Inducted Members of Hall of Fame
| NAME | CONTRIBUTION | YEAR |
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| Freddie Arrington | MC, Leo's Casino Night Club | 2013 | ||
| James Brown | Musician, singer, dancer | 2013 | ||
| Call and Post | Publication | 2013 | ||
| The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| The Clovers | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| Sam Cooke | Singer, songwriter, record label executive | 2013 | ||
| Larry Cotton | Journalist | 2013 | ||
| Dazz Band | Band | 2013 | ||
| The Dramatics | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| The Dynamic Superiors | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| Enchantment | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| The Four Tops | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| The Hesitations | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| Little Willie John | Singer | 2013 | ||
| Tom Joyner | Radio host | 2013 | ||
| Leo's Casino | Historic Venue (Cleveland, Ohio) | 2013 | ||
| Gerald Levert | Singer | 2013 | ||
| Little Jimmy Scott | Jazz artist | 2013 | ||
| Tim Marshall | Radio host, educator | 2013 | ||
| The Marvelettes | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| The Ohio Players | Band | 2013 | ||
| The O'Jays | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| Otis Redding | Singer | 2013 | ||
| Ruby & The Romantics | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| David Ruffin | Singer | 2013 | ||
| Sly, Slick & Wicked | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| Sounds of Unity and Love (S.O.U.L.) | Band | 2013 | ||
| Edwin Starr | Singer | 2013 | ||
| The Supremes | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| The Temptations | Vocal group | 2013 |
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| Upbeat (TV series) | TV Show | 2013 | ||
| the. Original Vandellas | Vocal group | 2013 | ||
| Kim Weston | Singer | 2013 | ||
| Jackie Wilson | Singer | 2013 | ||
| The Andantes | Vocal group | 2014 | ||
| Gene Chandler | Singer | 2014 |
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| Chubby Checker | Singer | 2014 |
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| The Delfonics | Vocal group | 2014 |
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| The Fantastic Four | Vocal group | 2014 | ||
| The Funk Brothers | Musicians | 2014 |
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| Marvin Gaye | Singer | 2014 |
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| Macy Gray | Singer | 2014 |
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| Whitney Houston | Singer | 2014 |
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| Joe Jackson | Promoter, manager | 2014 |
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| Michael Jackson | Singer | 2014 |
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| B.B. King | Singer | 2014 | ||
| Norm N. Nite | Author, Radio Host | 2014 |
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| Sweet Inspirations | Vocal group | 2014 |
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| The Whispers | Vocal group | 2014 |
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| Jazzi Anderson | Radio Host | 2015 | ||
| The Bar-Kays | Band | 2015* | ||
| Al Bell | Songwriter | 2015* | ||
| Millie Jackson | Singer | 2015* | ||
| Denise LaSalle | Singer | 2015* | ||
| Little Richard | Singer | 2015* | ||
| The Mad Lads | Vocal Group | 2015* | ||
| Dorothy Moore | Singer | 2015* | ||
| Little Junior Parker | Singer | 2015* | ||
| Elvis Presley | Singer | 2015* | ||
| Bobby Rush | Singer | 2015* | ||
| Stax Records | Record Company | 2015* | ||
| Ike Turner | Singer/Songwriter/Musician | 2015* | ||
| Muddy Waters | Singer/Musician | 2015* | ||
| WDIA | Radio Station | 2015* | ||
| Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | Vocal group | 2015** | ||
| JJ Barnes | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Janie Bradford | Songwriter | 2015** | ||
| Jay Butler | Radio Host | 2015** | ||
| Jerry Butler | Singer/songwriter | 2015** | ||
| Ray Charles | Musician, bandleader | 2015** | ||
| Tony Clarke | Singer | 2015** | ||
| L.C. Cooke | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Sam Cooke | Songwriter | 2015** | ||
| The Contours | Vocal Group | 2015** | ||
| Melvin Davis | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Detroit Emeralds | Vocal Group | 2015** | ||
| The Fabulous Peps | Vocal group | 2015** |
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| Aretha Franklin | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Chuck Jackson | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Laura Lee | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Pat Lewis | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Johnnie Mae Mathews | Singer, songwriter, producer | 2015** | ||
| The Miracles | Vocal group | 2015** | ||
| Melba Moore | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Martha Reeves | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Jimmy Ruffin | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Shades Of Blue | Vocal Group | 2015** | ||
| Donnie Simpson | Radio Host, TV music host | 2015** | ||
| The Spinners | Vocal group | 2015** | ||
| Johnnie Taylor | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards | Vocal Group | 2015** | ||
| Spyder Turner | Singer | 2015** | ||
| The 20 Grand | Night club, concert venue | 2015** | ||
| Henry Tyler | Radio Host | 2015** | ||
| The Undisputed Truth | Vocal Group | 2015** | ||
| RJ Watkins | Radio Host | 2015** | ||
| Gino Washington | Singer | 2015** | ||
| Al Abrams (publicist) | Public Relations | 2016 | ||
| Robert Bateman | Song Producer | 2016 | ||
| Bootsy Collins | Funk Legend | 2016 | ||
| Fats Domino | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| The Falcons | Vocal Group | 2016 | ||
| Eddie Floyd | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Jimi Hendrix | Rock Legend | 2016 | ||
| Eddie Holman | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Cathy Hughes | Entertainment Mogul | 2016 | ||
| International Sweethearts Of Rhythm | Band | 2016 | ||
| Little Willie John | Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Herb Kent | Radio Legend | 2016 | ||
| Bettye LaVette | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Miller London | Sales & Marketing Mogul | 2016 | ||
| Wilson Pickett | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Prince | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Sir Mack Rice | Singer & Producer | 2016 | ||
| Smokey Robinson | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Sugar Chile Robinson | Child Prodigy | 2016 | ||
| The Royal Jokers | Vocal Group | 2016 | ||
| Rena Scott | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Mickey Stevenson | A&R Director | 2016 | ||
| The Velvelettes | Vocal Group | 2016 | ||
| Dionne Warwick | Singer & Songwriter | 2016 | ||
| Barbara Acklin | Singer & Songwriter | 2017 | ||
| Bert's Warehouse | Entertainment Complex | 2017 | ||
| Wade Briggs (Butterball Jr.) | Radio Personality | 2017 | ||
| James Brown | Songwriter | 2017 | ||
| Carl Carlton | Singer | 2017 | ||
| Dennis Coffey | Studio Musician | 2017 | ||
| Carolyn Crawford | Singer | 2017 | ||
| Bert Dearing | Nite Club Owner | 2017 | ||
| Foody | Radio Personality | 2017 | ||
| Fred Goree | Radio Personality | 2017 | ||
| Isaac Hayes & Hot Butter Soul | Singer & Group | 2017 | ||
| The Impressions | Vocal Group | 2017 | ||
| Jeff & The Atlantics | Band | 2017 | ||
| Gladys Knight & The Pips | Vocal Group | 2017 | ||
| Skip Mahoney & The Casuals | Vocal Group | 2017 | ||
| The Manhattans | Vocal Group | 2017 | ||
| Sylvia Moy | Songwriter & Producer | 2017 | ||
| Freda Payne | Singer | 2017 | ||
| Michael J. Powell | Producer & Musician | 2017 | ||
| Mitch Ryder | Singer | 2017 | ||
| The Valadiers | Vocal Group | 2017 | ||
| Mary Wells | Singer | 2017 | ||
| Louis Armstrong | Musician, Band Leader | 2017*** | ||
| Al Benson | Radio Host, Promoter, Civil Rights Activist | 2017*** | ||
| Ruth Brown | Singer | 2017*** | ||
| Sammy Davis Jr. | Singer | 2017*** | ||
| Bo Diddley | Singer | 2017*** | ||
| Ernie Durham | Radio Host | 2017*** | ||
| Ahmet Ertegun | Record Label Executive | 2017*** | ||
| Charles Evers | Civil Rights Activist, politician | 2017*** | ||
| Alan Freed | Radio Host | 2017*** | ||
| Bill Haley | Singer, Band Leader | 2017*** | ||
| Billie Holiday | Singer | 2017*** | ||
| Robert Johnson | Singer | 2017*** | ||
| Louis Jordan | Bandleader, musician, Singer | 2017*** | ||
| Johnny Otis | Bandleader, musician, Singer | 2017*** | ||
| Della Reese | Singer, actress | 2017*** | ||
| Martha Jean "The Queen" Steinberg | Radio Host, Minister | 2017*** | ||
| Jerry Wexler | Record Label Executive | 2017*** | ||
| Nat D. Williams | Radio Host | 2017*** | ||
| Marcus Belgrave | Musician | 2018 | ||
| Ken Bell (Radio Personality) | Radio Personality | 2018 | ||
| The Drifters | Vocal Group | 2018 | ||
| The Elgins | Vocal Group | 2018 | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Singer | 2018 | ||
| Ivy Jo Hunter | Songwriter & Producer | 2018 | ||
| Little Anthony & The Imperials | Vocal Group | 2018 | ||
| Clay McMurray | Producer & Engineer | 2018 | ||
| Motown Records | Record Company | 2018 | ||
| Peaches & Herb | Vocal Group | 2018 | ||
| Sam & Dave | Vocal Group | 2018 | ||
| Henry Washington (Promoter) | Promoter | 2018 | ||
| Richard "Popcorn" Wylie | Producer, songwriter, Singer | 2018 | ||
| Aretha Franklin | Song Writer | 2019 | ||
| Band Of Gypsys | Band | 2019 | ||
| Robert "Bumps" Blackwell | Producer | 2019 | ||
| Henry Cosby | Songwriter/Producer | 2019 | ||
| Don Davis (record producer) | Producer | 2019 | ||
| Guy (band) | Vocal Group | 2019 | ||
| H-Town (band) | Vocal Group | 2019 | ||
| Eddie Kendricks | Singer | 2019 | ||
| Lady Champagne | Singer | 2019 | ||
| Mary Jane Girls | Vocal Group | 2019 | ||
| Stephanie Mills | Singer | 2019 | ||
| Ray Parker Jr. | Singer | 2019 | ||
| Phil Perry | Singer | 2019 | ||
| Lloyd Price | Singer | 2019 | ||
| Jimmy Roach | Producer/ SongWriter | 2019 | ||
| The Rude Boys | Vocal Group | 2019 | ||
| The Tymes | Vocal Group | 2019 | ||
| David Washington (radio personality) | Radio/TV Personality | 2019 | ||
| Keith Washington | Singer | 2019 | ||
| Stevie Wonder | Singer/Songwriter | 2019 | ||
| LaVern Baker | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Nat King Cole | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Billy Eckstine | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Stephanie Mills | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Cab Calloway | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Ella Fitzgerald | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Harvey Fuqua | Singer/Producer | 2020 | ||
| Jack "The Rapper" Gibson | Radio | 2020 | ||
| Etta James | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Mahalia Jackson | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Hal Jackson | Radio | 2020 | ||
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Singer | 2020 | ||
| Charlie Parker | Jazz/Saxophonist | 2020 | ||
| Thomas "Beans" Bowles | Saxophonist | 2020 | ||
| Big Jay McNeely | Saxophonist | 2020 | ||
| Lee Morgan | Jazz/Saxophonist | 2020 | ||
| Charlie Parker | Jazz/Saxophonist | 2020 | ||
| The Royal Theater | Venue/Baltimore MD | 2020 | ||
| The Famous Flames | Vocal Group | 2020 | ||
| Ed Sullivan | TV Show Host | 2020 | ||
| Bobby Bland | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Natalie Cole | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Dobie Gray | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Donny Hathaway | Singer | 2021 | ||
| John Lee Hooker | Blues Musician | 2021 | ||
| Ben E. King | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Harold Leonard | Radio Personality | 2021 | ||
| Little Walter | Blues Musician | 2021 | ||
| Teddy Pendergrass | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Dewey Phillips | Radio Personality | 2021 | ||
| Lou Rawls | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Danny Ray | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Nina Simone | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Percy Sledge | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Billy Stewart | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Donna Summer | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Big Joe Turner | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Luther Vandross | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Johnny Watson | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Barry White | Singer | 2021 | ||
| Norman Whitfield | Songwriter, Producer | 2021 |