1961 Jimmie Rodgers

1986 Whitey Ford

1961 Fred Rose

1987 Rod Brasfield

1961 Hank Williams

1988 Roy Rogers

1962 Roy Acuff

1988 Loretta Lynn

1964 Tex Ritter

1989 Cliffie Stone

1965 Ernest Tubb

1989 Hank Thompson

1966 Eddy Arnold

1989 Jack Stapp

1966 James R. Denny

1990 Tennessee Ernie Ford

1966 George D. Hay

1991 Felice and Boudleaux Bryant

1966 Uncle Dave Macon

1992 Frances Williams Preston

1967 Red Foley

1992 George Jones

1967 J. L. Frank

1993 Willie Nelson

1967 Jim Reeves

1994 Merle Haggard

1967 Stephen H. Sholes

1995 Jo Walker-Meador

1968 Bob Wills

1995 Roger Miller

1969 Gene Autry

1996 Patsy Montana

1970 Bill Monroe

1996 Buck Owens

1970 Original Carter Family

1996 Ray Price

1971 Arthur Edward Satherley

1997 Harlan Howard

1972 Jimmie H. Davis

1997 Brenda Lee

1973 Chet Atkins

1997 Cindy Walker

1973 Patsy Cline

1998 George Morgan

1974 Owen Bradley

1998 Elvis Presley

1974 Frank "Pee Wee" King

1998 E.W. "Bud" Wendell

1975 Minnie Pearl

1998 Tammy Wynette

1976 Kitty Wells

1999 Johnny Bond

1976 Paul Cohen

1999 Dolly Parton

1977 Merle Travis

1999 Conway Twitty

1978 Grandpa Jones

2000 Charley Pride

1979 Hubert Long

2000 Faron Young

1979 Hank Snow

2001 Bill Anderson

1980 Connie B. Gay

2001 The Delmore Brothers

1980 Original Sons of the Pioneers

2001 The Everly Brothers

1980 Johnny Cash

2001 Don Gibson

1981 Vernon Dalhart

2001 Homer & Jethro

1981 Grant Turner

2001 Waylon Jennings

1982 Lefty Frizzell

2001 The Jordanaires

1982 Marty Robbins

2001 Don Law

1982 Roy Horton

2001 The Louvin Brothers

1983 Little Jimmy Dickens

2001 Ken N elson

1984 Ralph S. Peer

2001 Webb Pierce

1984 Floyd Tillman

2001 Sam Phillips

1985 Lester Flatt & Earl Scru ggs

2002 Bill Carlisle

1986 Wesley H. Rose

2002 Porter Wagoner