Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame: Performers

~ Artist award

Artists

#ArtistTypeGenderAreaBeginBegin AreaEndEnd AreaRating
1986Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1936-09-07Lubbock1959-02-03Grant Township (Cerro Gordo County)4.65
1986Chuck BerryPersonMaleUnited States1926-10-18St. Louis2017-03-18Wentzville4.65
1986Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)PersonMaleUnited States1935-01-08Tupelo1977-08-16Memphis4.3
1986Fats DominoPersonMaleUnited States1928-02-26New Orleans2017-10-24Harvey4.5
1986James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)PersonMaleUnited States1933-05-03Barnwell2006-12-25Atlanta4.55
1986Jerry Lee Lewis (Rock & Roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”)PersonMaleUnited States1935-09-29Ferriday2022-10-28DeSoto County5
1986Little RichardPersonMaleUnited States1932-12-05Macon2020-05-09Tennessee5
1986Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)PersonMaleUnited States1930-09-23Albany2004-06-10Beverly Hills5
1986Sam CookePersonMaleUnited States1931-01-22Clarksdale1964-12-11Los Angeles4.35
1986The Everly BrothersGroupUnited States1957Knoxville2014-01-035
1987Aretha FranklinPersonFemaleUnited States1942-03-25Memphis2018-08-16Bloomfield Hills4
1987B.B. KingPersonMaleUnited States1925-09-16Berclair2015-05-14Las Vegas4.6
1987Big Joe TurnerPersonMaleUnited States1911-05-18Kansas City1985-11-24Inglewood3
1987Bill HaleyPersonMaleUnited States1925-07-06Highland Park1981-02-09Harlingen
1987Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)PersonMaleUnited States1928-12-30McComb2008-06-02Archer5
1987Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)PersonMaleUnited States1932-04-09Tiptonville1998-01-19Jackson4.35
1987Clyde McPhatterPersonMaleUnited States1932-11-15Hayti1972-06-13The Bronx
1987Eddie CochranPersonMaleUnited States1938-10-03Albert Lea1960-04-17Chippenham5
1987Jackie Wilson (soul singer)PersonMaleUnited States1934-06-09Detroit1984-01-21Mount Holly5
1987Marvin GayePersonMaleUnited States1939-04-02Washington, D.C.1984-04-01Los Angeles4.2
1987Muddy Waters (blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1913-04-04Issaquena County1983-04-30Westmont4.4
1987Ricky Nelson (rock n roll artist)PersonMaleUnited States1940-05-08Teaneck1985-12-31DeKalb4
1987Roy OrbisonPersonMaleUnited States1936-04-23Vernon1988-12-06Hendersonville4.45
1987Smokey RobinsonPersonMaleUnited States1940-02-19Detroit3
1987The CoastersGroupUnited States1955-10-12Los Angeles5
1988Bob DylanPersonMaleUnited States1941-05-24Duluth4.25
1988The Beach Boys (American rock band)GroupUnited States1961Hawthorne4.45
1988The BeatlesGroupEngland1960Liverpool1970-04-104.85
1988The Drifters (US doo wop/R&B vocal group)GroupUnited States1953-05New York3
1988The Supremes (60s/70s Motown singing group)GroupUnited States1961-01-15Detroit1977-06-12London (Greater London)4
1989Dion (US singer-songerwriter, blends doo-wop, pop rock & R&B)PersonMaleUnited States1939-07-18The Bronx5
1989Otis ReddingPersonMaleUnited States1941-09-09Dawson1967-12-10Madison5
1989Stevie WonderPersonMaleUnited States1950-05-13Saginaw4.65
1989The Rolling StonesGroupUnited Kingdom1962London (Greater London)4.8
1989The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group)GroupUnited States1960Detroit5
1990Bobby DarinPersonMaleUnited States1936-05-14The Bronx1973-12-20Los Angeles
1990Four Tops (Motown)GroupUnited States1956Detroit4.25
1990Hank BallardPersonMaleUnited States1927-11-18Detroit2003-03-02Los Angeles
1990Simon & GarfunkelGroupUnited States1963Kew Gardens Hills19704
1990The Four Seasons (aka Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)GroupUnited States1960Newark4.5
1990The KinksGroupUnited Kingdom1964London (Greater London)1996London (Greater London)3.75
1990The PlattersGroupUnited States1953Los Angeles5
1990The WhoGroupUnited Kingdom1964-02London (Greater London)4.5
1991Ike & Tina Turner (US rock & soul duo)GroupSt. Louis1960East St. Louis1976Los Angeles
1991Jimmy Reed (blues musician)PersonMaleUnited States1925-09-06Dunleith1976-08-29Oakland
1991John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)PersonMaleUnited States1917-08-22Coahoma County2001-06-21Los Altos4.25
1991LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer)PersonFemaleUnited States1929-11-11Chicago1997-03-10Queens5
1991The Byrds (American rock band)GroupUnited States1964Los Angeles19734.5
1991The Impressions (US doo-wop, gospel, soul & R&B group)GroupUnited States1958Chicago[unknown]
1991Wilson PickettPersonMaleUnited States1941-03-18Prattville2006-01-19Reston3
1992Bobby “Blue” BlandPersonMaleUnited States1930-01-27Barretville2013-06-23Germantown
1992Booker T. & the MG’sGroupUnited States1962Memphis20125
1992Johnny Cash (country music legend)PersonMaleUnited States1932-02-26Kingsland2003-09-12Nashville4.75
1992Sam & DaveGroupUnited States1961Miami1981
1992The Isley BrothersGroupUnited States1954Cincinnati4.5
1992The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceGroupUnited Kingdom1966London (Greater London)1969-064.4
1992The YardbirdsGroupUnited Kingdom1963London (Greater London)4.4
1993Cream (British 1960s rock supergroup)GroupUnited Kingdom1966-07London (Greater London)1968-114.8
1993Creedence Clearwater RevivalGroupUnited States1959El Cerrito19724.45
1993Etta JamesPersonFemaleUnited States1938-01-25Los Angeles2012-01-20Riverside4
1993Ruth BrownPersonFemaleUnited States1928-01-30Portsmouth2006-11-17Henderson5
1993Sly & the Family StoneGroupUnited States1967San Francisco19755
1993The DoorsGroupUnited States1965Los Angeles19724.5
1993The Teenagers (50's swing band, backed up Frankie Lymon)GroupUnited States1955Harlem1968-02-275
1993Van MorrisonPersonMaleNorthern Ireland1945-08-31Belfast4.15
1994Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)PersonMaleJamaica1945-02-06Nine Mile1981-05-11Miami4.7
1994Duane EddyPersonMaleUnited States1938-04-26Corning4
1994Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)PersonMaleUnited Kingdom1947-03-25Pinner3.9
1994Grateful DeadGroupUnited States1965Palo Alto19954.55
1994John Lennon (The Beatles)PersonMaleUnited Kingdom1940-10-09Liverpool1980-12-08Upper West Side4.65
1994Rod StewartPersonMaleUnited Kingdom1945-01-10Highgate5
1994The Animals (’60s “British invasion” group)GroupUnited Kingdom1963Newcastle upon Tyne19834.35
1994The BandGroupCanada1967-09Toronto1999-124
1995Al GreenPersonMaleUnited States1946-04-13Forrest City3
1995Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)PersonMaleUnited States1940-12-21Baltimore1993-12-04Los Angeles4.7
1995Janis JoplinPersonFemaleUnited States1943-01-19Port Arthur1970-10-04Los Angeles4.65
1995Led ZeppelinGroupUnited Kingdom1968London (Greater London)1980-09-25Clewer4.7
1995Martha Reeves and the VandellasGroupUnited States1962Detroit1972
1995Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)PersonMaleCanada1945-11-12Toronto4.55
1995The Allman Brothers BandGroupUnited States1969-03-26Macon2014-10-28Upper West Side4.15
1996David BowiePersonMaleEngland1947-01-08Brixton2016-01-10New York4.85
1996Gladys Knight & the PipsGroupUnited States1953Atlanta19893
1996Jefferson AirplaneGroupUnited States1965San Francisco19734.65
1996Little Willie JohnPersonMaleUnited States1937-11-15Cullendale1968-05-26Walla Walla
1996Pink FloydGroupEngland1965London (Greater London)20144.4
1996The ShirellesGroupUnited States1958Passaic1982
1996The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)GroupUnited States1964New York19964.45
1997Bee GeesGroupUnited Kingdom1958Redcliffe20034.45
1997Buffalo SpringfieldGroupUnited States1966Los Angeles19684.4
1997Crosby, Stills & NashGroupUnited States1968Los Angeles2016-03-064.5
1997Joni MitchellPersonFemaleCanada1943-11-07Fort Macleod3.85
1997Parliament-FunkadelicGroupUnited States1968Plainfield
1997The Jacksons (formerly “The Jackson 5”)GroupUnited States1966Gary[unknown]3.85
1997The Rascals (US soul & rock group, formerly known as The Young Rascals)GroupUnited States1964New York1972
1998Eagles (US country rock band)GroupUnited States1971Los Angeles4.65
1998Fleetwood MacGroupUnited Kingdom1967-07London (Greater London)4.3
1998Gene VincentPersonMaleUnited States1935-02-11Norfolk1971-10-12Santa Clarita5
1998Lloyd PricePersonMaleUnited States1933-03-09Kenner2021-05-03New Rochelle
1998Santana (US Latin, blues, & rock band)GroupUnited States1966San Francisco4.4
1998The Mamas & the Papas (American folk rock vocal group)GroupUnited States1965New York19724.25

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held at:Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
subseries of:Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame (artist series aggregator)
official homepages:https://www.rockhall.com/ [info]