GMA Hall Of Fame
GMA Hall Of Fame
History
The Gospel Music Association Hall Of Fame was founded in 1971 with the induction of George Speer and Jim Waits. The hall was originally founded to honor those in the field of Southern Gospel Music, but later expanded to include all forms of Christian Music. The GMA only inducted individuals at first, but in 1998, the hall began inducting entire groups as well.
Inductees
(Listed by induction year – Southern Gospel or related inductees only)
1971
George Speer
Jim Waits
1972
Albert E Brumley
Lena Speer
James D Vaughan
1973
Lee Roy Abernathy
E M Bartlett
J R Baxter
Denver Crumpler
John Daniel
Adger M Pace
Homer Rodeheaver
Frank Stamps
V O Stamps
W B Walbert
R E Winsett
1974
James Blackwood
Glenn Vaughan
1975
Fanny Crosby
Brock Speer
1976
George Bennard
Mosie Lister
1977
Eva Mae LeFevre
James S Wetherington
1978
George Beverly Shea
1979-80
Connor Hall
1981
Clarice Baxter
John T Benson Jr
Ira Stanphill
1982
John T Benson Sr
Thomas A Dorsey
Charles H Gabriel
Haldor Lillenas
Lowell Mason
John Newton
1983
Bill Gaither
Marvin Norcross
1984
David P Carter
Cleavant Derricks
Wally Fowler
Hovie Lister
W B Nowlin
Lloyd Orrell
J D Sumner
1985
Tim Spencer
1986
Urias LeFevre
John W Peterson
1987
Jake Hess
1988
No Southern Gospel Inductees
1989
Les Beasley
P P Bliss
1990
J G Whitfield
1991
Bentley D Ackley
Robert Benson
William Morgan Ramsey
Charles F Weigle
1992
James B Coats
W Oliver Cooper
John McClung
Oren A Parris
Dottie Rambo
1993
Asa B Everett
Rusty Goodman
James Rowe
Charlie D Tillman
Charles A Tindley
1994
Jimmie Davis
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Stuart Hamblen
Stuart K Hine
1995
Glen Payne
Ben Speer
Charles Wesley
1996
Herman Harper
Alphus LeFevre
1997
Gloria Gaither
1998
JD Sumner And The Stamps Quartet
The Statesmen
The Speer Family
The LeFevres
The Jordanaires
The Imperials
The Happy Goodmans
The Chuck Wagon Gang
The Blackwood Brothers
J Bazzel Mull
1999
The Bill Gaither Trio
The Cathedral Quartet
The Florida Boys
George Younce
2000
Kingsmen Quartet
Oak Ridge Boys
2001
Wendy Bagwell And The Sunliters
The Rambos
Doris Akers
Elvis Presley
2002
No Inductions
2003
No Southern Gospel Inductees
2004
Vestal Goodman
Sandi Patty
2005
The Lewis Family
Lou Wills Hildreth
Mylon LeFevre
2006
The Hinsons
2007
The Statler Brothers
Larnelle Harris