Louisiana Music Artists in the Blues Hall of Fame


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Louisiana Music Artists in the Blues Hall of Fame

Blues Hall of Fame Inductees from Louisiana
when	who	about
1980	Little Walter	Blues harmonica player from Marksville, LA (1930-1968)
1980	Memphis Minnie	Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter from Algiers, LA (1897-1973)
1981	Roy Brown	Singer and songwriter from New Orleans (1925-1981)
1981	Professor Longhair	New Orleans R&B piano legend (1918–1980)
1985	Buddy Guy	Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter from Lettsworth, LA
1985	Slim Harpo	Harmonica player from Lobdell, LA (1924-1970)
1986	Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)	Musician, songwriter from Mooringsport, LA (1889-1949)
1987	Percy Mayfield	Singer and songwriter from Minden, LA (1920-1984)
1989	Clifton Chenier	Zydeco accordion player from Opelousas, LA (1925-1987)
1990	Lonnie Johnson	Blues guitar pioneer from New Orleans (1925-1987)
1993	Champion Jack Dupree	Blues pianist from New Orleans (1910-1992)
1999	Clarence Gatemouth Brown	Multi-genre musician from Vinton, LA (1924-2005)
2003	Fats Domino	New Orleans R&B pianist, singer, songwriter (1928-2017)
2006	Bobby Rush	Musician, singer, songwriter from Homer, LA
2007	Dave Bartholomew	New Orleans R&B songwriter, bandleader, producer (1918–2019)
2007	Dr. John	New Orleans R&B pianist, guitarist, songwriter (1941–2019)
2009	Irma Thomas	Soul Queen of New Orleans was born in Ponchatoula, LA
2010	Lonnie Brooks (Lee Baker Jr.)	Blues guitarist and singer from Dubuisson, LA (1933-2017)
2012	Lazy Lester (Leslie Johnson)	Harmonica player and guitarist from Torras, LA (1933–2018)
2012	Allen Toussaint	New Orleans R&B musician, songwriter, producer (1938–2015)
2013	Cosimo Matassa	New Orleans producer, engineer, owner of J&M Recording Studio (1926–2014)
2013	Little Brother Montgomery	Blues & jazz piano player from Kentwood, LA (1906-1985)
2014	Robert Pete Williams	Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter from Zachary, LA (1914-1980)
2017	Johnny Clyde Copeland	Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter from Haynesville, LA (1937-1997)
2017	Henry Gray	Piano player, singer, songwriter from Kenner, LA (1925-2020)
Blues Hall of Fame Notes: Champion Jack Dupree's date of birth is disputed, given as July 4, July 10, and July 23, in the years 1908, 1909, or 1910. Blues piano great Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983) was inducted in 1999. He was a native of Arkansas, but lived in New Orleans from 1954. Rock legend Little Richard (1932–2020), inducted in 2015, was from Macon, Georgia. His biggest hits were recorded at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans, backed by local musicians. Electric guitar pioneer Guitar Slim, nee Eddie Jones (1926-1959), was inducted in 2007. He was a native of Mississippi, but moved to New Orleans circa 1950. The book "I Hear You Knockin': The Sound of New Orleans Rhythm and Blues", by Jeff Hannusch, was inducted in 2009. Blues legend Buddy Guy was honored with the Blues Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. The book "Walking to New Orleans: The Story of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues", by John Broven, was inducted in 2011. New Orleans-based journalist, folklorist, drummer, and producer Ben Sandmel received the Keeping The Blues Alive award in Literature for 2015. For more info and a complete list of Blues Hall of Fame inductees, visit The Blues Foundation at www.blues.org.