National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame Inductees

Thumb Picker of the Year

2003 - Pat Kirtley
2009 - Tommy Emmanuel

Living Thumb Pickers

1998 - Chet Atkins
1999 - Jerry Reed & Paul Yandell
2000 - Doc Watson
2001 - Thom Bresh
2002 - Tommy Flint
2003 -
2009 - Richard Smith, Steve Wariner, Chip Young

Deceased Thumb Pickers

1998 - Ike Everly, Kennedy Jones, Mose Rager, Arnold Shultz, Merle Travis
1999 - Odell Martin
2000 - Bob Barber, Amos Johnson, Jackie Phelps
2001 - Marcel Dadi
2002 - Alice DeArmond Jones, Charles (Chicken Hawk) Murphy, John Melvin Travis, Lenny Breau
2003 - Tuck Raisor
2009 - Orval Raymer 

Supporting Musicians

1998 - Lightnin' Chance, Grandpa Jones
1999 - Billy Grammer
2000 - Bill Carlisle, John Hartford
2001 - Martha Carson, John Knowles
2002 - Joe Maphis
2009 - Palmer Moore

Supporting Non-Musicians

1998 - Laverda Rager
1999 - Ted Jones, Mrs. Ellis Martin
2000 - Erika Brady, Tom Farmer, Dr. Bill Lightfoot
2001 - Pat Travis Eatherly, Mary Rainwaters
2002 - John and Marilyn Kirtley, Dave Stewart

Horizion Award

2003 - Kyle Reeder
2009 - Joe Hudson

Album of the Year

2003 - "Wanted" - Steve Rector
2009 - Steve Warnier, Steve Rector

Special Friend Award

2003 - 

Corporate Awards

2003 - Central City Tourism, Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court 

Supporting Fan Award

2003 - Rodney Kirtley, Claude Travis, Bob Gates
2009 - Nancy Tishner, Dorothy Paxton

President's Award

2003 - Palmer Moore, Scott Taylor, Howard Stone, and Freddie Russell
2009 - Paul Yandell, John Knowles

Executive Committee Award

2009 - Michael Moseley