Lee Roy Abernathy
Wendy Bagwell
Clarice Baxter
Jesse Randall "J.R." Baxter
Lester George "Les" Beasley
James Webre Blackwood
Albert Edward Brumley
David Parker Carter
Denver Dale Crumpler
John Tyra Daniel
James "Jimmie" Davis
John Wallace Fowler
William James "Bill" Gaither
Dottie Luttrell Rambo
George Thomas "Dad" Speer
Jackson Brock Speer
Lena Brock "Mom" Speer
Frank Howard Stamps
Virgil Oliver "V.O." Stamps
John Daniel "J.D." Sumner
Glenn Kieffer Vaughan
James David Vaughan
James Parks "Big Jim" Waits
James Stephen "Big Chief" Wetherington
Jesse Gillis "J.G." Whitfield
Charles F. "Rusty" Goodman
Connor Brandon Hall
Herman Clay Harper
Jake Hess
Eva Mae LeFevre
Urias LeFevre
Hovie Frank Lister
Thomas Mosie Lister
Marvin Norcross
Wilmer Berney "W.B." Nowlin
Lloyd Orrell
Oren A. Parris
Glen Weldon Payne
1998 Inductees
Eldridge Locke "Foxy" Fox
Ben Lacy Speer
George Wilson Younce
1999 Inductees
Earl Smith "Smitty" Gatlin
Adger McDavid Pace
Rex Lloyd Nelon
Roland Dwayne "Rosie" Rozell
William Burton Walbert
2000 Inductees
Eugene Monroe Bartlett
James Roy "Pop" Lewis
Doy Willis Ott
Anthony Johnson Showalter
Earl Henderson Weatherford
Lily Fern Goble-Weatherford
2001 Inductees
Glennan "Glen" Allred
Lister Cleavant Derricks
Vesphew Benton Ellis
Naomi Sego Reader
Dale Lawrence Shelnut
Ira Forest Stanphill
2002 Inductees
James Buford Abner
R.W. Blackwood
Charles Jerry Goff
Vestal Goodman
Alphus LeFevre
William Morgan Ramsey
Robert Emmett Winsett
2003 Inductees
Dwight Moody Brock
Martin Alfred Cook
Howard Goodman
John Alexander McClung
Otis Leon McCoy
Fred Calvin Maples
Jacob Bazzel Mull
Homer Alvan Rodeheaver
Marion B. Snider
Bobby Strickland
2004 Inductees
Jim Hamill
Kenny Hinson
Arnold Hyles
Lillian Little Soldier Klaudt
Harvey Bryant Lester
Ed O'Neal
Conley "London" Parris
Derrell Stewart
James D. Walbert
Charles Vaughan
B.C. Unseld
2005 Inductees
Robert Sterling Arnold
Anna Gordon Davis
Elmo Fagg
Gloria Lee Sickal Gaither
Rosa Nell Speer Powell
Joseph L. "Smilin' Joe" Roper
Edward Lamar "Bill" Shaw
Erman Clark Slater
Jack Toney
Ed. F. "Eddie" Wallace
2006 Inductees
Wallace "Happy" Edwards
Vernon Ross Hyles
Bob Jones Sr.
Rose Carter Karnes
Charles Key
Jack Pittman
Henry Thaxton Slaughter
Mary Tom Speer-Reid
Maurice Templeton
Wally Varner
Gerald Williams
2007 Inductees
Roger Douglas Bennett
Anthony John Burger
Joel Wesley Hemphill
Lou Wills-Heldreth
James E. "Jimmy" Jones
David Reece
James Leon Sego
Archie Watkins
2008 Inductees
Fred E. Daniel
Polly Grimes
Herschel LuMeart Lester
Squire Parsons
Luther G. Presley
Ray Dean Reese
2009 Inductees
Marvin Neil Enloe
Edwin Lee "Ed" Hill
Jennings Harold Lane
Don Light
James William "Bill" Lyles
Elizabeth "Lady" Mull
Carl Milton "Billy" Todd
Charles Allen "Charlie" Waller
2010 Inductees
Daniel "Danny" Gaither
Little Jan Buckner-Goff
Sam Goodman
Willie Gathrel "Bill" Hefner
Connie Hopper
Arthur Donaldson Smith
2011 Inductees
Doris Akers
Doyle Blackwood
Bob Brumley
Roy Carter
Kenny Gates
Jerry Kirksey
Opal Lester
"Little" Willie Wynn
2012 Inductees
Charles Burke
Carl Stuart Hamblen
Jim Hill
Geraldine Morrison
Buck Rambo
Ace Richman
2013 Inductees
John T. Benson Jr.
Polly Lewis-Copsey
Thomas A. Dorsey
"Little" Roy Lewis
Duane Nicholson
Tim Riley
2014 Inductees
Colbert Croft
Eddie Crook
Claris G. "Cat" Freeman
Paul Heil
Warren Lester Roberts
Claude Daniel Hopper
Faye Ihrig Speer
Francis Jane "Fanny" Crosby Van Alstyne
2015 Inductees
Ed Sprouse
James Lewis "Big Lew" Garrison
2016 Inductees
Peg McKamey Bean
Lari Goss
Ronny Hinson
Carroll Mcgruder
2017 Inductees
Troy Burns
Anthony Elden "Tony" Greene
Labreeska Rogers Hemphill
Randy Shelnut
2018 Inductees
Ann Downing
Tracy Stuffle
Mark Trammell
Normal Wilson
2019 Inductees
Ruben Franklin Bean
Ernie Dean Phillips
Reverend Jackie Wilburn
Gerald Lynn Wolfe
2020 Inductees
Meurice Eldon LeFevre
Dorothy Leonard Miller
Melvin "Chief" Klaudt
Dianne Wilkinson
2021 Inductees
Jack Clark
Karen Peck Gooch
Marlin Raymond Taylor
Aaron Wilburn
2022 Inductees
Rodney Griffin
Arthur Rice
Kyla Rowland
Chris White
The Southern Gospel Music Association is a non profit association dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Southern Gospel Music. The association is comprised of artist, and industry professionals working to recognize the efforts of the artist who have worked to further this great music. Annually the SGMA inducts members into the hall of fame. These members are all individuals who have contributed to the ministry of Southern Gospel Music.
You can contribute to help the SGMA in their efforts by purchasing a membership HERE
SGMA Executive Board
Arthur Rice - President; Gary Casto - Vice President; Karen Peck Gooch - Treasurer;
Travis Bridgeman - Secretary
Board of Director
Bill Bailey, Clarke Beasley, Greg Bentley, Kelly Nelon Clark, Josh Franks, Scott Godsey, Dean Hickman,
Richard Hyssong, Danny Jones, Mike LeFevre, Paul Pitts, Aaron Rich, Rick Sheets, Rick Shelton,
Maurice Templeton, Chris White, Jonathan Wilburn
Advisory Board Members
Stephen Adair, Liz Autry, Susan Guffey, Chris Jenkins, Alan Kendall, Mark Trammell, Jarrod Vanderslice