List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
The rotunda of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee .
This is a list of the 155 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum , as of 2024[update] , counting groups as a single inductee. Of these, 16 inductions are solo female performers, and 1 induction is a female duet.
To date, Roy Rogers is the only artist to have been inducted twice: first in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and again in 1988 as a solo artist. The induction of Harold Bradley in 2006 marked the first time two members of the same family were inducted into the Hall individually, following his brother Owen Bradley , who was inducted as part of the class of 1974. Owen's son Jerry was subsequently inducted in 2019. Hank Williams (inducted 1961), and his son Hank Williams Jr. (inducted 2020) are the only other family to have multiple separate inductees. To date, eight groups have been inducted that include members of the same family: Maybelle and Sara Carter of the Carter Family (cousins), the Delmore , Everly and Louvin Brothers ; Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook of Alabama (cousins); Harold and Don Reid of the Statler Brothers (brothers), The Browns (siblings), and The Judds (mother and daughter). In addition, the Hall also includes one married couple who were inducted together: Felice and Boudleaux Bryant , and two couples who were inducted for their individual achievements: former husband and wife George Jones (inducted 1992) and Tammy Wynette (inducted 1998), and currently married couple Connie Smith (inducted 2012), and Marty Stuart (inducted 2020).
Seventeen members of the Country Music Hall of Fame are also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
1960s
Inductees in the 1960s
Image
Inductee
Year
Birth date
Death date
Notes
Jimmie Rodgers
1961
September 8, 1897
May 26, 1933
Singer-songwriter and musician
Fred Rose
1961
August 24, 1898
December 1, 1954
Songwriter and music publisher
Hank Williams
1961
September 17, 1923
January 1, 1953
Singer-songwriter
Roy Acuff
1962
September 15, 1903
November 23, 1992
Singer-songwriter and music publisher . The first living inductee.
Tex Ritter
1964
January 12, 1905
January 2, 1974
Singer and actor
Ernest Tubb
1965
February 9, 1914
September 6, 1984
Singer-songwriter
Eddy Arnold
1966
May 15, 1918
May 8, 2008
Singer-songwriter, actor and TV host
James R. "Jim" Denny
1966
February 28, 1911
August 27, 1963
Music executive
George D. Hay
1966
November 9, 1895
May 8, 1968
Inventor and promoter
Uncle Dave Macon
1966
October 7, 1870
March 22, 1952
Entertainer and musician
Red Foley
1967
June 17, 1910
September 19, 1968
Singer, musician, actor, radio and TV Host
J.L. (Joe) Frank
1967
April 15, 1900
May 4, 1952
Music executive
Jim Reeves
1967
August 20, 1923
July 31, 1964
Singer, songwriter, actor, TV & radio Personality, disc jockey, pioneer of the Nashville sound
Stephen H. Sholes
1967
February 12, 1911
April 22, 1968
Music executive
Bob Wills
1968
March 6, 1905
May 13, 1975
Musician and songwriter
Gene Autry
1969
September 29, 1907
October 2, 1998
Singer and actor
1970s
Inductees in the 1970s
Image
Inductee
Year
Birth date
Death date
Notes
The Carter Family
1970
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
1970
September 13, 1911
September 9, 1996
Singer and pioneer of Bluegrass music (shown left in the photo)
Art Satherley
1971
October 19, 1889
February 10, 1986
Music executive. First non-American inducted.
Jimmie Davis
1972
September 11, 1899
November 5, 2000
Singer-songwriter, governor of Louisiana
Chet Atkins
1973
June 20, 1924
June 30, 2001
Musician and record producer
Patsy Cline
1973
September 8, 1932
March 5, 1963
Singer
Owen Bradley
1974
October 21, 1915
January 7, 1998
Record producer
Pee Wee King
1974
February 18, 1914
March 7, 2000
Singer-songwriter
Minnie Pearl
1975
October 25, 1912
March 4, 1996
Comedian
Paul Cohen
1976
November 10, 1908
April 1, 1970
Record producer
Kitty Wells
1976
August 30, 1919
July 16, 2012
Singer
Merle Travis
1977
November 29, 1917
October 20, 1983
Musician and songwriter
Grandpa Jones
1978
October 20, 1913
February 19, 1998
Musician and comedian
Hubert Long
1979
December 3, 1923
September 7, 1972
Music executive
Hank Snow
1979
May 9, 1914
December 20, 1999
Singer-Songwriter. First non-American performer inducted as of 2023.
1980s
Inductees in the 1980s
Image
Inductee
Year
Birth date
Death date
Notes
Johnny Cash
1980
February 26, 1932
September 12, 2003
Singer-songwriter and TV personality
Connie B. Gay
1980
August 22, 1914
December 3, 1989
Music executive
Sons of the Pioneers
1980
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. Rogers was later inducted as a solo artist in 1988, which made him the only person inducted twice. Nolan is most recent non-American performer in the Hall of Fame (Canadian born)
Vernon Dalhart
1981
April 6, 1883
September 14, 1948
Singer
Grant Turner
1981
May 17, 1912
October 19, 1991
Announcer
Lefty Frizzell
1982
March 31, 1928
July 19, 1975
Singer-songwriter
Roy Horton
1982
November 5, 1914
September 23, 2003
Music executive
Marty Robbins
1982
September 26, 1925
December 8, 1982
Singer-songwriter
Little Jimmy Dickens
1983
December 19, 1920
January 2, 2015
Singer
Ralph Peer
1984
May 22, 1892
January 19, 1960
Music executive
Floyd Tillman
1984
December 8, 1914
August 22, 2003
Singer-songwriter
Flatt and Scruggs
1985
Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914)Earl Scruggs (January 6, 1924)
Flatt (May 11, 1979) Scruggs (March 28, 2012)
Singers, musicians
The Duke of Paducah (Whitey Ford)
1986
May 12, 1901
June 20, 1986
Entertainer
Wesley Rose
1986
February 11, 1918
April 26, 1990
Music executive
Rod Brasfield
1987
August 22, 1910
September 12, 1958
Comedian
Loretta Lynn
1988
April 14, 1932
October 4, 2022
Singer-songwriter
Roy Rogers
1988
November 5, 1911
July 6, 1998
Singer and celebrity. Only person inducted twice. Previously inducted with Sons of the Pioneers in 1980.
Jack Stapp
1989
December 8, 1912
December 20, 1980
Music executive
Cliffie Stone
1989
March 1, 1917
January 17, 1998
Music executive
Hank Thompson
1989
September 3, 1925
November 6, 2007
Singer-songwriter
1990s
Inductees in the 1990s
Image
Inductee
Year
Birth date
Death date
Notes
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1990
February 13, 1919
October 17, 1991
Singer, cross-genre personality
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
1991
Boudleaux (February 13, 1920) Felice (August 7, 1925)
Boudleaux (June 25, 1987) Felice (April 22, 2003)
Songwriters
George Jones
1992
September 12, 1931
April 26, 2013
Singer-songwriter
Frances Preston
1992
August 27, 1934
June 13, 2012
Music executive
Willie Nelson
1993
April 29, 1933
–
Singer-songwriter, actor
Merle Haggard
1994
April 6, 1937
April 6, 2016
Singer-songwriter
Roger Miller
1995
January 2, 1936
October 25, 1992
Singer-Songwriter and Cross-genre personality
Jo Walker-Meador
1995
February 16, 1924
August 16, 2017
Music executive
Patsy Montana
1996
October 30, 1908
May 3, 1996
Singer
Buck Owens
1996
August 12, 1929
March 25, 2006
Singer-Songwriter, TV Personality
Ray Price
1996
January 12, 1926
December 16, 2013
Singer
Harlan Howard
1997
September 8, 1927
March 3, 2002
Songwriter
Brenda Lee
1997
December 11, 1944
–
Singer and cross-genre personality
Cindy Walker
1997
July 20, 1918
March 23, 2006
Songwriter
George Morgan
1998
June 28, 1924
July 7, 1975
Singer
Elvis Presley
1998
January 8, 1935
August 16, 1977
Singer and cross-genre personality
E.W. "Bud" Wendell
1998
August 17, 1927
–
Music executive
Tammy Wynette
1998
May 5, 1942
April 6, 1998
Singer-Songwriter
Johnny Bond
1999
June 1, 1915
June 12, 1978
Singer-songwriter, comedian, actor, Radio Personality, author
Dolly Parton
1999
January 19, 1946
–
Singer-songwriter, cross-genre personality, businesswoman, TV personality, author, philanthropist, and actress
Conway Twitty
1999
September 1, 1933
June 5, 1993
Singer-songwriter
2000s
Inductees in the 2000s
Image
Inductee
Year
Birth date
Death date
Notes
Charley Pride
2000
March 18, 1934
December 12, 2020
Singer
Faron Young
2000
February 25, 1932
December 10, 1996
Singer
Bill Anderson
2001
November 1, 1937
–
Singer-songwriter
The Delmore Brothers
2001
Alton (December 25, 1908) Rabon (December 3, 1916)
Alton (June 9, 1964) Rabon (December 4, 1952)
Singers
The Everly Brothers
2001
Don (February 1, 1937)Phil (January 19, 1939)
Don (August 21, 2021) Phil (January 3, 2014)
Singers and cross-genre personalities
Don Gibson
2001
April 3, 1928
November 17, 2003
Singer-songwriter
Homer and Jethro
2001
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
2001
June 15, 1937
February 13, 2002
Singer-songwriter and outlaw country pioneer
The Jordanaires
2001
Gordon Stoker (August 3, 1924)Neal Matthews Jr. (October 26, 1929)Hoyt Hawkins (March 31, 1927)Ray Walker (March 16, 1934)
Stoker (March 27, 2013) Matthews (April 21, 2000) Hawkins (October 27, 1982)
Singers and backing vocalists
Don Law
2001
February 24, 1902
December 20, 1982
Music executive. Last non-American born inductee.
The Louvin Brothers
2001
Ira Louvin (April 21, 1924)Charlie Louvin (July 7, 1927)
Ira (June 20, 1965) Charlie (January 26, 2011)
Singers and songwriters
Ken Nelson
2001
January 19, 1911
January 6, 2008
Record producer
Sam Phillips
2001
January 5, 1923
July 30, 2003
Record producer
Webb Pierce
2001
August 8, 1921
February 24, 1991
Singer-Songwriter
Bill Carlisle
2002
December 19, 1908
March 17, 2003
Singer
Porter Wagoner
2002
August 12, 1927
October 28, 2007
Singer-songwriter and TV personality
Floyd Cramer
2003
October 27, 1933
December 31, 1997
Musician
Carl Smith
2003
March 15, 1927
January 16, 2010
Singer
Jim Foglesong
2004
July 26, 1922
July 9, 2013
Music executive
Kris Kristofferson
2004
June 22, 1936
September 28, 2024
Singer-songwriter, actor
Alabama
2005
Randy Owen (December 13, 1949)Jeff Cook (August 27, 1949)Teddy Gentry (January 22, 1952)Mark Herndon (May 11, 1955)
Jeff Cook (November 7, 2022)
Band
DeFord Bailey
2005
December 14, 1899
July 2, 1982
Musician
Glen Campbell
2005
April 22, 1936
August 8, 2017
Singer, musician, actor, and television host.
Harold Bradley
2006
January 2, 1926
January 31, 2019
Musician
Sonny James
2006
May 1, 1928
February 22, 2016
Singer-songwriter
George Strait
2006
May 18, 1952
–
Singer
Ralph Emery
2007
March 10, 1933
January 15, 2022
Radio and TV personality
Vince Gill
2007
April 12, 1957
–
Singer-songwriter and musician
Mel Tillis
2007
August 8, 1932
November 19, 2017
Singer-songwriter
Tom T. Hall
2008
May 25, 1936
August 20, 2021
Singer-songwriter
Emmylou Harris
2008
April 2, 1947
–
Singer-songwriter
The Statler Brothers
2008
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) Harold Reid (April 24, 2020)
Vocal Group
Ernest Stoneman
2008
May 25, 1893
June 14, 1968
Singer, songwriter, and musician
Roy Clark
2009
April 15, 1933
November 15, 2018
Singer, musician, and TV personality
Barbara Mandrell
2009
December 25, 1948
–
Singer, musician, TV personality
Charlie McCoy
2009
March 28, 1941
–
Musician
2010s
Inductees in the 2010s
Image
Inductee
Year
Birth date
Death date
Notes
Jimmy Dean
2010
August 10, 1928
June 13, 2010
Singer, actor, business owner, and TV personality
Ferlin Husky
2010
December 3, 1925
March 17, 2011
Singer and songwriter
Billy Sherrill
2010
November 5, 1936
August 4, 2015
Record producer and songwriter
Don Williams
2010
May 27, 1939
September 8, 2017
Singer-songwriter
Bobby Braddock
2011
August 5, 1940
–
Songwriter, record producer
Reba McEntire
2011
March 28, 1955
–
Singer, actress
Jean Shepard
2011
November 21, 1933
September 25, 2016
Singer
Garth Brooks
2012
February 7, 1962
–
Singer and songwriter
Hargus "Pig" Robbins
2012
January 18, 1938
January 30, 2022
Musician
Connie Smith
2012
August 14, 1941
–
Singer
Kenny Rogers
2013
August 21, 1938
March 20, 2020
Singer, songwriter, actor, and cross-genre personality
Bobby Bare
2013
April 7, 1935
–
Singer and songwriter
"Cowboy" Jack Clement
2013
April 5, 1931
August 8, 2013
Musician, songwriter, and record producer
Hank Cochran
2014
August 2, 1935
July 15, 2010
Singer and songwriter
Mac Wiseman
2014
May 23, 1925
February 24, 2019
Singer, songwriter, radio personality, record producer, and guitarist
Ronnie Milsap
2014
January 16, 1943
–
Singer and pianist
Jim Ed Brown and The Browns
2015
Jim Ed Brown (April 1, 1934) Maxine Brown (April 27, 1931) Bonnie Brown (July 31, 1938)
June 11, 2015 January 21, 2019 July 16, 2016
Singer, TV presenter, and radio personality (Jim Ed) Vocal group (The Browns). Jim Ed Brown was inducted in early June due to declining health and shortly before his death.
The Oak Ridge Boys
2015
Duane Allen (April 29, 1943)Joe Bonsall (May 18, 1948)William Lee Golden (January 12, 1939)Richard Sterban (April 24, 1943)
Joe Bonsall (July 9, 2024)
Vocal group. The Oak Ridge Boys have had multiple members during their existence; the current members were the ones so honored.
Grady Martin
2015
January 17, 1929
December 3, 2001
Musician
Fred Foster
2016
July 26, 1931
February 20, 2019
Record producer and music executive
Charlie Daniels
2016
October 28, 1936
July 6, 2020
Singer, songwriter, and musician
Randy Travis
2016
May 4, 1959
–
Singer and songwriter
Alan Jackson
2017
October 17, 1958
–
Singer and songwriter
Jerry Reed
2017
March 20, 1937
September 1, 2008
Singer, songwriter, actor, and musician
Don Schlitz
2017
August 29, 1952
–
Songwriter
Ricky Skaggs
2018
July 18, 1954
–
Singer, songwriter, and musician
Dottie West
2018
October 11, 1932
September 4, 1991
Singer, songwriter, actress, and musician
Johnny Gimble
2018
May 30, 1926
May 9, 2015
Musician (fiddle)
Brooks & Dunn
2019
Ronnie Dunn (June 1, 1953) Kix Brooks (May 12, 1955)
– –
Singer-songwriters, musicians (Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn) Radio personality (Kix Brooks)
Ray Stevens
2019
January 24, 1939
–
Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, music arranger, comedian, and TV/video personality
Jerry Bradley
2019
January 30, 1940
July 17, 2023
Record producer, record label executive
2020s
Inductees in the 2020s
Image
Inductee
Year
Birth date
Death date
Notes
Dean Dillon
2020
March 26, 1955
–
Songwriter
Marty Stuart
2020
September 30, 1958
–
Singer, songwriter, musician, television host, and country music historian
Hank Williams Jr.
2020
May 26, 1949
–
Singer-songwriter and musician
Eddie Bayers
2021
January 28, 1949
–
Drummer
Pete Drake
2021
October 8, 1932
July 29, 1988
Steel guitarist
The Judds
2021
Wynonna Judd (May 30, 1964) Naomi Judd (January 11, 1946)
Naomi Judd (April 30, 2022)
Vocal duo
Ray Charles
2021
September 23, 1930
June 10, 2004
Singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and cross-genre personality
Joe Galante
2022
December 18, 1949
–
Record label executive
Keith Whitley
2022
July 1, 1954
May 9, 1989
Singer-songwriter
Jerry Lee Lewis
2022
September 29, 1935
October 28, 2022
Singer-songwriter, pianist and cross-genre personality
Bob McDill
2023
April 4, 1944
–
Songwriter
Patty Loveless
2023
January 4, 1957
–
Singer
Tanya Tucker
2023
October 10, 1958
–
Singer-songwriter
James Burton
2024
August 31, 1939
–
Guitarist
John Anderson
2024
December 13, 1954
–
Singer-songwriter
Toby Keith
2024
July 8, 1961
February 5, 2024
Singer-songwriter
Also in the Rock Hall of Fame
As of 2024, there are 17 members of the Country Music Hall of Fame also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .[ 1]
See also
References
^ Grein, Paul (May 3, 2023). "Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton & More Stars in Both the Country Music and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame" . www.billboard.com . Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. With Willie Nelson's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, 30 years after he was selected for the Country Music Hall of Fame, 16 artists or executives have been chosen to join both Halls.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Jimmie Rodgers - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Hank Williams - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Bob Wills - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Bill Monroe - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Chet Atkins - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Johnny Cash - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ May 3, 2023, Rock Hall of Fame announcement about Willie Nelson's 2023 induction. - accessed May 4, 2023.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Brenda Lee - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Elvis Presley - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ May 4, 2022, Rock Hall of Fame announcement about Dolly Parton's 2022 induction. - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of The Everly Brothers - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Sam Phillips - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Floyd Cramer - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Ray Charles - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of Jerry Lee Lewis - accessed June 12, 2022.
^ Rock Hall of Fame profile of James Burton - accessed March 18, 2024.
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