2010
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Moody Blues
Frank Zappa
Blood, Sweat & Tears
The Strawbs
2009
Camel
Pink Floyd
Genesis
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Jethro Tull
2008
Yes
Kansas
Gentle Giant
UK
King Crimson
Lifetime Achievement Award
Progressive Rock Album of the Year
Progressive Rock Artist of the Year
Progressive Engineer of the Year
Progressive Producer of the Year
Progressive Rock Song of the Year
Best New Progressive Rock Artist
Best New Progressive Live Album
Best Progressive Rock Vocalist
Best Progressive Instrumental Album
Best Progressive Hard Rock Album
Best Progressive Acoustic Album
Best Progressive Jazz Album
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Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Walsh
Progressive Rock Album of the Year: Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree
Progressive Rock Artist of the Year: Rush
Progressive Rock Recording Engineer of the Year: Alan Parsons
Progressive Rock Producer of the Year: Alan Simon
Progressive Rock Song of the Year: Circle of Life - Jon Anderson written by Alan Simon
Best New Progressive Rock Artist: Tarja Turunen
Best Female Progressive Rock Vocalist: Loreena McKennitt
Best Male Progressive Rock Vocalist: Justin Hayward
Best Progressive Rock Metal Album: 10,000 Days -Tool
Best Progressive Rock Instrumental Performance: Piece of the Pi - Jordan Rudess
Best Progressive Hard Rock Album: Systematic Chaos - Dream Theater
Best Progressive Country Album: Heartbeat of Love - Richie Furay
Best Progressive Acoustic Album: Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Progressive Jazz Album: Return to the Emerald Beyond -Mahavishnu Project
Best Progressive Rock Movie Soundtrack: Peter Gabriel
Progressive Rock Indie Album of the Year: Doomsday Afternoon - Phideaux
Progressive Rock Indie Artist of the Year: Magic Pie
Progressive Rock Indie Song of the Year: Empower - Tribe of Eden
Best New Progressive Rock Indie Artist: Touchstone
Best Female Progressive Rock Indie Vocalist: Susie Bogdanowicz
Best Male Progressive Rock Indie Vocalist: John Young
Best Progressive Rock Instrumental Indie Performance: Stella - Speechless
Best Progressive Hard Rock Indie Album: Henceforth - Henceforth
Lifetime Achievement Award: Greg Lake
Progressive Rock Album of the Year: Who's the Boss in the Factory - Karmakanic
Progressive Rock Artist of the Year: Thieves' Kitchen
Progressive Rock Recording Engineer of the Year: Chris Fournier
Progressive Rock Producer of the Year: Billy Sherwood
Progressive Rock Song of the Year: Hope (Live for the Art of Peace - Rush
Best New Progressive Rock Artist: Andrew Gorczyca (tribute)
Best Progressive Rock Vocalist: John Wetton
Best Progressive Rock Instrumental Album: Cinematograaf - Tomas Bodins
Best Progressive Instrumental Performance: How to Seduce a Ghost - Days Between Stations
Best Progressive Hard Rock Album: 01011001 - Ayreon
Best Progressive Hard Rock Song of the Year: Overload -Uriah Heep
Best Progressive Country Album: Mudcrutch -Mudcrutch
Best Progressive Acoustic Album: Journey's End -Caamora
Best Progressive Jazz Album: Floating Point - John McLaughlin
Progressive Rock Indie Album of the Year: Overlook -Fromuz
Progressive Rock Indie Artist of the Year: John Ford
Progressive Rock Indie Song of the Year: Eraserhead - Pendragon
Best New Progressive Rock Indie Artist: Astarte Syriaca
Best Progressive Rock Indie Vocalist: Mark Trueack
Best Progressive Rock Instrumental Indie Performance: Snakepit - Ozric Tentacles
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jon Anderson
Progressive Rock Album of the Year: Terra Incognita: Beyond the Horizon - Roswell Six
Progressive Rock Artist of the Year: Transatlantic
Progressive Rock Recording Engineer of the Year: Sean Gill
Progressive Rock Producer of the Year: Brett Kull
Progressive Rock Song of the Year: No Parachute - Big Elf
Best New Progressive Rock Artist: Tetrafusion
Best New Progressive Rock Live Album: There's Know Place Like Home - Kansas
Best Progressive Rock Vocalist: Nad Sylvan
Best Progressive Rock Instrumental Album: Outstanding in Their Field - Steve Morse
Best Progressive Hard Rock Album: On This Perfect Day -Arjen Lucassen's Guilt Machine
Best Progressive Acoustic Album: Snowball - Annie Haslam
Best Progressive Jazz Album: Quartet Live -
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
This is a LIFETIME achievement award, not just focusing on great accomplishments of the past. Steve’'s music is still vital today. His recent releases during the Progressive Rock Hall of Fame voting year 2007, remain true to form, Progressive and featuring top notch artists, drummer Joe Franco, guitarist Joel Kosche and violinist David Ragsdale - with world-class producers Jim Roberts and Larry Stock. His recent songs were even entered into the Grammy process for this current year, only one other Progressive Rock Artist was even in the process at all.
Our membership has chosen this artist, who seems to be on almost every Progressive Rock artist’'s dream list. If they could have anyone in the world do their vocals, who would it be? Definitely, Steve Walsh. In fact, besides his work in Kansas he was sought after as a vocalist by other Progressive Rock legends, singing on Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett’'s second solo effort, “Please Don’t Touch”, the Dixie Dregs “Industry Standard” and he was even auditioned by Yes in the eighties. Countless other Neo-Progressive artists have dreamed of having him sing on their albums, and in the 90’s he was on Progressive Rock projects like: Daniele Liverani’'s Genius - A Rock Opera and Trent Gardner’'s Leonardo - The Absolut Man.
His vocal prowess would be enough to garner this award alone, but in addition, his intricate keyboard parts are played to perfection live while he sings counter rhythms flawlessly in tune at the same time. Many of his Progressive Rock vocalist peers of the time only sang, or played minimal instrumental parts. Now add into the mix a great stage presence and amazing showmanship, even doing headstands on his keyboards and playing behind his back, enchanting arena rock audiences around the world.
His songwriting contributions can not be overlooked either. He had his hand in such amazing Progressive Rock masterpieces like, “Journey From Mariabronn”, and other Kansas Progressive Rock songs like “Apercu”, “Mysteries and Mayhem“, “Questions of My Childhood“, “Paradox” and “The Wall” written with Kerry Livgren. Ones penned exclusively by Steve include Progressive Rock masterpieces like “All the World”, “The Spider”, and “Back Door”.
Among the many impressive things about Steve Walsh, one that stands out is his ability to reinvent himself for every decade, every style, yet still maintain musical integrity and rise to the top of the genres.
His solo albums always included the best musicians of the day, from guitar virtuoso Steve Morse, to current guitar idols like Joel Kosche of Collective Soul.
The Progressive Rock Hall of Fame is pleased to present the very first Progressive Rock Lifetime Achievement award to: Steve Walsh
2011 Inductees
Aphrodite's Child
Renaissance
Hawkwind
The Move
Rush
2011 Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jeff Beck
Progressive Rock Artist of the Year:
Animals as Leaders
Progressive Rock Recording Engineer and Producer of the Year: Rich Mouser
Progressive Rock Song of the Year:
Barricade by Roswell Six
Best New Progressive Rock Artist: Haken
Best Progressive Rock Vocalist:
Michael Sadler
Best Progressive Rock Instrumental Album:
Numerology - Fibonacci Sequence
Best Progressive Hard Rock Album:
Catharsis - Strangeland
Best Progressive Acoustic Album:
No. 9 - McKendree Spring
Best Progressive Country Artist:
Punch Brothers
Best Progressive Jazz Album:
Five Peace Band Live - Chick Corea
& John McLaughlin
