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Country Music Hall of Fame

Dottie West, Country Music’s First Female Grammy Winner, Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

By Jason Moon Wilkins

March 27, 2018

Listen The Country Music Hall of Fame welcomed three new inductees today, including an artist who some saw as being long overlooked.  Bluegrass mandolin player Ricky Skaggs and fiddler Johnny Gimble were inducted along with Dottie West — widely considered a country music pioneer. West’s fans have clamored for her inclusion in the Hall of Fame […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Wills, Country Music Hall of Fame

Ronnie Milsap Among Three Inducted Into Country Music Hall Of Fame

By Bradley George

April 22, 2014

Ronnie Milsap says he’s wanted to be in the Country Music Hall of Fame as long as he can remember. Tuesday, he got his wish.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Country Music Hall of Fame, ronnie milsap

Honky Tonker Turned Country Crooner Ray Price Dies At 87

By Blake Farmer

December 16, 2013

Before there was Willie Nelson or Merle Haggard, there was Ray Price. The Country Music Hall of Famer who bridged Texas honkey tonk and country crooning has died after a 25-month bout with pancreatic cancer.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Country Music Hall of Fame, Johnny Bush, Ray Price

How Do You Tell The History Of Country Music With Puppets?

By Bradley George

June 20, 2013

[wzslider transition=”‘slide’” info=”true”] Deep beneath Church Street, behind a secret door, is the Nashville Public Library’s Puppet Workshop. It looks any garage or basement shop, except mixed in with saws and stacks of wood are little plastic skulls.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: brian hull, Country Music Hall of Fame

A Guide to Country Music Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013

By Nina Cardona

April 10, 2013

Kenny Rogers, Cowboy Jack Clement and Bobby Bare were named today as the next three members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. All three were born during the Depression, have experience in multiple genres of music–and very long resumes. Plaques featuring their images will be added to the rotunda at the Hall of Fame […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Anderson, Bobby Bare, Country Music Hall of Fame, Jack Clement, Kenny Rogers

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