Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame is a Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) organization that honors important figures in Canadian country music each year. Founded in 1984, the Hall of Fame was the first to accept Wilf Carter , Tommy Hunter , Orval Prophet, and William Harrold Moon. The CCMA as well as the Hall of Fame are based in Toronto , where the induction ceremonies are held annually. The only person who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice is Maurice Bolyer, who entered the Hall of Fame once as an artist and as a builder (music industrialist).
List of those admitted
- 1984: Wilf Carter , Tommy Hunter , Orval Prophet , William Harrold Moon
- 1985: Don Messer , Hank Snow
- 1986: Papa Joe Brown
- 1987: Lucille Starr
- 1988: Jack Feeney
- 1989: Charlie Chamberlain , Al Cherney , King Ganam , Dallas Harms , Earl Heywood , Marg Osburne , Ian Tyson , The Mercey Brothers , Maurice Bolyer , Don Grashey
- 1990: Gordie Tapp , Ron Sparling
- 1991: The Rhythm Pals , A. Hugh Joseph
- 1992: Carroll Baker , Gordon Burnett
- 1993: Ward Allen , Stu Phillips , Bob Nolan , Stu Davis , Ted Daigle , Frank Jones
- 1994: Dick Damron , Hank Smith
- 1995: Gene MacLellan , Stan Klees
- 1996: Myrna Lorrie , Larry Delaney
- 1997: Family Brown , Sam Sniderman
- 1998: Ray Griff , Bill Anderson
- 1999: Ronnie Prophet , Walt Grealis
- 2000: Coleen Peterson , Leonard Rambeau
- 2001: Gordon Lightfoot , Gary Buck
- 2002: Anne Murray , Art Snider , Bev Munro , D'Arcy Scott , Elmer Tippe
- 2003: Sylvia Tyson , J. Edward Preston , Fred King , Charlie Russell , Art Wallam
- 2004: The Good Brothers , Herald Kendall
- 2005: Gary Fjellgaard , R. Harlan Smith , Paul Kennedy
- 2006: Tery Carisse , Brian Ahern , Curley Gurlock
- 2007: John Allan Cameron , Sheila Hamilton , Cliff Dumas
- 2008: Prairie Oyster , Brian Ferriman , Wes Montgomery
- 2009: Buffy Sainte-Marie , Barry Haugen , John Murphy
- 2010: Willie P. Bennett , Marie Bottrell , Donna & LeRoy Anderson , Eddie Eastman
- 2011: Michelle Wright , Bill Langstroth