The Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville was founded in 1961 by the
Country Music Association.
Inductees are are selected annually by a panel of 200 anonymous electors.
2001
Bill Anderson
Delmore Brothers
Everly Brothers
Don Gibson
Homer & Jethro
Waylon Jennings
The Jordanaires
Don Law
The Louvin Brothers
Ken Nelson
Webb Pierce
Sam Phillips
2000
Charley Price
Faron Young
1999
Dolly Parton
Conway Twitty
Johnny Bond
1998
Tammy Wynette
Elvis Presley
George Morgan
1997
Cindy Walker
Harlan Howard
Brenda Lee
1996
Patsy Montana
Buck Owens
Ray Price
1995
Jo Walker-Meador
Roger Miller
1994
Merle Haggard
1993
Willie Nelson
1992
George Jones
Frances Williams Preston
1991
Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
1990
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1989
Jack Stapp
Cliffie Stone
Hank Thompson
1988
Loretta Lynn
Roy Rogers
1987
Rod Brasfield
1986
Whitey Ford
Wesley H. Rose
1985
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
1984
Ralph Sylvester Peer
Floyd Tillman
1983
Little Jimmy Dickens
1982
Lefty Frizzell
Ray Horton
Marty Robbins
1981
Vernon Dalhart
Grant Turner
1980
Connie B. Gay
Johnny Cash
Original Sons of the Pioneers
1979
Hubert Long
Hank Snow
1978
Grandpa Jones
1977
Merle Travis
1976
Paul Cohen
Kitty Wells
1975
Minnie Pearl
1974
Owen Bradley
Frank “Pee Wee” King
1973
Chet Atkins
Patsy Cline
1972
Jimmie H. Davis
1971
Arthur Edward Satherley
1970
Original Carter Family
Bill Monroe
1969
Gene Autry
1968
Bob Wills
1967
Red Foley
J.L. Frank
Jim Reeves
Stephen H. Sholes
1966
Eddy Arnold
James R. Denny
George D. Hay
Uncle Dave Macon
1965
Ernest Tubb
1964
Tex Ritter
1963
No candidate received enough votes to qualify for induction.
1962
Roy Acuff
1961
Jimmie Rodgers
Fred Rose
Hank Williams
