On April 26th 2005 " The Southern Legends Entertainment
and Performing Arts Hall of Fame" inducted it's first members. The
inductions were held in New Orleans during the 4th Annual Ponderosa Stomp,
at the Rock N' Bowl on S. Carrolton, Ave.
The certificates were presented to the inductees by Hall of Fame
Director / President Widmarc
Clark.
The first members inducted into " The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame
Full Inductee List
2005
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Performers
| Name | # | Link to Certificate | Date Inducted | Induction Location | Inducted By |
| Jimmy Case | 1 | April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark | |
| Dale Hawkins | 2 | View Certificate | April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark |
| Ray Sharpe | 6 | View Certificate | April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark |
| Scotty Moore | 7 | View Certificate | April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark |
| DJ Fontana | 8 | View Certificate | April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark |
| Vernon Taylor | 9 | View Certificate | April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark |
| Lazy Lester | 10 | View Certificate | April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark |
| Matt Lucas | 11 | View Certificate | May / 05 | McAlpin, FL | Widmarc Clark |
| Phil Phillips | 14 |
View Certificate |
April 26th / 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark |
| Barbara Lynn | 17 | May 8th / 05 | Beaumont ,TX | Widmarc Clark | |
| Johnny Leen | 18 | View Certificate | May 8th / 05 | Norman. OK | H.T. " Hank" Henry |
| Jay Shankle | 19 | View Certificate | May 8th / 05 | Oklahoma City, OK | H.T. " Hank" Henry |
| The Hubcaps | 20 | View Certificate | July 17th /05 | Martinsburg, West VA | Vernon Taylor |
| George Klein | 21 | View Certificate | July 14th /05 | Memphis, TN | Widmarc Clark |
| Ronnie Kaye | 22 | View Certificate | July 16th /05 | Oklahoma City, OK | Widmarc Clark |
| Francis Gosman | 23 | View Certificate | July 17th /05 | Waldorf, MD | Jimmy Case |
| *Shorty Horton | 24 | View Certificate | July 17th /05 | Waldorf, MD | Jimmy Case |
|
Gary Carter
|
25 | View Certificate | July 17th /05 | Ft.Worth, TX | H.T. " Hank" Henry |
| Tammy Leen | 26 | View Certificate | July 17th/ 05 | Oklahoma City, OK | H.T. " Hank" Henry |
| John Rhys | 29 | View Certificate | Aug 16th/ 05 | Van Nuys, CA | Matt Lucas |
| Charlie Musselwhite | 30 | View Certificate | Aug 13th/ 05 | Clarksdale, MS | Widmarc Clark |
| Don Helms | View Certificate | Aug 14th/ 05 | Nashville, TN | Jim Case | |
| Lamar Morris | View Certificate | Aug 28th/ 05 | Opp, AL | Widmarc Clark | |
| J.W. Whitten | View Certificate | Aug 27th/ 05 | Gulf Port, MS | Widmarc Clark | |
| Sanford Clark | View Certificate | Sept 4th/ 05 | Mayer, AZ | Widmarc Clark | |
| Gene Summers | View Certificate | Sept 4th/ 05 | Hollywood, CA | John Rhys | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | View Certificate | Aug 27th/ 05 | Gulf Port, MS | Widmarc Clark | |
| James Burton | View Certificate | Aug 27th/ 05 | Shreveport, LA | Widmarc Clark | |
| Jim McCoy | View Certificate | Sept 4th/ 05 | Berkeley Springs, WV | Vernon Taylor | |
| Travis Wammack | View Certificate | Sept 4th/ 05 | Russellville, AL | Widmarc Clark | |
| Billy Lee Riley | View Certificate | Sept 4th/ 05 | Jonesboro, AK | Widmarc Clark | |
| The Seldom Scene | View Certificate | Sept 24th/ 05 | Harpers Ferry, WV | Tom " Cat " Reeder | |
| Tom "Cat" Reeder | View Certificate | Sept 24th/ 05 |
Harpers Ferry, WV
|
Vernon & Brenda Taylor | |
| Ace Cannon | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | Greenville, MS | Widmarc Clark | |
|
* Conway
Twitty (Courtesy of Conway Twitty's family) |
View Certificate | Sept 30th, 05 | Hendersonville, TN | H.T. " Hank" Henry | |
| Bill Mack | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | Rocky Point, NC | Widmarc Clark | |
| Billy Joe Shaver | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | Houston, TX | Brad Turcotte | |
|
*Elvis Presley
(Todd Morgan of Elvis Presley
Enterprises accepted the induction.)
|
View Certificate | Oct 30th/ 05 | Memphis, TN | Widmarc Clark | |
| Frankie Ford | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | New Orleans, LA | Widmarc Clark | |
| Joe Bennett and The Sparkletones | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | Spartanburg, SC | Widmarc Clark | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | View Certificate | Oct 5th/ 05 | Toronto, Canada | Matt Lucas | |
| Ronnie McDowell | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | The Farmers Country Opry, Pace, FL | Widmarc Clark | |
| Roy Irvin | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | Portland, TN | Jim Case | |
| Narvel Felts | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | Vienna, VA | Vernon and Brenda Taylor | |
| Bobby Stephenson | View Certificate | Nov 18th/ 05 | Benson, NC | Jim Case |
* Inducted Posthumously
Early Influences
Hank Williams
Merle Travis
Les Paul
Lifetime
Achievement
Shorty Horton
Non-Performers
H.T. " Hank " Henry
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Other certificates are being sent to Southern Legends inductees for the
calendar year 2005. We will personally induct as many Southern Legends as
possible. This will depend on time, travel conditions and scheduling.
Widmarc Clark / Director / President
The Southern Legends Entertainment
& Performing Arts Hall of Fame
Portland, Tennessee