Gospel Music Hall of Fame

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	[1]
	Jim "Pappy" Waites
1972	Albert E. Brumley, Sr.	[2]
	James D. Vaughan
	Lena "Mom" Brock Speer
1973	Adger M. Pace	[3]
	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	[4]
	James Blackwood, Sr.
1975	Brock Speer	[5]
	Fanny Crosby
1976	Mosie Lister	[6]
	George Bennard
1977	Eva Mae LeFevre	[7]
	James S. "Big Chief" Wetherington
1978	George Beverly Shea	[8]
	Mahalia Jackson
1980	Connor Hall	[9]
	Ira D. Sankey
1981	Clarice Baxter	[10]
	Ira F. Stanphill
	John T. Benson, Jr.
1982	B. B. McKinney	[11]
	Charles H. Gabriel
	Haldor Lillenas
	John Newton
	John T. Benson, Sr.
	Dr. Lowell Mason
	Thomas A. Dorsey
1983	Bill Gaither	[12]
	Marvin Norcross
1984	Clara Ward	[13]
	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	[14]
	Tim Spencer
1986	John W. Peterson	[15]
	Urias LeFevre
1987	W.J. "Jake" Hess	[16]
1988	Cliff Barrows	[17]
1989	Les Beasley	[18]
	P. P. Bliss
1990	J. G. Whitfield	[19]
1991	Bentley D. Ackley	[20]
	Charles M. Alexander
	Charles Weigle
	Robert "Bob" Benson, Sr.
	Sallie Martin
	William Morgan Ramsey
1992	Dottie Rambo	[21]
	James B. Coats
	John Alexander "J.A." McClung
	Oren A. Parris
	Samuel W. Beazley
	W. Oliver Cooper
1993	Asa Brooks Everett	[22]
	Charles A. Tindley
	Charlie D. Tillman
	Charles "Rusty" Goodman
	James Edward Marsh
	James Rowe
	Jarrell McCracken
	W.F. "Jim" Myers
1994	Jimmie Davis	[23]
	Stuart Hamblen
	Stuart K. Hine
	Tennessee Ernie Ford
1995	Ben Lacy Speer	[24]
	Charles Wesley
	Donald W. Butler, Sr.
	Glen Payne
1996	Alphus LeFevre	[25]
	Herman Harper
1997	Billy Ray Hearn	[26]
	Gloria Gaither
1998	Andraé Crouch	[27]
	Jacob Bazzel Mull
1999	Billy Graham	[28]
	George Younce
2000	Bob MacKenzie	[29]
	Edwin Hawkins
	Shirley Caesar[a]
2001	Albertina Walker	[30]
	Doris Akers
	Elvis Presley
	Keith Green
	Kurt Kaiser
	Larry Norman
2003	Amy Grant[b]	[31]
	Pat Boone
2004	Al Green	[32]
	Frances Preston
	Sandi Patty
	Vestal Goodman
2005	Don Light	[33]
	Evie Tornquist
	Lou Wills Hildreth
	Mylon LeFevre
	Ron Huff
	Walter Hawkins
2006	Doug Oldham	[34]
	John T. Benson III
	Richard Smallwood
2007	Joe Moscheo	[35]
	Larnelle Harris
	Phil Keaggy
2008	Dolly Parton	[36]
	Dr. Bobby Jones[c]
	Lari Goss
	Michael W. Smith
2010	Bill "Hoss" Allen	[37]
	Johnny Cash
2012	Aretha Franklin	[38]
	Dallas Holm
	Rex Humbard
	Ricky Skaggs
2014	Brown Bannister	[39]
	Don Moen[d]
	Dr. Bobby Jones[c]
	Michael Guido
	Rich Mullins
2015	Bishop Paul S. Morton	[40]
	Mark Lowry
	Roland Lundy
	Twila Paris
2016	Hezekiah Walker	[41]
	Howard Rachinski
	Michael W. Smith
	Russ Taff
2017	Amy Grant[b]	[42]
	Natalie Grant
	Shirley Caesar[a]
	Steve Green
	Yolanda Adams
2018	Bishop Marvin Sapp	[43]
	Carman
	Greg Nelson
	Karen Peck
2019	Don Moen[d]	[44]
	Dottie Leonard Miller
	Janet Paschal
	Tramaine Hawkins
2021	Bill Hearn	[45]

Groups

Year	Inductee	Ref.
1998	Disciples	[27]
	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	[28]
	Gaither Trio
	Florida Boys
	Mighty Clouds of Joy
	Second Chapter of Acts
	The Fairfield Four
2000	Fisk Jubilee Singers	[29]
	Kingsmen
	Petra
	Roger Breland & Truth
	The Oak Ridge Boys
2001	Rambos	[30]
	Sunliters & Wendy Bagwell
2003	The Blind Boys of Alabama	[31]
2005	The Lewis Family	[33]
2006	The Hinsons	[34]
2007	The Statler Brothers	[35]
	The Winans
2008	The Dixie Hummingbirds	[36]
2010	DeGarmo & Key	[37]
	Golden Gate Quartet
2012	Hoppers	[38]
	Love Song
2014	Take 6	[39]
	Gaither Vocal Band
2015	BeBe and CeCe Winans	[40]
2016	The Nelons	[41]
2017	Dorothy Love Coates and the Gospel Harmonettes	[42]
	Gold City Quartet
	The Harmonizing Four
	The Roberta Martin Singers
2018	The Staple Singers	[43]
2019	Rascal Flatts	[44]
2021	Commissioned	[45]
	The Isaacs
	4Him

Charities and organizations

Year	Inductee	Ref.
2014	Show Hope	[39]
	World Vision
2015	Al Andrews / Porter’s Call	[40]
	Candy Christmas / The Bridge, Inc.
	Louie and Shelley Giglio / Passion
2016	Catherine Brewton / Hope for Harvest	[41]
	Gospel Music Trust Fund
	Jars of Clay, Blood:Water Mission
2017	Blanton and Harrell	[42]
	Compassion International
2018	Chonda Pierce / Branches Counseling Center	[43]
	Lipscomb University
	Ryan Lampa / People Loving Nashville
2019	Don Finto / Caleb Company	[44]
	LaDonna Boyd / R.H. Boyd Family Endowment Fund
	The Premier Foundation
2021	Chris Tomlin / Angel Armies	[45]
	Steve Moore / The Shalom Foundation
	Wes Campbell & Dave Wagner / Thriving Children’s Foundation (TCA)
	Willie Moore Jr. / Bethany Christian Services

Notes

1. Shirley Caesar was inducted twice, once in 2000 and again in 2017
2. Amy Grant was inducted twice, once in 2003 and again in 2017
3. Dr. Bobby Jones was inducted twice, once in 2008 and again in 2014
4. Dan Moen was inducted twice, once in 2014 and again in 2019

See also

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