The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1970 by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A non-profit organization, its objective is to honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is uniquely associated with the music community in the city of Nashville. The Foundation's stated purpose is to educate, archive, and celebrate the contributions of the members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame to the world of music.
The Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc., is governed by a board of directors, currently consisting of thirteen members. Annually, three songwriters are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Inductees 1970s
1970 Gene Autry Johnny Bond Albert E. Brumley A.P. Carter Ted Daffan Vernon Dalhart Rex Griffin Stuart Hamblen Pee Wee King Vic McAlpin Bob Miller Leon Payne Jimmie Rodgers Fred Rose Redd Stewart Floyd Tillman Merle Travis Ernest Tubb Cindy Walker Hank Williams, Sr. Bob Wills
1971 Smiley Burnette Jenny Lou Carson Wilf Carter Zeke Clements Jimmie Davis Alton & Rabon Delmore Al Dexter Vaughn Horton Bradley Kincaid Bill Monroe Bob Nolan Tex Owens Tex Ritter Carson J. Robison Gene Sullivan Tim Spencer Jimmy Wakely Wiley Walker Scotty Wiseman
1972 Boudleaux and Felice Bryant Lefty Frizzell Jack Rhodes Don Robertson
1973 Jack Clement Don Gibson Harlan Howard Roger Miller Ed Nelson, Jr. Steve Nelson Willie Nelson
1974 Hank Cochran
1975 Bill Anderson Danny Dill Eddie Miller Marty Robbins Wayne Walker Marijohn Wilkin
1976 Carl Belew Dallas Frazier John D. Loudermilk Moon Mullican Curly Putman Mel Tillis
1977 Johnny Cash Woody Guthrie Merle Haggard Kris Kristofferson
1978 Joe Allison Tom T. Hall Hank Snow Don Wayne
1979 Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey Charles Louvin Ira Louvin Elsie McWilliams Joe South
1980s
1980 Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter Mickey Newbury Ben Peters Ray Stevens
1981 Bobby Braddock Ray Whitley
1982 Chuck Berry William J. "Billy" Hill
1983 W.C. Handy Loretta Lynn Beasley Smith
1984 Hal David Billy Sherrill
1985 Bob McDill Carl Perkins
1986 Otis Blackwell Dolly Parton
1987 Roy Orbison Sonny Throckmorton
1988 Hoagy Carmichael Troy Seals
1989 Rory Michael Bourke Maggie Cavender Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer
1990s
1990 Sue Brewer Ted Harris Jimmy Webb
1991 Charlie Black Sonny Curtis
1992 Max D. Barnes Wayland Holyfield
1993 Red Lane Don Schlitz Conway Twitty
1994 Jerry Foster (as Foster & Rice) Buddy Holly Richard Leigh Bill Rice (as Foster & Rice) Bobby Russell
1995 Waylon Jennings Dickey Lee Dave Loggins
1996 Jerry Chesnut Kenny O'Dell Buck Owens Norro Wilson
1997 Wayne Carson Roger Cook Hank Thompson
1998 Merle Kilgore Eddie Rabbitt Kent Robbins
1999 Tommy Collins Wayne Kemp A. L. "Doodle" Owens Glenn Sutton
2000s
2000 Mac Davis Randy Goodrum Allen Reynolds Billy Edd Wheeler
2001 Don Everly Phil Everly Dennis Linde Johnny Russell
2002 Dean Dillon Bob Dylan Shel Silverstein
2003 Hal Blair Rodney Crowell Paul Overstreet John Prine
2004 Guy Clark Freddie Hart Dennis Morgan Billy Joe Shaver
2005 Gary Burr Vince Gill Roger Murrah Jerry Reed Mike Reid
2006 Jimmy Buffett Hugh Prestwood Jim Weatherly
2007 Bob DiPiero Mac McAnally Flatt & Scruggs Dottie Rambo Hank Williams, Jr.
2008 Matraca Berg John Hiatt Tom Shapiro
2009 Kye Fleming Mark D. Sanders Tammy Wynette
2010s
2010 Pat Alger Steve Cropper Paul Davis Stephen Foster
2011 John Bettis Garth Brooks Alan Jackson Thom Schuyler Allen Shamblin
2012 Tony Arata Mary Chapin Carpenter Larry Henley Kim Williams
2013 Will Jennings Layng Martine Jr. Randy Owen Jeffrey Steele
2014 John Anderson Paul Craft Tom Douglas Gretchen Peters
2015 Rosanne Cash Mark James Even Stevens Craig Wiseman
2016 Aaron Barker Beth Nielsen Chapman Bob Morrison Townes Van Zandt
2017 Walt Aldridge Dewayne Blackwell Vern Gosdin Jim McBride Tim Nichols
2018 Ronnie Dunn Byron Hill Wayne Kirkpatrick Joe Melson K.T. Oslin
2019 Larry Gatlin Marcus Hummon Kostas Lazarides Rivers Rutherford Sharon Vaughn Dwight Yoakam
2020s
2020 Kent Blazy Steve Earle Bobbie Gentry Brett James Spooner Oldham
2021 Rhett Akins Buddy Cannon Amy Grant Toby Keith John Scott Sherrill
2022 Hillary Lindsey David Malloy Chips Moman Gary Nicholson Shania Twain Steve Wariner
2023 Casey Beathard Kix Brooks John Jarrard Rafe Van Hoy David Lee Murphy Keith Urban
2024 Al Anderson David Bellamy (of The Bellamy Brothers) Dan Penn Liz Rose Victoria Shaw Tony Joe White
2025 Steve Bogard JJ Cale Don Cook Emmylou Harris Jim Lauderdale Tony Martin Brad Paisley
2026 Shawn Camp Bruce Channel Lyle Lovett Lee Thomas Miller Taylor Swift
See also List of music museums Songwriters Hall of Fame
References
External links Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (official website)