Di Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum don add three new names to im list: Tim McGraw, Paul Overstreet and di Stanley Brothers. Dem formally induct di three acts on Sunday for di Medallion Ceremony inside di CMA Theater for Nashville. Di three artists become di 159th, 160th and 161st members wey dem induct into di hall.
Tim McGraw enter through di Modern Era Artist category. He hold 29 number-one country singles and 11 platinum or multi-platinum albums. Im discography get classic songs wey country music fans don relate to for decades.
Paul Overstreet enter under di Songwriter category. He write songs for country heavyweights like Kenny Chesney, George Jones, di Judds, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker and Keith Whitley. Overstreet move to Music City in 1973 and score im first major hit nine years later. Him and Don Schlitz co-write ‘On the Other Hand’ and ‘When You Say Nothing at All.’ Dem nominate Overstreet as BMI Country Songwriter of the Year five consecutive times from 1987 to 1991. Na him be di first and only songwriter to achieve that.
Di Stanley Brothers enter di Veterans Era Artist category. Ralph Stanley and Carter Stanley build one bluegrass sound of dem own across 20-year partnership. Dem add ‘The White Dove’ and ‘The Lonesome River’ to di bluegrass canon. Carter Stanley pass away in 1966. Ralph Stanley continue to make music for another 50 years and influence artists like Bob Dylan, Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley.
