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Induction Ceremony History
Venues
DATE | VENUE | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
August 17, 2013 | Waetjen Auditorium - Cleveland St. University | Cleveland, OH |
August 24, 2014 | Palace Theatre | Canton, OH |
June 6, 2015 | Clarksdale Civic Auditorium | Clarksdale, MS |
October 4, 2015 | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History | Detroit, MI |
August 21, 2016 | Ford Community & Performing Arts Center | Dearborn, MI |
June 11, 2017 | Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | Detroit, MI |
June 3, 2018 | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History | Detroit, MI |
June 23, 2019 | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History | Detroit, MI |
August 29, 2020 | Online Announcement Due To COVID-19 | Virtual |
August 17, 2021 | Online Announcement Due To COVID-19 | Virtual |
Special Awards & Honors
NAME | CONTRIBUTION | TYPE OF AWARD | YEAR PRESENTED |
|---|---|---|---|
Ron Banks | Singer | Rhythm & Blues Music Lifetime Achievement Award | 2013 |
Joe Jackson | Promoter, Manager | Rhythm & Blues Music Lifetime Achievement Award | 2014 |
Jazzii Anderson | Radio Personality | Nat D. Williams Radio Personality of the Year Award | 2015 |
Morgan Freeman | Actor | Rhythm & Blues Music Lifetime Achievement Award | 2015 |
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Singer | Robert Johnson Rising Star Award | 2015 |
Ground Zero | Blues Club | Juke Joint of the Year Award | 2015 |
Joe Jackson | Promoter, Manager | Rhythm & Blues Humanitarian Award | 2015 |
John Conyers, Jr. | U.S. Congressman | Rhythm & Blues Music Lifetime Achievement Award | 2015 |
Abdul "Duke" Fakir | Singer | Rhythm & Blues Living Legends Award | 2015 |
Elliott S. Hall | Attorney | Rhythm & Blues Humanitarian Award | 2015 |
NAME | CONTRIBUTION | TYPE OF AWARD | YEAR PRESENTED |
|---|---|---|---|
Brenda Jones | Detroit Councilwoman | Ortheia Barnes Rhythm & Blues Visionary Award | 2015 |
David Washington | Radio Personality | "Frantic" Ernie Durham & Martha Jean "The Queen" Steinberg Radio Personality of the Year Award | 2015 |
Gene Chandler | Singer | Rhythm & Blues Music Pioneer Award | 2016 |
Mildred Gaddis | Journalist | Rhythm & Blues Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award | 2016 |
Cathy Hughes | Entertainment Mogul | Rhythm & Blues Living Legends Award | 2016 |
John Mason | Radio Host | Rhythm & Blues Music Radio Personality of the Year Award | 2016 |
The Supremes | Vocal Group | Rhythm & Blues Music Group of the 20th Century Award | 2016 |
Foody | Radio Personality | "Frantic" Ernie Durham Radio Icon Award | 2017 |
Ziggy Johnson | Show Producer | Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Legacy Award | 2017 |
Brenda Lawrence | U.S. Congresswoman | Lamont D. Robinson Visionary Award | 2017 |
NAME | CONTRIBUTION | TYPE OF AWARD | YEAR PRESENTED |
|---|---|---|---|
Martha Reeves | Singer | Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Icon Award • Music Ambassador Award | 2017 & 2019 |
Rev. Al Sharpton | Minister, Civil Rights Activist | Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award | 2017 |
The Temptations | Vocal Group | R&B Male Group of the 20th Century | 2017 |
Marshall Thompson | Singer | Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Living Legend Award | 2016 |
The Chi-Lites | Vocal Group | Rhythm & Blues Group of the 21st Century | 2018 |
Dennis Edwards | Singer | Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Legends Award | 2018 |
Aretha Franklin | Singer | Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Icon Award | 2018 |
Lloyd Price | Singer | National Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Jackie Wilson Icon Legend Award | 2019 |
Keith Rogers | Radio Personality | National Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Tom Joyner Radio Personality Award | 2019 |
Mary Wilson | Singer | National Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame Aretha Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award | 2019 |
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