List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

The rotunda of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

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.

2020

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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) Richard Sterban (April 24, 1943)	–	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Garth Brooks	February 7, 1962	–	Singer and songwriter
	Hargus "Pig" Robbins	January 18, 1938	–	Musician
	Connie Smith	August 14, 1941	–	Singer

2011

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Jim Foglesong	July 26, 1922	July 9, 2013	Music executive
	Kris Kristofferson	June 22, 1936	–	Singer-Songwriter, Actor

2003

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Floyd Cramer	October 27, 1933	December 31, 1997	Musician
	Carl Smith	March 15, 1927	January 16, 2010	Singer

2002

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Bill Carlisle	December 19, 1908	March 17, 2003	Singer
	Porter Wagoner	August 12, 1927	October 28, 2007	Singer-Songwriter and Television personality

2001

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Charley Pride	March 18, 1934	December 12, 2020	Singer
	Faron Young	February 25, 1932	December 10, 1996	Singer

1999

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Merle Haggard	April 6, 1937	April 6, 2016	Singer-Songwriter

1993

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Willie Nelson	April 30, 1933	–	Singer-Songwriter, Actor

1992

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	George Jones	September 12, 1931	April 26, 2013	Singer-Songwriter
	Frances Preston	August 27, 1934	June 13, 2012	Music executive

1991

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1990

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Tennessee Ernie Ford	February 13, 1919	October 17, 1991	Singer, Cross-Genre personality

1989

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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1986

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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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Flatt and Scruggs	Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914) & Earl Scruggs (January 6, 1924)	Flatt (May 11, 1979) & Scruggs (March 28, 2012)	Singers, Musicians

1984

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1983

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Little Jimmy Dickens	December 19, 1920	January 2, 2015	Singer

1982

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Vernon Dalhart	April 6, 1883	September 14, 1948	Singer
	Grant Turner	May 17, 1912	October 19, 1991	Announcer

1980

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Hubert Long	December 3, 1923	September 7, 1972	Music executive
	Hank Snow	May 9, 1914	December 20, 1999	Singer-Songwriter

1978

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1977

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1976

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Paul Cohen	November 10, 1908	April 1, 1970	Record producer
	Kitty Wells	August 30, 1919	July 16, 2012	Singer

1975

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Minnie Pearl	October 25, 1912	March 4, 1996	Comedian

1974

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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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Chet Atkins	June 20, 1924	June 30, 2001	Musician and record producer
	Patsy Cline	September 8, 1932	March 5, 1963	Singer

1972

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Jimmie Davis	September 11, 1899	November 5, 2000	Singer-Songwriter, Governor of Louisiana

1971

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1970

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Gene Autry	September 29, 1907	October 2, 1998	Singer and actor

1968

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Bob Wills	March 6, 1905	May 13, 1975	Musician and songwriter

1967

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

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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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Ernest Tubb	February 9, 1914	September 6, 1984	Singer-Songwriter

1964

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	Tex Ritter	January 12, 1905	January 2, 1974	Singer and actor

1963

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• No inductees were added this year.

1962

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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

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Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation
	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

External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame (inductees)