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The CMA announced the 2004 Hall of Fame inductees on August 30
during their press conference televised live on CBS and CMT along with this
years CMA Award nominations. This year the Hall of Fame will induct Kris
Kristofferson and Jim Foglesong. But fans of hillbilly and traditional country
music had other ideas in casting their votes.
Since July, fans visiting Hillbilly-Music.com have been making their
voices known and casting their votes for who they would like to see
inducted into the Country Music's hallowed halls. Not surprisingly,
the fans leaned towards the older stars that were a part of an earlier
era. The web site itself is basically a tribute to those early
pioneers.
Fans cast just short of 1,980 votes and voted for over 200 different
artists and groups. The fans votes covered artists from the earlier
eras to those who made their marks in the 1960s and 1970s.
The online voting included a couple of tributes by fans in their group
voting. Singer / Songwriter Cliff Japhet, one of the earliest
performers, was one such person. The over 90 year old Cliff sends
frequent emails, helps promote the traditional country music sound and
entertains many online conducting music for chapel services and other
gatherings. The goodwill he has spread resulted in those he's touched
and entertained to show their appreciation in their votes.
Leona Williams, another singer/songwriter was another recipient. A
singer who got her start in the 1960s/1970s. Today she sings and
entertains fans in Branson, Missouri.
Fans early on were voting for the top vote getters – Jean Shepard,
Ferlin Husky and the Wilburn Brothers. Late surges were seen for
Connie Smith, the Statler Brothers and the Stanley Brothers. Others in
the Top 25 were spread pretty evenly during the voting. Such long time
stars as Doc Williams of the WWVA Jamboree; Jerry Byrd, the legendary
Hawaiian steel guitar player; Slim Whitman, seemingly more popular
overseas than in the USA; Sonny James, known for "Young Love" and a
long string of hits; and earlier stars who have passed on such as Lulu
Belle and Scotty, the popular husband wife team from the WLS National
Barn Dance, Elton Britt, RCA Victor recording star; Rose Maddox of the
Maddox Brothers and Rose and Grand Ole Opry star, Dottie West. Wanda
Jackson, country and rockabilly star, Johnnie and Jack, popular duet
act, Brother Oswald, John Lair, of Renfro Valley fame and a part of
the WLS National Barn Dance were others receiving votes throughout the
voting process. Later in the voting, stars of the 1960s and 1970s such
as Skeeter Davis, Dave Dudley and Bobby Bare were nominated by the
fans.
The Hillbilly-Music.com Fans Top 25 Nominees for the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Cliff Japhet
- Jean Shepard
- Wilburn Brothers
- Ferlin Husky
- Dottie West
- Slim Whitman
- Statler Brothers
- Sonny James
- Connie Smith
- Stanley Brothers
- Leona Williams
- Lulu Belle And Scotty
- Doc Williams
- Wanda Jackson
- Elton Britt
- Rose Maddox
- Jerry Byrd
- Johnnie And Jack
- Brother Oswald
- John Lair
- Skeeter Davis
- Dave Dudley
- Bobby Bare
- Jimmie Wakely
- Redd Stewart
Fans cast votes for the following artists, listed in alphabetical order and include
some artists and groups who are already in the Country Music Hall of Fame:
Rex Allen
Rosalie Allen
Betty Amos
Deacon anderson
Liz anderson
Lynn anderson
Eddie Arnold
Deford Bailey
Bobby Bare
Big Slim
Johnny Bond
Boxcar Willie
Elton Britt
Garth Brooks
Brother Oswald
Cliff Bruner
Wilma Burgess
Smiley Burnette
Johnny Bush
Carl and Pearl Butler
Carl Butler
Billy Byrd
Jerry Byrd
Archie Campbell
Jack Cardwell
Martha Carson
Wilf Carter
June Carter Cash
Carter Sisters
Johnny Cash
Ernie Chafin
Cherokee Sue
Roy Clark
Cowboy Copas
Cousin Jody
Crazy Elmer
Lynn Davis
Skeeter Davis
Davis Sisters
Eddie Dean
Jimmy Dean
Delmore Brothers
Dezurik Sisters
Jimmy Dickens
The Dillards
Pete Drake
Dave Dudley
Donna Fargo
Charlie Feathers
Narvel Felts
David Frizzell
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Vince Gill
Gillette Brothers
Curtis Gordon
Jack Greene
andy Griffith
Jack Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Merle Haggard
Tom T. Hall
George Hamilton Iv
Sid Harkreader
Emmylou Harris
Freddie Hart
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Jimmie Heap
Faith Hill
Bobby Hodge
Homer and Jethro
Earl D. Hoover
Johnny Horton
David Houston
Jan Howard
Ferlin Husky
Alan Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Tommy Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Sonny James
Cliff Japhet
Norma Jean
Waylon Jennings
Jim and Jesse
Johnnie and Jack
George Jones
Jerry Kennedy
Bradley Kincaid
Kris Kristofferson
John Lair
Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper
George Lindsey
Hank Locklin
Patty Loveless
Lulu Belle and Scotty
Loretta Lynn
Rose Maddox
Maddox Brothers and Rose
Georgia Mae Harp
Joe and Rose Lee Maphis
Billy Martin
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Dean Martin
Grady Martin
Jimmy Martin
The Masters Family
Skeets McDonald
Pappy Neal Mccormick
Del McCoury
Tim Mcgraw
Clayton Mcmichen
Roger Miller
Ronnie Milsap
Melba Montgomery
Bob Moore
Moon Mullican
Nashville A Team
Willie Nelson
Oak Ridge Boys
Molly O'Day
Johnny Paycheck
Webb Pierce
Pete Pike
Kenny Price
Ray Price
Radio Dot and Smokey
Marvin Rainwater
Prairie Ramblers
Leon Rausch
Jerry Reed
Herb Renington
Speck Rhoads
Bobby G. Rice
Charlie Rich
Don Rich
Jeannie C. Riley
Marty Robbins
Carson J. Robison
Kenny Rogers
Roy Rogers
Texas Ruby
Junior Samples
Ricky Scaggs
Seldom Scene
Jeannie Seely
Blake Shelton
Jean Shepard
Margie Singleton
Ralph Sloan
Cal Smith
Connie Smith
Hank Snow
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Soggy Bottom Boys
Red Sovine
Ralph Stanley
Stanley Brothers
Statler Brothers
June Stearns
Ray Stevens
Redd Stewart
Wynn Stewart
The Stoneman Family
George Strait
Mel Street
Stringbean
Toby Stroud
Jake Taylor
Hank Thompson
Sue Thompson
Uncle Jimmy Thompson
Mel Tillis
Floyd Tillman
Mitchell Torok
Merle Travis
Ernest Tubb
Justin Tubb
Mary Lou Turner
Conway Twitty
Rhonda Vincent
Jimmy Wakely
Billy Walker
Charlie Walker
Steve Wariner
Doc Watson
Dottie West
Onie Wheeler
Slim Whitman
Wilburn Brothers
Doc Williams
Don Williams
Leona Williams
Tex Williams
Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Sr.
Bob Wills
Chubby Wise
Mac Wiseman
Del Wood
Marion Worth
John Lincoln Wright
Faron Young
Ritchie Zack
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