Wheeling Jamboree
 

Jamboree Artists Timeline by Decade:
1920s
| 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s

Cast Members & Groups by Year:
1933
| 1937 | 1947 | 1951 | 1961
1974 | 1984 | 1991 | 2000 | 2013 | 2014
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019


Newest Jamboree Members
2024 Inductees
Tristen Smith
 
Tristen Smith

2023 Inductees

Charlie McCoy

2019 Inductees

Jamboree Artist Larry Stepheson
Larry Stephenson

2018 Inductees

Tim Atwood

2017 Inductees
Artists 2018
Alan Coldiron - Kelsie Mae - Audie Wykle

2016 Inductee

Isaac Cole

2015 Inductees


Miller Smith & Mazure
Larry Efaw & His Bluegrass Mountaineers
Yodeling Dick Brooks
Jim Thompson
Adam Calvert
Dave & Valerie Mayfield

2014 Inductees


Billy Payne
Rachael Whitcomb
Steve Smith
Blackhorse
Chris Day
Jim Harris
Andrea Call

2013 Inductees

Stacy Grubb
Jim Wilson & Shelby Nestler
Shana SMith
Bobby Marquez

 






Doc & Chickie Williams
with daughters
Peeper Punkin' & Pooch

Doc Williams Family


The Bailes Brothers

The Lilly Brothers
The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover

The Wilburn Brothers
The Wilburn Brothers


Reno & Smiley


Abbie Neal & The Ranch Girls


The Sunshine Boys


Ray Couture
AKA
"Abner Doolittle"

Hardrock Gunter
Sidney L. Gunter Jr.
"Hardrock Gunter"


Hal Lone Pine & Betty Cody

The Statler Brothers
The Statler Brothers


The Oak Ridge Boys

Johnny Russell
Johnny Russell


Roger & Don Hoard 1967


Frank Necessary & The Stone Mountain Boys


The Short Creek Flat-Pickers


The New Generation Express

1170 Band
The 11/70 Band

Loretta Lynn live recording cover
Loretta Lynn
Recorded Live at the Wheeling Jamboree

Country Music Walkway of Stars at Wheeling's Capitol Theatre
Formerly Known as the Capitol Music Hall
Legacy Entertainers of The Original Wheeling Jamboree & Jamboree USA

 
 
 
 
"The King of Bluegrass" Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Martin
Crazy Elmer Crazy Elmer
Mac Wiseman
Mac Wiseman
Former Jamboree Director
&
Producer of
The Wheeling Jamboree
Co-Founder The
Country Music Assn
.
Ken Curtis
"Festus"
TV Series Gun Smoke
&
Member of Roy Rogers
Sons of the Pioneers
Member of the Jamboree
Big Slim
Big Slim
Skeeter Bonn Skeeter Bonn


The Stanley Brothers

Grandpa Jones
Louis Marshall Jones


Buddy Starcher

Don Kidwell

Dusty Owens
Dusty Owens
Hawkshaw Hawkins Hawkshaw Hawkins

Lee Moore
Roy Scott Roy Scott


Red Sovine

Dick Curless

Alabama
Alabama
Marty Robbins Marty Robbins

Wilma Lee
&
Stoney Cooper
Dusty  Brown & Johnny Angel The
Dusty Brown
Trio

Rusty & Doug Kershaw
Rusty & Doug Kershaw

Ira & Charlie
The Louvin Brothers


Toby Stroud

Kenny Roberts Kenny Roberts

Hank Snow
Hank Snow

The Osborne Brothers   Osborne Brothers

The Vandergrift Brothers
Vandergrift Bros.

Jimmy Stephens 60s Jimmy Stephens


David Houston

Junior Norman Junior Norman


Marty Martel

Dave Dudley


Conway Twitty
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard


Blue Ridge Quartet

Patti Powell Patti Powell


Billy "Crash" Craddock

Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall


Johnny Cash
Charley Pride


Don Hoard

Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright


Roger Hoard

Brad Paisley Brad Paisley

   


Tammy Wynette

George Jones

 

 

 

 

 

Darnell Miller
Darnell Miller

Leon Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

 


Glenn Reeves

Elton Britt

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ronnie Milsap

Charlie Moore
&
Bill Napier

 


Chris Day

 

 

 

 


Sandy Huffman

 

 


Buck Owens

Mel Tillis

 
 
 
Stan Jr
Stan Jr.
Stan Childers
Stan Childers
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Jamboree Artist Timeline

1927 [back to index]

  • Silver Yodelin' Bill Jones and the Sparkling Four

1929

  • Fred Craddock's Happy Five (Fred Craddock, Gay Schwing + more)

1932

  • Cap, Andy and Flip (Warren Caplinger, Andy Patterson, William Strickland)
  • Elmer Crowe
  • The Tweedy Brothers

1933 [back to index]

  • Bill Jones and the Rhythm Rogues (Bill Jones, Fred Gardini, Blaine Heck, Paul Myers)
  • Just Plain John Oldham
  • Loye Donald "Cowboy Loye" Pack

1934

  • Chuck and Don
  • Hank and Slim Newman
  • Peruna Panhandle Rangers

1935

  • Handsome Bob Bouch & Happy Johnny Zufall
  • Hugh and Shug's Radio Pals (Hugh Cross, Shug Fisher, Mary Ann Vestes)
  • The Rhythm Rangers (Loren Bledsoe, Harold "Pete" Rensler, Mary Ann Estes)
  • Roy Freeman
  • Slim Carter
  • Slim Cox and his Flyin' X Roundup (Mel Cox, Red Kidwell, Hal Harris)
  • Tex Harrison's Texas Buckaroos (Tex Harrison, French Mitchell, Auvil Mitchell)

1936

  • Frankie More's Log Cabin Gang
  • Frankie More's Log Cabin Boys (Frankie More, Fiddlin Dale Cole, Dolph Hewitt)
  • Frankie More's Log Cabin Girls (Frankie More, Alma Crosby, Cousin Emmy, Rhoda Jones, Penny Woodford, Celia Mauri)
  • Grandpa Jones
  • Jake Taylor and His Railsplitters (Jake Taylor, Betty Taylor, Ray "Quarantine" Brown, Herman Redmon)

1937

  • Doc Williams and His Border Riders (Doc Williams, Curley Sims, Cy Smik, Mary Calvas, Hamilton Fincher, Big Slim McAuliffe)
  • Big Slim McAuliffe
  • Joe Barker's Chuck Wagon Gang
  • The Singing Sailors (Red Sovine, Johnnie Bailes)

1938

  • Charlie Monroe and His Kentucky Pardners

1939

  • Honey and Sonny (Maxine Davis, Nial Davis)
  • Joe Barker's Radio Cirkus
  • Lew Childre's Band (Lew Childre, Floyd Tillman + more)
  • Millie Wayne
  • Tommy Nelson Gang (Tommy Nelson, Nial Davis, Maxine Davis)

1940 [back to index]

  • Blaine Smith
  • Calvin "Curley" Miller
  • Mack Jeffers and His Fiddlin' Farmers (Mack Jeffers, Celia Mauri)
  • Pete Cassell
  • The Davis Twins, Honey and Sonny

1941

  • Anthony Slater "Smiley Sutter"/"Crazy Elmer"
  • Benny Kissinger
  • Big Slim's Happy Ranch Gang
  • Chuck Wagon Doughboys
  • Lew Childre and His Buckeyes
  • Chief Redhawk

1942

  • Eileen and Maxine Newcomer
  • The Leary Family (Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper + more)
  • The Saylor Sisters (Wanda, Jeanie and Linda)

1943

  • Radio Rangerettes (Millie Wayne, Ruth "Bonnie" Baldwin)

1944

  • Toby Stroud's Wyoming Ranch Boys (Toby Stroud, Buck Ryan, Bill Bailey)
  • Toby Stroud's Blue Mountain Boys

1945

  • Gay Schwing and His Gang From the HIlls (Gay Schwing, Herman Schwing, Ramona Schwing)
  • Hawkshaw Hawkins
  • Reed "The Singing Mountaineer" Dunn

1946

  • Shorty Fincher's Prairie Pals

1947

  • Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan

1948

  • Red Belcher's Kentucky Ridge Runners
  • Bill "Peg Pants" Beach
  • The Lilly Brothers
  • George Morgan
  • Ken Curtis

1949

  • Don Kidwell
  • Hank Snow
  • Lee Moore & Juanita Moore
  • The Sunshine Boys (Fred Daniel, Ace Richman, J. D. Sumner, Eddie Wallace)

1950 [back to index]

1951

  • Country Harmony Boys (Roy Scott, Gene Jenkins, Monte Blake, James Carson, Will Carver, Bill Chamberlain)
  • Dusty Owens

1952

  • The Bailey Brothers and Their Happy Valley Boys (Charles Bailey, Dan Bailey, Don McHan, Joe Stuart, Clarence "Tater" Tate, Jake Tullock)
  • Bob Gallion
  • Gene Hooper
  • Skeeter Bonn

1953

  • Cowboy Phil's Golden West Girls (Philip Reed, Gay Franzi, Tina Franzi, Abbie Neal, Wanda Saylor)
  • Lone Pine & Betty Cody

1954

  • Bud Messner and His Skyline Boys
  • Buddy & Marion Durham
  • Mabelle Seiger and Her Sons of the Plains (Mabelle Seiger, Curly Seiger, Chuck Cook, Jim Cook)

1955

  • Charlie Bailey's Band (Charlie Bailey, Bobby Osborne, Sonny Osborne + more)
  • Jim & Jesse McReynolds
  • Hylo Brown and His Buckskin Boys
  • Osborne Brothers (Bobby Osborne, Sonny Osborne, Red Allen, Ernie Newton)

1956

  • Kathy Dee

1959

  • Kenny Roberts

1962 [back to index]

  • Country Gentlemen

1963

  • Jimmie Stephens

1964

  • Charlie Moore & Bill Napier

1965

  • Cousin Wilbur Wesbrooks
  • Esco Hankins
  • David Houston
  • Jim Greer's Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
  • Red Smiley and His Bluegrass Cutups
  • Stanley Brothers
  • Mary Lou Turner

1966

  • Darnell Miller
  • Mac Wiseman
  • Johnny Dollar

1969

  • Beverly Heckel
  • Tater Tate and the Shenandoah Cutups

1970 [back to index]

  • Junior Norman
  • Freddy Carr
  • Patti Powell
  • Kay Kemmer
  • Gus and Jo Ann Thomas
  • Jerry Brightman
  • Slim Lehart
  • Buddy Ray
  • Penny DeHaven
  • Compton Brothers
  • Skinny Clark
  • Kenny Biggs
  • Elton Britt
  • Bud Cutright
  • Lynn Stewart
  • Holly Garrett
  • Doty Lynn
  • Roger Hoard
  • John LeMaster
  • The Heckles
  • Crazy Elmer
  • Denny Franks

1971

  • Rick Erickson
  • The Heckels
  • Beth Moore
  • Dick Curless
  • Les Seevers
  • Joe Pain
  • George Elliott
  • Buddy Griffin
  • Mayf Nutter
  • Bob Wood
  • Frank Necessary
  • Ray Kirkland
  • David Smith
  • Johnny Russell
  • Doc and Chickie Williams
  • Dave Dudley
  • Blue Ridge
  • Kay Kenner
  • Jerry Taylor
  • Van Trevor
  • Linda Kay Lance
  • Margo Smith
  • Jo Ann Davis

1972

  • Patty Joy

1973

  • Karen McKenzie
  • Steve Mazure
  • Walter Bailes Singers (Frankie Bailes, Dorothy Jo Hope + more)
  • Greg Steele

1979

  • Blue Ridge Quartet
  • Sandy Brickner
  • The Cochrans
  • Leon Douglas
  • Johnston Brothers
  • Dody Lynn
  • Sabrina Marie
  • Kevin Mabry
  • Darnell Miller
  • Junior Norman
  • Cindy Reitter
  • Joey Ross
  • Kathy Ross
  • Kathy Shaw
  • Lynn Stewart
  • Stone Mountain Boys
  • Tommy Wills
  • Donnie Woodson
  • Chris Allen
  • Mike White
  • Bluegrass Convention
  • Lenny Gault
  • JoAnn Jones

1991

  • Al and Kathy Bain
  • Elmer Bird
  • Marge Calhoun
  • Larry Dalton
  • Alan Freeman
  • Don Hoard
  • Nikki O'Grady
  • Brad Paisley
  • Linda Lou Schriver
  • Lyn Carol Shriver
  • Lori Scott
  • Jan Scott
  • Lois Scott
  • Short Creek Flatpickers
  • Ronnie Smith
  • Anita Stapleton
  • Mark Statler

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