Elvis Presley inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the first induction ceremony in 1986.
Music history and highlights on January 23rd from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll.
1837: Former slave, singer and evangelist Amanda Smith born in Long Green, Maryland.
1902: Jazz saxophonist and clarinetist Benjamin “Benny” Waters” born in Baltimore.
1906: Composer Igor Stravinsky marries Yekaterina Nosenko.
Pioneering jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt.
1910: Pioneering jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt born in Liberchies Pont-a-Celles, Belgium.
1933: Actress Chita Rivera (“West Side Story”) born in Washington D.C.
1943: Duke Ellington plays Carnegie Hall in New York for the first time.
1943: Funk musician Jimmy Castor born in New York City.
The legendary bandleader and composer Duke Ellington produced more than one thousand lasting works.
1943: Jazzman GaryBurton born in Anderson, Indiana.
1948: Anita Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) born in Oakland.
1950: Bruce Springsteen E-Street band member Daniel “Danny” Federici born in Flemington, New Jersey.
1959: UB40 reggae bassist Earl Falconer born.
1973: Jazz trombone player Kid Ory passes away.
1976: Singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson passes on in Philadelphia.
1978: Chicago rock guitar player Terry Kath leaves the building in a tragic accident.
1986: Elvis Presley inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (first RRHOF induction ever!)
1986: Chuck Berry inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: James Brown inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ray Charles (among friends he preferred being called “Brother Ray.”)
1986: Ray Charles inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Sam Cooke inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Fats Domino inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: The Everly Brothers inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
1986: Buddy Holly inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Jerry Lee Lewis inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Little Richard inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Robert Johnson inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Everly Brothers.
1986: Jimmie Rogers inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Jimmy Yancey inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: John Hammond inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Alan Freed inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986: Sam Phillips inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Little Richard, good golly miss molly!
1995: Doo wop singer Bill Horton (“Get a Job” by the Silhouettes) passes on.
1997: “Louie, Louie” songwriter Richard Berry passes away.
1999: Jamaican musician Prince Lincoln Thompson passes on.
2017: “Do You Want to Dance” singer Bobby Freeman leaves the building.