| Classic Kings | Scott Joplin James Sylvester Scott Joseph F. Lamb |
| Pioneers | Charles H. Hunter Arthur Marshall Thomas Million Turpin Louis Chauvin Lee Edgar Settle |
| March Kings | Frank Hoyt Losey Arthur Willard Pryor John Philip Sousa Harry J. Lincoln Abe Holzmann |
| The Prolific | Charles Neil Daniels Thomas Henry Lodge Chas. L. Johnson Percy Wenrich |
| Top Ladies | May Aufderheide Charlotte Blake Irene M. Giblin Adaline Shepherd |
| Early Bluesmen | William Christopher Handy Clarence Williams Spencer Williams |
| Top Pianists | Eubie Blake Ferdinand Morton [Jelly Roll] James Price Johnson Thomas (Fats) Waller |
| Crown Princes | Felix Arndt Roy Frederick Bargy Zez Confrey Artie Matthews |