I was afraid of that. I really like the idea of adding an induction category for Pioneers and hope it gets some traction. Kevin Smith Other inductees include drummer Eddie Bayers and pedal steel guitar player Pete Drake. 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. 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. Crowe and the New South from 1978 to 1982. In recognition of nearly four decades as a distinctive performing artist, Loreena will be the first 2023 inductee into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF). That alone should have put him in. The rest can come later. Some darn good ones too. Id love to see Keith Whitley, Jerry Lee Lewis and a split between Nudie Cohn & Manuel as the newest members. Ricardo As Trahern says, Nashville would not be Nashville without Joe Galante.. 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 Eagles. The simple truth is that with these two performers shady pastsespecially in the current political climateHall of Fame induction is going to be difficult. 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. No doubt will be Whoopie Goldberg. And I agree, the whole process has become extremely watered down. April 3, 2022 @ 7:44 pm, Kevin Williams The industry owes her a big debt! She is extremely deserving, but is never brought up in discussions. 7:10 pm. John Hagen, JC Fisher, Marcus Collins Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. March 25, 2022 @ 7:36 am. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. 2:01 pm. Considering TanyaTucker s amazing career, and her BRILLIANT 2019 Grammy award winning album and song, Bring My Flowers Now, it will be borderline criminal if she is not inducted this time. The Country Music Hall of Fame just announced its newest members on Tuesday, May 17, 2020. Killing it, is its own reward. 1s. Richie Patty. Remember that he sued the Grand Ole Opry. Non-Performer inductee Joe Galante is a Queens native who, in 1974 relocated to Nashville to work for RCA and changed the course of the business in his time here. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Mike Basile 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. Veteran: Wanda Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Jeannie Seely It dont bother me, but if we are going by some peoples logic. Yes! ETC still has a following of devoted fans thats evident from his several fan group pages and active petition. Trisha Yearwood are all bluegrass standards often sung at festivals to this day. Id love all of these people to get in too. Fiddlin John Carson was the first country singer on radio and the first to sing country on records, and hes not in. The Country Music Hall of Fame will announce its Class of 2022 on May 17. Lets wake up and get this man Earl Thomas Conley inducted very soon, Dave Parsons April 12, 2022 @ March 24, 2022 @ June Carter Cash is famous, isnt she ? But that brief span before Whitleys 1989 death resulted in some of the most indelible songs of the era, including the consecutive Number Ones Dont Close Your Eyes, When You Say Nothing at All, and Im No Stranger to the Rain. Like fellow Kentuckian Ricky Skaggs, he also brought a bluegrass background into the country mainstream, and continues to reach ears in 2021 as his 1985 hit Miami, My Amy makes the rounds on TikTok. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. But that song Trigger posted from it got oddly stuck in my head; I couldnt resist finding a way to use the phrase somewhere. Di Harris He also helped steer RCAs late-1970s and early 1980s crossover successes with such artists as Waylon Jennings, Ronnie Milsap, Sylvia and Dolly Parton. 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. 6:11 am. Thats how humble he was.. The 2021 class of The Judds, Ray Charles, and musicians Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake wasnt announced until August 16th, and they were just formally inducted on May 1st. Whitley and Skaggs soon began performing the Stanleys songs together, and within months, Ralph Stanley hired them as members of his Clinch Mountain Boys. Shire community radio presenter Rhonda Francis inducted country music broadcasters hall of fame By Murray Trembath Updated February 27 2023 - 12:20pm , first published February 19 2023 - 5:30pm Galante entered a closed system that often viewed outsiders with suspicion, yet what he had initially envisioned as a two-year assignment turned into a lifes path. 3:03 pm. The organization has officially inducted 200 members to the hall. WSM announcer Hairl Hensley and Eddie Stubbs. But it still will seem wrong when she inevitably gets inducted. 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. 11:06 am. The event was hosted by Brooks & Dunn. Both are deserving. Erik North Martina McBride With five #1 singles, and twenty Top 20 singles, Martina McBride has comparable numbers to other recent Modern Era inductees and current candidates, even if they were earned while being more of a country pop crossover star as opposed to more loyal to the country genre. 2:05 pm. ETC struggled for a good 10-years before having his first number one hit. Here come the comments that completely ignore Whitleys nearly fourteen years in bluegrass music. Mike Neal CountryFan 2023 CMA Country Music Association Inc. The crazy lady from the chicks? And that someone is you. Has Trig ever made peace with Asleep at the Wheel a/k/a Ray? I like to get into it. May 14, 2022 @ I just saw Ronnie Mcdowell show in Terre Haute ,Indiana , patriotic , cherishes the past history , both bring patriotism , dignity and both have numerous top 40 hits including #1s ! Absolutely. Chesneys sold 30 million albums and had 30 Top 10 singles. Jeff O'Grady IV First woman in country music to have back to back million selling singles Miss Donna Fargo!! You never disappoint. Im not denying that there are many that are very deserving of their place in the CMA HOF. Non-Performer Category Joe Galante When then RCA Records transferred Joe Galante from New York to its Nashville office in 1974, he never imagined hed still be in Music City 49 years later. I appreciate all the people that got me here, because it was people. 8:46 pm. After leaving Stanleys band, he joined J.D. I was more taking a back to Eddie Bayers getting an induction before Buddy Harmon. Its about time that people looked at the mans ACCOMPLISHMENTS! Tennessee Titans 'open for business' to NFL Draft trades. 9:56 pm, Love the harmonies from The Wilder Blue Wave Dancer from the ticker tape, above, Nominate Charlie Crockett twice. May 13, 2022 @ In 2022, there will be two (2) Hall of Fame Inductees selected: one (1) Artist and one (1) Builder. The potential inductees in the Veterans Era category continues to get even more cluttered and backlogged, especially with so many recent names from the Modern Era category rumored to be on the cusp of being inducted now being considered Veterans Era nominees such as Tanya Tucker, Rosanne Cash, and others. 1:54 am. March 23, 2022 @ There was nothing delightful about that monstrosity of an album. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Looking forward to seeing them again in NH this June! CJ Ellis This is very disappointing to me as well as his fan base. 11:20 am. To not select a rare and exceptional voice of an artist like ETC that keeps the authentic sounds of country music recognized, seems contrary to the process of honoring the best of the best. He was and Earl Thomas Conley deserves to be in the CMHOF. April 28, 2022 @ March 22, 2022 @ I did mean the actual induction. The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle need to be inducted. He attended catholic schools for his primary education and graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx with a finance and marketing degree. 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. But the image we all conjure of these artists whenever their music comes to mind sprang from the imagination of Nudie Cohn. Echoing JLL later, Moon was a very versatile singer and could be singing about the upcoming loss of a loved one during a pandemic as in The leaves mustnt fall and then do a strictly for fun Rock n roll Mr Bullfrog. I dont personally see Martina or Trisha making it before her. Anybody whos comin up with a number in the 20s must be counting his placings on the Canadian country chart, where he had more longevity as a top-tier act. March 24, 2022 @ They deserve to be there. He gets unfairly typecast as The Battle of New Orleans guy, and in that regard perhaps considered more of a war song novelty act. A writer who had seen it all with the courage to say what he believed, Flippo had the ability to stimulate discussion like none other in his field. Man, there are so many worthy srtistst no in that it is mond-boggling. You know whats crazy? Everybody goes, Why does this still resonate? Its the songs.. All of these contributed so much and heres why the rules should be changed this year to induct 3 classic era country music performers. And has August become the new permanent time? BRO country For my money, I think there is a need to be able to draw the newer fans so they put artists like Garth and Reba in there, (not saying they didnt belong at some point), but in doing so they skipped over a lot of the 70s and 80s artists that deserve it too. The move to Nashville came at a time when the label wanted to develop more decision-making autonomy within its Country division. "We're not gonna be sad today," declared Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs upon inducting fellow Kentuckians Naomi and Wynonna Judd into the Hall. Steve Wariner And, being asked to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry has become a joke. Stonewall Jackson and Freddie Hart were also top stars and they lived into their nineties which gave the HOF many chances to elect them while among the living but hardcore country acts like those guys have rarely been elected in the last decade. Joy was still a part of the proceedings, though. Gram Parsons should be in as should Gary Stewart, Jerry Jeff Walker, DAC and Paycheck and the fact that Vern Gosdin and Keith Whitley are not in us criminal. Just my $.02 worth marked down from $.05. If folks only knew how much he contributed to the early days of the CMFs success not to mention building that record collection. 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