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From left, the late Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd, Louise Bennett-Coverley and veteran entertainer Derrick Morgan.

To list all the accomplishments of the 12 initial inductees into the Jamaica Music Hall of Fame, established by the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes and Affiliates would take many an expansive hard drive.

However, at July's induction ceremony, a synopsis of their contribution was given.

Lord Flea - The first Jamaican performer signed to an international label (Capitol Records), the mento and calypso singer died at 27 years old when he was at his most popular.

Vere Johns - Not a performer, but one who facilitated the emergence of scores of superb ones with his 'Opportunity Hour' and 'Opportunity Knocks' talent shows. It was one of his many pursuits, in addition to being an actor, producer, director and newspaper columnist.

Count Ossie - A drummer, founder of the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari (MRR) and huge influence on Jamaican music through the many persons, such as Skatalites founding members, who visited MRR 'groundations' and developed new rhythms. MRR's drumming appears on the Folkes Brothers Oh Carolina.

Alpha Boys' School - Established in the 1880s as a home for boys. Alpha included music and practical training on its curriculum and the horn players especially have gone on to play a very important role in Jamaican music.

The Wailers - Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh and Bob Marley, Cherry Green, Junior Brathwaite and Beverly Kelso have, in various incarnations, sold over 250 million albums worldwide and have had a phenomenal impact on music.

Louise Bennett-Coverley - A poet, a lyricist, a dramatist, a legend.

Olive Lewin - Dr Olive Lewin studied music and ethnomusicology in the United Kingdom, formed the Jamaican Folk Singers and is a living repository of an immense collection of Jamaican folk songs and the stories that accompany them.

Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd - Founder of Studio One, credited with much of Jamaican music's early success. Studio One rhythms continue to be heavily sampled worldwide today and the catalogue is immensely valuable.

The Skatalites - In May 1964 Tommy McCook, Rolando Alphonso, Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore, Lester Sterling, Don Drummond, Lloyd Knibb, Lloyd Brevett, Jerry Hines and Jackie Mittoo formed the most famed self-contained band in Jamaican music history. That the band split into the Soul Brothers and the Supersonics in just over a year makes their contribution even more remarkable.

Arthur 'Duke' Reid - Owner of the Treasure Isle imprint. A sound system operator, he made Bond Street in Kingston the home of great music.

Ernest Ranglin - A superb guitarist who figured in the creation of ska and reggae and who loves Jazz. Millie Small's breakthrough My Boy Lollipop was his arrangement.

Derrick Morgan - Forward March! He heralded Jamaica's independence in song and had seven of the country's top 10 songs in 1962. He auditioned many hopefuls who later went on to become huge stars.