From CMT.com – Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, the Statler Brothers and country-bluegrass music pioneer Ernest “Pop” Stoneman are the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The inductions were announced Tuesday (Feb. 12) at a press conference held at the Ford Theater in Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Except for Stoneman, who died in 1968, all the new members were on hand to comment on the honor. With the addition of these four figures, the Hall of Fame will have 105 members.
Although membership in the Hall of Fame is conferred by the Country Music Association, this is the first year the inductions will be entirely separate from the CMA Awards Show, where they used to be formally recognized. This year, the official induction will take place at the annual medallion ceremony tentatively set for April 27.
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I am so excited about the newest inductees. I am a major country music fan. I’ve loved it since I was a little girl. My whole family loves it. We listened to all of the inducted artists, plus our favorite was Faron Young. What an incredible singer/showman he was. It’s quite a tragedy how he died. For any other Faron fans, I just finished a wonderful book on his life called, Live Fast, Love Hard, by author Diane Diekman. It’s the most complete story I’ve ever read on Faron Young. If you’re a fan like me, you need to read this book!
Congratulations to the 2008 inductees!