The Blues Foundation, established in 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee,
promotes and preserves blues music. The Blues Hall of Fame, also founded
in 1980, recognizes artists and individuals for their “contribution and
perpetuation of the blues.” Here are the inductees.
2007 Inductees to the Blues Foundation
Hall of Fame
Classics of Blues Recordings (Album)
Driving Wheel, Little Jr. Parker; Down and Out
Blues, Sonny Boy Williamson #2; Angola Prisoners’ Blues,
Dr. Harry Oster
Classics of Blues Recordings (Single)
“Black Angel Blues,” Robert Nighthawk; “Death Letter,” Son House;
“Hide Away,” Freddy King; “I Pity the Fool,” Bobby Bland
Classics of Blues Literature
Blues With a Feeling: The Little Walter Story, Tony Glover,
Scott Dirks, and Ward Gaines
