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The Blues Hall of Fame announced the 2019 Inductees

The Blues Hall of Fame announced the 2019 Inductees
03 Mar
2019
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The Blues Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2019 and this is a very powerful group.  The new inductees are:

Aretha Franklin:  “The Queen of Soul” was one of the most successful musicians ever and she had 77 songs enter the Billboard Hot 100 with 100 songs reach the R&B Top 100.  Franklin was chosen for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 where she was the first female act inducted.

Booker T. and the M.G.’s:  An instrumental group from Memphis, Tennessee, Booker T. and the M.G.’s were one of the first integrated groups in rock and roll history.  This hybrid group of Funk, R&B and Soul and they had a number one hit with “Green Onions” in 1962.  They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Count Basie:  William James “Count” Basie was an accomplished jazz pianist who put together his own orchestra in 1935 and was a leader in the Big Band sound that followed. His hits included “Oh, Lady Be Good”, “One O’Clock Jump”, “Swinging the Blues”, “Lester Leaps In”, “April In Paris” and “Lil’ Darlin’”.  

Ida Cox:  Billed as the “Uncrowned Queen of Blues”, Ida Cox was successful in both the vaudeville and blues style of music in the 1920’s. She is best known for her song “Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues”.

Moe Asch:  Asch enters in the non-performer category as a recording engine and record executive.

Pee Wee Crayton:  A guitarist and singer from Texas, Pee Wee Crayton was successful in the R&B genre in the late 40’s and 1950’s.  He would have a #1 R&B hit in 1948 with “Blues After Hours”.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest members of the Blues Hall of Fame.

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