Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame

first bus, interactive video and sound clips, and bronze plaques of Hall of Fame inductees. Over one million people visit the facility annually. Beginning in 2004, the Hall of Fame began holding their popular annual induction ceremonies. Dollywood closes its doors to the public, and the all-day event is filled with musical performances.

The Hall of Fame is currently under the leadership of Executive Director Charles Waller, who is also producer of the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion in Knoxville, TN. Waller has done much to bring the legends of gospel music before a new, younger audience, and is credited by many as Bill Gaither's direct inspiration for his homecoming videos. Waller's contributions to the Hall of Fame have proven beneficial in honoring the heritage of southern gospel music.

Members of the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame

*Abernathy, Lee Roy
*Abner, James Buford
*Allred, Glennan “Glen”
*Arnold, Robert Sterling
*Bagwell, Wendy Lee
*Bartlett, Eugene Monroe
*Baxter, Clarice Howard “Ma”
*Baxter, Jesse Randall “J.R.”
*Beasley, Lester George “Les”
*Bennett, Roger
*Blackwood, James Webre
*Blackwood, R. W.
*Brock, Dwight Moody
*Brumley, Albert Edward
*Burger, Anthony
*Carter, David Parker “Dad”
*Cook, Martin Alfred
*Crumpler, Denver Dale
*Daniel, John Tyra
*Davis, James Houston “Jimmie”
*Davis, Anna Gordon
*Derricks, Lister Cleavant
*Edwards, Wallace "Happy"
*Ellis, Vesphew Benton
*Fagg, Elmo
*Fowler, John Wallace “Wally”
*Fox, Eldridge Locke “Foxy”
*Gaither, William James “Bill”
*Gaither, Gloria Lee Sickal
*Gatlin, Earl Smith “Smitty"
*Goff, Jerry
*Goodman, Charles F. “Rusty”
*Goodman, Howard
*Goodman, Vestal
*Hall, Connor Brandon
*Hamill, Jim
*Harper, Herman Clay
*Hemphill, Joel
*Hess, W. Jake
*Hildreth, Lou Wills
*Hinson, Kenny
*Hyles, Arnold
*Hyles, Vernon
*Jones, Bob Sr.
*Jones, Jimmy
*Karnes, Rose Carter
*Key, Charles
*Klaudt, Lillian
*Little Soldier
*LeFevre, Alphus
*LeFevre, Eva Mae Whittington
*LeFevre, Urias
*Lester, Harvey Bryant
*Lewis, James Roy “Pop”
*Lister, Hovie Franklin
*Lister, Thomas Mosie
*Maples, Fred Calvin
*McClung, John Alexander
*McCoy, Otis Leon
*Mull, Jacob Bazzel
*Nelon, Rex Lloyd
*Norcross, Benjamin Marvin
*Nowlin, Wilmer Berney “W. B.”
*O'Neal, Ed
*Orrell, Lloyd
*Ott, Doy Willis
*Pace, Adger McDavid
*Parris, Conley “London”
*Parris, Oren A. “O. A.”
*Payne, Glen Weldon
*Pittman, Jack Earl
*Powell, Rosa Nell Speer
* Presley, Elvis
*Rambo, Dottie Luttrell
*Ramsey, William Morgan
*Reader, Naomi Sego
*Reece, David
*Reid, Mary Tom Speer
*Rodeheaver, Homer Alvan
*Roper, Joseph L. “Smilin' Joe”
*Rozell, Roland Dwayne “Rosie”
*Sego, James
*Shaw, Edward Lamar “Bill”
*Shelnut, Dale Lawrence
*Showalter, Anthony Johnson
*Slater, Erman Clark
*Slaughter, Henry Thaxton
*Snider, Marion B.
*Speer, Ben Lacy
*Speer, George Thomas “Dad”
*Speer, Jackson Brock
*Speer, Lena Brock “Mom”
*Stamps, Frank Howard
*Stamps, Virgil Oliver “V. O.”
*Stanphill, Ira Forest
*Stewart, Derrell
*Strickland, Bobby
*Sumner, John Daniel “J. D.”
*Templeton, Maurice
*Toney, Jack
*Unseld, Benjamin Carl
*Varner, Wallace B. "Wally"
*Vaughan, Charles Wesley
*Vaughan, Glenn Kieffer
*Vaughan, James David
*Waits, James Parks “Big Jim”
*Walbert, James D.
*Walbert, William Burton
*Wallace, Ed F. “Eddie”
*Watkins, Archie
*Weatherford, Earl Henderson
*Weatherford, Lily Fern Goble
*Wetherington, James Stephen “Big Chief”
*Whitfield, Jesse Gillis “J. G.”
*Williams, Gerald Don
*Winsett, Robert Emmett
* Younce, George Wilson

GMA Hall of Fame & Induction Ceremony Performances

2007INDUCTION CEREMONY:Melody Boys Quartet - "I'm Gonna Walk, Talk, and Sing" (Lou Wills-Hildreth) / Matthew Holt - "When They Ring Those Golden Bells" (Anthony Burger) / Greater Vision - "Life Will Be Sweeter Someday" (David Reece) / Inspirations - "Jesus Is Coming Soon" (Archie Watkins) / Legacy Five - "Strike Up the Band" (Roger Bennett) / Naomi & the Segos - "Good Morning Neighbor" (James Sego) / Hemphills - "He's Still Working On Me" (Joel Hemphill) / Hovie Lister & the Statesmen (1971 video) - "The Common Man" (Jimmy Jones)

SHOWSTREET PALACE:Karen Peck & New River / Dove Brothers Quartet / Inspirations / Melody Boys Quartet /

2006INDUCTION CEREMONY:Charles Key - "No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus" (Charles Key) / Songfellows - "Mansion Over the Hilltop" (Bob Jones Sr.) /
Gaither Vocal Band - "Journey to the Sky" (Vernon Hyles) / Henry Slaughter - "Faith Unlocks the Door" (Henry Slaughter) / Florida Boys - "Moving Up to Heaven" (Happy Edwards) / Talley Trio - "Sweeter Each Day" (Mary Tom Speer-Reid) / Southern Sound - "When They Ring Those Golden Bells" (Jack Pittman) / Jeff Stice - "Bells of Joy Keep Ringing" (Wally Varner) / Former Melody Boys Quartet - "I'm Free Again" (Gerald Williams) / Chuck Wagon Gang - "Higher" (Rose Carter-Karnes)

BACKPORCH THEATRE:Southern Sound / Talley Trio / Crystal River / Booth Brothers

2005INDUCTION CEREMONY:Greater Vision - "No Tears In Heaven" (Robert S. Arnold) / Chuck Wagon Gang - "Heaven's Gonna Shine" (Anna Gordon-Davis) / Trav'lers with Kenny Gates - "Sinner Come Home" (Elmo Fagg) / Whisnants - "There's Something About That Name" (Gloria Gaither) / Hayes Family - "Land of Perfect Day" (Rosa Nell Speer-Powell) / Melody Boys Quartet - "Riding On the Glory Train" (Joe Roper) / Dove Brothers Quartet - "He's All That I Need" (Bill Shaw) / Florida Boys - "You Sho Do Need Him Now" (Erman Slater) / Kingdom Heirs - "Beyond the Gates" (Jack Toney) / Dixie Melody Boys - "Dig A Little Deeper" (Eddie Wallace)

BACKPORCH THEATRE:Trav'lers / Melody Boys Quartet / Greater Vision / Karen Peck & New River / Galloways

2004INDUCTION CEREMONY:Melody Boys Quartet - "Hide Thou Me" (Arnold Hyles) / Perrys - "Blessed Assurance" (Lillian Little Soldier Klaudt) / Joshua Pope - "Goodbye World Goodbye" (James D. Walbert) / Gold City - "Everybody Oughtta Know" (London Parris) / Kingdom Heirs - "Love Lifted Me" (Big Jim Hamill) / Dove Brothers Quartet - "Antioch Church Choir" (Ed O'Neal) / Greater Vision - "He Knows How" (Charles Vaughan) / Florida Boys - "This Heart of Mine" (Derrell Stewart) / Crabb Family - "Call Me Gone" (Kenny Hinson)

BACKPORCH THEATRE:Galloways / Three Bridges / Jody Brown Indian Family / CrossWay / Down East

2003INDUCTION CEREMONY:Kingdom Heirs / Florida Boys / Inspirations / Gold City / Hoppers / Dove Brothers / Karen Peck & New River / Greater Vision / Dixie Melody Boys / Specks

2002INDUCTION CEREMONY & AWARDS SHOW:N/A

2001INDUCTION CEREMONY & AWARDS SHOW:Hoppers / Greenes / Greater Vision / Kingsmen / Legacy Five / Talley Trio / Crabb Family / Karen Peck & New River / Kingdom Heirs / Gold City

2000INDUCTION CEREMONY & AWARDS SHOW:Greater Vision / Jeff & Sheri Easter / Freemans / Gold City / Cathedrals / McKameys / Kingdom Heirs / Kingsmen / Hoppers

Notes

External links

*http://www.sgma.org/