No need to jump on me, its not like I make the decisions. We think itd be great for your career, Galante told The Tennessean. scott wikle I mentioned my thoughts about an extra category on a previous article: Ive been thinking recently about this Legacy/Pioneer category idea that was mentioned. Both are deserving. Depends on which list you look at. The Country Music Hall of Fame just announced its newest members on Tuesday, May 17, 2020. What has kept Stonewall out is probably all politics. Why are his accomplishments listed like all the others? David Frizzell David Frizzells life and his career are tightly woven into the fabric of country music history and lore. His first Gold-record certification, for Dont Close Your Eyes, came two months after his death, and his Grammy Awards nominations and CMA Awards came posthumously. However, he impacted and inspired country music both in the era of his popularity and directly flavored the legacies of icons like Garth Brooks, Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw. 5:25 pm, Let Keith and Ralph go in togeather,no 2 people have ever done it better, Kanenrake From another perspective, Whitley had a 30-year career, one that began when he was 4 years old, dressed in a black cowboy outfit and singing Marty Robbins Big Iron and George Jones A Wandering Soul for talent shows around his hometown of Sandy Hook, KY. Whitley made his radio debut at age 8, appearing on singer Buddy Starchers show on WCHS-AM in Charleston, WV. YOU people are missing one of the best. 6:26 am. I am thrilled to welcome this deserving class into the Country Music Hall of Fame., When I heard the news I was being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, it was the first time in my entire career I was speechless, says Galante. March 22, 2022 @ A full-length album, L.A. to Miami, fared better the following year, putting Miami, My Amy into the Top 20 followed by three Top 10 singles Ten Feet Away, Homecoming 63, and Hard Livin.. 7:10 pm. Other inductees include drummer Eddie 2022 Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced. Additionally, Trisha Yearwood sang her classic (featuring Eddie Bayers' drumming) "Walkaway Joe," plus veteran performer and recent The Voice finalist Wendy Moten singing George Jones' legendary "He Stopped Loving Her Today" were standouts. A perfect example of this is Alan Jackson. So chill, its just meant to be for fun. Try 1966-1980 with charted hits, robbushblog Like JLL, Moon fused western swing, hillbilly and especially blues to develop an original style all his own. GENE WATSON. And why are my comments seem to be the only ones monitored? See the full list of 2022 inducted artists here. 10:24 am, Dan Da Hootenanny 1 hits like Dont Close Your Eyes and 1989s Im No Stranger To The Rain to bring a whole new sound to country music. Sometimes the delineation point between the two categories can seem somewhat arbitrary, depending on ones definition of when an artist hit national prominence. Last Years Modern Era Inductee: The Judds Saving Country Music Prediction: Trisha Yearwood, Keith Whitley, or Martina McBride Saving Country Musics Picks: Dwight Yoakam, Keith Whitley, Trisha Yearwood. After his delightful 2022 album, hes surely eligible. What started a begrudging Southern relocation for the 24-year-old Galante soon turned into a lifelong love for country music. Martina? Galante, who had moved into product management by the time, had little familiarity with Country Music outside the occasional crossover hit hed heard on New York radio, but he learned the music and the business from RCA giants Jerry Bradley and Chet Atkins. Im going to head way out into left field and say Asleep at the Wheel deserves recognition. Native-born Kentuckians, including Crystal Gayle, The Judds, Patty Loveless and Whitleys friend Ricky Skaggs, all had impressive runs through the 1980s on country radio. 10:41 am. clevelandrox Their worthiness for the Hall of Fame was underscored in the 2019 Ken Burns country music documentary where the group was featured prominently. 3 on the Top 100. Country Music Hall of Fame and Robert's Country Blog Im a strong supporter of Patty Loveless. This cookie is native to PHP applications. Songs like White dove, a pandemic-centric ballad, Little glass of wine about jealous murder, and Lonesome river, a more conventional lost love ballad, are classic bluegrass at its best. Regarding the vocalist known for songs like "I Can't Stop Loving You," who died in 2004 as inimitable, 2014 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Milsap added, "There was one of him and only one. The HOF really needs to at least put pioneer (as in pre-1960) and deceased in the rotating categories (the latter actually was such a category back in the 70s and 80s) because theres so many deserving people who have been ignored for decades and as time goes on the odds go down big time that they will ever get in. Growing up in the 90s, Tim McGraw was the artist who really introduced me into the country music world and Ive always been a huge fan of his. In 2004, BMG/Nashville became the first label group of the SoundScan era to place three Country albums Jimmy Buffetts License to Chill (RCA/Mailboat), Kenny Chesneys When the Sun Goes Down (BNA Records) and Alan Jacksons What I Do (Arista Nashville) atop the Billboard 200 chart in a calendar year. March 22, 2022 @ Im guessing that a lot of those legacy artists arent top of mind for the selection committee. I miss it.. April 27, 2022 @ Address 310 W. Panola, Carthage, TX 75633 Phone 903.694.9561 Mail TCMHOF@carthagetexas.com Web Veteran: George Hamilton IV, Johnny Horton, Jerry Lee Lewis 5:49 pm. 7:35 am. I brought up Fargo simply off the Tanya suggestion. I always thought the great Steve Earle deserved a place as well. His remarks were in reference to the death, just one day prior, of Naomi, aged 76, of causes attributed to mental illness. April 30, 2022 @ That guy is one of my all-time favs. 3:08 pm. McKennitt will be inducted into the songwriting group during a ceremony on March 8th at the Opera House in Toronto. They stream the nominations of inductees every year on YouTube. For way too long, modern country singers who have sold lots of records but who have not founded whole genres or made a unique style of music associated with them popular have gone in. 4:20 pm. But that brief span before Whitleys 1989 death resulted in some of the most indelible songs of the era, including the consecutive Number Ones Dont Close Your Eyes, When You Say Nothing at All, and Im No Stranger to the Rain. Like fellow Kentuckian Ricky Skaggs, he also brought a bluegrass background into the country mainstream, and continues to reach ears in 2021 as his 1985 hit Miami, My Amy makes the rounds on TikTok. Very interested in your opinion if time permits. Keith Whitley, crystal gale, Trisha yearwood. Jerry Lee started off recording at Sun doing rock n roll hits such as Great balls of fire and the pandemic-inspired Breathless (the Asian flu pandemic raged during 1957-58). Charley Pride. So many accomplishments, and multi million record sales. And the 2022 Country Music Hall of fame class is wildly influential 1980s hitmaker Keith Whitley, foundational American entertainer Jerry Lee Lewis and elite music executive Joe Galante. There was nothing delightful about that monstrosity of an album. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. May 12, 2022 Country Music Hall of Fame Sets 2022 Inductee Announcement Trigger News 40 Comments The Country Music Association will be April 14, 2022 @ clevelandrox March 22, 2022 @ If there ever was a music writer who deserved Hall of Fame induction, it is Chet Flippo. March 22, 2022 @ Luckyoldsun Why isnt he on here? From 1991 to 1994, Flippo was a lecturer in journalism at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, before moving to Nashville. Youre referring to the actual induction. SO enjoy the rest of your dinner, and if you do print this I wont respond to you or the other fascists dumb ass red neck conservatives that dominate this site and that you cater to. Hes on the Ballot. 4:28 am. He was one of the eighties biggest stars in country music! Both the CMA and CMF owe much to Pinson and his dedication to the cause. May 12, 2022 @ Hanks famous white suit with the black musical notes waterfalling down the sleeves and legs was a master work of Nudie Cohn. There is still plenty of deserving people to go in my fictional Hall. He was a true, home-grown self-made legend who believed in himself and never gave up. His stylings being so intrinsic to country music history plus being the inventor of the talking music actuator (or "talkbox") that inspired artists like Peter Frampton, the Eagles' Joe Walsh and numerous others to experiment with voice-amplified instrumentation allowed him to be the first pedal steel guitar player to become part of the Hall of Fame. Linda Ronstadt: Of course it could be easy to cast off Linda Ronstadt as a legitimate candidate for being a country artist who eventually crossed over into pop and rock. Jerry Lee Lewis The first hit, though, came with a song originally recorded by R&B singer Big Maybelle but that Lewis had learned via a Natchez, MS, DJ named Johnny Littlejohn. Industry: Tillman Franks, Don Pierce, Bob Pinson. Maybe they could do a year long induction for the next few years, maybe two artists (veteran and modern era) each month throughout the year. Trisha Yearwood: Its the timeless songs, and how Yearwood was one of the most important women throughout the 90s that makes her an eligible candidate for the Hall of Fame. Veteran: Jerry Lee Lewis, Tanya Tucker, Gatlins Killing it, is its own reward. This is just an idea of mine, but I think the CMHoF, in order to at least relieve the public pressure, and maybe even the logjam itself, is to open a new Legacy category, truly recognizing those true pioneers of the genre who got their start between the recognized beginnings of the genre up to, say, the mid-1940s, but who arent already there in the other categories, such as the Maddox Brothers and Rose. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. After rounds of corporate shuffling that saw Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley and more come under Galantes leadership umbrella, the native New Yorker exited Sony Music Nashville as chairman in 2010. I was more taking a back to Eddie Bayers getting an induction before Buddy Harmon. She doesnt need the recognition & accolades of others, to know shes on top. People are tired of this nonsense and its leading to an apathetic attitude about the very possibility of an icon getting into the Hall of Fame. In the 1960s, Lewis left Sun for Smash Records. The announcement of 2020s inductees was delayed until August 12th, and 2021s announcement didnt come until August 16th. They need a Pioneer category for these overlooked pioneers. "His fame never went to his head. Tucker. Oslin, Clint Black, Vince Gill, Lorrie Morgan and Martina McBride topped charts and sold out shows under Galantes leadership. 12:33 pm. While he recorded these at Sun sessions, alongside them were covers of blues (Deep Elem Blues, Long gone lonesome blues, Sick and Tired, Big legged woman), Hank Williams (You win again, Your cheating heart, Cold cold heart), R&B (Drinkin wine spodee odee, Whatd I say, Honey hush), Moon Mullican (Ill sail my ship alone, Ill keep on loving you) and lots more. No, shes not in the country hall of fame, either. Whitley recorded several albums with Stanley, as well as two early 1970s albums with Skaggs Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (Jalyn Records) and 2nd Generation Bluegrass (Rebel Records). The soft-spoken Pinson was a self-made country music historian and scholar who inspired and mentored numerous folks in academia to take the study and preservation of the genre seriously. What might be holding it back is Chesney himself. April 18, 2022 @ Tanya Tucker: Though hypothetically, the selection committee is supposed to be agnostic on current events when making Hall of Fame decisions, often a resurgence in an artists career can coincide with an induction. Starting as a a prodigy star with her debut hit Delta Dawn in 1972, she amassed ten #1 singles, another nine #2s, and 35 total Top 10 hits, including 24 from the mid 80s into the late 90s in her careers second resurgence, starting as more of an Outlaw singer, but landing big mainstream hits. The news was announced during a live-streamed press event hosted by Hall of Fame duo Brooks and Dunn. There are singers that I would like to have higher in predictions, but I know that other singers have more of a shot first. Traveler May 18, 2022 @ Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. April 28, 2022 @ I think the whole thing got watered down and political when they stopped making the reveal on the CMA awards. In 2022, there will be two (2) Hall of Fame Inductees selected: one (1) Artist and one (1) Builder. I was afraid of that. For the next 15 years, Lewis was a constant presence on the country charts, with "Would You Take Another Chance on Me and "There Must Be More to Love Than This among his dozens of hits. Some darn good ones too. Eleven appearances by artists who have sold in the range of 300 million albums in the past half-century were also a highlight. Lewis will be inducted in the Veterans Era Artist category and Whitley will be inducted in the Modern Era Artist category. They need to quit playing politics and put ETC in the HOF, where he belongs. 7:44 pm, Kevin Williams 24 artists a year and each get a month dedicated to them so they dont feel/seem overlooked. 12:20 am. "We're not gonna be sad today," declared Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs upon inducting fellow Kentuckians Naomi and Wynonna Judd into the Hall. Its time now that Nudie Cohn the man be enshrined in the Hall of Fame as well. Yes, the long string of hits, but also for his musicianship (his Grammys are for instramental records I think) and his songwriting which produced massive hits for other significant artists (Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Kieth Urban). In 2021, CMA honored him with the J. William Denny Award, to honor a lifetime of dedication, distinguished service and meritorious contributions to the CMA Board of Directors. Web2011: Reba, Jean Shepard and songwriter Bobby Braddock are announced as the 2011 inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame 2013: Blake Shelton makes a guest appearance on "Malibu Country" as Rebas brother 2022: Reba appears on TalkShopLive to discuss My Chains Are Gone. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the wbsite is doing. Everybody goes, Why does this still resonate? Its the songs.. Same with Lorrie Morgan. Di Harris But yes, her hits did start in 66. Inductees are voted on by CMAs Hall of Fame Panels of Electors, an anonymous body chosen by the CMA Board of Directors. We want to hear it. He also serves on the board of Fishbowl Spirits, LLC, and on the Music Advisory Council for Abes Garden, an Alzheimers care and learning center. Trishas also had five #2 songs, including the country version of How Do I Live, and a total 18 Top 10 hits in the 90s. The simple truth is that with these two performers shady pastsespecially in the current political climateHall of Fame induction is going to be difficult. The organization has officially inducted 200 members to the hall. For my money, I think there is a need to be able to draw the newer fans so they put artists like Garth and Reba in there, (not saying they didnt belong at some point), but in doing so they skipped over a lot of the 70s and 80s artists that deserve it too. Hes one of the guys high on my list for induction. He may have forgotten to provide a link to that or didnt clarify. 11:07 am. Gary only had one #1 song in his career though. There was another costume designer who deserves recognition in the Hall as well Nathan Turk. In fairness, though, I remember how much I hated her back in 1997 and how her music doesnt seem so bad now in comparison to what the genre has become. Glena Levinson The 2021 inductees are: Dale Franklin (Leadership Music, The Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage) Ann Tant (Lowery Music Group, RCA Records Atlanta, Especially Johnnie, if it hadnt been for him, we wouldnt even have Kitty Wells. 9:08 am. April 27, 2022 @ That is impressive. All joking aside, Jerrys country hits are many and the best true country music ever! Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers (The Gatlins) Otherwise finally getting Dwight, Tanya or Gram in would also be about time. Inductee Wynonna Judd, Marty Stuart, Randy Travis and Mary Davis attend the class of 2021 medallion ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 01, June Carter Cash is famous, isnt she ? rob bush, I have everyone who is in the real Hall Of Fame, plus an additional 26 artists. It probably also doesnt hurt that shes married to a big voice in the Hall of Fame voting room and an inductee himself, Garth Brooks. 'Ill accept gracefully': Dolly Parton flips on possible Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. With the song, Conley also became the only country artist to appear on the syndicated music program Soul Train. They still resonate more than 30 years later, a trio of singles with few parallels in terms of impact. They were the best duro in Country Music and more than earned the right to be in the Hall of Fame. John Denver is underappreciated and should be in the Hall. In a ceremony Wednesday at the Mall of America, 10 greats with ties to six Big Ten schools in four different sports will be inducted into the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Keith Whitley He never became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Id go along with the folks who mentioned Earl Thomas Conley and John Denver. April 30, 2022 @ I just dont like it when institutions are uppity. Trisha yearwood? Required fields are marked *, Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. Granny Green What did I do wrong? he remembered thinking. Trigger The most recently announced membersJoe Galante, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Keith Whitleybecame But have been almost completely forgotten now. Like JLL, he was the main singer-pianist of his era in country meets blues. Each of the artists, whether it be the Judds or K.T. Di Harris 8:52 pm. April 12, 2022 @ Photos: 7th Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Concert and Induction Ceremony. 8:53 pm. March 23, 2022 @ March 24, 2022 @ Nonetheless, country was loyal to Martina McBride, bestwoing her four CMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards, and nominating her for 14 Grammys to go with her 14 million records sold. Absolutely. The selection process is done entirely through the CMAs. Non-Performer inductee Joe Galante is a Queens native who, in 1974 relocated to Nashville to work for RCA and changed the course of the business in his time here. Hall of Fame inductees Brooks & Dunn will be hosting the announcement, and it will be live streamed on the CMAs YouTube Channel, and here on Saving Country Music (see below). By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. I am not an elector so I officially do not know who is on the ballot. 8:51 am. What an exciting day!! This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. She is extremely deserving, but is never brought up in discussions. 10:05 am. So a standing ovation would've amazed him.. 2:27 pm. What Country Music would have looked like without Whitleys music especially that trio of game-changing singles is unimaginable. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Tanya Tucker has lived many lives and seen it all in country over the last 50 years. He had a big influence on country music and his accomplishments were many. 8:53 am. April 3, 2022 @ I was surprised that Clint Black had 22 #1s. Personally I dont understand how Dwight is a true contender. The hall itself doesnt feel anything cause its not be a living thing. They need to find some sort of way to engage regular people into paying attention to it again. Man, there are so many worthy srtistst no in that it is mond-boggling. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF/AP) Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis, the late In his nearly 50 years in music, Gill has thrived as a solo artist, the frontman of country rock band Pure Prairie League, and a member of the legendary rock band the March 22, 2022 @ (Possibly) Patty Loveless or Dwight Yoakam. Jerry Lee Lewis This is only for fans who are guessing. Still shaking my head at that. When Moon went solo, he had his first hits with the pandemic ballad Sweeter than the flowers and the blues ballad Ill sail my ship alone but he also recorded uptempo blues like Triflin woman blues, Whats the matter with the mill, I done it and Rocket to the moon. The rest can come later. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". 'It brings tears to my heart': Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris, Tanya Tucker remember Naomi Judd. Whitley found his artistic and commercial breakthrough with the next album, 1988s Dont Close Your Eyes. Keith Whitley, he said, is the definition of Country Music.. Since 2010, the selection Im also a little worried about Dwight Yoakam. If it were to be added as a 4th rotating category, that might be the best of both worlds. WebThe 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees list includes Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, and more. Yeah I was attempting to be sarcastic in that comment. HE gets away with so much shit. 1 songs between 1984 and 1991. Has Trig ever made peace with Asleep at the Wheel a/k/a Ray? Nobody was more successful in country music in the 90s decade than Clint Black, save for Garth Brooks. Johnnie sacrificed alot of his career to push Kittys. Johnny Paycheck has a more distinct possibility than David Allan Coe, because Coe could create a public relations nightmare for the Hall of Fame from people (correct or not) who label Coe a racist. 5:17 am. Country music's strong roots in religion, family, and celebration were tested Sunday, and proved resilient during the 2022 edition of the Country Music Hall of Fame's Medallion Ceremony. Gene Watson should have been inducted 25 years ago. A formal induction ceremony for Galante, Lewis and Whitley will take place at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in the CMA Theater this fall. But I do not care. TANYA TUCKER DESERVES TO BE HONORED BY THE CMHOF IN 2022 AFTER 50 YEARS OF CONSTANT HIT COUNTRY SONGS !! March 22, 2022 @ The CMHOF does have current displays in the museum for Breland and Brittney Spencer, who havent even released full length albums. The Country Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is an annual event that honors the contributions of artists and industry professionals to the genre of country Read how she broke thru all boundaries in her day, on a network TV Welk TV show. They were versatile too, doing a fine cover of Moon Mullicans bluegrass pandemic classic Sweeter than the flowers, a rock n roll Finger poppin time and a blues Pretty Polly Blues. 2019 CMHOF inducteesand the greatest country music duo of all timeBrooks & Dunn will host the announcement, which will also live stream via the CMAs YouTube at 10 a.m. CT. David Frizzell, Buddy Holly and The Texas Tenors will be the newest additions to the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in August 2022. 9:52 pm. If the CMHOF wants to promote and give honor to real country music, no artist does it better than ETC (especially compared to the present day.) Asleep at the Wheel has done so much to teach folks about the great history of Western Swing music. His singing and songwriting during this time were amazing. 6:42 pm. In only four years, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. She STILL Performs Regularly On The Opry And at 80 Years of age Released a New Album on Curb Records An American Classic that has done Well on the Charts. My point is Ralph Stanley and Maddox Brothers and Rose are never going to compete with names like Hank Williams Jr. and Tanya Tucker who are superstars. Earl Thomas Conley earned his place in the Hall of Fame by years of first writing songs that were successful hits for other artists, then began recording himself while continuing to write being recognized for 18 #1 songs in a row! March 22, 2022 @ 7:39 pm. I totally agree about Eddie rabbit and Clint black as well. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, I didnt know what to say, which was very unusual, he said. Though our time together was brief, it was an exciting fairy talelike Romeo and Juliet meets A Star Is Born. We were each others biggest fans, Morgan says. I hear her & Gilley mentioned a lot along with Tanya & Jerry Lee. The Country Music Hall of Fame has announced a new group of inductees for 2022. April 14, 2022 @ ETC struggled for a good 10-years before having his first number one hit. Yes, Dwight hands down. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images. Where Sun had emphasized Lewis abilities as a boogie-woogie rock-and-roll piano man, Smash producers Jerry Kennedy and Eddie Kilroy decided to focus on his Country side. This cookie is used for load balancing services provded by Amazon inorder to optimize the user experience. 10:09 am. Steverino CJ Ellis They deserve the credit due to them!! That was one of the weirdest feuds, when I first started visiting this site. The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum is just the repository of the CMAs Hall of Fame. NattyBumpo 6:53 pm. What an unfortunate song to have stuck in your head. In very different ways, they all have left a lasting impact on the industry and generations of fans alike. But the question many bring up with with Whitley and the Hall of Fame is if he did enough before his death to be deemed Hall of Fame worthy, though this question rarely addresses Whitleys bluegrass career before he became a solo performer, or the influence Whitley continues to have on country music today.To get into the Hall of Fame, you dont just need a good resume, you need a good, dedicated push and a promotional campaign that can get the attention of the right people on the committee and make a strong case for the induction. AWSALB is a cookie generated by the Application load balancer in the Amazon Web Services. In 1988, Whitley had two #1 singles When You Say Nothing At All and Im No Stranger to the Rain off the album Dont Close Your Eyes, and was expected to become a superstar in country music in the coming years. @BROThats because Clint Black had 11 # 1 hits here. If not this year, very soon. The Outlaws compilation came after Galantes arrival. Whitley had been coming to Nashville since his teens, having been told by Mac Wiseman that his real future was in Country Music, and he moved there after leaving Crowes band. Whitley. Not sure where its going. Joy was still a part of the proceedings, though. Looking forward to seeing them again in NH this June! Unlike so many of his fellow Country Music Hall of Fame members, he never performed at the CMA Awards. Exactly. The artists who didnt wear Nudie Suits in country musics classical era were easier to count than the ones that did, while wearing the suits crossed well over into the rock and popular music world. He established the Phran Galante Memorial Fund for Lung Cancer Research at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, in the wake of Phrans passing in September 2019. The inductees for the Class of 2022 will be announced in May and the induction ceremony will take place in the fall. Charles was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn., along with The Judds. And all 34 of Rabbitts Top 10 hits came in a row, one after another, between 1976s Drinkin My Baby (Off My Mind) and 1990 Runnin With The Wind. Eddie Rabbitts career wasnt just accomplished, it was downright Hall of Fame worthy. Random Notes This is to avoid sympathy votes in the aftermath of an artist dying, so check the 2021 In Memoriam List for those who would be ineligible. I said, Im sorry? Today, he says, I really dont stick with the piano as much as I used to. Whitleys widow, country singer Lorrie Morgan, called the induction a dream come true., Keith never knew how good he was, she said. Former RCA Records executive Joe Galante will also join the Hall in the Non-Performer category. I fell in love with the voice before I fell in love with the man. Cant say I agree with you Chicks comments. 1:54 am. 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