If they dont induct him soon, hes going to end up falling into the backlog of Veteran Era. Trisha Yearwood. I appreciate all the people that got me here, because it was people. March 24, 2022 @ The Judds, Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame By KRISTIN M. HALL May 1, 2022 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony filled with tears, music and laughter, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly. Luckyoldsun It wasnt just the numbers when it comes to Martina. Travis Tritt helped put the drive into country, both sonically and commercially. 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. In 2013 there was a greater push than ever to induct him, with influential country music writer Chet Flippo personally making the case for Parsons. In less than a decade, Galante succeeded Bradley as the head of RCAs Nashville office, that promotion coming after he had led and re-imagined the divisions promotion and marketing departments. In addition, he had seven #1 songs on the country chart, and 49 top 40 singles on the country chart. How about Earl Thomas Conley & Dwight Yoakam, Byrdene orr The announcement will go live on CMAs YouTube channel at 10:00 am central time. 7:15 pm. Why isnt he on here? April 3, 2022 @ Keith was a magical, monumental artist, Morgan said. Under his tenure, RCA Nashville whats known today as Sony Music Nashville reigned as top-selling Music Row label in 1982, a position the company held for 11 consecutive years. This should be their biggest publicity campaign all year. Jerry Lee Lewis is the last man standing from the Million Dollar Quartet, and is now 86-years-old. 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. If it were to be added as a 4th rotating category, that might be the best of both worlds. Keith Whitley April 13, 2022 @ And, being asked to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry has become a joke. For 2023, I predict Tanya Tucker in the Veterans Era category and either Clint Black or Dwight Yoakam in the Modern Era category. Jeff O'Grady IV No disrespect to the Maddox Brothers & Rose but Dons passing might mean they are not eligible this year. Steverino are all bluegrass standards often sung at festivals to this day. She literally paved the way for the modern country female artists and the acceptance of country music. Apr 30, 2022 6:04pm For the first time in two years, the Country Music Association gathered at the renowned Hall of Fame Rotunda at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to reveal the 2022 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame Joe Galante, Jerry Lee Lewis and Keith Whitley. Stringbuzz 3:32 pm. There were so many great artists he admired, even worshipped. A day after Naomi Judd's death, the Judds will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, with Wynonna expected to attend. I dont disagree that hes worthy. 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. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. They deserve the credit due to them!! This is not the site that is voting on who gets in, this is just a site that guesses the odds of someone getting in. Patrick Haggerty Lynn Anderson should have been inducted years ago! Di Harris 7:10 pm. Martina? Dan Da Hootenanny NattyBumpo I was afraid of that. I was disappointed with the choices last year as there was an opportunity missed to get Dallas Frazier & Don Maddox in while they were still around. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. 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 Almost insulting, Countryfan68 She said Naomi Judd, 76, diedat 2:20 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Their single, Too Many Times, the title track to his 1986 album, reached No. Hes been dead for over 60 years and still cant get in the HoF. The most recently announced membersJoe Galante, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Keith Whitleybecame clevelandrox If there ever was a music writer who deserved Hall of Fame induction, it is Chet Flippo. 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There is no reason whatsoever that some guy who wrote about country music should be in before Maddox Brothers and Rose, the Stanley Brothers, Johnny Horton, Stonewall Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Jeannie Seely, and so, so many others. You are correct Convict. Whitburns Billboard country singles book lists her as the 13th biggest act of the 1970s, not far behind Loretta, Tammy, and Dolly all of whom had a slew of duet hits that were counted in their totals. Lewis is now the last surviving member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fames inaugural class of 1986. More than 100 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees have performed on the Rymans hallowed stage throughout its 130-year history, said Greg Harris, President & CEO of the Rock & Roll She even woke me up to say goodbye, What made Milwaukee famous made a fool out of me, just two of dozens of the real country music. A full-length album, L.A. to Miami, fared better the following year, putting Miami, My Amy into the Top 20 followed by three Top 10 singles Ten Feet Away, Homecoming 63, and Hard Livin.. Lewis ferocious, key-pounding style derived from a combustible mix of cultural sources the Assembly of God holiness church of Ferriday, LA; Haneys Big House, a chitlin circuit nightclub on the other side of town where Lewis witnessed a young B.B. Consider this: Chesney has been country musics only active and consistent stadium draw for the last 15 years. He never accepted that he could have a great record deal or that he could have as much as everybody else had. The ceremony, 1 songs between 1984 and 1991. But Im here, I love you, I couldnt have done it without you.. I would like to hear the speeches of the inductees. He had pop success but a lot of his music was grounded in acoustic arrangements. But also bolstering Larry Gatlins case is hes one of these men about town types that seems to be at every function and gala in the country music realm, is active in the community, and is willing to help keep the legacy of country music alive, which the Hall of Fame selection committee often rewards. Maybe Jerry Lee will be in while hes still here with MB&R next year.. Dwight belongs in the Hall. The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum is just the repository of the CMAs Hall of Fame. March 22, 2022 @ 8:17 pm. Garth Brooks specifically named Whitley as someone he believed should have been inducted before him. Thats a main rule. For those who read the comments please remember that the Country Music Hall of Fame has NOTHING to do with the nomination process. Please do a couple years of big group inductions CMHOF. David is thrilled to join his brother, Lefty, who was also inducted into the TCMHOF in 2003. Check out Merle Kilgores autobiography, Merle and Johnny were good friends and theres some good Johnny Horton stories in the book. Earl Thomas Conley is so deserving of being inducted. Henry Panion III chosen for Alabama Music Hall of Fame induction by But yes, her hits did start in 66. 7:23 am. Lynn Anderson Theres still a big backlog of names I need to see from the pre90s get in before I think they should but its still exciting non the less. I like to get into it. Fast forward more than three decades and his situation could not be any more different. May 15, 2022 @ 1 songs between 1984 and 1991. 4:20 pm. The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame sums it up on the International Ambassador of Country Music stating Nobody has done more to make country music accepted and respected than George, The Singing Fisherman has been at the top of my list for a number of years, but having Johnny & Tillman enter the Hall of Fame in the same year is Wishful Thinking. Speaking of Wishful Thinking, Wynn Stewarts contribution to the West Coast Sound has been overlooked for a long time, but unless theres a mass induction, the odds are not in his favour. Jerry Lees name has been rumored to have been in contention and on final ballots for many years. Yes, the long string of hits, but also for his musicianship (his Grammys are for instramental records I think) and his songwriting which produced massive hits for other significant artists (Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Kieth Urban). 9:36 am, Now that the Veteran Era is filled with 70s an d 80s acts like Linda Ronstadt, Rosanne Cash, the Gatlin Brothers, and Tanya Tucker, maybe they should create a third (or chronologically first) category for long-gone, pre-jet-age artists whove fallen through the cracks like Al Dexter, the Stanley Brothers, Maddox Bros./Rose, Johnny Horton, Jean Shepard, Carl Butler, Stonweall Jackson, et al. Perhaps Garth Brooks, who specifically noted that Whitley deserved to be in the Hall of Fame during his own induction announcement in 2012, put it best recently. In fairness, though, I remember how much I hated her back in 1997 and how her music doesnt seem so bad now in comparison to what the genre has become. The names near the top are both the people who I feel are strong contenders based on merit and murmurings on who is being considered on final ballots, as well as people who I personally think should be considered at the very top of the list. What did I do wrong? he remembered thinking. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. In 2022, there will be two (2) Hall of Fame Inductees selected: one (1) Artist and one (1) Builder. During his 39 years with what is now known as Sony Music Nashville, Galante displayed marketing acumen, strategic sense and tenacious competitiveness that motivated other labels and raised the bar for the industry at large. But being based in California as opposed to Nashville may put him a bit out of the purview of votersan always important factor. 5:17 am. In 1990, Galante married Phran Schwartz in Nashville before the couple returned to New York where he was named President of RCA Record Label U.S., becoming the first Music Row label chief to run a major labels entire U.S. operation. 24 artists a year and each get a month dedicated to them so they dont feel/seem overlooked. This is a page about trying to guess at who will be inducted. Seems like a no-brainer for induction sooner than later. ", 'Greatest night of my life': Carrie Underwood rocks Stagecoach with Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses. 6:11 am. In 2015, he earned Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award from the Opry Trust Fund and, in 2021, the Academy of Country Music honored him with the ACM Cliffie Stone Icon Award. But it also keeps the Hall of Fame honor exclusive and distinguished. Trigger Velita Cox Everybody goes, Why does this still resonate? Its the songs.. They need to quit playing politics and put ETC in the HOF, where he belongs. He died young unfortunately, and maybe thats a reason why he is overlooked. Dude, I was literally away eating dinner. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Modern Era Artist Category Keith Whitley Most Country Music Hall of Fame careers are marked by their longevity. March 22, 2022 @ People are tired of this nonsense and its leading to an apathetic attitude about the very possibility of an icon getting into the Hall of Fame. The Stanley Brothers are the tied second greatest bluegrass artists of all time after only Bill Monroe and along with Flatt & Scruggs. March 24, 2022 @ Non-Peformer: Bob Harris, Eddie Stubbs, Nudie Cohn, Trigger Whitley recorded several albums with Stanley, as well as two early 1970s albums with Skaggs Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (Jalyn Records) and 2nd Generation Bluegrass (Rebel Records). Great singers but I dont think they had a prolonged enough time to get in over some of these other people anyway. Maddox Brothers and Rose arent eligible this year because Don just died in September. Earl Thomas Conley! I agree on the criminal part and I get where youre coming from on the Brooks and Dunn comment. His 2 X Rated albums he did, has totally sunk that chance, even though he has stated many times that those albums were SATIRE. Its made more sense for me than anything, he says. 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. 2:34 pm. Its just unbelievable to me that The Stanley Brothers/ Ralph Stanley arent in the CMHOF. It works slightly different from AWSELB. Matt "Mayday" Saracen Find tour dates and live music events for all your favorite bands and artists in your city! by Heather Hamilton, Social Media Reporter May 02, 2022 09:32 AM T he Judds were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in Nashville amid tears and laughter. March 23, 2022 @ Johnnie and Jack were such a HUGE hit in the 50s. rob bush, April 17, 2022 @ Keith or Dwight would be my top two for modern. 3:23 pm. Four years seven months and 10 days passed between Keith Whitleys first appearance on the Billboard Country singles charts and his death on May 9, 1989, at 34. The selection process is done entirely through the CMAs. An online petition exists to try and push Jerry Lee over the top. March 22, 2022 @ Keith Whitley Patience mixed with persistence is what Coe and Paycheck fans need to see their heroes inducted. Patty. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Bill Randolph The good/bad sides of the internet is anyone can find the info on anyone in a matter of seconds, as opposed to travelling to see the hall in person. One month after Im No Stranger to the Rain hit the top of the charts, Whitley passed away in his home. Johnny Cash was inducted in 1992 and Parton in 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. He was a true, home-grown self-made legend who believed in himself and never gave up. Jeannie Seely is an accomplished singer, songwriter, author, actress and a true ambassador for the Grand Ole Opry. Mike Neal March 22, 2022 @ Then they could have 2 rotating categories each year: Songwriter/Musician one year, Legacy/Other the next year. However, he impacted and inspired country music both in the era of his popularity and directly flavored the legacies of icons like Garth Brooks, Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw. March 28, 2022 @ 1) Modern Era Eligible for induction 20 years after they first achieve national prominence. 2) Veterans Era Eligible for induction 40 years after they first achieve national prominence. 3) Non-Performer, Songwriter, and Recording and/or Touring Musician active prior to 1980 Rotates every 3 years. I hear her & Gilley mentioned a lot along with Tanya & Jerry Lee. Bruce Jones From 1991 to 1994, Flippo was a lecturer in journalism at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, before moving to Nashville. Whitley found his artistic and commercial breakthrough with the next album, 1988s Dont Close Your Eyes. His first Gold-record certification, for Dont Close Your Eyes, came two months after his death, and his Grammy Awards nominations and CMA Awards came posthumously. This cookie is native to PHP applications. Possibly even Sylvia, Lacy J. Dalton, Charley McClain, and T. Graham Brown are worthy of a place. He reached No. Lefty Frizzell, Jim Reeves, and the Louvin Brothers Ira Louvin all died in their 40s. What Country Music would have looked like without Whitleys music especially that trio of game-changing singles is unimaginable. Diane Berry March 23, 2022 @ Whitleys debut EP, 1984s A Hard Act to Follow, achieved little success, its two singles peaking outside Countrys Top 40. Within months of Lewis having his first chart-topping Country hit in 11 years To Make Love Sweeter for You in 1969 Johnny Cash, Sonny James and Conway Twitty, all singers whod hit it big during the dawn of rock and roll, topped the Country charts, as well. Now that Dolly Parton is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, it may be Willie Nelson's turn to be inducted. She was consistent and had so much love of real country music. Trigger So if you never print anything of mine again. March 23, 2022 @ But were thankful for it.. Let the fun and cryin begin. 8:53 pm. Rock & roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis will be inducted in the Veteran category, It does not store any personal data. 3:45 pm, The time as come Hall of Fame to induct Earl Thomas Conley long over due. He took over RCA Nashville in 1982 at age 32, he became at the time the youngest executive to lead a major label in Nashville with an ear for talent andtenacious drive to grow superstar careers behind an RCA catalog. Lynn Anderson needs to be next along with You never disappoint. (Johnny Paycheck Petition). We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. , Bluegrass Fan From my end, they pumped out a lot of crapola (starting with the Rock My World (Little Country Girl) nonsense that foretold a lot of the slime to come. Crystal Gayle had more #1 songs than her sister, and that includes Lorettas duets with Conway. 53 years later, The Killer finally joinstheir company. The following year saw follow-up Great Balls of Fire top the Country chart for another two weeks. There was a moment way back many years ago when I think I questioned why they launched a Kickstarter for a documentary, but it was more a misunderstanding than a feud. Ive watched it many times. Ricardo Asked about the long road leading to his induction, Lewis says with a laugh: I never really got into it too much. 10:05 am. I will again say that the modern category and the revolving category should be at least temporarily suspended in order to get more veteran performers in. 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Reimagine 'Cello Song' For Nick Drake Covers Album, Jena Malone Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by 'Hunger Games' Coworker. https://www.billboard.com/artist/crystal-gayle/, David: The Duke of Everything Martina McBride Galante has served as a consultant to BMG Music and Morris Higham Management, and he has chaired the Music City Music Council, a group of leaders dedicated to further establishing Nashvilles position as the global music capital. Id go along with the folks who mentioned Earl Thomas Conley and John Denver. I would not be the least bit upset if Tanya Tucker got her due. 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. Someone needs to get over themselves. 6:40 am. I am not an elector so I officially do not know who is on the ballot. Chet Flippo and I had many spirited discussions back in the day, especially about duos. 2:05 pm. 8:37 am. But few paid their dues as much as Linda did early in her career, including her years in the Stone Poneys, her debut solo album in 1969, Hand SownHome Grown, 1970s Silk Purse that included cover songs of Lovesick Blues and Mental Revenge, and her 1972 self-titled album where she recorded Crazy Arms and I Fall To Pieces. Even when she achieved her breakout pop rock success, Linda Ronstadt was always honest about the genre and approach of her music, and then returned to country in the groundbreaking Trio project with Hall of Famers Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris.Other Veterans Era-eligible artists may deserve an induction more than Ronstadt at the moment due to the crowded backlog. Their worthiness for the Hall of Fame was underscored in the 2019 Ken Burns country music documentary where the group was featured prominently. It was the voice, and the emotion it carried that makes Martina McBride a viable Hall of Fame candidate, and one rumored to be heavily considered over the last few years. She doesnt need the recognition & accolades of others, to know shes on top. 7:44 pm, Kevin Williams March 22, 2022 @ The voice and talents of Earl Thomas Conley was and is still to this day immediately recognizable. And I dont necessarily mean Ray Charles. Nudie Cohn would be great. With over 100 million records sold, she is the best-selling female country artist of all time, and one of the best selling music artists in all of music, period. Galante remains a Music Row figurehead as a longtime Country Music Association board of directors member and Leadership Nashville co-founder, among other commitments. Anderson should have been inducted years ago Earl Thomas Conley is so deserving being! Time to get in the 2019 Ken Burns country Music the Million Dollar Quartet and... 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