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Jimmy Case |
Born:
Biggest Hit(s):
Current Status:
Inducted: April 26, 2005 in New Orleans, LA, by
Widmarc Clark |
 Dale
Hawkins |
Born: August 18
1938 in Goldmine, La.
Biggest Hit: 1957 with Susie-Q on Checker Records.
Current Status: Still performs world wide, today
Dale lives in Little Rock,Ak.
Inducted: 2005 in New Orleans, LA, by Widmarc Clark. |

Ray Sharpe |
Born: Feb 8 1938
in Houston, TX
Biggest Hit(s): Linda Lu on Jamie Records recorded
in July of 1959.
Current Status: Ray still performs and lives in
Houston,TX.
Inducted: April 26, 2005 New Orleans by Widmarc Clark
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Scotty Moore |
Born: Winfield Scott
Moore, born December 27, 1931 in Gadsden, TN
Career: Elvis' lead guitarist, played on Elvis'
first recordings at Sun records in 1954, played on all Elvis' first
recording at RCA in 1956. Scotty Moore's guitar work was the sound
behind Elvis that most surely helped to make Elvis famous. It is
impossible to measure the influence Scotty Moore and his Guitar
had on Elvis and his place in Rock n Roll history.
Current Status: Still performs, lives in Nashville.
Inducted: April 26 2005 in New Orleans by Widmarc
Clark.
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D. J. Fontana |
Born: Dominic Joseph
Fontana, March 15, 1931 in Shreveport, LA
Career: "D. J." began his music career
as staff drummer for the Louisiana Hay Ride in 1954. Became Elvis'
drummer in 1956, played on all Elvis' first RCA recording's in 1956.
Stayed with Elvis for over ten years.
Current Status: Still lives and performs in Nashville.
Inducted: April 26, 2005 in New Orleans by Widmarc
clark
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Vernon Taylor |
Born: 1938 in Sandy
Spring, MD
Biggest Hit(s): "Losing Game " recorded
on DOT Records in 1957, also recorded for Sun records.
Current Status: Still performs lives in Hagerstown,
MD.
Inducted: April 26, 2005 in New Orleans by Widmarc
Clark. |

Lazy Lester
(Leslie Johnson) |
Born: Louisiana
Biggest Hit(s): "They Call Me Lazy "
1960 on Excello records in Nashville.
Current Status: Still records and performs lives
on the west coast
Inducted: April 26, 2005 in New Orleans by Widmarc
Clark. |

Matt Lucas |
Born: Memphis,TN.
Biggest Hit(s): "I'm Movin On " on Smash
records in 1960. Has recorded
for many record companies down through the years. Currently records
for Ten-O-Nine in Chicago.
Current Status: Performs regularly the world over.
Matt and his Lovely wife Barbara when not performing spent time
between their two Ranch's one in McAlpin,FL, and another in New
Mexico.
Inducted: May 5, 2005 in McAlpin, FL, by Widmarc
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Phil Phillips |
Born: John Phillip
Baptise, March 14 1931 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Career: A member of The Gateway Quartet, in 1959
"Phil Phillips" wrote " Sea Of Love " which
became a national hit on Mercury records.
Current Status: Phil lives in Lake Charles Louisiana,
and still performs.
Inducted: April 26, 2005 in New Orleans by Widmarc
Clark.
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Barbara Lynn |
Born: Barbara Lynn
Ozon, Jan 16, 1942 in Beaumont, TX.
Career: Joe Berry saw Barbara performing in Vinton,
Louisiana. He was impressed and took her to Huey Meaux in New Orleans
where she recorded a song she had written "You'll Lose a Good
Thing" at "Cosimo's Studio's." Jamie records in Philadelphia
released the song, Barbara's biggest hit,. in May 1962.
Current Status: Barbara lives in Beaumont, TX and
still
performs.
Inducted: New Orleans May 8, 2005 by Widmarc Clark.
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Johnny Leen |
Born:
Biggest Hit(s):
Current Status:
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Jay Shankle |
Born:
Biggest Hit(s):
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