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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).
The rotunda of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. This is a list of the 155 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, as of 2024, counting groups as a single inductee. Of these, 16 inductions are solo female performers, and 1 induction is a female duet.
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 ...
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 ...
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is the world's largest repository of country music artifacts. Early in the 1960s, as the Country Music Association's (CMA) campaign to publicize country music was accelerating, CMA leaders determined that a new organization was needed to operate a country music museum and related activities beyond CMA's scope as simply a trade organization.
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
The Hockey Hall of Fame. The Hockey Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to the history of ice hockey. It was established in 1943 and is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally, there were two categories for induction, players and builders, and in 1961, a third category for on-ice officials was introduced.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Pro Football Hall of Fame includes players, coaches, and contributors (e.g., owners, general managers and team or league officials or other non-players) who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". The charter class of seventeen was selected in 1963.