Founded in 1961 by the Country Music Association, the Country Music Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding contributions to country music.
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Arthur Edward Satherley
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Bill Monroe (born 1911, died 1996)
American mandolin player and singer; considered the father of bluegrass music.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Bob Wills (born 1905, died 1975)
American singer and bandleader, he blended country and swing.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Boudleaux Bryant (born 1920, died 1987)
American songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame; wrote Bye, Bye Love with Felice Bryant
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Chet Atkins (born 1924)
American master guitarist.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Cliffie Stone
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Ernest Tubb (born 1914, died 1984)
American singer and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Floyd Tillman
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Frank ''PeeWee'' King
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Fred Rose
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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George D. Hay
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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George Jones (born 1931)
American singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Louis Marshall ''Grandpa'' Jones (born 1913, died 1998)
American musician and television personality.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Grant Turner
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Hank Williams (born 1923, died 1953)
American singer and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Hank Snow (born 1914)
American singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Hank Thompson
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Hubert Long
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Jack Stapp
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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James R. Denny
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Jim Reeves (born 1924, died 1964)
American singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Jimmie Rodgers (born 1897, died 1933)
American singer, songwriter and musician.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Jimmie Davis
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Jo Walker-Meador
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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William ''Lefty'' Frizzell (born 1928, died 1975)
American musician and singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Lester Flatt (born 1914, died 1979)
American bluegrass musician.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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''Little'' Jimmy Dickens
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Marty Robbins (born 1925, died 1982)
American singer and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Merle Travis (born 1917, died 1983)
American musician and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Merle Haggard (born 1937)
American singer and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Owen Bradley
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Paul Cohen
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Ralph Peer
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Clyde ''Red'' Foley (born 1910, died 1968)
American singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Rod Brasfield
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Roger Miller (born 1936, died 1992)
American singer and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Roy Acuff (born 1903, died 1992)
American musician and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Roy Horton
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Roy Rogers (born 1912, died 1998)
American singer and actor. Original name: Leonard Slye.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Stephen H. Sholes
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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''Tennessee'' Ernie Ford (born 1919, died 1991)
American singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Woodward ''Tex'' Ritter (born 1907, died 1974)
American singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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''Uncle'' Dave Macon (born 1870, died 1952)
American musician.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Vernon Dalhart
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Wesley Rose
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Willie Nelson (born 1933)
American musician, singer and songwriter.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Johnny Cash (born 1932)
American singer and songwriter known as ''The Man in Black.''
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Eddy Arnold (born 1918)
American musician and singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Earl Scruggs (born 1923)
American bluegrass musician.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
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Gene Autry (born 1907)
American singer, actor, songwriter, and baseball-team owner.
- Country Music Hall of Fame
