Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Template:Short description Template:Inline Template:Gospel music articles The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, created in 1972 by the Gospel Music Association, is a hall of fame dedicated exclusively to recognizing meaningful contributions by individuals and groups in all forms of gospel music.

Inductees

This is an incomplete list of those inducted into the GMA's Gospel Music Hall of Fame, listed alphabetically with the year of induction. Many of these were honored posthumously for their contribution in gospel music.

Individuals

Year	Inductee	Ref.
1971	G. T. "Dad" Speer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Jim "Pappy" Waites
1972	Albert E. Brumley, Sr.	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	James D. Vaughan
	Lena "Mom" Brock Speer
1973	Adger M. Pace	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Denver Crumpler
	E.M. Bartlett, Sr.
	Frank Stamps
	Homer Rodeheaver
	J. R. Baxter
	John Daniel
	Lee Roy Abernathy
	R. E. Winsett
	V. O. "Virgil Oliver" Stamps
	W. B. Walbert
1974	Glenn Kieffer Vaughan	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	James Blackwood, Sr.
1975	Brock Speer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Fanny Crosby
1976	Mosie Lister	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	George Bennard
1977	Eva Mae LeFevre	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	James S. "Big Chief" Wetherington
1978	George Beverly Shea	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Mahalia Jackson
1980	Connor Hall	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ira D. Sankey
1981	Clarice Baxter	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ira F. Stanphill
	John T. Benson, Jr.
1982	B. B. McKinney	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Charles H. Gabriel
	Haldor Lillenas
	John Newton
	John T. Benson, Sr.
	Dr. Lowell Mason
	Thomas A. Dorsey
1983	Bill Gaither	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Marvin Norcross
1984	Clara Ward	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Cleavant Derricks
	D. P. "Dad" Carter
	Ethel Waters
	Hovie Lister
	J.D. "John Daniel" Sumner
	James Cleveland
	John Wallace Fowler
	Lloyd Orrell
	P.J. "Pat" Zondervan
	Paul Heinecke
	W. B. Nowlin
1985	Ralph Carmichael	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tim Spencer
1986	John W. Peterson	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Urias LeFevre
1987	W.J. "Jake" Hess	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1988	Cliff Barrows	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1989	Les Beasley	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	P. P. Bliss
1990	J. G. Whitfield	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	Bentley D. Ackley	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Charles M. Alexander
	Charles Weigle
	Robert "Bob" Benson, Sr.
	Sallie Martin
	William Morgan Ramsey
1992	Dottie Rambo	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	James B. Coats
	John Alexander "J.A." McClung
	Oren A. Parris
	Samuel W. Beazley
	W. Oliver Cooper
1993	Asa Brooks Everett	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Charles A. Tindley
	Charlie D. Tillman
	Charles "Rusty" Goodman
	James Edward Marsh
	James Rowe
	Jarrell McCracken
	W.F. "Jim" Myers
1994	Jimmie Davis	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Stuart Hamblen
	Stuart K. Hine
	Tennessee Ernie Ford
1995	Ben Lacy Speer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Charles Wesley
	Donald W. Butler, Sr.
	Glen Payne
1996	Alphus LeFevre	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Herman Harper
1997	Billy Ray Hearn	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Gloria Gaither
1998	Andraé Crouch	<ref name="1998 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Jacob Bazzel Mull
1999	Billy Graham	<ref name="1999 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	George Younce
2000	Bob MacKenzie	<ref name="2000 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Edwin Hawkins
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2001	Albertina Walker	<ref name="2001 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Doris Akers
	Elvis Presley
	Keith Green
	Kurt Kaiser
	Larry Norman
2003	Amy GrantTemplate:Efn	<ref name="2003 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Pat Boone
2004	Al Green	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Frances Preston
	Sandi Patty
	Vestal Goodman
2005	Don Light	<ref name="2005 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Evie Tornquist
	Lou Wills Hildreth
	Mylon LeFevre
	Ron Huff
	Walter Hawkins
2006	Doug Oldham	<ref name="2006 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	John T. Benson III
	Richard Smallwood
2007	Joe Moscheo	<ref name="2007 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Larnelle Harris
	Phil Keaggy
2008	Dolly Parton	<ref name="2008 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Lari Goss
	Michael W. Smith
2010	Bill "Hoss" Allen	<ref name="2010 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Johnny Cash
2012	Aretha Franklin	<ref name="2012 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Dallas Holm
	Rex Humbard
	Ricky Skaggs
2014	Brown Bannister	<ref name="2014 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Dr. Bobby JonesTemplate:Efn
	Michael Guido
	Rich Mullins
2015	Bishop Paul S. Morton	<ref name="2015 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Mark Lowry
	Roland Lundy
	Twila Paris
2016	Hezekiah Walker	<ref name="2016 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Howard Rachinski
	Michael W. Smith
	Russ Taff
2017	Amy GrantTemplate:Efn	<ref name="2017 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Natalie Grant
	Shirley CaesarTemplate:Efn
	Steve Green
	Yolanda Adams
2018	Bishop Marvin Sapp	<ref name="2018 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Carman
	Greg Nelson
	Karen Peck
2019	Don MoenTemplate:Efn	<ref name="2019 Inductees">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Dottie Leonard Miller
	Janet Paschal
	Tramaine Hawkins
2021	Bill Hearn	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Groups

Year	Inductee	Ref.
1998	Disciples	<ref name="1998 Inductees" />
	Happy Goodman Family
	Speer Family
	Stamps Quartet
	The Blackwood Brothers
	The Chuck Wagon Gang
	The Imperials
	The Jordanaires
	The LeFevres
	The Statesmen Quartet
1999	Cathedral Quartet	<ref name="1999 Inductees" />
	Gaither Trio
	Florida Boys
	Mighty Clouds of Joy
	Second Chapter of Acts
	The Fairfield Four
2000	Fisk Jubilee Singers	<ref name="2000 Inductees" />
	Kingsmen
	Petra
	Roger Breland & Truth
	The Oak Ridge Boys
2001	Rambos	<ref name="2001 Inductees" />
	Sunliters & Wendy Bagwell
2003	The Blind Boys of Alabama	<ref name="2003 Inductees" />
2005	The Lewis Family	<ref name="2005 Inductees" />
2006	The Hinsons	<ref name="2006 Inductees" />
2007	The Statler Brothers	<ref name="2007 Inductees" />
	The Winans
2008	The Dixie Hummingbirds	<ref name="2008 Inductees" />
2010	DeGarmo & Key	<ref name="2010 Inductees" />
	Golden Gate Quartet
2012	Hoppers	<ref name="2012 Inductees" />
	Love Song
2014	Take 6	<ref name="2014 Inductees" />
	Gaither Vocal Band
2015	BeBe and CeCe Winans	<ref name="2015 Inductees" />
2016	The Nelons	<ref name="2016 Inductees" />
2017	Dorothy Love Coates and the Gospel Harmonettes	<ref name="2017 Inductees" />
	Gold City Quartet
	The Harmonizing Four
	The Roberta Martin Singers
2018	The Staple Singers	<ref name="2018 Inductees" />
2019	Rascal Flatts	<ref name="2019 Inductees" />
2021	Commissioned	<ref name="2021 Inductees" />
	The Isaacs
	4Him

Charities and organizations

Year	Inductee	Ref.
2014	Show Hope	<ref name="2014 Inductees" />
	World Vision
2015	Al Andrews / Porter’s Call	<ref name="2015 Inductees" />
	Candy Christmas / The Bridge, Inc.
	Louie and Shelley Giglio / Passion
2016	Catherine Brewton / Hope for Harvest	<ref name="2016 Inductees" />
	Gospel Music Trust Fund
	Jars of Clay, Blood:Water Mission
2017	Blanton and Harrell	<ref name="2017 Inductees" />
	Compassion International
2018	Chonda Pierce / Branches Counseling Center	<ref name="2018 Inductees" />
	Lipscomb University
	Ryan Lampa / People Loving Nashville
2019	Don Finto / Caleb Company	<ref name="2019 Inductees" />
	LaDonna Boyd / R.H. Boyd Family Endowment Fund
	The Premier Foundation
2021	Chris Tomlin / Angel Armies	<ref name="2021 Inductees" />
	Steve Moore / The Shalom Foundation
	Wes Campbell & Dave Wagner / Thriving Children’s Foundation (TCA)
	Willie Moore Jr. / Bethany Christian Services

See also

• List of music museums
• Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame

Sources

• ″International Gospel Music Hall of Fame″, in W. K. McNeil, Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, Taylor & Francis, 2013, pages 193-196.
• Dana Lackey, ″Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum″, in African American Family, June 2004.
• Marylynn G. Ewitt, ″Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum with Sing Praises″, in The Oakland Press, December 13, 1998.

External links

• Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame (list of all inductees Template:Webarchive)