Blues With a Feeling (Newport Folk Festival Classics) by Various Artists. The Hall of Fame committee, consisting of scholars, record producers, radio programmers, and historians, is chaired by Jim O'Neal, founding editor of Living Blues. On May 7, the night after the Blues Hall of Fame inductions, The Blues Foundation will present the Blues Music Awards for the thirtieth time, and will return to Memphis after staging last year’s events in the Mississippi Delta for the first time. Performers, industry representatives, and fans from around the world will celebrate the best in Blues recording, songwriting and performance from the previous year at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, the city where the Awards have been held since their 1980 inception. The presenting sponsor will once again be The Gibson Foundation. BMI, Casey Family Programs, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, also sponsor the Blues Music Awards. Classic of Blues Literature I Hear You Knockin’ – Jeff Hannusch Classic of Blues Recording - Album Amtrak Blues (Columbia, 1978) - Alberta Hunter T-Bone Blues (Atlantic, 1959) - T-Bone Walker Blues With a Feeling Newport Folk Festival Classics (Vanguard 2-CD set, 1993) - Various Artists Classic of Blues Recording- Single or Album Track “Boom Boom” - John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay, 1961) “Caldonia” - Louis Jordan (Decca, 1945) “Sitting on Top of the World” - Mississippi Sheiks (Okeh, 1930) Non-Performer Clifford Antone Mike Leadbitter Bob Porter Performer ***
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