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Blues Foundation Hall of Fame
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.
2008 Inductees
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Classics of Blues Recordings (Album)
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Freddy King Sings, Freddy King |
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Piney Woods Blues, Big Joe Williams |
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Members Only, Bobby Bland |
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Rocks the House, Etta James |
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I'm Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed |
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Classics of Blues Recordings (Single)
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"My Babe," Little Walter |
| "Back-Water Blues," Bessie Smith |
| "Double Trouble," Otis Rush |
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Classics of Blues Literature
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7 Guitars, August Wilson |
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Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf,
James Segrest & Mark Hoffman
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Individuals: Performers
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
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Jimmy McCracklin/td>
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Peetie Wheatstraw |
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Jimmy Witherspoon |
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Mississippi Sheiks |
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Hubert Sumlin |
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Individuals: Nonperformers
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John Hammond |
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Paul Oliver |
2007 Inductees
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Classics of Blues Recordings (Album)
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Driving Wheel, Little Jr. Parker; Down and Out
Blues, Sonny Boy Williamson #2; Angola Prisoners Blues,
Dr. Harry Oster |
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Classics of Blues Recordings (Single)
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"Black Angel Blues," Robert Nighthawk; "Death Letter," Son House;
"Hide Away," Freddy King; "Pity the Fool," Bobby Bland |
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Classics of Blues Literature
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Blues With a Feeling: The Little Walter Story, Tony Glover,
Scott Dirks, and Ward Gaines |
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Individuals: Performers
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Dave Bartholomew |
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Dr. John |
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Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones |
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe |
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Individuals: Nonperformers
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Arthur N. "Art" Rupe (founded Speciality Records) |
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Ahmet Ertegun (co-founded Atlantic Records) |
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