Inductees by Year: 1986

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  Chuck Berry

  Induction category: Performer
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  James Brown

  Induction category: Performer
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  Ray Charles

  Induction category: Performer | Presented by: Quincy Jones
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  Sam Cooke

  Induction category: Performer
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  Fats Domino

  Induction category: Performer
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  The Everly Brothers

  Induction category: Performer
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  Alan Freed

  Induction category: Non-Performer
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  John Hammond

  Induction category: Lifetime Achievement
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  Buddy Holly

  Induction category: Performer | Presented by: John Fogerty
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  Robert Johnson

  Induction category: Early Influence
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  Jerry Lee Lewis

  Induction category: Performer
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  Little Richard

  Induction category: Performer
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  Sam Phillips

  Induction category: Non-Performer
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  Elvis Presley

  Induction category: Performer
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  Jimmie Rodgers

  Induction category: Early Influence
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  Jimmy Yancey

  Induction category: Early Influence