List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
This is a list of the 142 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, as of 2020, counting groups as a single inductee. Of these, 20 inductions include women (17 of those being solo performers). Roy Rogers is unique in that he was inducted twice: in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and again in 1988 as a solo artist.
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2020
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Dean Dillon | March 26, 1955 | Songwriter | ||
Marty Stuart | September 30, 1958 | Singer, songwriter, musician, television host and country music historian | ||
Hank Williams Jr. | May 26, 1949 | Singer-songwriter and musician |
2019
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Brooks & Dunn | Ronnie Dunn (June 1, 1953) Kix Brooks (May 12, 1955) |
Singer-songwriters, Musicians (Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn) Radio Personality (Kix Brooks) | ||
Ray Stevens | January 24, 1939 | Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, music arranger, comedian, and television/video personality | ||
Jerry Bradley | January 30, 1940 |
Record Producer, Record Label Executive | ||
2018
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Ricky Skaggs | July 18, 1954 | – | Singer, Songwriter and musician | |
Dottie West | October 11, 1932 | September 4, 1991 | Singer, songwriter, Actress and musician | |
Johnny Gimble | May 30, 1926 | May 9, 2015 | Musician (Fiddle player) | |
2017
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Alan Jackson | October 17, 1958 | – | Singer and songwriter | |
Jerry Reed | March 20, 1937 | September 1, 2008 | Singer, songwriter, Actor and musician | |
Don Schlitz | August 29, 1952 | – | Songwriter | |
2016
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Fred Foster | July 26, 1931 | February 20, 2019 | Record Producer and Music Executive | |
Charlie Daniels | October 28, 1936 | July 6, 2020 | Singer, Songwriter and musician | |
Randy Travis | May 4, 1959 | – | Singer and songwriter | |
2015
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Jim Ed Brown and The Browns |
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, Television Presenter and Radio Personality (Jim Ed) Vocal Group (The Browns) | |
The Oak Ridge Boys |
Duane Allen (April 29, 1943) Joe Bonsall (May 18, 1948) William Lee Golden (January 12, 1939) |
– | Vocal group | |
Grady Martin |
January 17, 1929 | December 3, 2001 | Musician | |
- Because of Jim Ed Brown's declining health, he was Inducted early June 2015, shortly before his death.
- The Oak Ridge Boys have had multiple members during their existence; the current members were the ones so honored.
2014
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Hank Cochran |
August 2, 1935 | July 15, 2010 | Singer and songwriter | |
Mac Wiseman | May 23, 1925 | February 24, 2019 | Singer, Songwriter, Radio Personality, Record Producer, and Guitarist | |
Ronnie Milsap |
January 16, 1943 | – | Singer and Pianist | |
2013
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Kenny Rogers | August 21, 1938 | March 20, 2020 | Singer, songwriter, Actor and Cross-genre Personality | |
Bobby Bare | April 7, 1935 | – | Singer and songwriter | |
"Cowboy" Jack Clement | April 5, 1931 | August 8, 2013 | Musician, Songwriter and Record Producer | |
2012
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Garth Brooks | February 7, 1962 | – | Singer and songwriter | |
Hargus "Pig" Robbins | January 18, 1938 | – | Musician | |
Connie Smith | August 14, 1941 | – | Singer | |
2011
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Bobby Braddock | August 5, 1940 | – | Songwriter, Record Producer | |
Reba McEntire | March 28, 1955 | – | Singer, actress | |
Jean Shepard | November 21, 1933 | September 25, 2016 | Singer | |
2010
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Jimmy Dean |
August 10, 1928 | June 13, 2010 | Singer, actor, business owner, and Television Personality | |
Ferlin Husky |
December 3, 1925 | March 17, 2011 | Singer and songwriter | |
Billy Sherrill | November 5, 1936 | August 4, 2015 | Record producer and songwriter | |
Don Williams | May 27, 1939 | September 8, 2017 | Singer-Songwriter | |
2009
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Roy Clark |
April 15, 1933 | November 15, 2018 | Singer, Musician and Television Personality. | |
Barbara Mandrell | December 25, 1948 | – | Singer, musician, Television Personality | |
Charlie McCoy |
March 28, 1941 | – | Musician | |
2008
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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), Harold Reid (April 24, 2020) | Vocal Group | |
Ernest Stoneman |
May 25, 1893 | June 14, 1968 | Singer, songwriter, and musician | |
2007
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Ralph Emery | March 10, 1933 | – | Radio and Television personality | |
Vince Gill |
April 12, 1957 | – | Singer, Songwriter and musician | |
Mel Tillis |
August 8, 1932 | November 19, 2017 | Singer-Songwriter |
2006
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Harold Bradley | January 2, 1926 | January 31, 2019 | Musician | |
Sonny James | May 1, 1929 | February 22, 2016 | Singer-Songwriter | |
George Strait | May 18, 1952 | – | Singer |
2005
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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 | August 8, 2017 | Singer, musician, actor and television host. |
2004
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Jim Foglesong | July 26, 1922 | July 9, 2013 | Music executive | |
Kris Kristofferson | June 22, 1936 | – | Singer-Songwriter, Actor |
2003
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Floyd Cramer | October 27, 1933 | December 31, 1997 | Musician | |
Carl Smith | March 15, 1927 | January 16, 2010 | Singer |
2002
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Bill Carlisle | December 19, 1908 | March 17, 2003 | Singer | |
Porter Wagoner |
August 12, 1927 | October 28, 2007 | Singer-Songwriter and Television personality |
2001
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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) | Phil (January 3, 2014) | 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) | Stoker (March 27, 2013), 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) & Charlie (January 26, 2011) | Singers and Songwriters | |
Ken Nelson | January 19, 1911 | January 6, 2008 | Record producer | |
Sam Phillips | January 5, 1923 | July 30, 2003 | Record producer | |
Webb Pierce | August 8, 1921 | February 24, 1991 | Singer-Songwriter | |
2000
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Charley Pride | March 18, 1934 | December 12, 2020 | Singer | |
Faron Young | February 25, 1932 | December 10, 1996 | Singer | |
1999
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Johnny Bond | June 1, 1915 | June 12, 1978 | Singer-songwriter, comedian, actor, Radio Personality, author | |
Dolly Parton | January 19, 1946 | – | Singer-songwriter, Cross-genre personality, businesswoman, Television Personality, author, Philanthropist, and actress | |
Conway Twitty | September 1, 1933 | June 5, 1993 | Singer-songwriter | |
1998
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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 | |
1997
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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 | |
1996
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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 | December 16, 2013 | Singer | |
1995
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Roger Miller | January 2, 1936 | October 25, 1992 | Singer-Songwriter and Cross-genre personality | |
Jo Walker-Meador | February 16, 1924 | August 16, 2017 | Music executive | |
1994
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Merle Haggard | April 6, 1937 | April 6, 2016 | Singer-Songwriter | |
1993
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Willie Nelson | April 30, 1933 | – | Singer-Songwriter, Actor | |
1992
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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George Jones | September 12, 1931 | April 26, 2013 | Singer-Songwriter | |
Frances Preston | August 27, 1934 | June 13, 2012 | Music executive | |
1991
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation |
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Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | Boudleaux (February 13, 1920) & Felice (August 7, 1925) | Boudleaux (June 25, 1987) & Felice (April 22, 2003) | Songwriters |
1990
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Tennessee Ernie Ford | February 13, 1919 | October 17, 1991 | Singer, Cross-Genre personality | |
1989
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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-Songwriter | |
1988
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Loretta Lynn |
April 14, 1932 | – | Singer-Songwriter | |
Roy Rogers |
November 5, 1911 | July 6, 1998 | Singer and Celebrity. Only person inducted twice. Previously inducted with Sons of the Pioneers in 1980. | |
1987
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation |
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Rod Brasfield | August 22, 1910 | September 12, 1958 | Comedian |
1986
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Duke of Paducah (Whitey Ford) |
May 12, 1901 | June 20, 1986 | Entertainer | |
Wesley Rose | February 11, 1918 | April 26, 1990 | Music executive | |
1985
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Flatt and Scruggs | Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914) & Earl Scruggs (January 6, 1924) | Flatt (May 11, 1979) & Scruggs (March 28, 2012) | Singers, Musicians | |
1984
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation |
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Ralph Peer | May 22, 1892 | January 19, 1960 | Music executive |
Floyd Tillman | December 8, 1914 | August 22, 2003 | Singer-Songwriter |
1983
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Little Jimmy Dickens | December 19, 1920 | January 2, 2015 | Singer | |
1982
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Lefty Frizzell | March 31, 1928 | July 19, 1975 | Singer-Songwriter | |
Roy Horton | November 5, 1914 | September 23, 2003 | Music executive | |
Marty Robbins | September 26, 1925 | December 8, 1982 | Singer-Songwriter | |
1981
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Vernon Dalhart |
April 6, 1883 | September 14, 1948 | Singer | |
Grant Turner | May 17, 1912 | October 19, 1991 | Announcer | |
1980
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Johnny Cash |
February 26, 1932 | September 12, 2003 | Singer-Songwriter and TV personality | |
Connie B. Gay | August 22, 1914 | December 3, 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. Rogers would be inducted as a solo artist in 1988, making him only person inducted into Hall of Fame twice. | |
1979
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Hubert Long | December 3, 1923 | September 7, 1972 | Music executive | |
Hank Snow |
May 9, 1914 | December 20, 1999 | Singer-Songwriter | |
1978
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation |
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Grandpa Jones | October 20, 1913 | February 19, 1998 | Musician and comedian |
1977
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Merle Travis | November 29, 1917 | October 20, 1983 | Musician and songwriter |
1976
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Cohen | November 10, 1908 | April 1, 1970 | Record producer | |
Kitty Wells | August 30, 1919 | July 16, 2012 | Singer | |
1975
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minnie Pearl | October 25, 1912 | March 4, 1996 | Comedian | |
1974
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Owen Bradley | October 21, 1915 | January 7, 1998 | Record producer | |
Pee Wee King | February 18, 1914 | March 7, 2000 | Singer-Songwriter | |
1973
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Chet Atkins | June 20, 1924 | June 30, 2001 | Musician and record producer | |
Patsy Cline | September 8, 1932 | March 5, 1963 | Singer | |
1972
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Jimmie Davis | September 11, 1899 | November 5, 2000 | Singer-Songwriter, Governor of Louisiana | |
1971
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|
Art Satherley | October 19, 1889 | February 10, 1986 | Music executive |
1970
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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 (shown left in the photo) | |
1969
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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Gene Autry | September 29, 1907 | October 2, 1998 | Singer and actor | |
1968
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Wills | March 6, 1905 | May 13, 1975 | Musician and songwriter | |
1967
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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, Disc Jockey, pioneer of the Nashville sound | |
Stephen H. Sholes | February 12, 1911 | April 22, 1968 | Music executive | |
1966
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eddy Arnold |
May 15, 1918 | May 8, 2008 | Singer-Songwriter, Actor and TV Host | |
James R. "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 | |
1965
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ernest Tubb | February 9, 1914 | September 6, 1984 | Singer-Songwriter | |
1964
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tex Ritter | January 12, 1905 | January 2, 1974 | Singer and actor | |
1962
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Acuff |
September 15, 1903 | November 23, 1992 | Singer-Songwriter and Music publisher | |
Roy Acuff was the first living inductee in the Hall.
1961
Inductee | Birthdate | Deathdate | Occupation | |
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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 | |