The SAMMIES Hall of Fame

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