The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was conceived by Tony Butala, a member of the group The Lettermen. In 1998, he and a financial partner opened The Vocal Hall of Fame & Museum Company in his hometown of Sharon, Pennyslvania. That year, the first class was inducted and that was continued through 2008. According to the website, the 10th anniversary (and last) induction ceremony was held November 6-9, 2008, at the Chevrolet Center in Youngstown, Ohio.
Only groups and duos are eligible. Inductees must have at least a ten-year history in the music business, have had a significant hit record or composition, and have a minimum of three-party harmony. There are also categories for each year’s slate of inductees incluing ‘40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and duos. Here are the inductees during that time with their years of induction in parentheses:
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A
B
C
- The Cadillacs (2004)
- The Chantels (2002)
- The Charioteers (2003)
- The Chiffons (2005)
- The Chi-Lites (2005)
- The Chordettes (2001)
- The Chords (2007)
- The Clovers (2002)
- The Coasters (1999)
- The Commodores (2003)
- The Crests (2004)
- Crosby, Stills & Nash (1998)
- The Crystals (2005)
D
- Danny & The Juniors (2003)
- The Dells (2004)
- The Del Vikings (2005)
- Deep River Boys (2006)
- The Diamonds (2004)
- Dion & The Belmonts (2000)
- Dixie Hummingbirds (2000)
- The Dominoes (2006)
- The Doobie Brothers (2004)
- The Drifters (1998)
- The Duprees (2006)
E-F
- Eagles (2001)
- Earth Wind & Fire (2003)
- The Everly Brothers (2004)
- 5th Dimension (2002)
- The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi (1998)
- The Five Keys (2002)
- The Five Red Caps (2007)
- The Five Satins (2003)
- The Flamingos (2000)
- Fleetwood Mac (2005)
- The Fleetwoods (2006)
- The Four Aces (2001)
- The Four Freshmen (2001)
- The Four Knights (2002)
- The Four Lads (2003)
- The Four Preps (2007)
- The Four Seasons (1999)
- The Four Tops (1999)
- The Four Tunes (2004)
G-H-I
- The Golden Gate Quartet (1998)
- Haydn Quartet (2006)
- The Harptones (2002)
- The Hi-Lo’s (2006)
- The Hilltoppers (2005)
- The Hoboken Four (2007)
- The Hollies (2006)
- The Impressions (2003)
- Ink Spots (1999)
- The Isley Brothers (2003)
J-K
L
M
N-O
- The Neville Brothers (2005)
- The Oak Ridge Boys (2001)
- The O’Jays (2004)
- The Orioles (1998)
- Tony Orlando and Dawn (2007)
P-Q
R
S
- The Shangri-las (2006)
- The Shirelles (2002)
- Simon & Garfunkel (2006)
- The Skylarks (2000)
- The Skyliners (2002)
- Sly & the Family Stone (2007)
- Sons of the Pioneers (2005)
- The Soul Stirrers (2000)
- The Spaniels (2005)
- The Spinners (1999)
- The Stylistics (2004)
- The Supremes (1998)
- The Swan Silvertones (2002)
T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z
- The Temptations (1999)
- Three Dog Night (2000)
- The Tokens (2004)
- The Traveling Wilburys (2007)
- The Tymes (2005)
- The Vogues (2001)
- The Weavers (2001)
- The Whispers (2003)
- Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs/The Gladiolas (2007)
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First posted 11/9/2008; last updated 3/29/2023. |
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