I really feel we are at the point that Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase will be considered. Maybe set a bar of a 20 or 25 year career minimum or some other non political criteria of entry. robbushblog 2:05 pm. In 2004, BMG/Nashville became the first label group of the SoundScan era to place three Country albums Jimmy Buffetts License to Chill (RCA/Mailboat), Kenny Chesneys When the Sun Goes Down (BNA Records) and Alan Jacksons What I Do (Arista Nashville) atop the Billboard 200 chart in a calendar year. S A T I R E. People need to look that word up, Any way, with country musics SO CALLED FAMILY VALUES image, I do not see David getting nominated even though he would deserve it. Whitley and Skaggs soon began performing the Stanleys songs together, and within months, Ralph Stanley hired them as members of his Clinch Mountain Boys. And a big Hell Yes for Bob Pinson. So many accomplishments, and multi million record sales. Hes the father of truck driving music! Gary only had one #1 song in his career though. The other categories can then conceivably take care of themselves. Rick Rector Nudie Cohn When you go to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, there is one mans influence you will see more than anyone elses. 24 artists a year and each get a month dedicated to them so they dont feel/seem overlooked. I dont see her name mentioned in connection with the Hall much, despite her having worked as a tour guide there when she first came to Nashville. Between the backlog of worthy artists and Johns less than happy relationship with Nashville, hes a longshot. In a ceremony Wednesday at the Mall of America, 10 greats with ties to six Big Ten schools in four different sports will be inducted into the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Dan Da Hootenanny In all, he placed 28 Top 10 Billboard Country singles across four decades, a greater number of hits over a longer period of time than what appeared on the pop charts, where only a half-dozen sides made the Top 40. April 12, 2022 @ Webb Pierce rubbed some people the wrong way too, and he didnt get in until well after he died. Modern: Dwight Yoakam, Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless April 3, 2022 @ Martina McBride Keith was a magical, monumental artist, Morgan said. He changed the way people thought about country music because he was so cool. She addedthat blending Whitleys voice with honest storytelling, timeless rock production standards and classic folk standards allowed No. 2:05 pm. Lots of number one songs arent even that great and lots of times its the songs of a particular artist that didnt get number one that really stand out. It was the music of artists such as Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Porter Wagoner, and Gram Parsons that made them famous. April 14, 2022 @ Hank Williams, Jr. was inducted last year. The group enters downtown Nashville's famed rotunda at an induction ceremony set for a to-be-announced future date. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Keith Whitley I do not care. Some peoples names get kicked around more than others. Lynns last solo top ten was in 1979, Tammys was in 1981. (Possibly) Patty Loveless or Dwight Yoakam. Lynn Andersons failure to get in is particularly outrageous given how huge she was in her era (as big as Loretta and Tammy for many years). Not getting my hopes up, we cant watch the inductions anyway. Tanya Tucker would certainly meet that distinction with a comeback record in 2019 that received two Grammy awards in 2020, and great critical acclaim, along with a new documentary that was just released. More importantly, the CMF/CMHoFs vast 78 rpm collection is the result of decades of Pinsons passion for collecting and preserving the early decades of recorded commercial country music. I hear her & Gilley mentioned a lot along with Tanya & Jerry Lee. 7:41 am. How about Earl Thomas Conley & Dwight Yoakam, Byrdene orr He died of alcohol poisoning on May 9, 1989, at the age of 34. Find tour dates and live music events for all your favorite bands and artists in your city! Her first 4 singles went number one. The Country hits continued into the 1970s as Lewis moved to Smashs parent label, Mercury Records, and later the Nashville division Elektra Records. The Martina vs Trisha for first 90s woman is going to be interesting to watch. March 24, 2022 @ It would help us to get a measure on who has the potential to be inducted rather than the wild guessing we have to do every year. I mentioned my thoughts about an extra category on a previous article: Ive been thinking recently about this Legacy/Pioneer category idea that was mentioned. 5:24 am. A country legend whose reign was tragically cut short; one of the last surviving pioneers of rock and roll and an executive with a peerless eye for talent join country musics most esteemed club later this year. robbushblog Hes one of the guys high on my list for induction. The Country Music Hall of Fame has announced a new group of inductees for 2022. His quoting of the New Testament's book of Matthew 5:4 was one of many direct calls to religion to heal grief and sadness throughout the evening. She could probably care less about getting into the CMHOF. March 22, 2022 @ You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. It probably also doesnt hurt that shes married to a big voice in the Hall of Fame voting room and an inductee himself, Garth Brooks. Instead, Clint Blacks impact is commonly overlooked, and unfairly so. With the age of the internet, other than the morning they are named to the media, the entire induction process is a $200 a plate dinner, and not even offered for viewing on the internet. After briefly relocating to New York City with wife Phran Galante in the early 1990s where he worked as RCA Records president he returned to Nashville as chairman in 1994, working with Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Lonestar and Chris Young. The 2021 inductees are: Dale Franklin (Leadership Music, The Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage) Ann Tant (Lowery Music Group, RCA Records Atlanta, Instead it reads ( petition) as if hes not really worthy. They deserve to be there. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The Stanley Brothers are the tied second greatest bluegrass artists of all time after only Bill Monroe and along with Flatt & Scruggs. I brought up Fargo simply off the Tanya suggestion. The little boy from Ferriday, LA listening to Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams never thought hed be in a Hall amongst them. So a standing ovation would've amazed him.. June Carter Cash is famous, isnt she ? Before Lynn, most of the female country singers were singing in front of bales of hay on syndicated shows. Dwight should definitely get in. 11:23 am. The announcement will go live on CMAs YouTube channel at 10:00 am central time. For my money, I think there is a need to be able to draw the newer fans so they put artists like Garth and Reba in there, (not saying they didnt belong at some point), but in doing so they skipped over a lot of the 70s and 80s artists that deserve it too. ETC still has a following of devoted fans thats evident from his several fan group pages and active petition. Otherwise finally getting Dwight, Tanya or Gram in would also be about time. John Conlee, Anne Murray, Janie Fricke, Jeanne Pruitt, Stonewall Jackson, Billy Walker, Pam Tillis, Donna Fargo, T.G. Lynn Anderson before any other female artist. Both are deserving. Her career has certainly been Hall of Fame worthy. His songs stop you in your tracks with such charisma, you are drawn to listen. I wouldnt go back and try to do anything for my career in exchange for that, Black says. The 2022 inductees will be announced by Brooks & Dunn on Tuesday May 17th. We want to hear it. March 23, 2022 @ 143 Comments. 2:27 pm. Seems like a no-brainer for induction sooner than later. But short of that happening, I hope the voters will consider inducting the most worthy performers before they are no longer with us. 3:17 pm. This is not a page about saying who is best. Jim. Whole Lot of Shakin Going On simultaneously spent two weeks in 1957 atop Billboards Country and R&B best-sellers charts, peaking at No. Find tour dates and live music events for all your favorite bands and artists in your city! March 22, 2022 @ The other names listed are the people who are bubbling up, or coming up in line in the coming years, but could surprise us and be nominated as well. In 2022, there will be two (2) Hall of Fame Inductees selected: one (1) Artist and one (1) Builder. Carson Robison was an important country artist in four decades, but isnt in. If you had showed me about 90% of this list and said In or Not? Robert's Country Blog This years inductees are trailblazers who each paved their own unique path within Country Music, says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. Former RCA Records executive Joe Galante will also join the Hall in the Non-Performer category. MACON The State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inducted a blue-ribbon class this past weekend players, coaches and administrators highlighted by the inclusion of former Bulldog Will not happenbut i want to see Janie Frick(i)e, Kathy Mattea getting in (or K.T. She was more accomplished than many already inducted. Personally lots of people that should be on. Dolly didnt record any rock and roll songs or records. One year later, Whitley married fellow rising country star, Lorrie Morgan. He currently serves on the boards of Pinnacle Financial Partners and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. March 22, 2022 @ He was the last of the blues orientated oldtime country singers, building on the likes of Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe, Moon Mullican and Hank Williams and fusing what they did with his own stylist orientation and thus transporting 1920s-1940s blues country into the world of 1950s rock n roll and 1960s-1970s honky tonk. 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