This is a list of the 161 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, , counting groups as a single inductee. The Hall of Fame was established in 1961 with three inductees: Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, and Williams's Music Producer Fred Rose.
To date, Roy Rogers is the only artist to have been inducted twice: first in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and again in 1988 as a solo artist. The induction of Harold Bradley in 2006 marked the first time two members of the same family were inducted into the Hall individually, following his brother Owen Bradley, who was inducted as part of the class of 1974. Owen's son Jerry was subsequently inducted in 2019. Hank Williams (inducted 1961), and his son Hank Williams Jr. (inducted 2020) are the only other family to have multiple separate inductees. To date, nine groups have been inducted that include members of the same family: Maybelle and Sara Carter of the Carter Family (cousins), the Delmore, Everly, Louvin, and Stanley Brothers; Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook of Alabama (cousins); Harold and Don Reid of the Statler Brothers (brothers), The Browns (siblings), and The Judds (mother and daughter). In addition, the Hall also includes two married couples who were inducted together: A.P. and Sara Carter (divorced by the time they were inducted) and Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and three couples who were inducted for their individual achievements: former husband and wife George Jones (inducted 1992) and Tammy Wynette (inducted 1998), Johnny Cash (inducted 1980) and June Carter Cash (inducted 2025), and currently married couple Connie Smith (inducted 2012), and Marty Stuart (inducted 2020). Carter Cash is also the daughter of Carter Family inductee Maybelle and niece of Sara and A. P. Carter.
Eighteen members of the Country Music Hall of Fame are also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1960s + Inductees in the 1960s Image Inductee Year Birth date Death date NotesJimmie Rodgers 1961 September 8, 1897 May 26, 1933 Singer-songwriter and musicianFred Rose 1961 August 24, 1898 December 1, 1954 Songwriter and music publisherHank Williams 1961 September 17, 1923 January 1, 1953 Singer-songwriterRoy Acuff1962 September 15, 1903 November 23, 1992 Singer-songwriter and music publisher. The first living inductee.Tex Ritter1964 January 12, 1905 January 2, 1974 Singer and actorErnest Tubb1965 February 9, 1914 September 6, 1984 Singer-songwriterEddy Arnold1966 May 15, 1918 May 8, 2008 Singer-songwriter, actor and TV hostJames R. "Jim" Denny1966 February 28, 1911 August 27, 1963 Music executiveGeorge D. Hay1966 November 9, 1895 May 8, 1968 Inventor and promoterUncle Dave Macon1966 October 7, 1870 March 22, 1952 Entertainer and musicianRed Foley1967 June 17, 1910 September 19, 1968 Singer, musician, actor, radio and TV HostJ.L. (Joe) Frank1967 April 15, 1900 May 4, 1952 Music executive Jim Reeves1967 August 20, 1923 July 31, 1964 Singer, songwriter, actor, TV & radio Personality, disc jockey, pioneer of the Nashville sound Stephen H. Sholes1967 February 12, 1911 April 22, 1968 Music executive Bob Wills1968 March 6, 1905 May 13, 1975 Musician and songwriterGene Autry1969 September 29, 1907 October 2, 1998 Singer and actor
1970s + Inductees in the 1970s Image Inductee Year Birth date Death date Notes The Carter Family 1970 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 1970 September 13, 1911 September 9, 1996 Singer and pioneer of Bluegrass music (shown left in the photo) Art Satherley 1971 October 19, 1889 February 10, 1986 Music executive. First non-American inducted. Jimmie Davis1972 September 11, 1899 November 5, 2000 Singer-songwriter, governor of LouisianaChet Atkins1973 June 20, 1924 June 30, 2001 Musician and record producerPatsy Cline1973 September 8, 1932 March 5, 1963 SingerOwen Bradley1974 October 21, 1915 January 7, 1998 Record producerPee Wee King1974 February 18, 1914 March 7, 2000 Singer-songwriterMinnie Pearl1975 October 25, 1912 March 4, 1996 ComedianPaul Cohen1976 November 10, 1908 April 1, 1970 Record producerKitty Wells1976 August 30, 1919 July 16, 2012 Singer Merle Travis1977 November 29, 1917 October 20, 1983 Musician and songwriterGrandpa Jones1978 October 20, 1913 February 19, 1998 Musician and comedianHubert Long1979 December 3, 1923 September 7, 1972 Music executiveHank Snow1979 May 9, 1914 December 20, 1999 Singer-Songwriter. First non-American performer inducted.
1980s + Inductees in the 1980s Image Inductee Year Birth date Death date NotesJohnny Cash1980 February 26, 1932 September 12, 2003 Singer-songwriter and TV personalityConnie B. Gay1980 August 22, 1914 December 3, 1989 Music executive Sons of the Pioneers1980 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 was later inducted as a solo artist in 1988, which made him the only person inducted twice. Nolan is most recent non-American performer in the Hall of Fame (Canadian born) Vernon Dalhart1981 April 6, 1883 September 14, 1948 Singer Grant Turner1981 May 17, 1912 October 19, 1991 AnnouncerLefty Frizzell1982 March 31, 1928 July 19, 1975 Singer-songwriterRoy Horton1982 November 5, 1914 September 23, 2003 Music executiveMarty Robbins1982 September 26, 1925 December 8, 1982 Singer-songwriterLittle Jimmy Dickens1983 December 19, 1920 January 2, 2015 SingerRalph Peer1984 May 22, 1892 January 19, 1960 Music executiveFloyd Tillman1984 December 8, 1914 August 22, 2003 Singer-songwriterFlatt and Scruggs1985 Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914)Earl Scruggs (January 6, 1924) Flatt (May 11, 1979)Scruggs (March 28, 2012) Singers, musiciansThe Duke of Paducah (Whitey Ford)1986 May 12, 1901 June 20, 1986 EntertainerWesley Rose1986 February 11, 1918 April 26, 1990 Music executive Rod Brasfield1987 August 22, 1910 September 12, 1958 ComedianLoretta Lynn1988 April 14, 1932 October 4, 2022 Singer-songwriterRoy Rogers1988 November 5, 1911 July 6, 1998 Singer and celebrity. Only person inducted twice. Previously inducted with Sons of the Pioneers in 1980.Jack Stapp1989 December 8, 1912 December 20, 1980 Music executiveCliffie Stone1989 March 1, 1917 January 17, 1998 Music executiveHank Thompson1989 September 3, 1925 November 6, 2007 Singer-songwriter
1990s + Inductees in the 1990s Image Inductee Year Birth date Death date NotesTennessee Ernie Ford1990 February 13, 1919 October 17, 1991 Singer, cross-genre personality Felice and Boudleaux Bryant1991 Boudleaux (February 13, 1920)Felice (August 7, 1925) Boudleaux (June 25, 1987)Felice (April 22, 2003) Songwriters George Jones1992 September 12, 1931 April 26, 2013 Singer-songwriterFrances Preston1992 August 27, 1934 June 13, 2012 Music executiveWillie Nelson1993 April 29, 1933 – Singer-songwriter, actor Merle Haggard1994 April 6, 1937 April 6, 2016 Singer-songwriter Roger Miller1995 January 2, 1936 October 25, 1992 Singer-Songwriter and Cross-genre personality Jo Walker-Meador1995 February 16, 1924 August 16, 2017 Music executivePatsy Montana1996 October 30, 1908 May 3, 1996 Singer Buck Owens1996 August 12, 1929 March 25, 2006 Singer-Songwriter, TV PersonalityRay Price1996 January 12, 1926 December 16, 2013 Singer Harlan Howard1997 September 8, 1927 March 3, 2002 Songwriter Brenda Lee1997 December 11, 1944 – Singer and cross-genre personalityCindy Walker1997 July 20, 1918 March 23, 2006 Songwriter George Morgan1998 June 28, 1924 July 7, 1975 Singer Elvis Presley1998 January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977 Singer and cross-genre personalityE.W. "Bud" Wendell1998 August 17, 1927 – Music executive Tammy Wynette1998 May 5, 1942 April 6, 1998 Singer-Songwriter Johnny Bond1999 June 1, 1915 June 12, 1978 Singer-songwriter, comedian, actor, Radio Personality, author Dolly Parton1999 January 19, 1946 August 25, 2026 Singer-songwriter, cross-genre personality, businesswoman, TV personality, author, philanthropist, and actress Conway Twitty1999 September 1, 1933 June 5, 1993 Singer-songwriter
2000s + Inductees in the 2000s Image Inductee Year Birth date Death date NotesCharley Pride2000 March 18, 1934 December 12, 2020 SingerFaron Young2000 February 25, 1932 December 10, 1996 SingerBill Anderson2001 November 1, 1937 – Singer-songwriterThe Delmore Brothers2001 Alton (December 25, 1908)Rabon (December 3, 1916) Alton (June 9, 1964)Rabon (December 4, 1952) SingersThe Everly Brothers2001 Don (February 1, 1937)Phil (January 19, 1939) Don (August 21, 2021)Phil (January 3, 2014) Singers and cross-genre personalitiesDon Gibson2001 April 3, 1928 November 17, 2003 Singer-songwriterHomer and Jethro2001Henry D. "Homer" Haynes (July 27, 1920)Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (March 10, 1920) Homer (August 7, 1971)Jethro (February 4, 1989) Singers and comediansWaylon Jennings2001 June 15, 1937 February 13, 2002 Singer-songwriter and outlaw country pioneerThe Jordanaires2001 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 Law2001 February 24, 1902 December 20, 1982 Music executive. Last non-American born inductee. The Louvin Brothers2001 Ira Louvin (April 21, 1924)Charlie Louvin (July 7, 1927) Ira (June 20, 1965)Charlie (January 26, 2011) Singers and songwritersKen Nelson2001 January 19, 1911 January 6, 2008 Record producerSam Phillips2001 January 5, 1923 July 30, 2003 Record producerWebb Pierce2001 August 8, 1921 February 24, 1991 Singer-Songwriter Bill Carlisle2002 December 19, 1908 March 17, 2003 Singer Porter Wagoner2002 August 12, 1927 October 28, 2007 Singer-songwriter and TV personalityFloyd Cramer2003 October 27, 1933 December 31, 1997 MusicianCarl Smith2003 March 15, 1927 January 16, 2010 Singer Jim Foglesong2004 July 26, 1922 July 9, 2013 Music executive Kris Kristofferson2004 June 22, 1936 September 28, 2024 Singer-songwriter, actorAlabama2005 Randy Owen (December 13, 1949)Jeff Cook (August 27, 1949)Teddy Gentry (January 22, 1952)Mark Herndon (May 11, 1955) Jeff Cook (November 7, 2022) Band DeFord Bailey2005 December 14, 1899 July 2, 1982 Musician Glen Campbell2005 April 22, 1936 August 8, 2017 Singer, musician, actor, and television host. Harold Bradley2006 January 2, 1926 January 31, 2019 Musician Sonny James2006 May 1, 1928 February 22, 2016 Singer-songwriter George Strait2006 May 18, 1952 – Singer Ralph Emery2007 March 10, 1933 January 15, 2022 Radio and TV personality Vince Gill2007 April 12, 1957 – Singer-songwriter and musician Mel Tillis2007 August 8, 1932 November 19, 2017 Singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall2008 May 25, 1936 August 20, 2021 Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris2008 April 2, 1947 – Singer-songwriter The Statler Brothers2008 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 Stoneman2008 May 25, 1893 June 14, 1968 Singer, songwriter, and musician Roy Clark 2009 April 15, 1933 November 15, 2018Singer, musician, and TV personality Barbara Mandrell 2009 December 25, 1948 –Singer, musician, TV personality Charlie McCoy 2009 March 28, 1941 – Musician
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