MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Bettye LaVette, piano man Eddie Boyd and 1920s star Victoria Spivey are among the performers named to the Blues Hall of Fame this year.
Based in Memphis, Tennessee, the hall honors singers, musicians, producers, songrwriters, educators, and pieces of music that have made significant contributions to the genre.
Along with Boyd, LaVette and Spivey, the hall is inducting two harmonica players this year — Billy Branch and Georgie “Harmonica” Smith, The Blues Foundation said in a news release Tuesday.
Also on the list are singer and musician Syl Johnson and producer Ralph Peer, who recorded both country and blues musicians.
The Howlin Wolf compilation “The Chess Box” is the only album inducted this year.