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Rockabilly Hall of Fame |
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame was established on March 21, 1997 to present early rock and roll history and information relative to the artists and personalities involved in this pioneering American music genre.
Headquartered in a former recording studio in Burns, Tennessee, about 30 miles west
of Nashville, the first induction certificate was issued on November 16th, 1997 for
singer Gene Vincent. The creation of Bob Timmers, the not-for-profit entity maintains an
Among those recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame are pioneer singers, songwriters, disc jockeys and promoter/producers such as Sun Records owner Sam Phillips.
Members
- Tommy Allsup
- Alton & Jimmy
- Joey Ambrose (Bill Haley & His Comets)
- Blackwood Brothers
- Stan Beaver
- Boyd Bennett
- Rod Bernard
- Ryan Blihovde ????!!
- Eddie Bond
- Burl Boykin
- Franny Beecher
- Donnie Brooks
- Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
- Sonny Burgess
- Paul Burlison
- Billy Burnette
- Jack Bobus ?????!!
- Johnny Burnette
- James Burton
- Jo Ann Campbell
- Ray Campi
- The Canadian Sweethearts
- Ace Cannon
- Wynona Carr
- Al Casey
- Johnny Cash
- Danny Cedrone
- Bruce Channel
- Jack Clement
- scott shiro ?????!!
- Eddie Cochran
- Collins Kids
- The Comets
- Mac Curtis
- Bobby Curtola
- Sheriff Tex Davis
- The Delmore Brothers
- Bo Diddley
- Carl Dobkins, Jr.
- Al Downing
- Everly Brothers
- Tommy Facenda
- Charlie Feathers
- Narvel Felts
- Leo Fender
- The Flaming Ember
- D.J. Fontana
- Frankie Ford
- Tillman Franks
- Alan Freed
- Lefty Frizzell
- Cliff Gallup
- Billy Garland
- Glen Glenn
- Charlie Gracie
- Johnny Grande
- Rudy Grayzelle
- Ronnie Haig
- Bill Haley
- Dickie "Be-Bop" Harrell
- Ray Harris
- Dale Hawkins
- Ronnie Hawkins
- Bobby Helms
Clarence "Frogman" Henry - Ersel Hickey
- W. S. Holland aka W. S. "Fluke" Holland
- Buddy Holly
- Johnny Horton
- Wanda Jackson
- Etta James
- The Jordanaires
- Bob "Git It" Kelly
- Sid King
- Buddy Knox
- Sleepy LaBeef
- Brenda Lee
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Linda Gail Lewis
- Light Crust Doughboys
- Bonnie Lou
- Robin Luke
- Bob Luman
- Marshall Lytle
- Bill Mack (Blue Caps)
- Lonnie Mack
- Grady Martin
- Janis Martin
- Clyde McPhatter
- Johnny Meeks
- Bob Moore
- Scotty Moore
- Colonel Robert Morris
- Moon Mullican
- Jack Neal
- Rick Nelson
- Sandy Nelson
- Roy Orbison
- Tommy Overstreet
- Colonel Tom Parker
- Joe Pennington
- Carl Perkins
- Luther Perkins
- Ray Peterson
- Norman Petty
- Dewey Phillips
- Sam Phillips
- Barbara Pittman
Elvis Presley - Johnny Preston
- Marvin Rainwater
- Jerry Reed
- Jody Reynolds
- Charlie Rich
- Little Richard
- Dick Richards (Bill Haley & His Comets)
- J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson
- Billy Lee Riley
- Red Robinson (Disk Jockey)
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Tommy Roe
- Tommy Sands
- Jack Scott
- Del Shannon
- Clifton Simmons
- Jumpin' Gene Simmons
- Ray Smith
- Warren Smith
- Bobby Sowell
- Billy Strange
- Stray Cats
- Gene Summers
- Billy Swan
- Hayden Thompson
- Sue Thompson
- Conway Twitty
- Ritchie Valens
- Johnny Vallis
- Bobby Vee
- Gene Vincent
- Bobby Wayne
- Don Weise
- Ronnie Weiser
- Sonny West
- Kay Wheeler
- "Wee" Willie Williams
- Colin Winski
- Link Wray
- Rusty York
- Eddie Zack
- Billy Zoom
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame into the future
Rockabilly is still popular with performances by young performers and some of the originals. The Rockabilly Hall of Fame continues to recognize and benefit those who are performing rockabilly to the present.
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