Country Music Hall of Fame

Inductees

1961

• Jimmie Rodgers
• Fred Rose
• Hank Williams

1962

• Roy Acuff

1963

• No candidate received enough votes for induction.

1964

• Tex Ritter

1965

• Ernest Tubb

1966

• Eddy Arnold
• James R. Denny
• George D. Hay
• Uncle Dave Macon

1967

• Red Foley
• J. L. Frank
• Jim Reeves
• Stephen H. Sholes

1968

• Bob Wills

1969

• Gene Autry

1970

• Bill Monroe
• Original Carter Family

1971

• Arthur Edward Satherley

1972

• Jimmie H. Davis

1973

• Chet Atkins
• Patsy Cline

1974

• Owen Bradley
• Frank “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 Sylvester Peer
• Floyd Tillman

1985

• Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

1986

• Whitey Ford
• Wesley H. Rose

1987

• Rod Brasfield

1988

• Loretta Lynn
• Roy Rogers

1989

• Jack Stapp
• Cliffie Stone
• Hank Thompson

1990

• Tennessee Ernie Ford

1991

• Boudleaux and Felice Bryant

1992

• George Jones
• Frances Williams Preston

1993

• 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
• E. W. “Bud” Wendell
• Tammy Wynette

1999

• Johnny Bond
• Dolly Parton
• Conway Twitty

2000

• Charley Pride
• Faron Young

2001

• Bill Anderson
• The Delmore Brothers
• The Everly Brothers
• Don Gibson
• Homer & Jethro
• Waylon Jennings
• The Jordanaires
• Don Law
• The Louvin Brothers
• Ken Nelson
• Sam Phillips
• Webb Pierce

2002

• Bill Carlisle
• Porter Wagoner

2003

• Floyd Cramer
• Carl Smith

2004

• Jim Foglesong
• Kris Kristofferson

2005

• Alabama
• DeFord Bailey
• Glen Campbell

2006

• Harold Bradley
• Sonny James
• George Strait

2007

• Ralph Emery
• Vince Gill
• Mel Tillis

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