The first record Sun released on Lewis was a cover of Ray Prices Crazy Arms, cut while the original was still on the charts. Kenny Chesney As weird as it may seem, Kenny Chesney was officially eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2015. 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). But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. March 22, 2022 @ Gail Ulrich Dave Parsons Martina McBride While he recorded these at Sun sessions, alongside them were covers of blues (Deep Elem Blues, Long gone lonesome blues, Sick and Tired, Big legged woman), Hank Williams (You win again, Your cheating heart, Cold cold heart), R&B (Drinkin wine spodee odee, Whatd I say, Honey hush), Moon Mullican (Ill sail my ship alone, Ill keep on loving you) and lots more. The facts are in the Billboard charts for anyone to confirm. Man, there are so many worthy srtistst no in that it is mond-boggling. They were versatile too, doing a fine cover of Moon Mullicans bluegrass pandemic classic Sweeter than the flowers, a rock n roll Finger poppin time and a blues Pretty Polly Blues. 8:52 pm. March 22, 2022 @ Galante has raised the bar for executives in the Country Music industry whether they were working for him, in concert with him or competing against him. Yes, I even embedded an actual player in the body of this article where people can see it. 12:33 pm. This would generate interest in the whole institution and would result in more publicity and discussion among fans just look at all the coverage Dolly got when she declined her Rock Hall nomination. Mike Neal Her last top ten for years may have been in 1974 but she was in the top 20 with almost every record for the rest of the 1970s. May 15, 2022 @ Both are deserving. NOTE: Since Don Maddox passed away in 2021 at the age of 98, it may make Maddox Brothers and Rose ineligible for induction this year due to the mortality rule. It shouldnt cost him a Hall of Fame induction either. The Country Music Association will be announcing the 2022 inductee class to the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 17th at 10:00 a.m. Central from the Hall of Fame rotunda. Especially Johnnie, if it hadnt been for him, we wouldnt even have Kitty Wells. The backlog of the Modern Era overflowing into the already-backlogged Veterans Era is compounding every year, and theyll never induct someone like Maddox Brothers and Rose and Ralph Stanley when you have superstars like Hank Williams Jr. and Tanya Tucker making it to that category still waiting for induction. BRO country The Hall of Fame does a horrible job making this process appeal to the public. Id call if the Pioneer Era., Trigger Jerry Lee Lewis May 13, 2022 @ He is also a founding member of Leadership Music, now in its 33rd year. WebThe National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame also added that the 2021 Music Hall of Fame Weekend will resume next August 2022. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. SO enjoy the rest of your dinner, and if you do print this I wont respond to you or the other fascists dumb ass red neck conservatives that dominate this site and that you cater to. But that song Trigger posted from it got oddly stuck in my head; I couldnt resist finding a way to use the phrase somewhere. Cant say I agree with you Chicks comments. She knows shes good. The 3 above all formed a unique style of music and stuck with it without resorting to pop-country (all 3 could have put decided not to because they believed in their own music). Fast forward nearly five decades and hes entering the Country Music Hall of Fame. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time She has the track record to show it, numerous hits and has won every major award known in country music during her era. Yes, Dwight hands down. My point is Ralph Stanley and Maddox Brothers and Rose are never going to compete with names like Hank Williams Jr. and Tanya Tucker who are superstars. 2:13 pm. He was 33-years-old. You know whats crazy? Trishas also had five #2 songs, including the country version of How Do I Live, and a total 18 Top 10 hits in the 90s. 2:05 pm. Modern Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, or Keith Whitley Personally lots of people that should be on. Will not happenbut i want to see Janie Frick(i)e, Kathy Mattea getting in (or K.T. The ceremony, Earl Thomas Conley and Jerry Lee Lewis should have been inducted years ago. 6:46 pm. RaisintheDickens April 30, 2022 @ In his nearly 50 years in music, Gill has thrived as a solo artist, the frontman of country rock band Pure Prairie League, and a member of the legendary rock band the Whitleys widow, country singer Lorrie Morgan, called the induction a dream come true., Keith never knew how good he was, she said. April 12, 2022 @ She was consistent and had so much love of real country music. March 22, 2022 @ Check out Merle Kilgores autobiography, Merle and Johnny were good friends and theres some good Johnny Horton stories in the book. They may have started at the same time, but Tanya sold more and her radio career later about 20 years longer than Donnas. The joy on Milsap's face joined with the crowd in attendance moving past their sadness over the Judds' just-prior induction to tapping their feet on the floor and cheering when the first piano chords of the blind pianist's 1959 hit "What I'd Say" played during his induction video. Meanwhile the Hall of Fame itself continues to be ridiculously picky with no more than three inductions a year ignoring dozens of stars who had 20+ years at the top while the Rock N Roll HOF puts in up to a dozen a year and often acts whose careers ended in less than five years. Some of the crap today makes Shanias music seem like Beethoven. They still resonate more than 30 years later, a trio of singles with few parallels in terms of impact. If you had showed me about 90% of this list and said In or Not? Saving Country Musics prediction for the Modern Era inductee includes Trisha Yearwood, Keith Whitley, or Martina McBride. She STILL Performs Regularly On The Opry And at 80 Years of age Released a New Album on Curb Records An American Classic that has done Well on the Charts. Travis Tritt helped put the drive into country, both sonically and commercially. Kenneth Woosley They worked as a self-contained band on the radio for years before coming to Nashville and for years after leaving the Opry. One year later, Whitley married fellow rising country star, Lorrie Morgan. 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. One big note for the Modern Era category in 2022 is that with the transition between Modern and Veteran being the 40 year mark, multiple names we thought of as Modern Era candidates in previous years should now be considered Veterans Era candidates, specifically Tanya Tucker, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Rosanne Cash, and others. Charley Pride. He currently serves on the boards of Pinnacle Financial Partners and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. There is still plenty of deserving people to go in my fictional Hall. Galante, who had moved into product management by the time, had little familiarity with Country Music outside the occasional crossover hit hed heard on New York radio, but he learned the music and the business from RCA giants Jerry Bradley and Chet Atkins. 7:10 pm. Lynn Anderson 10:24 am, Dan Da Hootenanny News After Jack died in 63 pretty much all of Johnnies energy went toward Kittys career even more. I was at the CMHoF in November and they had a huge Martina McBride special exhibit. So, with the induction ceremony for The Judds and Ray Charles happening on May 1st, does this mean that we will get this years announcement sometime soon or will it be August again? March 23, 2022 @ Lynns last solo top ten was in 1979, Tammys was in 1981. Did not mean to imply that with the order of the list. 8:53 pm. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. The Country Music Hall of Fame just announced its newest members on Tuesday, May 17, 2020. Though this could be a DJ, a producer, an announcer, a journalist, or someone else who helped significantly in spreading the word about country music, more often than not these slots are filled with music executives most people in the public have never heard of. Lets wake up and get this man Earl Thomas Conley inducted very soon, Dave Parsons Trigger Your email address will not be published. Ill be shocked if any of the following are selected but heres my top three in each category: Modern: Dwight Yoakam, Keith Whitley, Steve Wariner Trisha yearwood? What an exciting day!! Just a mere mention is all WATSON gets. Well just have to see if August becomes the more permanent month to make the announcement, or if they move back to the spring once again. Or possibly longtime Opry photographer Les Leverett. Rock & roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis will be inducted in the Veteran category, neotraditionalist Keith Whitley will join the Hall in the Modern category, and former RCA Records executive will become a member in the Nonperforming category. But you never hear Eddie Rabbitts name brought up in the context of the Hall of Fame. Earl Thomas Conley became entitled by his continued hard work, new ideas, and dedication to Country Music to be honored in the Hall of Fame! Maybe Jimmy McDonoughs upcoming biography will help. Both Ray and the Asleep At The Wheel Twitter account have shared my stuff recently, so if there was any beef, its long since passed. You would think Ralph Stanley would already be in there. 3:12 pm. The Maddox Brothers & Rose: The Maddox Brothers & Rose set the very foundations for both The Bakersfield Sound, and California Country at large that would become wildly influential in the future. It was the music of artists such as Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Porter Wagoner, and Gram Parsons that made them famous. 9:41 pm. Fargo and Tucker came on the scene within months of each other, and both had 8 or 9 #1s. Put them in!!! Its no coincidence that RCA Nashvilles first Platinum album 1976s Wanted! However, on May 9th, 1989, Keith Whitley died of what was ruled as alcohol poisoning, and never got to reap the rewards of the career hed worked to build. And Joe Galante is a game-changing executive from the urban northeast. 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. The Country Music Hall of Fame has announced a new group of inductees for 2022. Im not going to open the hornets nest of arguing over those already in either institution that didnt exactly wait their turn. Matt "Mayday" Saracen Country Music Hall of Fame announces 2022 inductees Buddy Iahn May 17, 2022 Country Event will be held this fall The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Additionally, he received the Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award from the Opry Trust Fund in 2015, becoming the second person, after national radio host Kingsley, to be so honored. 8:51 am. Chet Flippo and I had many spirited discussions back in the day, especially about duos. That guy is one of my all-time favs. And several of his big hits during his rock and roll era were also hits on the country charts. It dont bother me, but if we are going by some peoples logic. Ashley Judd accepts induction on behalf of Naomi Judd with Ricky Skaggs, left, inductee Wynonna Judd onstage for the class of 2021 medallion ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 1, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. "This is the first time I've talked since saying goodbye to her," she went on. Here come the comments that completely ignore Whitleys nearly fourteen years in bluegrass music. Earl had 20 some #1 songs IN A ROW! If not Chet Flippo, then Bob Kingsley or Gerry House. May 18, 2022 @ Hes the father of truck driving music! Mike Basile I agree on the criminal part and I get where youre coming from on the Brooks and Dunn comment. I want to see Dwight Yoakam and Tim McGraw both inducted. Shes over due to be inducted in to the CMHOF!! Its time for a new category. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. I could be biased, but I believe that could be Keith Whitley? March 23, 2022 @ Come folks, he needs to be recognized! Marty is (literally, if you go by the Ken Burns documentary) the voice of country music history and Connie is undoubtably the greatest living country singer. Yes more Pop flavored, but he has a lot of great songs that are more Country then what is on Country radio today.! Unlike other Halls of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame tries to keep the institution distinguished by letting only a few names in each year. Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers With 33 Top 40 singles and 15 Top 5s and three 1s, Larry Gatlin likely accrued the numbers throughout the 70s and the 80s to be a Hall of Fame contender, not to speak of the influence he wielded in country music through that period, both as a solo artist, and with brothers Steve and Rudy. Im lost and I cant find the way, Man of constant sorrow, How mountain girls can love, etc. Its that time of year again to consider who might be in the running for the precious few spots as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. But Im here, I love you, I couldnt have done it without you.. March 23, 2022 @ Peggy Marsheck Id love to see Keith Whitley, Jerry Lee Lewis and a split between Nudie Cohn & Manuel as the newest members. Who knows, maybe the Country Music Hall of Fame will induct the great Patrick Haggerty. Im also a little worried about Dwight Yoakam. An argument could be made for Jeanie Seely and Skeeter Davis from the 1960s, but even Anne Murrays accomplishments blows them out of the water. Galante joined RCA Records in New York as a budget analyst in 1971, shortly after graduating from Fordham. I could go on and on. https://www.billboard.com/artist/crystal-gayle/, David: The Duke of Everything Luckyoldsun I dont personally see Martina or Trisha making it before her. May 12, 2022 @ CeeCeeBee 3:08 pm. May 13, 2022 @ Hank Williams, Jr. was inducted last year. I am appreciative of all those who have recognized that Jerry Lee Lewis music is Country Music and to our almighty God for his never-ending redeeming grace., In my heart, this feels like an absolutely appropriate honor, but at the same time, I know that Keith would be painfully humbled, and even shy about accepting an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, says Grand Ole Opry star, Lorrie Morgan, who was married to Whitley until his untimely passing. A few there I dont think had big enough careers for whatever reason. Remember that he sued the Grand Ole Opry. Modern Era Artist Category Keith Whitley Most Country Music Hall of Fame careers are marked by their longevity. are all bluegrass standards often sung at festivals to this day. She was also by far the most popular country star with the major television networks judging by her scores of tv appearances throughout the decade and that should also count for something. 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