There are 12 article(s) tagged Memphis Music Hall of Fame:

• March 2024

  • Priscilla Presley calls Beale Street site ‘hallowed ground’

    Presley was on hand for the announcement regarding the former Hard Rock Cafe site, which will house the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2024

• October 2023

  • This Week in Memphis: Morant lawsuit update, Grisanti’s on Main opens

    This year’s Memphis Music Hall of Fame class will be inducted, the solar eclipse will be visible from Memphis and we could learn Mikey Williams’ fate with the Memphis Tigers. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 08, 2023

• July 2023

  • Meet the 2023 Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductees

    “This roster continues to reinforce Memphis’ unequalled musical status ... known in any country on the planet for its musical prominence,” said John Doyle.

    By Kambui Bomani July 20, 2023

• September 2022

  • Booker T. Jones plays ‘Green Onions’ and Robert Plant pays tribute as latest Memphis Music Hall of Fame class honored

    Booker T. Jones and Priscilla Presley were among eight new inductees to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

    By Alicia Davidson September 16, 2022

• March 2022

  • Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples among newest class of Memphis Music Hall of Fame

    After a two-year hiatus, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame announced eight inductees, including stars of Sun, Stax and beyond. 

    By Chris Herrington March 22, 2022

• November 2019

  • Memphis Music Hall of Fame a night of reflection, gratitude

    Eight acts were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Those musicians in attendance expressed their gratitude for the honor and the city that nurtured their talents.

    By Jared Boyd November 09, 2019

  • Memphis Music Hall of Fame to induct Tina Turner, Steve Cropper

    Eight musicians, whose work spans 100 years of contributions to American music, will be recognized at a ceremony at the Cannon Center.

    By Jared Boyd November 08, 2019

• June 2019

  • Tina Turner, Steve Cropper to enter Memphis Music Hall of Fame

    The list of musicians to be inducted in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame spans genres such as blues, rock, soul, jazz and opera, and 100 years of recorded and live music.

    By Jared Boyd June 26, 2019

  • Memphis Music Hall of Fame to announce 2019 class

    The Memphis Music Hall of Fame will announce its eighth class of inductees.

    By Elle Perry June 25, 2019

• November 2018

  • Jerry Lee Lewis, Carla Thomas surprise and thrill as Memphis Music Hall of Fame adds seven new members

    Some nights begin with a bang. The 2018 Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony started with a ball of fire.

    By Chris Herrington November 02, 2018

  • Searching for Memphis in Justin Timberlake’s new tome

    One of the more memorable Memphis cultural moments of the past several years was Justin Timberlake’s 2015 induction speech for the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

    By Chris Herrington November 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • The Memphis 10 (Summer Edition): Aretha’s house, the ACLU trial, Craig Brewer’s movie, and more

    Welcome to The Memphis 10, which, starting this Thursday, will be a (mostly) weekly collection of observations – commentary, criticism, news, links, songs, etc. – on the week in Memphis.

    By Chris Herrington September 16, 2018