Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, founded in 1978, is an archive and museum dedicated to preserving and honoring the accomplishments of Alabamians in the history of jazz music. Since 1993 the Hall of Fame has maintained a 2,200 square foot exhibit in the Carver Theater on 4th Avenue North in Birmingham's Civil Rights District. The Hall of Fame also sponsors jazz performances for schools and for the public. It also maintains a roster of active jazz musicians and ensembles.
The Saturday Jazz Classes. Every Saturday, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame offers jazz classes which are free to any resident of the state of Alabama. These classes are taught by a faculty of professionals. This jazz faculty is also a performing ensemble, known as the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars.
Inductees
1978 Charter Members of JHoF: Frank E. Adams, Sr., Amos F. Gordon, Erskine Hawkins, Haywood Henry, Sammy Lowe, John T. 'Fess' Whatley
1979 Paul Bascomb, Wilbur 'Dud' Bascomb, John Bell, Jothan Callins, Charles H. Clarke, Cleveland Eaton, Johnny Grimes, Richard Harris, Jonathan Jo Jones, James H. Mitchell, Avery Parrish, Sun Ra, John C. Reed, Laura Washington
1980 Walter H. Blythe Arthur "Babe" Clarke Peter F. Clarke Jimmy Colvin Charles Daniels Wilson L. Driver Jerry Grundhoefer Calvin A. Ivory Henry Kimbrell Jesse Larkins Frederick Shorty Long Rushton Miller Walter Miller Fletcher Myatt C. Julian Parrish Hampton Reese Alwilda C. Smith John S. Springer, Sr. Newman C. Terrell Iva B. Williams
1981 John Anderson Henry Blankenship Melvin H. Caswell Richard Clarke Victor Cunningham Murray Harper Jimmie Harris Theodore Hill George Hudson William Johnson, III Warren Parham Avery Richardson Richard Sanford E. W. Williams Ivory Williams
1982 Joe Alexander Esau Coleman Alton Davenport Joseph Guy Leon Hines George Hudson Lovell Litton James Powell Sam Ranelli Tolton Rosser Joseph Sanford John Santoro Roszetta Johnson Scovil William Stewart Robert Summers
1983 Hooper T. Abrams Leroy Allen Leatha Bell Frank Carpenter Paul B. Coman LaVergne Eaton Comer Dolly Brown Gibson Marcellus Green Frank Greer Monroe Kennedy Robert McCoy Neal McLean Charles "Bull" Simpson Jesse Taylor
1984
Doris Adams
Carl Atkins
Lucius Daniels
Ella Fitzgerald
Shelton Gary
James McDaniels
Robert Moore
H. T. Raleigh Randolph
Johnny Smith
Arthur Stringer
Sam Taylor
1985
Collins 'Bo' Berry
Edward A. Brown
Henry L. Caffey
Andrew C. Fair
Howard Funderburg
W. C. Handy
Jerome Hopkins
Everett Lawler
James L. Lowe
Willie Richardson
Lee Stanfield
Jonny Williams
Honorary 1985 Richard Arrington, Jr. Gloria Curry J. Garrick Hardy Dr. C. W. Hayes David Vann Lewis White
1986 Leon 'Lucky' Davis Henry Glover Hortense Henderson Dr. Thomas Lyle Mary Alice Marable Jack Marshall Ellis McClure Lucky Millinder Jerry Reed Dinah Washington H.T.Ward Zelpha Wells Harry Young
1987 Jimmy 'Guitar' Allen Donald Crawford Jesse Dandy Ted Galloway Jerry Greene Tommie Harris Aldolphus Williams
1988 Dr. Horace Carney Roosevelt Hatcher Attorney James Henderson Nathaniel Miller Robert 'Bobby' Owens Rose Marie Rushin Bonna Mae Perine Samuels Thomas Stewart
1989 Emerson Able Attorney John Carlton Eddie Castleberry Attorney Samuel Fisher John McAphee, Jr. Henry Pugh J. B. Sims Cornelius Aikens
1990 James Reese Europe Joseph P. Giattina William Wise Handy J. Earl Hensley Nuncie LeBerte William Lee Irene Monroe William Nappi Jimmy Randolph Evelyn Wallace
1991 Pat Cather Andre Ford Ann Graham Eric Essix Alex Gulas Wilbur Harden Cliff Nation DeWitt Shaw Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith James Swyne Charles Cootie Williams
1992 Earlie Billups Edward 'Duke' Ellington Lionel Hampton Trenton Harris Samuel Lay Consuela Lee
1993 Nat 'King' Cole John Collins
1994 Cholly Atkins Mary Ogletree Willie Ruff
1995 Jim Bell Countess Felder Urbie Green Dr. Henry Panion Hassan Ralph Williams Bobby Smith
1997 Victor Atkins Jesse Champion Foxxy Fatts Thomas Lindsey Johnny O'Neal
2001 Sylvester 'Rickey' Powell Charles Ard
External link
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame website
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars at All About Jazz