The Country Music Hall of Fame was founded in 1961 by the Country Music Association. It is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
JIMMIE RODGERS ~1897-1933~
"The Singing Brakeman"
FRED ROSE ~1897-1954~
songwriter, music publisher
HANK WILLIAMS ~1923-1953~
singer, songwriter
ROY ACUFF ~1903-1992~
"The Smokey Mountain Boy"
~1964~
TEX RITTER ~1907-1974~
movies, tv, radio
ERNEST TUBBS ~1914-1984~
"The Texas Troubadour"
~1966~
EDDY ARNOLD ~1918-
"The Singing Plowboy"
JAMES R. DENNY ~1911-1963~
publishing, broadcasting
GEORGE D. HAY ~1895-1968~
radio announcer
~1967~
UNCLE DAVE MACON ~1870-1952~
"The Dixie Dewdrop" performer in Grand Ole Opry
RED FOLEY ~1910-1968~
singer
JOE FRANK ~1900-1952~
promoter of country and western shows
JIM REEVES 1924-1964~
recording artist
STEPHEN SHOLES ~1911-1968~
record company executive
~1968~
BOB WILLS ~1905-1975~
"The King of Western Swing"
~1969~
GENE AUTRY ~1907-1998~
actor, writer, singer
~1970~
BILL MONROE ~1911-1996~
"The Father of Bluegrass
THE CARTER FAMILY
A. P. CARTER ~1891-1960~
MAYBELLE ~1909-1978~
SARA ~1899-1979~
singers, songwriters
~1971~
ARTHUR SATHERLY ~1889-1986~
producer, talent scout
~1972~
JIMMIE H. DAVIS ~1902-
performing artist, songwriter
~1973~
CHET ATKINS ~1924-
producer, composer, singer
PATSY CLINE ~1932-1963~
outstanding vocalist
~1974~
OWEN BRADLEY ~1915-1998~
pianist, producer
FRANK "PEE WEE" KING ~1914-
accordianist, bandleader
~1975~
MINNIE PEARL ~1912-1996~ ~1976~ PAUL COHEN ~1908-1971~ KITTY WELLS ~1919- ~1977~ MERLE TRAVIS ~1917-1983~ ~1978~ GRANDPA JONES ~1913-1998~ ~1979~ HANK SNOW ~1914- HUBERT LONG ~1923-1972~ ~1980~ JOHNNY CASH ~1932- CONNIE B. GAY ~1914-1989~ ORIGINAL SONS OF THE PIONEERS HUGH FARR ~1902-1980~ KARL FARR ~1909-1961~ LLOYD PERRYMAN ~1908-1980~ ROY ROGERS ~1911-1998~ TIM SPENCER ~1908-1974~ ~1981~ VERNON DALHART ~1883-1948~ GRANT TURNER ~1912-1991~ ~1982~ LEFTY FRIZZELL ~1928-1975~ ROY HORTON ~1914- MARTY ROBBINS ~1925-1982~ ~1983~ LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS ~1920- ~1984~ RALPH PEER ~1892-1960~ FLOYD TILLMAN ~1914- ~1985~ FLATT & SCRUGGS LESTER FLATT ~1914-1979~ EARL SCRUGGS ~1924- ~1986~ BANJAMIN FORD ~1901-1986~ WESLEY H. ROSE ~1918-1990~ ~1987~ ROD BRASFIELD ~1910-1958~ ~1988~ LORETTA LYNN ~1935- ROY ROGERS ~1911-1998~ ~1989~ JACK STAPP ~1912-1980~ CLIFFIE STONE ~1917-1998~ HANK THOMPSON ~1925- TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD ~1919-1991~ ~1991~ BOUDLEAUX & FELICE BRYANT BOUDLEAUX ~1920-1987~ FELICE ~?-1975~ ~1992~ GEORGE JONES ~1931- FRANCES PRESTON ~1927- ~1993~ WILLIE NELSON ~1933- ~1994~/center> MERLE HAGGARD ~1937- ~1995~ ROGER MILLER ~1936-1992~ ~1996~ PATSY MONTANA ~1908-1996~ BUCK OWENS ~1929- RAY PRICE ~1926- ~1997~ HARLAN HOWARD ~1927- BRENDA LEE ~1944- CINDY WALKER ~1918- ~1998~ GEORGE MORGAN ~1924-1975~ ELVIS PRESLEY ~1935-1977~ E.W. "BUD" WENDELL ~1927- TAMMY WYNETTE ~1942-1998~
talent scout
recording artist
guitarist, songwriter
entertainer on Grand Ole Opry
"The Singing Ranger"
talent agent
"The Man in Black"
radio broadcaster
recording artist
radio announcer
singer, songwriter
publisher
singer, songwriter
entertainer on Grand Ole Opry
record producer, talent scout
honky tonk singer, songwriter
bluegrass pioneers
"The Duke of Paducah"
publisher, record producer
country comedian
singer, songwriter
singer, movies, tv
manager, publisher
producer of tv and radio shows
honky tonk singer
"The Ole Peapicker"
husband and wife songwriters
singer
songwriter
singer, songwriter
singer, songwriter
singer, songwriter
singer, early western film star
guitarist, singer
"The Cherokee Cowboy"
songwriter
singer
songwriter
singer
"The King of Rock & Roll
business executive
"The First Lady of Country Music"
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