Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame located in Clinton, Mississippi, honors its native sons who carried the state's celebrated music heritage. Clinton is a city in Hinds It's a "who's who" of the blues, rock and roll, and jazz from their beginnings to present day. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African
Inductees
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
Classical
Country
- Hank Cochran - Greenville, MS
- Charles Feathers - Holly Springs, MS
- Faith Hill - Ridgeland, MS
- Carl Jackson - Louisville, MS
- O. William James "Willie" Dixon ( July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992) was a well-known American Blues Bassist "Mississippi" John Smith Hurt ( July 3 1893 or March 8, 1892, Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi - November Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians Tommy Johnson (1896 &ndash November 1 1956) was an influential American Delta blues musician who recorded in the late 1920s known for his eery Falsetto B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. Charlie Patton, better known as Charley Patton ( May 1, 1891 - April 28, 1934) is best known as an American Delta For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. Aleck "Rice" Miller ( December 5 1899 or March 11 1908 – May 25 1965) a Chester Burnett redirects here For the American football player see Chester Burnett (American football Chester Arthur Burnett ( June 10, 1910 Pinetop Perkins (born Joe Willie Perkins; July 7 1913) is an American Blues Musician. Milton Byron Babbitt (born May 10 1916 is an American Composer. Ruby Elzy ( February 20, 1908 – June 26, 1943) was a pioneer African American Operatic Soprano who created the Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1824&ndash1876 dubbed " The Black Swan " was an African American singer considered the best-known black concert artist of Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American Opera singer ( Soprano) William Grant Still ( May 11, 1895 - December 3, 1978) was an African-American classical composer who wrote more than 150 compositions Dr Walter Turnbull ( 19 July 1944 in Greenville Mississippi – 23 March 2007) was an African American musician and Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (b August 2 1935, Isola Mississippi) is an American Country music singer and songwriter Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success Carl Jackson (born September 18, 1953 in Louisville Mississippi) is a Grammy Award -winning American country and bluegrass 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
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. Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938) is a Country music artist Jimmie Rodgers ( September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) an early purveyor of Delta blues, known as "The Singing Brakeman" The Mississippi Sheiks were a popular and influential Guitar and Fiddle group of the 1930s Conway Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, September 1 1933; died June 5 1993) was one of the United States ' most successful Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter James Blackwood ( 4 August 1919 - 3 February 2002) was an American Gospel singer and one of The Blackwood Brothers. The Blackwood Brothers Quartet is an American Gospel music singing group The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi was one of the most popular and influential post-war gospel quartets The Canton Spirituals are an award-winning gospel recording group and are regarded as pioneers in the genre of traditional gospel music The Reverend Clarence LaVaughn Franklin ( January 22, 1915 &ndash July 27, 1984) was a highly influential African American Baptist The Mississippi Mass Choir is an American gospel choir based in Jackson Mississippi. Frank Williams (b Franklin Delano Williams on in Smithdale Mississippi; d The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group Cleophus Robinson, Canton, MS
- Williams Brothers - Smithdale, MS
Jazz
Multi-talented
Popular
Production/Recording/Promotion
Rhythm and Blues
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
Theater/Broadway/Movie
Songwriting
Special
- Skeets McWilliams - Jackson, MS
External links
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