Washington Area Music Association (WAMA)

Each year the Washington Area Music Association Board of Directors votes to recognize significant career achievements of area musicians by inducting them into the WAMA Hall of Fame. The awards are presented during the Wammies event.

Click on a year to learn more about the artists.

1985 Duke Ellington Marvin Gaye Patsy Cline Emmylou Harris	1986 Jimmy Dean Bo Diddley	1987 Shirley Horn Jelly Roll Morton
1988 Roy Buchanan Bill Harris	1989 The Nighthawks Slickee Boys	1991 Chuck Brown John Jackson
1992 Nils Lofgren	1993 Mstislav Rostropovich Joan Jett Charlie Byrd	1994 Keter Betts Quentin "Footz" Davidson
1995 The Clovers The Orioles Danny Gatton Stanley Turrentine	1996 Eva Cassidy Roberta Flack Sweet Honey In The Rock Seldom Scene	1997 Ruth Brown Donald Byrd Sonny Stitt
1998 Roy Clark Todd Duncan Starland Vocal Band Trouble Funk	1999 Bill Harrell Joe Stanley	2000 Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen Don Covay Donal Leace
2001 Bill Kirchen John Philip Sousa Dave Grohl	2002 Billy Stewart Rare Essence	2003 Herb Fame Link Wray
2004 "Mama" Cass Elliot EU Root Boy Slim	2005 Tommy Lepson Ola Belle Reed	2006 Country Gentlemen Ahmet Ertegun Sophocles Papas
2007 Francis Scott Key Tori Amos
Other Special Awards