United States Postage Stamps: Music-Related

United States Postage Stamps: Music-Related (1940-2022)

Originally this post was regarding the Legends of American Music Series, the first of which was issued on January 8, 1993, on what would have been Elvis Presley’s 58th birthday. More than 70 artists were honored in all styles of music from 1993 to 1999. Since then, this page has been updated with other music makers who have been honored with stamps through 2022. See other lifetime achievement awards. A-B-C Roy Acuff (2003) Marian Anderson (2005) Harold Arlen (1996) Louis Armstrong (1995) Mildred Bailey (1994) Samuel Barber (1997) Count Basie (1996) The Beatles (1999) Jack Benny (1991) Irving Berlin (2003) Leonard Bernstein (2001) Eubie Blake (1995) Hoagy Carmichael (1996) The Carter Family (1993) Enrico Caruso (1987) Johnny Cash (2013) Ray Charles (2013) Patsy Cline (1993) Nat “King” Cole (1994) John Coltrane (1995) Bing Crosby (1994) Celia Cruz (2011) D-E-F-G Miles Davis (2012) Jimmy Dorsey (1996) Tommy Dorsey (1996) Duke Ellington (1986) Arthur Fiedler (1997) Dorothy Fields (1996) Ella Fitzgerald (2007) Stephen Foster (1940) Carlos Gardel (2011) Erroll Garner (1995) George Gershwin (1973) Ira Gershwin (1999) Benny Goodman (1996) Louis Gottschalk (1997) Ferde Grofé (1997) Woody Guthrie (1998) H-I-J Bill Haley & His Comets (1993) Oscar Hammerstein II (1999) W.C. Handy (1969) E.Y. “Yip” Harburg (2005) William Harnett (1969) Lorenz Hart (1999) Coleman Hawkins (1995) Jimi Hendrix (2014) Victor Herbert (1940) Bernhard Herrmann (1999) Gregory Hines (2019) Billie Holiday (1994) Buddy Holly & the Crickets (1993) Howlin’ Wolf (1994) Charles Ives (1997) Mahalia Jackson (1998) James P. Johnson (1995) James W. Johnson (1988) Robert Johnson (1994) Al Jolson (1994) Janis Joplin (2014) Scott Joplin (1983) K-L-M Jerome Kern (1985) Erich Korngold (1999) Sidney Lanier (1972) Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter (1998) John Lennon (2018) Alan Jay Lerner (1999) Frank Loesser (1999) Frederick Loewe (1999) Edward MacDowell (1940) Henry Mancini (2004) Roberta Martin (1998) John McCormack (1984) Clyde McPhatter (1993) Lydia Mendoza (2013) Johnny Mercer (1996) Ethel Merman (1994) Glenn Miller (1996) Charles Mingus (1995) Carmen Miranda (2011) Thelonious Monk (1995) Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton (1995) N-O-P Ethelbert Nevin (1940) Alfred Newman (1999) Eugene Ormandy (1997) Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1960) Charlie Parker (1995) Edith Piaf (2012) Lily Pons (1997) Rosa Ponselle (1997) Cole Porter (1991) Elvis Presley (1993) Tito Puente (2011) Q-R-S Ma Rainey (1994) Otis Redding (1993) Jimmie Rodgers (1978) Richard Rodgers (1999) Jimmy Rushing (1994) Pete Seeger (2022) Selena (2011) Frank Sinatra (2008) Bessie Smith (1994) Kate Smith (2010) John Philip Sousa (1940) Max Steiner (1999) Leopold Stokowski (1997) Igor Stravinsky (1982) George Szell (1997) T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z Shirley Temple (2016) Sonny Terry (1998) Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1998) Lawrence Tibbett (1997) Arturo Toscanini (1989) Richards Tucker (1997) Ritchie Valens (1993) Clara Ward & the Ward Singers (1998) Dinah Washington (1993) Ethel Waters (1994) Muddy Waters (1994) Josh White (1998) Hank Williams (1993) Bob Wills (1993) Meredith Willson (1999) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Lifetime Achievement Awards” blog-stampofapproval.com (12/12/2012). “New Music Icons Series of Stamps Debuts in Early 2013 With Lydia Mendoza” mysticstamp.com: 1993-99 Legends of American Music Series today.com (1/30/2013). “Johnny Cash leaves his stamp on US Postal Service” by Matt Murray usstampgallery.com (2022). music-related stamps First posted 1/30/2013; last updated 6/2/2026.