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The Country Music Hall of Fame is devoted to the recognition of noteworthy individuals for their outstanding contributions to Country Music. It was founded in 1961 by the Country Music Association.

This page lists all inductees 1961 - 2003 by year.


1961
Jimmie Rodgers 8-Sep-1897 26-May-1933
Fred Rose 24-Aug-1897 1-Dec-1954
Hank Williams 17-Sep-1923 1-Jan-1953

1962
Roy Acuff 15-Sep-1903 23-Nov-1992

1964
Tex Ritter 11-Jan-1907 2-Jan-1974

1965
Ernest Tubb 9-Feb-1914 6-Sep-1984

1966
Eddy Arnold 15-May-1918
James R. Denny 28-Feb-1911 27-Aug-1963
George D. Hay 9-Nov-1895 8-May-1968
Uncle Dave Macon 7-Oct-1870 22-Mar-1968

1967
Red Foley 17-Jun-1910 19-Sep-1968
J. L. (Joe) Frank 15-Apr-1900 4-May-1952
Jim Reeves 20-Aug-1924 31-Jul-1964
Stephen H. Sholes 12-Feb-1911 22-Apr-1968

1968
Bob Wills 6-Mar-1905 13-May-1975

1969
Gene Autry 28-Sep-1907
Bill Monroe 13-Sep-1911 9-Sep-1996

1970
Original Carter Family
A.P. Carter 15-Dec-1891 7-Nov-1960
Maybelle Carter 10-May-1909 23-Oct-1978
Sara Carter 21-Jul-1899 8-Jan-1979

1971
Arthur Edward Satherley 19-Oct-1889 10-Feb-1986

1972
Jimmie H. Davis 11-Sep-1904

1973
Chet Atkins 20-Jun-1924
Patsy Cline 8-Sep-1932 5-Mar-1963

1974
Owen Bradley 21-Oct-1915 7-Jan-1998
Frank "Pee Wee" King 18-Feb-1914

1975
Minnie Pearl 25-Oct-1912 4-Mar-1996

1976
Paul Cohen 10-Nov-1908 1-Apr-1971
Kitty Wells 30-Aug-1919

1977
Merle Travis 29-Nov-1917 20-Oct-1983

1978
Grandpa Jones 20-Oct-1913 19-Feb-1998

1979
Hank Snow 9-May-1914
Hubert Long 3-Dec-1923 7-Sep-1972

1980
Johnny Cash 26-Feb-1932
Connie B. Gay 22-Aug-1914 4-Dec-1989
Original Sons Of The Pioneers
Hugh Farr 6-Dec-1903 17-Mar-1980
Karl Farr 29-Apr-1909 20-Sep-1961
Bob Nolan 1-Apr-1908 15-Jun-1980
Lloyd Perryman 29-Jan-1917 31-May-1977
Roy Rogers 5-Nov-1911 6-Jul-1998
Tim Spencer 13-Jul-1908 26-Apr-1974

1981
Vernon Dalhart 6-Apr-1883 14-Sep-1948
Grant Turner 17-May-1912 19-Oct-1991

1982
Lefty Frizzell 31-Mar-1928 19-Jul-1975
Roy Horton 5-Nov-1914
Marty Robbins 26-Sep-1925 8-Dec-1982

1983
Little Jimmy Dickens 19-Dec-1920

1984
Ralph Sylvester Peer 22-May-1892 19-Jan-1960
Floyd Tillman 8-Dec-1914

1985
Flatt And Scruggs
Lester Flatt 19-Jun-1914 11-May-1979
Earl Scruggs 6-Jan-1924

1986
Benjamin F. Ford 12-May-1901 20-Jun-1986
Wesley H. Rose 11-Feb-1918 26-Apr-1990

1987
Rod Brasfield 22-Aug-1910 12-Sep-1958

1988
Loretta Lynn 13-Apr-1935
Roy Rogers 5-Nov-1911 6-Jul-1998

1989
Jack Stapp 8-Dec-1912 20-Dec-1980
Cliffie Stone 1-Mar-1917 17-Jan-1998
Hank Thompson 3-Sep-1925

1990
Tennessee Ernie Ford 13-Feb-1919 17-Oct-1991

1991
Boudleaux & Felice Bryant
Boudleaux 13-Feb-1920 25-Jun-1987
Felice 7-Aug-1925

1992
George Jones 12-Sep-1931
Frances Williams Preston 24-Aug-1934

1993
Willie Nelson 30-Apr-1933

1994
Merle Haggard 6-Apr-1937

1995
Roger Miller 2-Jan-1936 25-Oct-1992
Jo Walker-Meador 16-Feb-1925

1996
Patsy Montana 30-Oct-1908 03-May-1996
Buck Owens 12-Aug-1929
Ray Price 12-Jan-1926

1997
Harlan Howard9-Sep-1927
Brenda Lee 11-Dec-1944
Cindy Walker 20-Jul-1918

1998
George Morgan28-Jun-1924 07-Jul-1975
Elvis Presley 08-Jan-193516-Aug-1977
E.W. "Bud" Wendell17-Aug-1927
Tammy Wynette 05-May-194206-Apr-1998

1999
Dolly Parton19-Jan-1946
Conway Twitty 01-Sep-193305-Jun-1993
Johnny Bond 01-Jun-191512-Jun-1978

2000
Charlie Pride  
Faron Young  

2001  Extra artists were inducted this year for the opening of the new Hall Of Fame building
The Delmore Brothers  
The Everly Brothers  
Don Gibson  
Homer and Jethro  
Waylon Jennings  
The Jordanaires  
Don Law  
The Louvin Brothers  
Ken Nelson  
Webb Pierce  
Bill Anderson  
Sam Phillips  

2002
Porter Wagoner12-Aug-1927

2003
Floyd Cramer27-Oct-1933 31-Dec-1997
Carl Smith 15-Mar-1927
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