Discover the Stories Behind Session Musicians, Engineers and Producers.

Each exhibit tells the story of a musician that you may have heard but may have never seen. The Musicians Hall of Fame is a premiere Nashville attraction and the one and only museum in the world that honors the talented musicians who actually played on the greatest recordings of all time.

One admission price includes access to the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum and the GRAMMY Museum Gallery ®, an interactive museum where you can learn about every aspect of music. Play guitars, drums & keyboards. Record a Garth Brooks song, sing with Ray Charles or jam with Jimmy Jam.

The Musicians Hall of Fame is the only museum that actually honors the greatest musicians of all time. Some like Jimi Hendrix are well known and others, like legendary studio musician, Hal Blaine, you'll get to know. It's great fun for the whole family and will lift the curtain on the music industry in a way you haven't seen before.

The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum is located in the first floor of the Historic Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The entrance is on Gay Street between 5th Ave and James Robertson Parkway. 

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1st Induction Ceremony (2007)

Blue Moon Boys, The

​The Blue Moon Boys consisted of Scotty Moore (guitar), Bill Black (bass) later adding D.J. Fontana (drums).

Funk Brothers, The

​Inductees : James Jamerson, Uriel Jones,
Dennis Coffey, Joe Messina, Eddie Willis,
Bob Babbitt, Eddie “Bongo” Brown, Robert White, Richard “Pistol” Allen, Jack Ashford, Joe Hunter, Earl Van-Dyke, William “Benny” Benjamin,
​Johnny Griffith

Memphis Boys, The

Inductees: Reggie Young, Bobby Wood,
​Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech, Gene Chrisman, Bobby Emmons.

Nashville “A” Team, The

Inductees : Harold Bradley, Floyd Cramer,
Pete Drake, Ray Edenton, Hank Garland,
​Buddy Harmon, Tommy Jackson, Grady Martin, Charlie McCoy, Bob Moore, Boots Randolph, Hargus (Pig) Robbins, Jerry Kennedy

Tennessee Two, The

Inductees : Marshall Grant, Luther Perkins

Wrecking Crew, The

Inductees : Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco,
Billy Strange, Leon Russell, Don Randi,
Larry Knechtel, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn,
Ray Pohlman, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer,
​Julius Wechter, Lyle Ritz, James Burton, Jim Horn, Mike Deasy, Al DeLory, Plas Johnson, Don Peake, Louie Shelton

2nd Induction Ceremony (2008)

Booker T and
​the MGs

Duane Eddy

Al Kooper

Memphis Horns

​Wayne Jackson (Trumpet)
Andrew Love (Saxophone) .

​Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

Billy Sherrill

The Crickets

3rd Induction Ceremony (2009)

Chet Atkins

Billy Cox
Arranger Award

Dick Dale

Charlie Daniels

​Victor Feldman

Fred Foster
Producer Award

Paul Riser

Toto

​4th Induction Ceremony (2014)

​After a four-year absence due to relocating, the 2014 Induction Ceremony was held in their new location on January 28, 2014.

Randy Bachman

Jimmy Capps

Mike Curb

Peter Frampton

Buddy Guy

Ben Keith

Will Lee

Barbara Mandrell

Corki Casey O’Dell

Roy Orbison

Velma Smith

Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble

​5th Induction Ceremony (2016)

The G-Men

Garth Brooks (Rhythm Guitar), Bruce Bouton (Steel Guitar), Mark Casstevens (Rhythm Guitar), Mike Chapman* (Bass), Rob Hajocos (Fiddle), Chris Leuzinger (Lead Guitar), Milton Sledge (Drums) and Bobby Wood (Keyboards).

​Sigma Sound Rhythm Section

​The Sigma Sound Studio Rhythm Section included drummers Earl Young and Charles Collins, guitar players Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall, Roland Chambers III and Dennis Harris, bass players Ronnie Baker and Jimmie Williams, congas Larry Washington, keyboards Thom Bell, and vibes Vince Montana.

Lou Bradley

Don Felder

Mark Miller

Jerry Reed

Allen Reynolds

Ron "Snake" Reynolds

Ricky Skaggs

Joe Tarsia

​6th Induction Ceremony (2019)

The Musicians Hall of Fame held its 6th Induction Concert and Ceremony on October 22, 2019 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

The Induction Ceremony was hosted by Paul Shaffer. Guest performers included: Jason Aldean, Mandy Barnett, Garth Brooks, Kix Brooks, Zac Brown, Ronnie Dunn, Mike Farris, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Keb' Mo', and Ricky Skaggs.

Alabama
(Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen)

Owen Bradley

Felix Cavaliere

Don Everly

Muscle Shoals Horns
(Harrison Calloway, Ronnie Eades, Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson)

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
(David Briggs, Jerry Carrigan, Norbert Putnam, Terry Thompson,
Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery, Joe South, Reggie Young)

Billy Sherrill

Bob Taylor

The Players
(Eddie Bayers, Paul Franklin, John Hobbs, Brent Mason, Michael Rhodes)

The Surfaris
(Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller,
​Ron Wilson)

Steve Wariner

​7th Induction Ceremony (2022)

The Musicians Hall of Fame held its 7th Induction Concert and Ceremony on November 20, 2022 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium

The Induction Ceremony was hosted by Phil Vassar. Guest performers included: Rodney Crowell, Steve Miller, Wendy Moten and Mike Farris. 

Billy Gibbons

Vince Gill

James William Guercio

Don McClean

​George Massenburg

Ray Stevens

Marty Stuart &
​The Fabulous Superlatives