The American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame, formerly known as the National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame, recognizes musicians. bands, or companies that have made a distinct contribution to banjo performance, education, manufacturing, and towards promotion of the banjo. The hall of fame is a part of the American Banjo Museum located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. When the National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum became the American Banjo Museum in 2009, its focus began to shift to be more inclusive of all banjos. Originally focusing on four-string banjo players, the hall of fame expanded in 2013 to recognize contributions from 5-string banjo players as well, allowing them to be recognized in "non-performance categories" and creating a category specific to 5-string banjo players. The first 5-string banjoists were added to the hall of fame beginning in 2014. Inductees into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in 2018 include Bela Fleck (5-string performance), Borgy Borgerson (4-string performance), Jim Henson (promotion), Hub Nitsche and the Banjo Newsletter (both instruction and education), and Eddie Collins (historical). The 2019 inductees include Alison Brown (five-string performance), Johnny Baier (4-string performance), Jimmy Mazzy (4-string performance), John Hartford (historical), Bob Snow (promotion), and Janet Davis (instruction and education). 5-String Performance 2014 - Earl Scruggs 2015 - Pete Seeger 2016 - J.D. Crowe 2017 - John McEuen 2018 - Bela Fleck 2019 - Alison Brown 4-String Performance 1998 - Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery / C. Sandy Riner 1999 - Eddie Peabody / Harry Reser 2000 - Don Van Palta / Perry Bechtel 2001 - Buddy Wachter / Roy Smeck 2002 - Tim Allan / Johnny St. Cyr 2003 - Cathy Reilly Finn / Scotty Plummer 2004 - Al Smith / Freddy Morgan 2005 - Doug Mattocks / Michael Pingitore 2006 - Cynthia Sayer / Pat Terry, Sr. 2007 - Georgette Twain / John Cali 2008 - Jad Paul / Maurice Bolyer 2009 - John Becker / Buck Kelly 2010 - Dave Marty / Helen Baker 2011 - Greg Allen / Gene Sheldon 2012 - Lee Floyd III / Skip DeVol 2013 - Mike Gentry / Eddie Connors 2014 - Debbie Schreyer / Elmer Snowden 2015 - Eddy Davis 2016 - Pat Terry, Jr. 2017 - Paul Erikson 2018 - Borgy Borgerson 2019 - Johnny Baier / Jimmy Mazzy Historical 2016 - George Formby 2017 - Joel Walker Sweeney 2018 - Eddie Collins 2019 - John Hartford Instruction &