1991
Rocky G
Jack Gibson
Hank Spann
Mavis Staples
1992
Ewart Abner
Al Bell
Ruth Brown
Dave Clark
Royce Fortune
George “Boogaloo” Frazier
Marvin “Hot Rod” Hubert
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Chaka Khan
Mary Mason
Curtis Mayfield
Joe Medlin
Melvin Moore
Little Richard
William “Bunky” Shepard
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Sonny Taylor
Mary Wilson
Irene Ware
1993
Jimmy Bee
Kenny Gamble
Doug “Jocko” Henderson
Leon Huff
King James
Al Jefferson
Bernadine C. Washington
Bruce Webb
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1994
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Vaughn Harper
Hal Jackson
Maxx Kidd
Willie Mitchell
Dell Rice
Martha Jean “The Queen” Steinberg
1995
Mildred Carter
Enoch Gregory
Ron Mosley
Sylvia Robinson
Jerry Rushing
August Sims
Granville “Granny” White
1996
BB Davis
Tom Draper
Ted Hudson
Warren Lanier
Eddie O’Jay
Beverly Taylor
1997
Brenda Andrews
Verna Green
Estes Fletcher
Cecil Holmes
Tom Joyner
Jim Tyrrell
1998
Henry Allen
Willie Barney
Violet Brown
Eula Mae Hatter
Diamond Jim Sears
Buzzy Willis
1999
Ed Castleberry
Harry Coombs
Oscar Fields
Earnest James
Amos Keaton
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2000
Kelvin Anderson
Gary Byrd
Frank Chaplin
Harold Childs
Bobby O’Jay
Bob Perry
2001
Larkin Arnold
David Banks
Barry Beal
Vinny Brown
George Daniels
Barry Mayo
2002
Carol Cruickshank
Ray Harris
Pete Jones
Jimmy Starks
Ernie Singleton
Elroy Smith
Eddie 3-Way
2003
Terri Avery
Robert Johnson
C.C. McClendon
Terri Rossi
Vernon Slaughter
Charles Warfield
2005
Doug Banks
Doc Wynter
2006
Skip Cheatham
Charles Goldstruck
Stephen Hill
LA Reid
2007
Clarence Avant
Catherine Brewton
Ken Johnson
2008
Jermaine Dupri
Thea Mitchem
Jon Platt
Kool & the Gang
(Lifetime Achievement)
2009
Kevin Liles
DJ Red Alert
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2011
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2014
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KJLH Radio
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2015
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Carter Broadcast Group
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2016
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Tony Gray
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Larry Khan
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Herb Trawick
2017
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Morace Landy
Tyrone Williams
2018
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Bruce Talamon
2019
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2022
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2023
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