Memphis Music Hall of Fame 2022 (Robert Plant)

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It’s been three years since the Memphis Music Hall of Fame last inducted a new class of honorees. But following an extended pandemic pause, the event will return on Sept. 15, with the Hall enshrining eight more music legends, just in time to mark the organization’s 10th anniversary.  

This year’s Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony will once again take place at Downtown’s Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. And no one is happier to have in-person festivities back than John Doyle, the president and CEO of the Hall.

After COVID-19 threw the Hall’s 2020 plans into chaos, Doyle had hoped to resume with a new class and ceremonies in 2021.

“Around Mach of 2021 we began looking toward a live ceremony, and we started talking about dates, but then another [COVID] spike took place, and we were unsure about doing it,” Doyle says. “Instead, we decided to hold off on the live ceremony, but decided to develop and produce an hour-long broadcast show, a retrospective on the history of the Hall of Fame and the great musicians in it.”

The resulting television special, titled "Memphis Music Hall of Fame 10th Anniversary Celebration," has aired three times on Circle — a cable network that specializes in music and lifestyle programs — since March and is still available on demand as well.

“We were really happy with the program and the way it came out,” Doyle says, “and we felt like it really further elevated the Hall and the national awareness about it.”

As part of the 10th anniversary of the Hall and to celebrate the 2022 class, Doyle is working hard to make the upcoming live festivities special.

Those who’ve attended previous Hall ceremonies can attest, the event is an always moving and joyful celebration of Memphis music and musicians. As in past years, most of the living honorees are expected to attend, joined by fellow inductees and other celebrated music-makers, from Memphis and beyond. (Justin Timberlake, John Prine, Snoop Dogg, Bootsy Collins, Jimmy Fallon and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones are among those who have participated in past shows.)

This year’s ceremonies will feature a mix of local greats and international icons. Doyle already has confirmed that Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant will be on hand, along with Stax legend Booker T. Jones — who is being inducted for the second time and is also set to perform. Doyle also hopes there will be some big “last-minute surprises.”  

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[SuperDave]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing Sam.