CBMA Hall Of Fame

***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

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 Chandler2013

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 Beach1996
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 Barker2003
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 Bartley2017

RADIO

John Richbourg "John R" (posthumously)1995
Larry Crockett (posthumously)1995
Ray Gooding "Rockin' Ray" 1995
Woody Windham 1996
John Hook1996
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

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