Country Music Hall of Fame
The Country Music Hall of Fame was founded in 1961 by the US Country Music Association to preserve the cultural achievements of country music .
The Country Music Hall of Fame , initially only available virtually , was given a museum building on April 1, 1967 in Music Row in Nashville . Until then, the awards were on display at the Tennessee State Museum . The Museum was joined by the Country Music Foundation Library in 1968 , the historic RCA Studio B in 1977 and Hatch Show Print , a historic poster printing company, in 1986 .
On May 17, 2001, they moved into a new building in downtown Nashville. The museum contains artifacts and memorabilia of country music and makes them available to the public through exhibitions. Numerous stars bequeathed their personal mementos to the museum.
In addition to its documentary and journalistic role, the Country Music Hall of Fame honors deserving country music personalities. It is considered the highest honor to be accepted into this institution. Usually artists, songwriters and producers are not considered until the end of their careers or posthumously . The first to win in 1961 were Hank Williams , Jimmie Rodgers, and songwriter Fred Rose .
List of award winners
- 1961 Jimmie Rodgers , Fred Rose , Hank Williams
- 1962 Roy Acuff
- 1964 Tex Knight
- 1965 Ernest Tubb
- 1966 Eddy Arnold , Jim Denny , George D. Hay , Uncle Dave Macon
- 1967 Red Foley , JL Frank , Jim Reeves , Stephen H. Sholes
- 1968 Bob Wills
- 1969 Gene Autry
- 1970 Bill Monroe , Original Carter Family
- 1971 Arthur E. Satherley , Carson Robison
- 1972 Jimmie Davis
- 1973 Chet Atkins , Patsy Cline
- 1974 Owen Bradley , Pee Wee King
- 1975 Minnie Pearl
- 1976 Paul Cohen , Kitty Wells
- 1977 Merle Travis
- 1978 Grandpa Jones
- 1979 Hubert Long , Hank Snow
- 1980 Johnny Cash , Connie B. Gay , Original Sons of the Pioneers
- 1981 Vernon Dalhart , Grant Turner
- 1982 Lefty Frizzell , Roy Horton , Marty Robbins
- 1983 Little Jimmy Dickens
- 1984 Ralph Peer , Floyd Tillman
- 1985 Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
- 1986 Duke of Paducah
- 1987 Rod Brasfield
- 1988 Loretta Lynn , Roy Rogers
- 1989 Jack Stapp , Cliffie Stone , Hank Thompson
- 1990 Tennessee Ernie Ford
- 1991 Felice Bryant
- 1992 George Jones , Frances Preston
- 1993 Floyd Cramer , Willie Nelson
- 1994 Merle Haggard
- 1995 Roger Miller , Jo Walker-Meador
- 1996 Patsy Montana , Buck Owens , Ray Price
- 1997 Harlan Howard , Brenda Lee , Cindy Walker
- 1998 George Morgan , Elvis Presley , EW "Bud" Wendell , Tammy Wynette
- 1999 Johnny Bond , Dolly Parton , Conway Twitty
- 2000 Charley Pride , Faron Young
- 2001 Bill Anderson , Delmore Brothers , Everly Brothers , Don Gibson , Homer and Jethro , Waylon Jennings , The Jordanaires , Don Law , Louvin Brothers , Ken Nelson , Webb Pierce , Sam Phillips
- 2002 Bill Carlisle , Porter Wagoner
- 2003 Floyd Cramer , Carl Smith
- 2004 Kris Kristofferson , Jim Foglesong
- 2005 Glen Campbell , DeFord Bailey , Alabama
- 2006 Harold Bradley , Sonny James , George Strait
- 2007 Ralph Emery , Vince Gill , Mel Tillis
- 2008 Tom T. Hall , Emmylou Harris , The Statler Brothers , Ernest Stoneman
- 2009 Roy Clark , Barbara Mandrell , Charlie McCoy
- 2010 Jimmy Dean , Ferlin Husky , Billy Sherrill , Don Williams
- 2011 Bobby Braddock , Reba McEntire , Jean Shepard
- 2012 Garth Brooks , Hargus Robbins , Connie Smith
- 2013 Kenny Rogers , Bobby Bare , Jack Clement
- 2014 Hank Cochran , Mac Wiseman , Ronnie Milsap
- 2015 Grady Martin , The Oak Ridge Boys , Jim Ed Brown and The Browns
- 2016 Fred Foster , Charlie Daniels , Randy Travis
- 2017 Alan Jackson , Jerry Reed , Don Schlitz
- 2018 Johnny Gimble , Ricky Skaggs , Dottie West
- 2019 Brooks & Dunn , Ray Stevens , Jerry Bradley
literature
- Irwin Stambler / Grelun Landon: Encyclopedia Of Folk, Country And Western Music. St. Martin's Press, New York / London 1969, pp. 67f.