***Joe Pope Pioneer Award and Lifetime Achievement Award recipients
are Hall Of Fame Members*** |
1995 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Joe Pope & The Tams |
| Bill Pinkney & The Original Drifters |
| Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
| Bill
Deal & The Rhondels |
| Clifford Curry |
| Janice Barnett |
| General Johnson & The Chairmen of the Board |
| The Embers |
| Gary Barker & The Catalinas |
| Bill
Pinkney |
| Maurice Williams |
| General
Johnson |
| Gary Barker |
| Bob
Meyer |
| John "John R" Richbourg |
| Larry
Crockett |
| Ray "Rockin' Ray" Gooding |
| Woody Windham |
| Beach Club (Cecil Corbett)
- Nightclub |
| Castaways
(Bill Griffin) - Nightclub |
| Pauls (Paul Scroggins)
- Nightclub |
| Cellar
(Larry Presley) - Nightclub |
| Coachman & Four (Gene
Crow) - Nightclub |
| Harvey
Fuqua (Harvey & The Moonglows) |
| |
1996 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Doug Clark & The Hot Nuts |
| The
Tempests |
| The Impressions |
| Black & Blue |
| Swinging Medallions |
| Five Royales |
| Little Eva |
| Ed Weiss / Charlie Brown |
| Swing |
| Fantastic Shakers |
| Wilbert Harrison |
| Red's Beach Club (Red Hughes) - Nightclub |
| Spanish Galleon (Harold Worley) - Nightclub |
| Duck's (Norfleet Jones) - Nightclub |
| Fat Jack's (Bob Barnhall) - Nightclub |
| Fat
Harold's / The Pad (Harold Bessent) - Nightclub |
| 2001 & Beach Music Cafe (Roger Davison) - Nightclub |
| Joe Pope Family |
| John Hook |
| Steve Hardy |
| Mack Jones |
| Charlie Byrd |
| Steve Leonard |
| The Clovers |
| W.J. Moore & The Dynamic Upsetters |
| Johnnie White & The Elite Band |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
| Gene Barbour & The Cavaliers |
| Maceo Parker |
| Eva Cornelious |
1997 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Georgia Prophets |
| Chattie Hattie |
| Band of Oz |
| Clyde McPhatter |
| Sonny Turner |
| Boo
Baron |
| Tom Wicker |
| Bo
Schronce |
1998 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Crazy George Parrish |
| The Spontanes |
| Billy Smith |
| Freakin' Deacon |
| Archie Bell (Archie Bell & The Drells) |
| Bill Griffin |
| Randy Hinson |
| Original Men of Distinction |
| Kebo Davis |
1999 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Larry Sprinkle |
| Al Williams |
| Poor Souls |
| Gary Brown |
| The Barrell - Nightclub |
| Tom Desio |
| JD Cash |
2000 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Rufus Oates |
| The Entertainers |
| John Hook |
| The Legendary Orioles |
| Dan E. Lockemy |
| Donnie Trexler |
| Jerry Butler |
2001 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Steve Hardy |
| Willis Blume |
| Billy Bazemore |
| Mike Branch |
| John Wilson Pittman |
| Jackie Gore |
| Bobby Tomlinson |
2002 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Marion Carter |
| Paul Craver |
| Breeze Band |
| Charlie Byrd |
| OC Smith |
2003 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Barbara Lewis |
| O’Kaysions |
| Dale Van Horn |
| Big John Ruth |
| Cornell Blakely |
| Lynn Barker |
| Gary Barker |
| Johnny Barker |
| Thirsty's - Nightclub |
| Thirsty's 2 - Nightclub |
2004 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Tommie James |
| Percy Sledge |
| Ray Charles |
| Big John Thompson |
| William Bell |
2005 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Steve Jarrell |
| Otis
Pope, Jr. |
| Jimmy Cavallo |
| Clarence Carter |
| Willie Tee (Wilson Turbinton) |
2006 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Roy Roberts |
| Chris Beachley |
| Danny Woods |
| Sammy O'Banion |
| Archie Bell |
2007 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Arthur Smith |
| Mel Carter |
| Brook
Benton |
| Harry Deal |
| Billy Ward & The Dominoes |
| In-Men Ltd. |
| Pieces
Of Eight |
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Little Anthony & the
Imperials |
| Drink Small |
| David Hicks |
| Keith Houston |
| Dan E. Lockemy |
| John McElrath |
| Charles Pope |
| Ron Moody & The Centaurs |
| Jimmy Ricks & The
Ravens |
2009
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Chuck Jackson |
| Ted Hall |
| Bill Lester |
| Don Tetreault |
| Freddy Tripp |
| The Attractions Band |
2010 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Candi Staton |
| Terri Gore |
| Chuck French(Band of Oz) |
| Earl Dawkins (Entertainers) |
| Kenny Knox(Chairmen of the Board) |
| Bobby Smith (Pour Souls) Posthumously |
| The Monzas(Band) |
| Dick Biondi (DJ) |
| North Myrtle Beach Pavilion (Venue) |
2011 Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Eddie Cornelius (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) |
| Nylus Foster (Tams) |
| Johnny Hopkins (North Tower) |
| Craig Woolard (CWB) |
| Gerald Davis (Legends Of Beach) |
| Jeff Grimes (Embers) |
| James Bates (Spontanes) |
| The Fabulous Kays(Band) |
| Buddy & Ella Johnson (Band) (Posthumously) |
| Tim Eaton - Engineer(Studio East) |
| Steve Roddy (Ken Lowe) - (DJ) WKIX |
| Slate Foyer (Dave Landon) - (DJ) WRDX |
| WVCO 94.9FM The Surf (Radio Station) |
2012
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Eddie Floyd
|
| Tommy Plyler |
| Gailes Stuckey |
| Chicken Hicks |
| Gene McDaniels |
| Mark Stallings |
| David Franks |
| North Tower Band |
2013
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Gene
Chandler |
| Billy Scott |
| Dink Perry |
| Ronnie Gittens |
| Jimmy Kilgo |
| Butch Halpin
(DJ) |
| Jimmy
Ricks & The Ravens |
| Hank Ballard & The
Midnighters |
| Part Time
Party Time Band |
| WLWL - Rockingham, NC (Radio Station) |
2014
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Monk
Ghantt - Monk & The Maniacs / Gtownsound |
| Jerry Goodman
- Surfside / GAD Music |
| Howard Eaton -
Timepiece / Attractions / In Men Ltd. |
| Johnny Miller
- DJ WFJA 105.5 FM Sanford, NC
|
| Sensational Epics
- Band
|
| Castaways
Band - (Generations 1-5)
|
| The
Coasters - Band
|
| OD Arcade
- N. Myrtle Beach, SC - Club |
2015
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| DJ
-Frankie C (Castellano) |
| DJ - Gary Bass |
| DJ - Robbie Vogt (Posthumously) |
| Buddy Skipper |
| Ammon Tharp |
| Bill
Deal (Posthumously) |
|
Johnny Bristol (Posthumously) |
| James Brown (Posthumously) |
| Big Joe Turner (Posthumously) |
| Bradford & Bell |
| Holiday Band |
2016
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Warren
Moise |
| Steve Bassett |
| Gene Pharr |
| Albert " Little
Red " Cottle |
| Second Nature -
Band |
| Bill Harris
(Posthumously) |
| Tom Stanley (Posthumously)
|
| Earl Bostic (Posthumously) |
|
Don Covay(Posthumously) |
| Andy Smith(Posthumously)
|
2017
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Jimmy Hall |
| Butch
Barnes - Artist - Sea Cruz & Various |
| Dino Fair - Artist - Sea Cruz and Varoius |
| Rick Strickland - Atrist - Rick Strickland Band & Various |
| Bobby Nantz - Artist - Embers & Various |
| Gary Smith - DJ - WLWL in Rockingham NC |
| The Checkers |
| Allen
Toussaint (Posthumously)
|
| Marshall Sehorn
(Posthumously) |
|
Arthur Prysock (Posthumously) |
| Red Prysock (Posthumously)
|
| Ben E King(Posthumously) |
|
2018
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Durwood Martin |
| Keith
Stone
|
| Mark Black |
| Jim Stoudemire |
| Alan Brantley |
|
James "Foxx"
Reddish |
|
Hazel Martin
|
| JB Hutto
|
| James Lee Jamerson
|
|
Bobby Blue Bland
|
| Judy Clay
|
2019
Hall of Fame Inductees |
Kip Anderson
|
Ted Bell
|
Dee Clark
|
John G. Franklin
|
Eartha Kitt
|
Don Quesenberry
|
Chad Sain
|
Ray Scott
|
Andy Swindell
|
Too Much Sylvia
|
| Susan Trexler |
2020
Hall of Fame Inductees |
Pat Christie
|
Eddie
Cogle
|
Steve Davis
|
Wilson Howard
|
Jim Quick
|
Fred Foxx
|
Neal Furr
|
Johnny
B
|
Bob Collins
and the Fabulous 5
|
Loafers Beach Club – Raleigh, NC – Gary & Deborah
Gibson
|
| WNCT 107.9FM – Greenville, NC - Henry W.
Hinton, Jr. |
2021
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Doug Winstead |
| Rick Lee |
| Curtiss Carpenter |
2022
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Dwight Nichols |
Barry
Duke
|
Gary Hardy
|
John Tomlinson
|
Tony Davis
|
|
Hugh Blanton – (Posthumous) |
|
Johnny Draper |
| Charlie’s
Place – Pioneer Award |
2023
Hall of Fame Inductees |
| Tim Gordon |
Jody Bundy
|
Chris Jennings
|
Rickey Godfrey
|
Julian B Fowler
|
|
Preston Honeycutt |
|
Fred Shaw |
| Eric Bowman |
2024
Hall of Fame Inductees |
|
Individuals:
Bobby Simmons
Pat Carpenter
John Brady
Clint Horton
JK Loftin
David Floyd
DJ: Luke Vail
Station: WSGE 91.7 FM Lifetime Achievement:
Keith Houston (Band of Oz)
David Hicks (Band of Oz)
Chuck French (Band of Oz)
David Henson
Jim Schafer
|
2025
Hall of Fame Inductees |
Individuals:
Debby Dobbins
Joe Morris
Larry Dean
Christopher Biehler
Eddy Howie
DJ:
Marty Callaghan
Fred Rouse
Bands:
The Rivieras
Venue:
J. Alberts – Southern Pines, NC
|
2026
Hall of Fame Inductees |
|
Individuals:
Tim Cashion
Jerry West
Doug Manning
Jack Stallings
Don Leonard
Julio Eubanks
DJ:
Larry Williams (Posthumously
Jay Kinlaw
Pat Gwinn
Bands:
The Sand Band
Venue:
The Guard – Winston Salem, NC
Station:
WFJA 105.5 FM - Sanford, NC
|
Joe Pope Pioneer Award |
| Harvey Fuqua (Harvey & The Moonglows) | 1995 |
| The Joe Pope Family | 1996 |
| Sonny Turner | 1997 |
| Archie Bell | 1998 |
| Bill Pinkney | 1999 |
| The Legendary Orioles | 2000 |
| Bobby Tomlinson | 2001 |
| The Showmen | 2002 |
| Cornell Blakely | 2003 |
| William Bell | 2004 |
| Jimmy Cavallo | 2005 |
| Roy Roberts | 2006 |
| Arthur Smith | 2007 |
| Little Anthony and The Imperials | 2008 |
| Chuck Jackson | 2009 |
| Candi Staton | 2010 |
| Eddie Cornelius (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) | 2011 |
| Eddie Floyd | 2012 |
| Gene Chandler | 2013 |
CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT |
Club |
| Cecil Corbett - Beach Club-Myrtle Beach | 1995 |
| Bill Griffin - Castaways-Greensboro | 1995 |
| Paul Scroggins - Pauls-Charlotte | 1995 |
| Larry Presley - Cellar-Charlotte | 1995 |
| Gene Crow - Coachman & Four-Bennettesville SC | 1995 |
| Red Hughes - Red's Beach Club - Raleigh, NC | 1996 |
| Harold Worley - Spanish Galleon - North Myrtle Beach | 1996 |
| Norfleet Jones - Ducks - North Myrtle Beach | 1996 |
| Harold Bessent - Fat Harold's Beach Club - N Myrtle Beach | 1996 |
| Bob Barnhill - Fat Jack's - (closed) North Myrtle Beach | 1996 |
| Roger Davisson - 2001 and Beach Music Cafe - Myrtle Beach | 1996 |
| Tom Wicker - Various Clubs - Charlotte | 1997 |
| Randy Hinson - Various Clubs - Charlotte | 1998 |
| The Barrel - Ocean Drive, SC | 1999 |
| Doc's - Waterloo, SC | 2002 |
| JB Pivots - Charleston, SC | 2002 |
| Thirstys / Thirsty's2 - Greensboro, NC | 2003 |
ARTISTS |
| Maurice Williams | 1995 |
| Bill Pinkney | 1995 |
| General Johnson | 1995 |
| Gary Barker | 1995 |
| Clifford Curry | 1995 |
| Bob Meyer | 1995 |
| The Clovers | 1996 |
| W.J. Moore & The Dynamic Upsetters | 1996 |
| Johnnie White & The Elite Band | 1996 |
| Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose | 1996 |
| Gene Barbour & The Cavaliers | 1996 |
| Maceo Parker | 1996 |
| Eva Cornelious | 1996 |
| Bo Schronce | 1997 |
| Original Men of Distinction (Harry's Band) | 1998 |
| JD Cash | 1999 |
| Don Trexler | 2000 |
| Jerry Butler | 2000 |
| Fat Jack Band | 2002 |
| Johnny Barker | 2003 |
| Gary Barker | 2003 |
| Lynn Barker | 2003 |
| Otis Pope | 2005 |
| Mel Carter | 2007 |
| David Hicks | 2008 |
| Keith Houston | 2008 |
| Ted Hall | 2009 |
| Terri Gore | 2010 |
| Nylus Foster | 2011 |
| Tommy Plyler |
2012 |
| Billy Scott | 2013 |
| Dink Perry |
2013 |
| Hack Bartley | 2017 |
RADIO |
| John Richbourg "John R" (posthumously) | 1995 |
| Larry Crockett (posthumously) | 1995 |
| Ray Gooding "Rockin' Ray" | 1995 |
| Woody Windham | 1996 |
| John Hook | 1996 |
| Steve Hardy | 1996 |
| Mack Jones | 1996 |
| Charlie Byrd | 1996 |
| Steve Leonard | 1997 |
| Boo Baron | 1997 |
| Kebo Davis | 1998 |
| Dan E. Lockemy | 2000 |
| Randy Rowland | 2002 |
| Big John Ruth | 2003 |
| Chris Beachley | 2006 |
| Gailes Stuckey | 2012 |
CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC SONGS |
2022 |
My Girl – The Temptations
Sixty Minute Man – Dominoes
Carolina Girls – General Johnson
Ms. Grace – The Tymes
Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters
|
2023 |
Be
Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy -The Tams
Summertimes Calling Me - The Catalinas
I Love Beach Music - The Embers
39 Shape -The Showmen
(You’re) More Than A Number - The Dirfters
|
2024 |
Lady Soul – Temptations
Brenda – OC Smith
With This Ring – The Platters
Myrtle Beach Days – Fantastic Shakers
Rainy Day Bells – The Globetrotters |
2025 |
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch (I can't Help Myself) - Four Tops
Girl Watcher - O'Kaysions
Shama Lama Ding Dong - Band of
Oz
I Got The Fever - Billy Scott & The
Prophets
Stay - Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
|
2026
|
Ocean Boulevard – Band of OZ
What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) – Bill Deal & The
Rhondels / The Tams
Give Me Just A Little More Time – Chairmen Of The Board
Double Shot Of My Babys Love – Swingin’ Medallions
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) – Isley Brothers
Hey Baby – Bruce Channell
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