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Bob Wills. James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, [1] [2] [3] he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969).
Two of the members are stand-up comedians ( Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer ). Twelve duos and groups hold membership. Among them, one ( Rascal Flatts) has disbanded, and one ( Montgomery Gentry) has a deceased member. Three groups ( Old Crow Medicine Show, Diamond Rio and The Oak Ridge Boys) have each replaced group members since being inducted ...
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 Dalhart.
Inducted into the Rock Hall as a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Bob Wills: 1999 – early influence [325] 1968 [327] James Burton: 2001 – sideman [328] 2024 [329] Brenda Lee: 2002 [330] 1997 [331] First woman inducted into both Halls of Fame Chet Atkins: 2002 – sideman [332] 1973 [333] Floyd Cramer: 2003 – sideman [334] 2003 ...
Leon McAuliffe. William Leon McAuliffe (January 3, 1917 – August 20, 1988) [1] was an American Western swing guitarist who was a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys during the 1930s. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of that band, and was a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame .
Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless and Bob McDill will be the Country Music Hall of Fame’s three 2023 inductees, it was announced in a news conference at the hall’s museum in Nashville Monday morning.
Roy Acuff. Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.
John Paul Gimble (May 30, 1926 – May 9, 2015) [1] was an American country musician associated with Western swing. Gimble was considered one of the most important fiddlers in the genre. [2] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 in the early influences category as a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys .