Hall of Fame
Your favorite artists inducted into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum's Hall of Fame
Nomination
Nominations are made through surveys of the public
A nomination committee will review to ensure that the nominations meet the criteria for eligibility and that the nominations are placed into the appropriate categories. The screening committee will not make artistic or technical decisions.
Final voting is done by Museum members
Eligibility
Performance nominees must have their first commercial release at least 20 years ago, and must also have national or international recognition, radio airplay and significant number of sales. DJ's, Radio Stations, record label, record companies must have been in business at least 20 years prior to nominations.
Must have a tie to Illinois such as:
- born in Illinois
- started career in Illinois
- based in Illinois
- recorded in Illinois
Categories:
- band or solo artists
- radio station
- deejay
- record label / record company
- songwriter
Hall of Fame Inductees
Artists
2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee
Chicago
2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee
Cheap Trick
Power Pop! Cheap Trick formed in 1973 Rockford, IL and had their first release in 1977 entitled Cheap Trick. In 1979 Cheap...
2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee
Ides of March
2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee
Buddy Guy
2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee
Muddy Waters
2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee
REO Speedwagon
2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee
The Buckinghams
2022Artist / PerformerInductee
Dan Fogelberg
Sadly, we lost Dan Fogelberg on December 16 in 2007 after he fought a battle with prostate cancer. Fogelberg grew...
2022Artist / PerformerInductee
Styx
2022Artist / PerformerInductee
Chuck Berry
Hall of Fame Inductees
Radio Stations
Hall of Fame Inductees
Radio Personalities / DJs
Hall of Fame Inductees
Record Companies
2021Inaugural ClassInducteeRecord Label
Chess Records
Chess Records is considered to be one of most important...
2022InducteeRecord Label
Mercury Records
Hall of Fame Inductees
Songwriters
2022InducteeSongwriter
Dennis DeYoung
2022InducteeSongwriter
Jim Peterik
Hall of Fame Inductees
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