Dear Country Music Hall of Fame We'd love to see these 12 deserving

It may be country music's favorite barstool debate: Who isn't in the Country Music Hall of Fame yet, but should be? Let's belly up to the bar and discuss. From a Texas country legend to a country-rock band with unmatched popularity, a Canadian hitmaker who changed the game and one of Nashville's favorite voices, we're digging into who should be invited next into downtown Nashville's timeless rotunda. Read on for a look at a dozen artists that deserve a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame, now that Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley and music industry titan Joe Galante are in."My heart is broken': Wynonna Judd tearfully honors Naomi Judd at Country Music Hall of Fame inductionMake room in the Country Music Hall of Fame for Tanya Tucker, before she busts down the doors herself. This no-nonsense Texas country legend – who's been singing her way to the top of country charts since "Delta Dawn" at age 13 – deserves a spot among the finest to sing songs about hard nights, heartbreaks and heel-stompin' fun. Her career spans five decades and her influence encompasses a cohort of modern troubadours raised on her fiery brand of country entertainment. In 2020, she won her first Grammy Award – weeks after her first headlining show at the Ryman and in the midst of a career resurgence backed by Shooter Jennings and Brandi Carlile. As the song that won her the long-awaited Grammy says, "Bring my flowers now, while I'm livin' / I won't need your love when I'm gone."She's one of the most decorated artists in the history of bluegrass, country and roots music (with 27 Grammys to her name) and she was just (finally) inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. It's high time the Hall of Fame made the master vocalist's legendary status official. It's been 19 years since Kenny Chesney played his first football stadium – and that's the scale the country star has operated on ever since. No country artist in history has consistently packed stadiums like Chesney (thanks to Garth Brooks' decade-long retirement). Thirty years (and 31 country chart-toppers) into his run, we'd say it's not a matter of "if," but "when" Chesney sees his plaque unveiled in the rotunda. Sensing the crushing wave of viral pop-crossover popularity that 1990s country music is having online and via streaming, it may be time for the Country Music Hall of Fame to consider inducting Shania Twain into its ranks. Arguments against Twain's induction (she's been eligible for nearly a decade) include the fact that she has a relatively thin musical catalog (five studio albums in a quarter-century) and that her use of Canadian producer Mutt Lange saw her deviate from the Nashville-base of the country music industry to attain success. However, Twain has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her the top-selling female artist in country music of all time.


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