The SAMMIES Hall of Fame
27 years of Sacramento music all-stars
SN&R published its first issue in 1989 and held the first Sacramento Area Music Awards in 1992. Since then, thousands of local bands have been nominated and hundreds have taken home the prize.
The SAMMIES Hall of Fame was born when some artists kept winning. The tradition started in 1995 with Mumbo Gumbo, which won in the World Music category two years in a row.
Artists are inducted when they win awards in more than one year (currently three). Originally, getting into the Hall of Fame meant you couldn’t be nominated in future SAMMIES. That changed in 2017, when we opened nominations to everyone for the 25th anniversary and beyond.
In 2019, we have one inductee: the rock band Island of Black and White. Congratulations to them! They’re the 79th member of the SAMMIES Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Deftones, Brotha Lynch Hung and Las Pesadillas. Dusty Brown, Cake and 7seconds.
Look at the full list of Hall of Fame inductees, a snapshot of Sacramento’s music legacy:
1995
Mumbo Gumbo
1996
Beer Dawgs
1997
April & the Texas Rangers
1998
Cake
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
2001
Deftones
Dutch Falconi & His Twisted Orchestra
Filibuster
Fonke Socialistiks
Groovie Ghoulies
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets
2002
Los Elegantes
Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers
Tattooed Love Dogs
2003
Funkengruven
LUXT
Oleander
2004
Xenophilia
2005
¡Bucho!
Brotha Lynch Hung
David Houston
Mama’s Pride
Mike Farrell
Zach Hill
2006
Dusty Brown
Jackie Greene
Las Pesadillas
The Knockoffs
2007
Four Guys From Reno
Shaun Slaughter
2008
Crazy Ballhead
Didley Squat
Matt K. Shrugg
Stuart Nishiyama
2010
7Seconds
The C.U.F.
The Secretions
2011
Anton Barbeau
DJ CrookOne
DJ Larry Rodriguez
HOODS
Instagon
2012
Arden Park Roots
Random Abiladeze
Ross Hammond
Sol Peligro
Tha Fruitbat
2013
Autumn Sky
Be Brave Bold Robot
DJ Epik
DJ Rated R
DJ Whores
Harley White Jr. Orchestra
Pus Cavern Recording Studios
The Nibblers
Tribe of Levi
Zuhg
2015
Mercy Me!
Musical Charis
Walking Spanish
2016
Dog Party
Ira Skinner
James Cavern
The Nickel Slots
White Minorities
2017
Apple Z
Hans! and the Hot Mess
The Hucklebucks
The Infamous Swanks
2018
A Lot Like Birds
Agent Ribbons
Dinorah
Forever Goldrush
Humble Wolf
Kill the Precedent
Some Fear None
The New Humans
Way Out West
2019
Island of Black and White