Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame
2020 - Current
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The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame began in 1970 as an enterprise of the fledgling Nashville Songwriters Association. A credentials committee unanimously selected a charter class of 21 writers, who were inducted on Monday, October 12, during the first Hall of Fame Banquet and Ceremony held at the Holiday Inn-Vanderbilt.
Sixteen years later, the Hall of Fame split from the songwriters association to form its own entity. The International Songwriters Foundation (ISF) was chartered on April 11, 1986, as a new organization to oversee the Hall of Fame. On March 2, 1992, the ISF changed its name to the Nashville Songwriters Foundation (NSF), then on Dec. 5, 2006, to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation (NaSHOF). Throughout its 40-plus years of existence, the Hall of Fame remained a virtual entity with no permanent location to call home until May 19, 2013, when NaSHOF realized a decades-long dream with the opening of its Hall of Fame Gallery inside the newly constructed Music City Center (MCC), Nashville’s 1.2 million-square-foot convention center. Located in downtown Nashville (directly across the street from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Bridgestone Arena) the gallery features displays of songwriting memorabilia, as well as interactive touch screens that allow visitors to access audio, video and other digital information about the history of Nashville songwriting and members of the Hall of Fame. |
To find out more about each member, click on their name to be taken to their official page in the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame website.
NOTE: If viewing on mobile device, swipe left to see Inductees hometown and other information.
NOTE: If viewing on mobile device, swipe left to see Inductees hometown and other information.
2020 Inductees
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| Born | Died | Hometown | ||
| Kent Blazy | March 27, 1951 | Lexington, Kentucky | ||
| Steve Earle | January 17, 1955 | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Bobbie Gentry | July 27, 1942 | Woodland, Mississippi | ||
| Brett James | June 5, 1968 | Columbia, Missouri | ||
| Spooner Oldham | June 14, 1943 | Center Star, Alabama |
2021 Inductees
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| Born | Died | Hometown | ||
| Rhett Akins | October 13, 1969 | Valdosta, Georgia | ||
| Buddy Cannon | April 20, 1947 | Lexington, Tennessee | ||
| Amy Grant | November 25, 1960 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Toby Keith | July 8, 1961 | Clinton, Oklahoma | ||
| John Scott Sherrill | October 2, 1950 | New York, New York |
2022 Inductees
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| Born | Died | Hometown | ||
| Hillary Lindsey | August 11, 1976 | Washington, Georgia | ||
| David Malloy | March 13, 1952 | Fort Dodge, Iowa | ||
| Chips Moman | June 12, 1937 | June 13, 2016 | LaGrange, Georgia | |
| Gary Nicholson | November 7, 1949 | Commerce, Texas | ||
| Shania Twain | August 28, 1965 | Windsor, Ontario, Canad | ||
| Steve Wariner | December 25, 1954 | Noblesville, Indiana |
2023 Inductees
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Five songwriters have been named as the latest members to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF): Keith Urban, Kix Brooks, Casey Beathard, David Lee Murphy and Rafe Van Hoy.
Beathard and Murphy will be inducted in the Contemporary Songwriter category. Van Hoy will be minted in the Veteran Songwriter category. Urban will enter as the Contemporary Songwriter/Artist and Brooks as the Veteran Songwriter/Artist. The five inductees-elect will be formally inducted during the 53rd Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Music City Center. This will bring the total number of members to 240. |
Details and Links coming soon (not yet updated on official web-site)
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