Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame: Early Influences

~ Artist award

Artists

#ArtistTypeGenderAreaBeginBegin areaEndEnd areaRating
1986Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)PersonMaleUnited States1897-09-08Mississippi1933-05-26Manhattan
1986Jimmy YanceyPersonMaleUnited States1898-02-20Chicago1951-09-17Chicago
1986Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)PersonMaleUnited States1911-05-08Hazlehurst1938-08-16Greenwood5
1987Hank Williams (country music legend)PersonMaleUnited States1923-09-17Mount Olive (Butler County)1953-01-01Oak Hill4.65
1987Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1908-07-08Brinkley1975-02-04Los Angeles3
1987T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)PersonMaleUnited States1910-05-28Linden1975-03-16Los Angeles4
1988Lead BellyPersonMaleUnited States1888-01-20Mooringsport1949-12-06New York4
1988Les PaulPersonMaleUnited States1915-06-09Waukesha2009-08-13White Plains3
1988Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1912-07-14Okemah1967-10-03New York5
1989Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)PersonFemaleUnited States1894-04-15Chattanooga1937-09-26Clarksdale
1989The Ink SpotsGroupUnited States1932Indianapolis1954
1989The Soul StirrersGroupUnited States1926Trinity
1990Charlie ChristianPersonMaleUnited States1916-07-29Bonham1942-03-02Staten Island5
1990Louis ArmstrongPersonMaleUnited States1901-08-04New Orleans1971-07-06Corona4
1990Ma RaineyPersonFemaleUnited States1886-04-26Columbus1939-12-22Rome
1991Howlin’ WolfPersonMaleUnited States1910-06-10White Station1976-01-10Hines4
1992Elmore JamesPersonMaleUnited States1918-01-27Richland1963-05-24Chicago4
1992Professor LonghairPersonMaleUnited States1918-12-19Bogalusa1980-01-30New Orleans
1993Dinah WashingtonPersonFemaleUnited States1924-08-29Tuscaloosa1963-12-14Detroit
1994Willie DixonPersonMaleUnited States1915-07-01Vicksburg1992-01-29Burbank
1995The OriolesGroupUnited States19475
1996Pete SeegerPersonMaleUnited States1919-05-03Manhattan2014-01-27New York5
1997Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)PersonMaleUnited States1911-09-13Rosine1996-09-09Springfield
1997Mahalia JacksonPersonFemaleUnited States1911-10-26New Orleans1972-01-27Evergreen Park3.5
1998Jelly Roll MortonPersonMaleUnited States1885-10-20New Orleans1941-07-10Los Angeles
1999Bob Wills and His Texas PlayboysGroupUnited States1934Waco19655
1999Charles Brown (blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1922-09-13Texas City1999-01-21Oakland
2000Billie HolidayPersonFemaleUnited States1915-04-07Philadelphia1959-07-17New York4
2000Nat King ColePersonMaleUnited States1919-03-17Montgomery1965-02-15Santa Monica4.25
2009Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)PersonFemaleUnited States1937-10-20Maud
2012Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)PersonMaleUnited States1934-09-03Gilmer1976-12-28Dallas
2015The “5” RoyalesGroupUnited States19425
2018Sister Rosetta TharpePersonFemaleUnited States1915-03-20Cotton Plant1973-10-09Philadelphia
2021Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1891-05-01Edwards1934-04-28Sunflower County
2021Gil Scott‐HeronPersonMaleUnited States1949-04-01Chicago2011-05-27New York4
2021KraftwerkGroupGermany1970Düsseldorf4.7
2022Elizabeth CottenPersonFemaleUnited States1893-01-05Carrboro1987-06-29Syracuse
2022Harry BelafontePersonMaleUnited States1927-03-01Harlem2023-04-25Upper West Side5
2023DJ Kool HercPersonMaleUnited States1955-04-16Kingston (Kingston Parish)
2023Link WrayPersonMaleUnited States1929-05-02Dunn2005-11-05Copenhagen
2024Alexis KornerPersonMaleUnited Kingdom1928-04-19Paris1984-01-01London (Greater London)5
2024Big Mama ThorntonPersonFemaleUnited States1926-12-11Ariton1984-07-25Los Angeles
2024John MayallPersonMaleUnited Kingdom1933-11-29Macclesfield2024-07-22California4

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held at:Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
subseries of:Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame (artist series aggregator)
official homepages:https://www.rockhall.com/ [info]