year
|
image
|
Artist
|
Life dates
|
nationality
|
1965 |
|
Bing Crosby |
1903–1977!1903-1977 |
United States United States
|
|
Frank Sinatra |
1915-1998!1915-1998 |
United States United States
|
1966 |
|
Duke Ellington |
1899–1974!1899-1974 |
United States United States
|
1967 |
|
Ella Fitzgerald |
1917–1976!1917-1976 |
United States United States
|
1968 |
|
Irving Berlin |
1888–1989!1888-1989 |
United States United States
|
1971 |
|
Elvis Presley |
1935–1977!1935-1977 |
United States United States
|
1972 |
|
Louis Armstrong |
1901–1971!1901-1971 |
United States United States
|
|
Mahalia Jackson |
1911–1972!1911-1972 |
United States United States
|
1984 |
|
Chuck Berry |
1926-2017!1926-2017 |
United States United States
|
|
Charlie Parker |
1920–1955!1920-1955 |
United States United States
|
1985 |
|
Leonard Bernstein |
1918–1990!1918-1990 |
United States United States
|
1986 |
|
Benny Goodman |
1909–1986!1909-1986 |
United States United States
|
|
Rolling Stones!The Rolling Stones
|
1962!founded in 1962 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Andrés Segovia |
1893–1987!1893-1987 |
Spain Spain
|
1987 |
|
Roy Acuff |
1903-1992!1903-1992 |
United States United States
|
|
Benny Carter |
1907-2003!1907-2003 |
United States United States
|
|
Enrico Caruso |
1873–1921!1873-1921 |
Italy Italy
|
|
Ray Charles |
1930-2004!1930-2004 |
United States United States
|
|
Fats dominoes |
1928–2017!1928-2017 |
United States United States
|
|
Woody Herman |
1913–1987!1913-1987 |
United States United States
|
|
Billie Holiday |
1915–1959!1915-1959 |
United States United States
|
|
BB King |
1925–2015!1925-2015 |
United States United States
|
|
Isaac Stern |
1920–2001!1920-2001 |
United States United States
|
|
Igor Stravinsky |
1882–1971!1882-1971 |
Russia Russia France United States France United States
|
|
Arturo Toscanini |
1867–1957!1867-1957 |
Italy Italy
|
|
Hank Williams |
1923–1953!1923-1953 |
United States United States
|
1989 |
|
Fred Astaire |
1899–1987!1899-1987 |
United States United States
|
|
Pablo Casals |
1876–1973!1876-1973 |
Spain Spain
|
|
Dizzy Gillespie |
1917-1993!1917-1993 |
United States United States
|
|
Jascha Heifetz |
1901–1987!1901-1987 |
Lithuania Lithuania United States United States
|
|
Lena Horne |
1917-2010!1917-2010 |
United States United States
|
|
Leontyne Price |
1927!born in 1927 |
United States United States
|
|
Bessie Smith |
1894–1937!1894-1937 |
United States United States
|
|
Art Tatum |
1909–1956!1909-1956 |
United States United States
|
|
Sarah Vaughan |
1924–1990!1924-1990 |
United States United States
|
1990 |
|
Nat King Cole |
1919–1965!1919-1965 |
United States United States
|
|
Miles Davis |
1926–1991!1926-1991 |
United States United States
|
|
Vladimir Horowitz |
1903–1989!1903-1989 |
United States United States
|
|
Paul McCartney |
1942!born in 1942 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
1991 |
|
Marian Anderson |
1897-1993!1897-1993 |
United States United States
|
|
Bob Dylan |
1941!born in 1941 |
United States United States
|
|
John Lennon |
1940–1980!1940-1980 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Kitty Wells |
1919–2012!1919-2012 |
United States United States
|
1992 |
|
James Brown |
1933-2006!1933-2006 |
United States United States
|
|
John Coltrane |
1926–1967!1926-1967 |
United States United States
|
|
Jimi Hendrix |
1942–1970!1942-1970 |
United States United States
|
|
Muddy Waters |
1913–1983!1913-1983 |
United States United States
|
1993 |
|
Chet Atkins |
1924-2001!1924-2001 |
United States United States
|
|
Little Richard |
1932!born in 1932 |
United States United States
|
|
Thelonious Monk |
1917–1982!1917-1982 |
United States United States
|
|
Bill Monroe |
1911-1996!1911-1996 |
United States United States
|
|
Pete Seeger |
1919-2014!1919-2014 |
United States United States
|
|
Fats Waller |
1904–1943!1904-1943 |
United States United States
|
1994 |
|
Bill Evans |
1929–1980!1929-1980 |
United States United States
|
|
Aretha Franklin |
1942-2018!1942-2018 |
United States United States
|
|
Arthur Rubinstein |
1887–1982!1887-1982 |
Poland Poland
|
1995 |
|
Patsy Cline |
1932–1963!1932-1963 |
United States United States
|
|
Peggy Lee |
1920–2002!1920-2002 |
United States United States
|
|
Henry Mancini |
1924–1994!1924-1994 |
United States United States
|
|
Curtis Mayfield |
1942–1999!1942-1999 |
United States United States
|
|
Barbra Streisand |
1942!born in 1942 |
United States United States
|
1996 |
|
Dave Brubeck |
1920–2012!1920-2012 |
United States United States
|
|
Marvin Gaye |
1939–1984!1939-1984 |
United States United States
|
|
Georg Solti |
1912-1997!1912-1997 |
Hungary Hungary United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Stevie Wonder |
1950!born in 1950 |
United States United States
|
1997 |
|
Bobby "Blue" Bland |
1930–2013!1930-2013 |
United States United States
|
|
Everly Brothers |
1957!founded around 1957 |
United States United States
|
|
Judy Garland |
1922-1969!1922-1969 |
United States United States
|
|
Stéphane Grappelli |
1908–1997!1908-1997 |
France France
|
|
Buddy Holly |
1936–1959!1936-1959 |
United States United States
|
|
Charles Mingus |
1922–1979!1922-1979 |
United States United States
|
|
Oscar Peterson |
1925-2007!1925-2007 |
Canada Canada
|
|
Frank Zappa |
1940–1993!1940-1993 |
United States United States
|
1998 |
|
Bo Diddley |
1928-2008!1928-2008 |
United States United States
|
|
Mills Brothers!The Mills Brothers
|
1928!founded in 1928 |
United States United States
|
|
Roy Orbison |
1936–1988!1936-1988 |
United States United States
|
|
Paul Robeson |
1898–1976!1898-1976 |
United States United States
|
1999 |
|
Johnny Cash |
1932-2003!1932-2003 |
United States United States
|
|
Sam Cooke |
1931–1964!1931-1964 |
United States United States
|
|
Otis Redding |
1941–1967!1941-1967 |
United States United States
|
|
Smokey Robinson |
1940!born in 1940 |
United States United States
|
|
Mel Tormé |
1925-1999!1925-1999 |
United States United States
|
2000 |
|
Harry Belafonte |
1927!born in 1927 |
United States United States
|
|
Woody Guthrie |
1912-1967!1912-1967 |
United States United States
|
|
John Lee Hooker |
1917-2001!1917-2001 |
United States United States
|
|
Mitch Miller |
1911-2010!1911-2010 |
United States United States
|
|
Willie Nelson |
1933!born 1933 |
United States United States
|
2001 |
|
Tony Bennett |
1926!born in 1926 |
United States United States
|
|
Beach boys!The Beach Boys
|
1961!founded in 1961 |
United States United States
|
|
Sammy Davis, Jr. |
1925–1990!1925-1990 |
United States United States
|
|
Bob Marley |
1945–1981!1945-1981 |
Jamaica Jamaica
|
|
Who!The Who
|
1964!founded in 1964 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
2002 |
|
Count Basie |
1904–1984!1904-1984 |
United States United States
|
|
Rosemary Clooney |
1928–2002!1928-2002 |
United States United States
|
|
Perry Como |
1912-2001!1912-2001 |
United States United States
|
|
Al Green |
1946!born in 1946 |
United States United States
|
|
Joni Mitchell |
1943!born in 1943 |
Canada Canada
|
2003 |
|
Etta James |
1938–2012!1938-2012 |
United States United States
|
|
Johnny Mathis |
1935!born in 1935 |
United States United States
|
|
Glenn Miller |
1904–1944!1904-1944 |
United States United States
|
|
Tito Puente |
1923-2000!1923-2000 |
United States United States
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel |
1957!founded in 1957 |
United States United States
|
2004 |
|
Van Cliburn |
1934-2013!1934-2013 |
United States United States
|
|
Funk Brothers!The Funk Brothers
|
1959!founded in 1959 |
United States United States
|
|
Ella Jenkins |
1924!born in 1924 |
United States United States
|
|
Sonny Rollins |
1930!born in 1930 |
United States United States
|
|
Artie Shaw |
1910-2004!1910-2004 |
United States United States
|
|
Doc Watson |
1923–2012!1923-2012 |
United States United States
|
2005 |
|
Eddy Arnold |
1918-2008!1918-2008 |
United States United States
|
|
Kind of Blakey |
1919–1990!1919-1990 |
United States United States
|
|
Carter Family!The Carter Family
|
1927!founded in 1927 |
United States United States
|
|
Morton Gould |
1913–1996!1913-1996 |
United States United States
|
|
Janis Joplin |
1943-1970!1943-1970 |
United States United States
|
|
Led Zeppelin |
1968!founded in 1968 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Jerry Lee Lewis |
1935!born in 1935 |
United States United States
|
|
Jelly Roll Morton |
1885–1941!1885-1941 |
United States United States
|
|
Pinetop Perkins |
1913–2011!1913-2011 |
United States United States
|
|
Staple Singers!The Staple Singers
|
1951!founded in 1951 |
United States United States
|
2006 |
|
David Bowie |
1947!1947-2016 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Cream |
1966!founded in 1966 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Merle Haggard |
1937!1937-2016 |
United States United States
|
|
Robert Johnson |
1911–1938!1911-1938 |
United States United States
|
|
Jessye Norman |
1945-2019 |
United States United States
|
|
Richard Pryor |
1940-2005!1940-2005 |
United States United States
|
|
Weavers!The Weavers
|
1948!founded in 1948 |
United States United States
|
|
Queen Esther Marrow |
1941!born in 1941 |
United States United States
|
2007 |
|
Joan Baez |
1941!born in 1941 |
United States United States
|
|
Booker T. & the MG's |
1962!founded in 1962 |
United States United States
|
|
Maria Callas |
1923–1977!1923-1977 |
Greece Greece
|
|
Ornette Coleman |
1930!1930-2015 |
United States United States
|
|
Doors!The Doors
|
1965!founded in 1965 |
United States United States
|
|
Grateful Dead |
1965!founded in 1965 |
United States United States
|
|
Bob Wills |
1905–1975!1905-1975 |
United States United States
|
2008 |
|
Burt Bacharach |
1928!born in 1928 |
United States United States
|
|
Tape!The band
|
1967!founded in 1967 |
United States United States
|
|
Cab Calloway |
1907-1994!1907-1994 |
United States United States
|
|
Doris Day |
1922!born in 1922 |
United States United States
|
|
Itzhak Perlman |
1945!born in 1945 |
Israel Israel
|
|
Max Roach |
1924-2007!1924-2007 |
United States United States
|
|
Earl Scruggs |
1924–2012!1924-2012 |
United States United States
|
2009 |
|
Gene Autry |
1907-1998!1907-1998 |
United States United States
|
|
Blind Boys of Alabama!The Blind Boys of Alabama
|
1939!founded in 1939 |
United States United States
|
|
Four tops!The Four Tops
|
1939!founded in 1939 |
United States United States
|
|
Hank Jones |
1918-2010!1918-2010 |
United States United States
|
|
Brenda Lee |
1944!born in 1944 |
United States United States
|
|
Dean Martin |
1917–1995!1917-1995 |
United States United States
|
|
Tom Paxton |
1937!born in 1937 |
United States United States
|
2010 |
|
Leonard Cohen |
1934!1934-2016 |
Canada Canada
|
|
Bobby in it |
1936–1973!1936-1973 |
United States United States
|
|
David Honeyboy Edwards |
1915–2011!1915-2011 |
United States United States
|
|
Michael Jackson |
1958-2009!1958-2009 |
United States United States
|
|
Loretta Lynn |
1932!born in 1932 |
United States United States
|
|
André Previn |
1929!born 1929 |
Germany Germany United States United States
|
|
Clark Terry |
1920–2015!1920-2015 |
United States United States
|
2011 |
|
Ramones |
1974!founded in 1974 |
United States United States
|
|
Julie Andrews |
1935!born in 1935 |
United States United States
|
|
Dolly Parton |
1946!born in 1946 |
United States United States
|
|
Roy Haynes |
1925!born in 1925 |
United States United States
|
|
Juilliard String Quartet |
1947!founded in 1947 |
United States United States
|
|
George Beverly Shea |
1909–2013!1909-2013 |
Canada Canada
|
|
Kingston Trio!The Kingston Trio
|
1957!founded in 1957 |
United States United States
|
2012 |
|
Allman Brothers Band |
1969!founded in 1969 |
United States United States
|
|
Glen Campbell |
1936!1936-2017 |
United States United States
|
|
Antonio Carlos Jobim |
1927-1994!1927-1994 |
Brazil Brazil
|
|
George Jones |
1931–2013!1931-2013 |
United States United States
|
|
Memphis Horns!The Memphis Horns
|
1967!founded in 1967 |
United States United States
|
|
Diana Ross |
1944!born in 1944 |
United States United States
|
|
Gil Scott-Heron |
1949–2011!1949-2011 |
United States United States
|
2013 |
|
Glenn Gould |
1932–1982!1932-1982 |
Canada Canada
|
|
Charlie Haden |
1937-2014!1937-2014 |
United States United States
|
|
Lightnin 'Hopkins |
1912–1982!1912-1982 |
United States United States
|
|
Carole King |
1942!born in 1942 |
United States United States
|
|
Patti Page |
1927–2013!1927-2013 |
United States United States
|
|
Ravi Shankar |
1920–2012!1920-2012 |
India India
|
|
Temptations!The Temptations
|
1960!founded in 1960 |
United States United States
|
2014 |
|
Beatles!The Beatles
|
1960–1970!1960-1970 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Clifton Chenier |
1925–1987!1925-1987 |
United States United States
|
|
Isley Brothers!The Isley Brothers
|
1956!since 1956 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
power plant |
1970!since 1970 |
Germany Germany
|
|
Kris Kristofferson |
1936!born in 1936 |
United States United States
|
|
Maud Powell |
1867–1920!1867-1920 |
United States United States
|
|
Armando Manzanero |
1935!born in 1935 |
Mexico Mexico
|
2015 |
|
Bee Gees |
1958–2012!1958-2012 |
Australia Australia / United KingdomUnited Kingdom
|
|
Pierre Boulez |
1925–2016!1925-2016 |
France France
|
|
Buddy guy |
1936!born in 1936 |
United States United States
|
|
George Harrison |
1943-2001!1943-2001 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Flaco Jiménez |
1939!born in 1939 |
United States United States
|
|
Louvin Brothers |
1951-1963!1951-1963 |
United States United States
|
|
Wayne Shorter |
1933!born 1933 |
United States United States
|
2016 |
|
Ruth Brown |
1928-2006!1928-2006 |
United States United States
|
|
Celia Cruz |
1925-2003!1925-2003 |
Cuba Cuba
|
|
Earth, Wind & Fire |
1969!founded in 1969 |
United States United States
|
|
Herbie Hancock |
1940!born in 1940 |
United States United States
|
|
Jefferson Airplane |
1965–1996!1965-1996 |
United States United States
|
|
Linda Ronstadt |
1946!born in 1946 |
United States United States
|
|
Run DMC |
1982-2002!1982-2002 |
United States United States
|
2017 |
|
Shirley Caesar
|
1938!born in 1938 |
United States United States
|
|
Ahmad Jamal |
1930!born in 1930 |
United States United States
|
|
Charley Pride |
1938!born in 1938 |
United States United States
|
|
Jimmie Rodgers |
1897–1933!1897-1933 |
United States United States
|
|
Nina Simone |
1933-2003!1933-2003 |
United States United States
|
|
Sly Stone |
1943!born in 1943 |
United States United States
|
|
Velvet Underground |
1964–1993!1964-1993 |
United States United States
|
2018 |
|
Hal Blaine |
1929–2019!1929-2019 |
United States United States
|
|
Neil Diamond |
1941!born in 1941 |
United States United States
|
|
Emmylou Harris |
1947!born in 1947 |
United States United States
|
|
Louis Jordan |
1908–1975!1908-1975 |
United States United States
|
|
The meters |
1965!founded in 1965 |
United States United States
|
|
Queen |
1970!founded in 1970 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
Tina Turner |
1939!born in 1939 |
Switzerland Switzerland
|
2019 |
|
Black Sabbath |
1969-2017!1969-2017 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
|
George Clinton & Parliament - Funkadelic
|
1941!born in 1941 |
United States United States
|
|
Billy Eckstine |
1914-1993!1914-1993 |
United States United States
|
|
Donny Hathaway |
1945–1979!1945-1979 |
United States United States
|
|
Julio Iglesias |
1943!born in 1943 |
Spain Spain
|
|
Sam & Dave |
1961–1981!1961-1981 |
United States United States
|
|
Dionne Warwick |
1940!born in 1940 |
United States United States
|