You know, they couldnt manage to induct Faron Young until after his death. A cookie that YouTube sets that measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old. Sorry, Ryan, but thats a huge stretch. Here come the comments that completely ignore Whitleys nearly fourteen years in bluegrass music. There really havent been a whole lot of entertainers of color who are qualified to be inducted into the CMHoF. And then two female country-pop hybrids, Anne Murray and Linda Ronstadt, should also be there soon. 1:57. Country We all remember The Judds and Ray Charles were JUST inducted into the Hall of Fame. May 16, 2022 @ 2:34 pm. Hall of Fame The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages viisted in an anonymous form. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Thats what I meant by solid. He is also a founding member of Leadership Music, now in its 33rd year. Country Music He gets unfairly typecast as The Battle of New Orleans guy, and in that regard perhaps considered more of a war song novelty act. That string of records from late 60s into the 70s was unmatched. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Our music critic casts his ballot Modern Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, or Keith Whitley 1:39 pm. Do you think white people do not enjoy listening to outstanding black gospel? Her last top ten for years may have been in 1974 but she was in the top 20 with almost every record for the rest of the 1970s. He likely would have made it to the Country Music Hall of Fame with this early songwriting alone. As far as I know, just one of my Hispanic friends listens to any country music at all, and she rarely strays from Elviss country stuff or Patsy Cline. If it were to be added as a 4th rotating category, that might be the best of both worlds. robbushblog August 2, 2022 @ Controversy derailed Lewis early success, but not before Lewis hit the Country Top 10 three more times with You Win Again, Breathless and High School Confidential, each of which peaked higher on the Country charts than they did on the pop side. I think that the Wilburn Brothers should be in. Try 1966-1980 with charted hits, robbushblog Great job, Joe. You want them to be inducted because they have a vagina. He never accepted that he could have a great record deal or that he could have as much as everybody else had. And how do musicians get inducted, but Don Rich isnt in yet? Maddox Brothers and Rose would get in, then Paycheck (if a good Christian woman like Connie would vote for Paycheck then, well, the hypocrites probably wouldnt). Lynn Anderson isnt in. No one had the bravado that Jerry had since Hank and Jimmie before him. 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. May 14, 2022 @ People like Wanda Jackson, Jeannie Seely, Anne Murray, Jessi Colter, Tanya Tucker and Crystal Gayle should know how much we value their contributions before its too late and before they start getting overshadowed by the likes of Patty Loveless, Alison Krauss, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis and Shania Twain. Andersons run was similar to Kathy Matteas breakthrough hit in 1986, solid top 10 hitmaker through 1992, then only sporadic success until being dropped by her label. Great response Trig, to a typical ill- informed journalist looking to draw clickbait, and prosyletize. Tanya was so huge in the 90s she could qualify for Modern Era as much as veteran. While his record label prowess remains a highlight of his legacy, his dedication to mentoring younger generations of music professionals is perhaps one of his most admired and impactful contributions. Country Music Hall of Fame I mean, Naomi Judd committed suicide the day before. Nobody would say its watering it down, rather inducting more worthy candidates. As far as the rotation inductee,how about Photographer Les Leverett ? King and all manner of other blues and R&B acts; the Jimmie Rodgers records embedded deep within his formative memories; the Al Jolson 78s played before Gene Autry matinees at the local movie house; and Hank Williams mournful wail carried across the air via The Louisiana Hayride. Those things all came together in Lewis and came out through his fingers with the speed of lightning and the force of thunder. Oslin, Carrie Underwood, Keith Whitley, Chris Young and others. At RCA, he helped launch and foster the careers of Hall of Famers like Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Alabama, Vince Gill, The Judds, as well as future Hall of Famers Clint Black and Miranda Lambert among others. TXMUSICJIM The Hall of Fame waited until basically the very last possible moment to induct the 86-year-old while hes still living. Brooks and Dunn, Chet Flippo, Country Music Hall of Fame, Crystal Gayle, Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley, Larry Gatlin, Martina McBride, Nudie Cohn, Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood. In his autobiography, Waylon said about Galante, he was one of the only executives that was ever straight with me at RCA. Still, when people trek to the Hall of Fame and look at the plaques on the wall and wonder why Tanya Tucker, Dwight Yoakam, Trisha Yearwood, Clint Black, The Stanley Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, and so many others are still not there, but they see a plaque for an industry insider theyve likely never heard of named Joe Galante, itll be a head scratcher for sure. Crowe and the New South from 1978 to 1982. Brooks and Dunn, Chet Flippo, Country Music Hall of Fame, Irving Waugh, JD Crowe, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Galante, Keith Whitley, Kix Brooks, Lorrie Morgan, Mike Curb, Naomi Judd, Nudie Cohn, Ralph Emery, Ralph Stanley, Ray Charles, Tanya Tucker, The Judds, Waylon Jennings, Wynonna Judd. This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. 12:25 pm. In the Sixties, he shifted to country music and found success with songs like Another Place, Another Time, scoring additional Number Ones with There Must Be More to Love Than This and Would You Take Another Chance on Me. His most recent studio album, 2014s Rock & Roll Time, featured appearances by Keith Richards, Robbie Robertson, and Nils Lofgren. Country Music Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees: Jerry Lee He met Lorrie Morgan in a studio at Acuff-Rose Music, where Morgan worked as a receptionist and Whitley was cutting the demo of Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind, which would become a chart-topper for George Strait. Music was all about emotion to Keith. He shepherded the multi-Platinum ascendance of Alabama using a pop marketing model. And now that he is finally being honored, its not because he exemplified sterling character, but for his musical contributions that are indelible to American music, and country music specifically. He never became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Galante has served as a consultant to BMG Music and Morris Higham Management, and he has chaired the Music City Music Council, a group of leaders dedicated to further establishing Nashvilles position as the global music capital. People like Amanda Marie Martinez really annoy me because they freely call everyone else racist, and when its pointed out how they themselves are being racist according to the dictionary definition of the word, well thats not being civil.