1986

Chuck Berry ~ James Brown ~ Ray Charles ~ Sam Cooke ~ 

Fats Domino ~ Little Richard

1987

The Coasters ~ Bo Diddley ~ Aretha Franklin ~ 

Marvin Gaye ~ B.B. King ~  Clyde McPhatter ~ 

Smokey Robinson ~ Muddy Waters ~ Jackie Wilson

1988

The Drifters ~ The Supremes

1989

Otis Redding ~ The Temptations ~ Stevie Wonder

1990

Hank Ballard ~ Four Tops ~ The Platters

1991

LaVern Baker ~ The Impressions ~ Wilson Pickett ~ 

Ike & Tina Turner

1992

Bobby "Blue" Bland ~ Booker T & the MGs ~ Sam and Dave     

1993

Ruth Brown ~ Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

Etta James ~ Sly & the Family Stone

1995

Al Green ~ Martha & the Vandellas

1996

Little Willie John ~ Gladys Knight & the Pips ~ The Shirelles

1997

The (Young) Rascals ~ The Jackson Five ~ 

Parliament-Funkadelic

1998

Lloyd Price ~ Santana ~ Gene Vincent

1999

Curtis Mayfield ~ The Staple Singers

2000

Earth, Wind & Fire ~ The Moonglows 

2001

Solomon Burke ~ The Flamingos ~ Michael Jackson

2002

 Isaac Hayes

2004

The Dells ~ Prince

2005

The O'Jays - Percy Sledge

2007

The Ronettes - Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

2008

Gamble & Huff

2008

Little Walter

                                                                                                         
                   
 * These artists were inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio          
               There were no R&B inductees in 1994
, 2003 or 2006               

                                                      
                      

                 

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