Bluegrass Hall of Fame

As stated on the International Bluegrass Music Museum (curator of the HOF plaques) website:

 

"Induction into the Hall of Fame is determined by a committee appointed by the International Bluegrass Music Association (a sister-organization that is wholly independent from this museum). Selection takes place each year in two stages: nomination and election. A nominating committee consisting of music industry leaders creates a slate of 10-15 candidates. From these names, a panel of the candidates’ peers in the music industry cast ballots to narrow the nominees to five finalists. There are over 200 electors. To be an elector, one must have personally and actively participated in bluegrass for at least 10 years and have merited respect and recognition for their accomplishments and knowledge in one or more aspects of the field.

After the five finalists have been selected, the panel again votes to select the inductee(s) for that year. The balloting is conducted by an independent accounting firm. The name(s) of the newest IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductee(s) are made public immediately following the final stage of balloting. Formal induction takes place each year during the International Bluegrass Music Awards Show in Nashville, TN."

 

First to be inducted into the new HOF when it opened in 1991 were Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, and Earl Scruggs.  The Stanley Brothers would join these bluegrass pioneers in the Hall the following year.

 

 

Inductees By Year:

1991

 

Bill Monroe

Lester Flatt

Earl Scruggs

 

1992

 

The Stanley Brothers

Ralph Stanley

Carter Stanley

Reno & Smiley

Don Reno

Arthur Lee (Red) Smiley

 

1993

 

Mac Wiseman

Jim & Jesse

Jim McReynolds

Jesse McReynolds

 

1994

 

The Osborne Brothers

Bobby Osborne

Sonny Osborne

 

1995

 

Jimmy Martin

 

1996

 

Peter V. Kuykendall

The Country Gentlemen

Eddie Adcock

John Duffey

Tom Gray

Charlie Walker

 

1997

 

Josh Graves

 

1998

 

Chubby Wise

Carlton Haney

 

1999

 

Kenny Baker

 

2000

 

Lance Leroy

Doc Watson

 

2001

 

The Carter Family

Alvin Pleasant (A.P.) Carter

Sara Carter

Maybelle Carter

 

2002

 

The Lilly Brothers

Michael Burt "Bea" Lilly

Charles E. (Everett) Lilly

Don Stover

David Freeman

 

2003

 

J.D. Crowe

 

2004

 

Curly Seckler

Bill Vernon

 

2005

 

Red Allen

Benny Martin

 

2006

 

The Lewis Family

Syd Nathan

 

2007

 

"Cedrick Rainwater" Howard Watts

Carl Story

 

2008

 

Bill Clifton

Charles Wolfe

 

2009

 

Lonesome Pine Fiddlers

The Dillards

 

2010

 

John Hartford

Louise Scruggs

 

2011

 

Del McCourey

George Shufller

 

2012

 

Doyle Lawson

Ralph Rinzler

 

2013

 

Tony Rice

Paul Warren

 

2014

 

Neil Rosenberg

The Original Seldom Scene

 

2015

 

Bill Keith

Larry Sparks

 

2016

 

Clarence White

Founders of Rounder Records:

Bill Nowlin

Marion Leighton Levy

Ken Irwin

 

2017

 

Hazel and Alice

Hazel Dickens

Alice Gerrard

Bobby Hicks

Roland White

2018

Tom T. and Dixie Hall

Ricky Skaggs

Paul Williams

Vassar Clements

Mike Seeger

Allen Shelton

Jake Tullock

Terry Woodward

Joe Val

2019

The Kentucky Colonels

Bill Emerson

Mike Auldridge

2020

Johnson Mountain Boys

New Grass Revival

J.T. Gray

2021 

Lynn Morris

Allison Krauss

The Stoneman Family

2022

Norman Blake

Peter Rowan

Paul "Moon" Mullins