New Orleans and Louisiana Musicians in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame


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Louisiana Music in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees from Louisiana - By Year
when	who	from	born	died
1986	Fats Domino	New Orleans, LA	02/26/1928	10/24/2017
1986	Jerry Lee Lewis	Ferriday, LA	09/29/1935	10/28/2022
1987	The Coasters *
1988	Leadbelly	Mooringsport, LA	01/29/1885	12/06/1949
1990	Louis Armstrong	New Orleans, LA	08/04/1901	07/06/1971
1991	Dave Bartholomew	Edgard, LA	12/24/1920	06/23/2019
1992	Professor Longhair	Bogalusa, LA	12/19/1918	01/30/1980
1997	Mahalia Jackson	New Orleans, LA	10/26/1911	01/27/1972
1998	Jelly Roll Morton	New Orleans, LA	10/20/1890	07/10/1941
1998	Lloyd Price	Kenner, LA	03/09/1933	05/03/2021
1998	Allen Toussaint	New Orleans, LA	01/14/1938	11/10/2015
2000	Earl Palmer	New Orleans, LA	10/25/1924	09/19/2008
2001	James Burton	Minden, LA	08/21/1939
2003	Floyd Cramer	Campti, LA	10/27/1933	12/31/1997
2005	Buddy Guy	Lettsworth, LA	07/30/1936
2008	The Ventures *
2008	Little Walter	Marksville, LA	05/01/1930	02/15/1968
2009	D.J. Fontana	Shreveport, LA	03/15/1931	06/13/2018
2011	Dr. John	New Orleans, LA	11/20/1941	06/06/2019
2012	Cosimo Matassa	New Orleans, LA	04/13/1926	09/11/2014
2023	The Spinners *

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singles
when	who	song	label
2018	The Kingsmen **	Louie Louie (1963)	Jerden Records
2020	Irma Thomas	Time Is on My Side (1964)	Imperial Records

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Notes:

"Louie Louie" was written by Louisiana native Richard Berry

2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies took take place on April 14, 2012 in Cleveland. Cosimo Matassa was inducted in the Award for Musical Excellence category. Other 2012 inductees included Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N' Roses, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Small Faces (aka The Faces), Freddie King, Don Kirshner, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns.

Watch past Cosimo Matassa interviews and tributes from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The categories of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include Performers, the Ahmet Ertegun Award (formerly the Non-Performer category), Early Influences and the Award for Musical Excellence (which replaced the Sidemen category).

Members of The Coasters inducted in 1987 included Shreveport, LA native Will "Dub" Jones (born May 14, 1926; died January 16, 2000).

Members of The Ventures inducted in 2008 include Gerry McGee (born November 17, 1937; died October 12, 2019). McGee, was a native of Eunice, LA and the son of late Cajun fiddle legend Dennis McGee.

Members of The Spinners inducted in 2023 included Monroe, LA native Pervis Jackson (born May 17, 1938; died August 18, 2008).

Check out our feature article, New Orleans' Role in Rock: Hall of Fame Embraces Crescent City from 2004.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum designates Cosimo Matassa's J&M Recording Studio as a historic rock and roll landmark. Ceremonies took place in New Orleans on September 24, 2010.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honor Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew during 15th annual American Music Masters series in November, 2010 (watch videos).

The 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on March 14, 2005. Buddy Guy was inducted by B.B. King and Eric Clapton. Watch Buddy's induction by B.B. King and Eric Clapton and his induction speech. Watch his performances of "Let Me Love You Baby" (with King & Clapton) and "Damn Right, I've Got the Blues".

The 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on March 14, 2011. Dr. John was inducted by John Legend. Specialty Records founder Art Rupe was inducted by Lloyd Price. See photos & video clips from Dr. John's induction.