Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

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This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Number of Inductees (counting groups as a single inductee): 108 (as of 2009^[update])

Contents 1 2009 2 2008 3 2007 4 2006 5 2005 6 2004 7 2003 8 2002 9 2001 10 2000 11 1999 12 1998 13 1997 14 1996 15 1995 16 1994 17 1993 18 1992 19 1991 20 1990 21 1989 22 1988 23 1987 24 1986 25 1985 26 1984 27 1983 28 1982 29 1981 30 1980 31 1979 32 1978 33 1977 34 1976 35 1975 36 1974 37 1973 38 1972 39 1971 40 1970 41 1969 42 1968 43 1967 44 1966 45 1965 46 1964 47 1963 48 1962 49 1961 50 External links

[edit] 2009

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Roy Clark	April 15, 1933	--	Singer, Television Personality and Musician
Barbara Mandrell	December 25, 1948	--	Singer, Television Personality and Musician
Charlie McCoy	March 28, 1941	--	Musician

[edit] 2008

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Tom T. Hall	May 25, 1936	--	Singer-Songwriter
Emmylou Harris	April 2, 1947	--	Singer-Songwriter
The Statler Brothers	Harold Reid (August 21, 1939), Don Reid (June 5, 1945), Phil Balsley (August 8, 1939), Lew DeWitt (March 12, 1938), Jimmy Fortune (March 11, 1955)	DeWitt (August 15, 1990)	Vocal Group
Ernest "Pop" Stoneman	May 25, 1893	June 14, 1968	Singer, Songwriter, and Musician

[edit] 2007

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Ralph Emery	March 10, 1933	--	Radio and Television personality
Vince Gill	April 12, 1957	--	Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Mel Tillis	August 8, 1932	--	Singer-Songwriter

[edit] 2006

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Harold Bradley	January 2, 1926	--	Musician
Sonny James	May 1, 1929	--	Singer
George Strait	May 18, 1952	--	Singer

[edit] 2005

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Alabama	Randy Owen (December 13, 1949), Jeff Cook (August 27, 1949), Teddy Gentry (January 22, 1952) and Mark Herndon (May 11, 1955)	--	Band
DeFord Bailey	December 14, 1899	July 2, 1982	Musician
Glen Campbell	April 22, 1936	--	Singer and Musician

[edit] 2004

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Jim Foglesong	July 26, 1922	--	Music executive
Kris Kristofferson	June 22, 1936	--	Singer-Songwriter

[edit] 2003

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Floyd Cramer	October 27, 1933	December 31, 1997	Musician
Carl Smith	March 15, 1927	--	Singer

[edit] 2002

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Bill Carlisle	December 19, 1908	March 17, 2003	Singer
Porter Wagoner	August 12, 1927	October 28, 2007	Singer and Television personality

[edit] 2001

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Bill Anderson	November 1, 1937	--	Singer-Songwriter
The Delmore Brothers	Alton (December 25, 1908) & Rabon (December 3, 1916)	Alton (June 9, 1964) & Rabon (December 4, 1952)	Singers
The Everly Brothers	Don (February 1, 1937) & Phil (January 19, 1939)	--	Singers and Cross-genre personalities
Don Gibson	April 3, 1928	November 17, 2003	Singer-Songwriter
Homer and Jethro	Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (July 27, 1920) & Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (March 10, 1920)	Homer (August 7, 1971) & Jethro (February 4, 1989)	Singers and Comedians
Waylon Jennings	June 15, 1937	February 13, 2002	Singer-Songwriter and Outlaw country pioneer
The Jordanaires	Gordon Stoker (August 3, 1924), Neal Matthews, Jr. (October 26, 1929), Hoyt Hawkins (March 31, 1927) & Ray Walker (March 16, 1934)	Matthews (April 21, 2000) & Hawkins (October 27, 1982)	Singers and Backing vocalists
Don Law	February 24, 1902	December 20, 1982	Music executive
The Louvin Brothers	Ira Louvin (April 21, 1924) & Charlie Louvin (July 7, 1927)	Ira (June 20, 1965)	Singers
Ken Nelson	January 19, 1911	January 6, 2008	Record producer
Sam Phillips	January 5, 1923	June 30, 2003	Record producer
Webb Pierce	August 8, 1921	February 24, 1991	Singer

[edit] 2000

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Charley Pride	March 18, 1938	--	Singer
Faron Young	February 25, 1932	December 10, 1996	Singer

[edit] 1999

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Johnny Bond	June 1, 1915	June 12, 1978	Singer
Dolly Parton	January 19, 1946	--	Singer-songwriter ,Cross-genre personality and Actress
Conway Twitty	September 1, 1933	June 5, 1993	Singer-songwriter

[edit] 1998

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
George Morgan	June 28, 1924	July 7, 1975	Singer
Elvis Presley	January 8, 1935	August 16, 1977	Singer and Cross-genre personality
E.W. "Bud" Wendell	August 17, 1927	--	Music executive
Tammy Wynette	May 5, 1942	April 6, 1998	Singer-Songwriter

[edit] 1997

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Harlan Howard	September 8, 1927	March 3, 2002	Songwriter
Brenda Lee	December 11, 1944	--	Singer and Cross-genre personality
Cindy Walker	July 20, 1918	March 23, 2006	Songwriter

[edit] 1996

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Patsy Montana	October 30, 1908	May 3, 1996	Singer
Buck Owens	August 12, 1929	March 25, 2006	Singer-Songwriter, TV Personality
Ray Price	January 12, 1926	--	Singer

[edit] 1995

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Roger Miller	January 2, 1936	October 25, 1992	Singer-Songwriter and Cross-genre personality
Jo Walker-Meador	February 16, 1925	--	Music executive

[edit] 1994

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Merle Haggard	April 6, 1937	--	Singer

[edit] 1993

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Willie Nelson	April 30, 1933	--	Singer-Songwriter, Actor

[edit] 1992

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
George Jones	September 12, 1931	--	Singer
Frances Preston	August 24, 1934	--	Music executive

[edit] 1991

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Bordleaux & Felice Bryant	Bordleaux (February 13, 1920) & Felice (August 7, 1925)	Bordleaux (June 25, 1987) & Felice (April 22, 2003)	Songwriters

[edit] 1990

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Tennessee Ernie Ford	February 13, 1919	October 17, 1991	Singer, Cross-Genre personality

[edit] 1989

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Jack Stapp	December 8, 1912	December 20, 1980	Music executive
Cliffie Stone	March 1, 1917	January 17, 1998	Music executive
Hank Thompson	September 3, 1925	November 6, 2007	Singer

[edit] 1988

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Loretta Lynn	April 14, 1935	--	Singer-Songwriter
Roy Rogers	November 5, 1911	July 6, 1998	Singer and Actor

[edit] 1987

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Rod Brasfield	August 22, 1910	September 12, 1958	Comedian

[edit] 1986

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
The Duke Of Paducah (Whitey Ford)	May 12, 1901	June 20, 1986	Entertainer
Wesley Rose	February 11, 1918	April 26, 1990	Music executive

[edit] 1985

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Flatt and Scruggs	Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914) & Earl Scruggs (January 6, 1924)	Flatt (May 11, 1979)	Singers

[edit] 1984

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Ralph Peer	May 22, 1892	January 19, 1960	Music executive
Floyd Tillman	December 8, 1914	August 22, 2003	Singer

[edit] 1983

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Little Jimmy Dickens	December 19, 1920	--	Singer

[edit] 1982

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Lefty Frizzell	March 31, 1928	July 19, 1975	Singer
Roy Horton	November 5, 1914	September 23, 2003	Music executive
Marty Robbins	September 26, 1925	December 8, 1982	Singer

[edit] 1981

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Vernon Dalhart	April 6, 1883	September 14, 1948	Singer
Grant Turner	May 17, 1912	October 19, 1991	Announcer

[edit] 1980

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Johnny Cash	February 26, 1932	September 12, 2003	Singer-Songwriter and TV personality
Connie B. Gay	August 22, 1914	December 4, 1989	Music executive
Sons Of The Pioneers	Roy Rogers (November 5, 1911), Bob Nolan (April 1, 1908), Lloyd Perryman (January 29, 1917), Tim Spencer (July 13, 1908), Hugh Farr (December 6, 1903) & Karl Farr (April 29, 1909)	Rogers (July 6, 1998), Nolan (June 16, 1980), Perryman (May 31, 1977), Spencer (April 26, 1974), H. Farr (March 17, 1980) & K. Farr (September 20, 1961)	Singers

[edit] 1979

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Hubert Long	December 3, 1923	September 7, 1972	Music executive
Hank Snow	May 9, 1914	December 20, 1999	Singer

[edit] 1978

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Grandpa Jones	October 20, 1913	February 19, 1998	Musician and Comedian

[edit] 1977

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Merle Travis	November 29, 1917	October 20, 1983	Musician and Songwriter

[edit] 1976

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Paul Cohen	November 10, 1908	April 1, 1970	Record producer
Kitty Wells	August 30, 1919	--	Singer

[edit] 1975

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Minnie Pearl	October 25, 1912	March 4, 1996	Comedian

[edit] 1974

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Owen Bradley	October 21, 1915	January 7, 1998	Record producer
Pee Wee King	February 18, 1914	March 7, 2000	Singer-Songwriter

[edit] 1973

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Chet Atkins	June 20, 1924	June 30, 2001	Musician and Record producer
Patsy Cline	September 8, 1932	March 5, 1963	Singer

[edit] 1972

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Jimmie Davis	September 11, 1899	November 5, 2000	Singer-Songwriter

[edit] 1971

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Arthur E. Satherley	October 19, 1889	February 10, 1986	Music executive

[edit] 1970

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
The Carter Family	A.P. Carter (December 15, 1891), Sara Carter (July 21, 1898) & Maybelle Carter (May 10, 1909)	A.P. (November 7, 1960), Sara (January 8, 1979) & Maybelle (October 23, 1978)	Singers
Bill Monroe	September 13, 1911	September 9, 1996	Singer and Pioneer of Bluegrass music

[edit] 1969

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Gene Autry	September 29, 1907	October 2, 1998	Singer and Actor

[edit] 1968

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Bob Wills	March 6, 1905	May 13, 1975	Musician and Songwriter

[edit] 1967

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Red Foley	June 17, 1910	September 19, 1968	Singer, Musician, Actor, Radio and TV Host
J.L. (Joe) Frank	April 15, 1900	May 4, 1952	Music executive
Jim Reeves	August 20, 1923	July 31, 1964	Singer, Songwriter, Actor TV & Radio Personality, Disk Jockey, Co-Founder Of 'Nashville Sound'
Stephen H. Sholes	February 12, 1911	April 22, 1968	Music executive

[edit] 1966

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Eddy Arnold	May 15, 1918	May 8, 2008	Singer-Songwriter, Actor and TV Host
Jim Denny	February 28, 1911	August 27, 1963	Music executive
George D. Hay	November 9, 1895	May 8, 1968	Inventor, and Promoter
Uncle Dave Macon	October 7, 1870	March 22, 1952	Entertainer and Musician

[edit] 1965

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Ernest Tubb	February 9, 1914	September 6, 1984	Singer

[edit] 1964

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Tex Ritter	January 12, 1905	January 2, 1974	Singer and Actor

[edit] 1963

NONE

[edit] 1962

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	singerOccupation
Roy Acuff	September 15, 1903	November 23, 1992	Singer-Songwriter and Music publisher

[edit] 1961

Inductee	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Occupation
Jimmie Rodgers	September 8, 1897	May 26, 1933	Singer-Songwriter and Musician
Fred Rose	August 24, 1898	December 1, 1954	Songwriter and Music publisher
Hank Williams	September 17, 1923	January 1, 1953	Singer-Songwriter

[edit] External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame