Blues Hall Of Fame Inductees
BETTYE LaVETTE, SYL JOHNSON, VICTORIA SPIVEY, EDDIE BOYD, GEORGE “HARMONICA” SMITH, BILLY BRANCH and RALPH PEER will be inducted into the BLUES HALL OF FAME on MAY 6th, 2020.
Landmark recordings by B.B. KING, RUTH BROWN, ARTHUR “BIG BOY” CRUDUP, WILLIE BROWN, BERTHA “CHIPPIE” HILL and HOWLIN WOLF will also receive ,HALL OF FAME recognition at the BLUES FOUNDATION’s ceremony in MEMPHIS..
This year’s BLUES HALL OF FAME inductees span five categories — Performers, Non-Performing Individuals, Classics of Blues Literature, Classics of Blues Recording (Song), and Classics of Blues Recording (Album) .
The BLUES HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY, held in conjunction with BLUES MUSIC AWARDS WEEK, will occur on WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th at the HALLORAN CENTRE at the ORPHEUM in MEMPHIS. A cocktail reception honoring the BHOF inductees and nominees will begin at 5:30p (ET)., with the formal inductions commencing at 6:30p (ET). Tickets, which include the ceremony and reception admission, are $75 each and will be available starting on TUESDAY, JANUARY 7th, as will BLUES MUSIC AWARDS tickets.
The BLUES HALL OF FAME MUSEUM will showcase a number of special items representing each of the new inductees. These artifacts will be on display for public viewing beginning the week of the BHOF inductions and will remain enshrined in the museum throughout the next 12 months.