Country Music Hall of Fame
222 Fifth Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
615-416-2001
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
615-416-2001
NOTE: This page is best viewed on a laptop or in landscape mode on mobile device.
Pictures for this page came from the web and were identified as "free to use" . If we have inadvertently used one of your photos, please let us know at countrystarphotos@gmail.com and we will replace the image.
2019 Inductees
The 2019 Nominees were announced during a press conference, hosted by Bill Cody, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's rotunda on March 18, 2019. The rotunda houses the plaques all of the previous inductees.
The Class of 2019, which was selected by an anonymous panel of industry leaders, will officially be inducted during a medallion ceremony in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater later this year.
The Class of 2019, which was selected by an anonymous panel of industry leaders, will officially be inducted during a medallion ceremony in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater later this year.
|
Jerry Bradley
Bradley will be inducted in the “Non-Performer” category, which is awarded every third year in rotation with the “Recording and/or Touring Musician” and “Songwriter” categories. Induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame is a family tradition for the Bradley family. Jerry Bradley’s father, Owen Bradley, and his uncle Harold Bradley are already members. |
|
Brooks and Dunn
Brooks & Dunn will be inducted in the “Modern Era Artist” category. The duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn dominated the country charts in the 90s and early 2000s, scoring more than 40 Top 10 hits, 20 No. 1 triumphs, and 12 Platinum-plus albums. They were named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1996 and are the most awarded CMA duo of all time. |
|
Ray Stevens
Stevens will be inducted in the “Veterans Era Artist” category. Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarkdale, Georgia on January 24, 1939. Clarkdale was a small cotton mill town twenty miles north of Atlanta |
Hall of Fame Members
1961-1969
| Year | Name | Born on | Died on | Birthplace |
| 1961 | Jimmie Rodgers | 9/8/1897 | 5/26/1933 | Meridan, MS |
| Fred Rose | 8/24/1898 | 12/1/1954 | Evansville, IN | |
| Hank Williams | 9/17/1923 | 1/1/1953 | Mount Olive, AL | |
| 1962 | Roy Acuff | 9/15/1903 | 11/23/1992 | Maynardville, TN |
| 1964 | Tex Ritter | 1/12/1905 | 1/1/1974 | Panola County, TX |
| 1965 | Ernest Tubb | 2/9/1914 | 9/6/1984 | Crisp, TX |
| 1966 | Eddy Arnold | 5/15/1918 | 5/8/2008 | Henderson, TN |
| Jim Denny | 2/28/1911 | 8/27/1963 | Buffalo Valley, TN | |
| George D Hay | 11/9/1895 | 5/8/1968 | Attica, IN | |
| Uncle Dave Macon | 10/7/1870 | 3/22/1952 | Smart Station, TN | |
| 1967 | Red Foley | 6/17/1910 | 9/19/1968 | Blue Lick, KY |
| Joseph Lee Frank | 4/15/1900 | 5/4/1952 | Limestone County, Alabama | |
| Jim Reeves | 8/20/1923 | 7/31/1964 | Panola County, TX | |
| Stephen Sholes | 2/12/1911 | 4/22/1968 | Washington, DC | |
| 1968 | Bob Wills | 3/6/1905 | 5/13/1975 | Kosse, TX |
| 1969 | Gene Autry | 9/29/1907 | 10/2/1998 | Tioga, TX |
1970-1979
| Year | Name | Born on | Died on | Birthplace |
| 1970 | Carter Family | |||
| A.P. Carter | 12/15/1891 | 11/7/1960 | Maces Spring, VA | |
| Sara Dougherty Carter | 7/21/1898 | 1/8/1979 | Flat Woods, VA | |
| Maybelle Carter | 5/10/1909 | 10/23/1978 | Nickelsville, VA | |
| Bill Monroe | 9/13/1911 | 9/9/1996 | Rosine KY | |
| 1971 | Arthur Satherley | 10/19/1889 | 2/10/1986 | Bristol, England |
| 1972 | Jimmie Davis | 9/11/1899 | 11/5/2000 | Beech Springs, LA |
| 1973 | Chet Atkins | 6/20/1924 | 6/30/2001 | Lutrell, TN |
| Patsy Cline | 9/8/1932 | 3/5/1963 | Winchester, VA | |
| 1974 | Owen Bradley | 10/21/1915 | 1/7/1998 | Westmoreland, TN |
| Pee Wee King | 2/18/1914 | 3/7/2000 | Milwaukee, WI | |
| 1975 | Minnie Pearl | 10/25/1912 | 3/4/1996 | leftville, TN |
| 1976 | Paul Cohen | 11/10/1908 | 4/1/1970 | Chicago, IL |
| Kitty Wells | 8/30/1919 | 7/16/2012 | Nashville, TN | |
| 1977 | Merle Travis | 11/29/1917 | 10/20/1983 | Rosewood, KY |
| 1978 | Grandpa Jones | 10/20/1913 | 2/19/1998 | Niagra, KY |
| 1979 | Hubert Long | 12/3/1923 | 9/7/1972 | Poteet, TX |
| Hank Snow | 5/9/1914 | 12/20/1999 | Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada |
1980-1989
| Year | Name | Born on | Died on | Birthplace |
| 1980 | Johnny Cash | 11745 | 37876 | Kingsland, AR |
| Connie B Gay | 5348 | 12/4/1989 | Lizard Lick, NC | |
| Sons of the Pioneers | ||||
| Roy Rogers | 11/5/1911 | 7/6/1998 | Cincinnati, OH | |
| Bob Nolan | 1/1/1908 | 6/16/1980 | New Brunswick, Canada | |
| Lloyd Perryman | 1/29/1917 | 5/31/1977 | Ruth, AR | |
| Vernon Spencer | 3117 | 4/26/1974 | Webb City, MO | |
| Hugh Farr | 12/6/1903 | 3/17/1980 | Llano, TX | |
| Karl Farr | 4/25/1909 | 9/20/1961 | Rochelle, TX | |
| 1981 | Vernon Dalhart | 4/6/1883 | 9/14/1948 | Jefferson, TX |
| Grant Turner | 5/17/1912 | 10/19/1991 | Baird, TX | |
| 1982 | Lefty Frizzell | 3/31/1928 | 7/19/1975 | Corsicana, TX |
| Roy Horton | 11/6/1914 | 9/23/2003 | Broad Top, PA | |
| Marty Robbins | 9/26/1925 | 12/8/1982 | Glendale, AZ | |
| 1983 | Little Jimmy Dickens | 12/19/1920 | 1/2/2015 | Bolt, WV |
| 1984 | Ralph Peer | 5/22/1892 | 1/19/1960 | Kansas City, MO |
| Floyd Tillman | 12/8/1914 | 8/22/2003 | Ryan, OK | |
| 1985 | Flatt & Scruggs | |||
| Lester Flatt | 6/19/1914 | 5/11/1979 | Duncan's Chapel, Tn | |
| Earl Scruggs | 1/6/1924 | 3/28/2012 | Cleveland County, NC | |
| 1986 | Wesley Rose | 2/11/1918 | 4/26/1990 | Chicago, IL |
| The Duke of Paducah | 5/12/1901 | 6/20/1986 | DeSoto, MO | |
| 1987 | Rod Brasfield | 8/22/1910 | 9/12/1958 | Smithville, MS |
| 1988 | Loretta Lynn | 4/14/1932 | Butcher Holler, KY | |
| Roy Rogers | 11/5/1911 | 7/6/1998 | Cincinnati, OH | |
| 1989 | Jack Stapp | 12/8/1912 | 12/20/1980 | Nashville, TN |
| Cliffie Stone | 3/1/1917 | 1/17/1998 | Stockton, CA | |
| Hank Thompson | 9/3/1925 | 11/6/2007 | Waco, TX | |
1990-1999
| Year | Name | Born on | Died on | Birthplace |
| 1990 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | 2/13/1919 | 10/17/1991 | Bristol, TN |
| 1991 | BoudLeaux and Felice Bryant | |||
| Boudleaux Bryant | 2/13/1920 | 6/25/1987 | Shellman, GA | |
| Felice Bryant | 8/7/1925 | 4/22/2003 | Milwaukee, WI | |
| 1992 | George Jones | 9/12/1931 | 4/26/2013 | Saratoga, TX |
| Frances Preston | 8/27/1928 | 6/13/2012 | Nashville, TN | |
| 1993 | Willie Nelson | 4/29/1933 | Abbott, TX | |
| 1994 | Merle Haggard | 4/6/1937 | 4/6/2016 | Bakersfield, CA |
| 1995 | Roger Miller | 1/2/1936 | 10/25/1992 | Fort Worth, TX |
| Jo Walker-Meador | 2/16/1924 | 8/16/2017 | Orlinda, TN | |
| 1996 | Patsy Montana | 10/30/1908 | 5/3/1996 | Hope, AR |
| Buck Owens | 8/12/1929 | 3/25/2006 | Sherman, TX | |
| Ray Price | 1/12/1926 | 12/16/2013 | Perryville, TX | |
| 1997 | Harlan Howard | 9/8/1927 | 3/3/2002 | Detroit, MI |
| Brenda Lee | 12/11/1944 | Atlanta, GA | ||
| Cindy Walker | 7/20/1918 | 3/23/2006 | Mart, TX | |
| 1998 | George Morgan | 6/28/1924 | 7/7/1975 | Waverly, TN |
| Elvis Presley | 1/3/1935 | 8/16/1977 | Tupelo, MS | |
| E.W. Bud Wendell | 8/17/1927 | Akron, OH | ||
| Tammy Wynette | 5/5/1942 | 4/6/1998 | Itawamba County, MS | |
| 1999 | Johnny Bond | 6/1/1915 | 6/12/1978 | Enville, OK |
| Dolly Parton | 1/19/1946 | Locust Ridge, TN | ||
| Conway Twitty | 9/1/1933 | 6/5/1993 | Friars Poing, MS |
2000-2009
| Year | Name | Born on | Died on | Birthplace |
| 2000 | Charley Pride | 3/18/1934 | Sledge, MS | |
| Faron Young | 2/25/1932 | 12/10/1996 | Shreveport, LA | |
| 2001 | Bill Anderson | 11/1/1937 | Columbia, SC | |
| Delmore Brothers | ||||
| Alton Delmore | 12/25/1908 | 6/8/1964 | Elkmont, AL | |
| Rabon Delmore | 12/3/1916 | 12/4/1952 | Elkmont, AL | |
| Everly Brothers | ||||
| Don Everly | 2/1/1937 | Brownie, KY | ||
| Phil Everly | 1/19/1939 | 1/3/2014 | Chicago, IL | |
| Don Gibson | 4/3/1928 | 11/17/2003 | Shelby, NC | |
| Homer & Jethro | ||||
| Homer Haynes | 7/27/1920 | 8/7/1971 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Jethro Burns | 3/10/1923 | 2/4/1989 | Conasauga, TN | |
| Waylon Jennings | 6/15/1937 | 2/13/2002 | Littlefield, TX | |
| Jordanaires | Many others over the years | |||
| Hugh Stoker | 8/3/1924 | 3/27/2013 | Gleason, TN | |
| Neal Matthews, Jr | 10/26/1929 | 4/21/2000 | Nashville, TN | |
| Hoyt Hawkins | 3/31/1927 | 10/23/1982 | Paducah, KY | |
| Ray Walker | 3/16/1934 | Centerville, MS | ||
| Don Law | 2/24/1902 | 12/20/1982 | London, England | |
| Louvin Brothers | ||||
| Ira Louvin | 4/21/1924 | 6/20/1965 | Section, AL | |
| Charlie Louvin | 7/7/1927 | 1/26/2011 | Section, AL | |
| Ken Nelson | 1/19/1911 | 1/6/2008 | Caledonia, MN | |
| Sam Phillips | 1/5/1923 | 7/30/2003 | Florence, AL | |
| Webb Pierce | 8/8/1921 | 2/24/1991 | West Monroe, LA | |
| 2002 | Bill Carlisle | 12/19/1908 | 3/17/2003 | Wakefield, KY |
| Porter Wagoner | 8/12/1927 | 10/28/2007 | Howell County, MO | |
| 2003 | Floyd Cramer | 10/27/1933 | 12/31/1997 | Shreveport, LA |
| Carl Smith | 3/15/1927 | 1/16/2010 | Maynardville, TN | |
| 2004 | Jim Foglesong | 7/26/1922 | 7/9/2013 | Lundale, WV |
| Kris Kristofferson | 6/22/1936 | Brownsville, TX | ||
| 2005 | Alabama | |||
| Jeff Cook | 8/27/1949 | Fort Payne, AL | ||
| Teddy Gentry | 1/22/1952 | Fort Payne, AL | ||
| Mark Herndon | 5/11/1955 | Springfield, MA | ||
| Randy Owen | 12/13/1949 | Fort Payne, AL | ||
| DeFord Baily | 12/14/1899 | 7/2/1982 | Smith County TN | |
| Glen Campbell | 4/22/1936 | 8/8/2017 | Delight, AR | |
| 2006 | Harold Bradley | 1/2/1926 | Nashville, TN | |
| Sonny James | 5/1/1928 | 2/22/2016 | Hackleburg, AL | |
| George Strait | 5/18/1952 | Poteet, TX | ||
| 2007 | Ralph Emery | 3/1/1933 | McEwen TN | |
| Vince Gill | 4/12/1957 | Norman, OK | ||
| Mel Tillis | 8/8/1932 | 11/19/2017 | Tampa, FL | |
| 2008 | Tom T. Hall | 5/25/1936 | Olive Hill, Ky | |
| Emmylou Harris | 4/2/1947 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman | 5/25/1983 | 6/14/1968 | Monarat, VA | |
| The Statler Brothers | ||||
| Harold Reid | 8/21/1938 | Augusta County, VA | ||
| Phil Balsley | 8/8/1939 | Staunton, VA | ||
| Lew DeWitt | 3/13/1938 | 8/15/1990 | Roanoke, VA | |
| Don Reid | 6/5/1945 | Staunton, VA | ||
| Jimmy Fortune | 3/11/1955 | Williamsburg, VA | ||
| 2009 | Roy Clark | 4/15/1933 | 11/15/2018 | Meherrin, VA |
| Barbara Mandrell | 12/25/1948 | Houston, TX | ||
| Charlie McCoy | 3/28/1941 | Oak Hill, WV |
2010-2019
| Year | Name | Born on | Died on | Birthplace |
| 2010 | Jimmy Dean | 8/10/1928 | 6/13/2010 | Olton, TX |
| Ferlin Husky | 12/3/1925 | 3/17/2011 | Cantwell, MO | |
| Billy Sherril | 11/5/1936 | 8/4/2015 | Phil Campbell, AL | |
| Don Williams | 5/27/1939 | 9/8/2017 | Floydada, TX | |
| 2011 | Bobby Braddock | 8/6/1940 | Lakeland, FL | |
| Reba McEntire | 3/28/1955 | McAlester, OK | ||
| Jean Shepard | 11/21/1933 | 9/25/2016 | Pauls Valley, OK | |
| 2012 | Garth Brooks | 2/7/1962 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Hargus "Pig" Robbins | 1/18/1938 | Rhea County, TN | ||
| Connie Smith | 8/14/1941 | Elkhart, IN | ||
| 2013 | Bobby Bare | 4/7/1935 | Lawrence County, OH | |
| Cowboy Jack Clement | 4/5/1931 | 8/8/2013 | Whitehaven, TN | |
| Kenny Rogers | 8/21/1938 | Houston, TX | ||
| 2014 | Hank Cochran | 8/2/1935 | 7/15/2010 | Isola, MS |
| Ronnie Milsap | 1/16/1943 | Robbinsville, NC | ||
| Mac Wiseman | 5/23/1925 | 2/24/2019 | Crimora, VA | |
| 2015 | Jim Ed Brown & The Browns | |||
| Jim Ed Brown | 1/1/1934 | 6/11/2015 | Sparkman, AR | |
| Maxin Brown | 4/27/1931 | 1/21/2019 | Campti, LA | |
| Bonnie Brown Ring | 7/31/1938 | 7/16/2016 | Sparkman, AR | |
| Grady Martin | 1/17/1929 | 12/3/2001 | Marshall County, TN | |
| Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| Duane Allen | 4/29/1943 | Taylortown, TX | ||
| Richard Sterban | 4/24/1948 | Camden NJ | ||
| Joe Bonsall | 5/18/1948 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| William Lee Golden | 1/12/1939 | Brewton, AL | ||
| 2016 | Charlie Daniels | 10/28/1936 | Wilmington, NC | |
| Fred Foster | 7/26/1931 | 2/20/2019 | Rutherford County, NC | |
| Randy Travis | 5/4/1959 | Marshville, NC | ||
| 2017 | Alan Jackson | 10/17/1958 | Newnan, GA | |
| Jerry Reed | 3/20/1937 | 9/1/2008 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Don Schlitz | 8/29/1952 | Durham, NC | ||
| 2018 | Johnny Gimble | 5/30/1926 | 5/9/2016 | Marble Falls, TX |
| Ricky Skaggs | 7/18/1954 | Blaine, KY | ||
| Dottie West | 10/11/1932 | 9/4/1991 | Smithville, TN | |
| 2019 | Jerry Bradley | 1/30/1940 | ||
| Brooks & Dunn | ||||
| Kix Brooks | 5/12/1955 | Shreveport, LA | ||
| Ronnie Dunn | 6/1/1953 | Coleman, TX | ||
| Ray Stevens | 1/24/1939 |
2020
