The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, headquartered in Clinton, Mississippi, honors Mississippi's famous musicians. It is a "Who's Who" of the blues, rock and roll, and jazz from their beginnings to present day. The organization's museum is located in the Jackson–Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi.
Inductees
Blues Willie Dixon - Vicksburg, MS David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Shaw, MS Mississippi John Hurt - Teoc, MS Vasti Jackson - McComb, MS Elmore James - Richland, MS Robert Johnson - Hazlehurst, MS Tommy Johnson - Terry, MS B.B. King - Itta Bena, MS Charlie Musselwhite - Kosciusko, MS Charlie Patton - Edwards, MS Pinetop Perkins - Belzoni, MS Hubert Sumlin - Greenwood, MS Muddy Waters - Rolling Fork, MS Joseph Lee "Big Joe" Williams - Crawford, MS Sonny Boy Williamson II - Glendora, MS Howlin Wolf - White Station, MS
Classical John Alexander - Meridian, MS Milton Bryon Babbitt - Jackson, MS William Brown - Jackson, MS Ruby Pearl Elzy - Pontotoc, MS Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield - Natchez, MS Samuel Jones - Inverness, MS Willard Palmer - McComb, MS Leontyne Price - Laurel, MS Steve Rouse - Moss Point, MS James Sclater - Clinton, MS William Grant Still - Woodville, MS Walter Turnbull - Greenville, MS
Country Hank Cochran - Greenville, MS Charles Feathers - Holly Springs, MS Bobbie Gentry - Chickasaw County, MS Mickey Gilley - Natchez, MS Faith Hill - Ridgeland, MS Carl Jackson - Louisville, MS Fred Knoblock - Jackson, MS O. B. McCinton - Senatobia, MS Elsie McWilliams - Meridian, MS Ben Peters - Greenville, MS Charley Pride - Sledge, MS LeAnn Rimes - Pearl, MS Jimmie Rodgers - Meridian, MS Mississippi Sheiks - Bolton, MS Conway Twitty - Friars Point, MS Tammy Wynette - Tremont, MS
Gospel and religious James Blackwood/The Blackwood Brothers - Ackerman, MS Blind Boys of Mississippi - Piney Woods School Canton Spirituals - Canton, MS C. L. Franklin - Sunflower County, MS Mississippi Mass Choir/Frank D. Williams - Jackson, MS James Owens - Clarksdale, MS Pilgrim Jubilees - Houston, MS Rev. Cleophus Robinson, Canton, MS Jackson Southernaires - Jackson, MS Pop Staples/Staples Singers - Winona, MS Southern Sons - Delta, MS Williams Brothers - Smithdale, MS
Jazz Mose Allison - Tallahatchie County, MS Teddy Edwards - Jackson, MS William Fielder - Meridian, MS Dardanelle Hadley - Avalon, MS Milt Hinton - Vicksburg, MS International Sweethearts of Rhythm - Piney Woods School Hank Jones - Vicksburg, MS Jimmie Lunceford - Fulton, MS Tom Malone - Sumrall, MS Brew Moore - Indianola, MS Dalton Smith - Jackson, MS Freddie Waits - Jackson, MS Cassandra Wilson - Jackson, MS Gerald Stanley Wilson - Shelby, MS Lester Young - Woodville, MS
Multi-talented Marty Stuart - Philadelphia, MS
Popular music Lance Bass - Laurel/Clinton, MS Keith Carlock - Clinton, MS Paul Davis - Meridian, MS Guy Hovis - Tupelo, MS Van Dyke Parks - Hattiesburg, MS Nanette Workman - Jackson, MS
Production/recording/promotion Blackberry Records - Summit, MS Delta Records/Jimmie Ammons - Jackson, MS Marty Gamblin - Philadelphia, MS Malaco Records - Jackson, MS Willard and Lillian McMurry - Jackson, MS Peavey Electronics/Hartley Peavey - Meridian, MS H. C. Speir - Jackson, MS Johnny Vincent (John Imbragulio) - Laurel, MS Benjamin Wright - Greenville, MS Jim Dickinson - Little Rock, MS
Rap David Banner - Jackson, MS Nate Dogg - Clarksdale, Ms Big K.R.I.T - Meridian, MS BigDru - Richton/Mclain, MS
Rhythm and blues Prentiss Barnes - Maglolia, MS Jerry Butler - Sunflower County, MS Joe Campbell - Greenville, MS Little Milton Campbell - Inverness, MS Sam Cooke - Clarksdale, MS Tyrone Davis - Greenwood, MS Bo Diddley - McComb, MS John Lee Hooker - Clarksdale, MS Dorothy Moore - Jackson, MS Junior Parker - Clarksdale, MS Jimmy Reed - Dunleith, MS David Ruffin - Meridian, MS Bobby Rush - Jackson, MS Rufus Thomas - Cayce, MS
Rock and roll Andy Anderson and the Rolling Stones - Clarksdale, MS, Jackie Brenston - Clarksdale, MS Delaney Bramlett - Pontotoc, MS Jimmy Buffett - Pascagoula, MS Ace Cannon - Grenada, MS Steve Forbert - Meridian, MS Blind Roosevelt Graves and the Mississippi Jook Band, Hattiesburg, MS Jerry Lee Lewis - Nesbit, MS Elvis Presley - Tupelo, MS Warren Smith - Louise, MS Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Terry, MS Ike Turner - Clarksdale, MS Webb Wilder - Hattiesburg, MS Mary Wilson - Greenville, MS
Theater/Broadway/movie Glen Ballard - Natchez, MS Dee Barton - Houston/Starkville, MS Olu Dara - Natchez, MS Lehman Engel - Jackson, MS Eddie Hodges - Hattiesburg, MS Mundell Lowe - Laurel, MS Mary Ann Mobley - Brandon, MS Lloyd Wells - Laurel, MS
Songwriting William Alexander Attaway - Greesville, MS Mac McAnally - Belmont, MS Clyde Otis - Prentiss, MS Paul Overstreet - Van Cleave, MS Tommy Tate - Jackson, MS Jim Weatherly - Pontotoc, MS Craig Wiseman - Hattiesburg, MS
Special Bob Pittman - Brookhaven, MS Gayle Dean Wardlow - Meridian, MS Skeets McWilliams - Jackson, MS
See also List of music museums
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