Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

The '''Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame''' was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[United States]]. A non-profit organization, its objective is to honor and preserve the [[songwriting]] legacy that is uniquely associated with music community in the city of Nashville. The Foundation's stated purpose is to educate, archive, and celebrate the contributions of the members of the Nashville Songwriters [[Hall of Fame]] to the world of music. The Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc., is governed by a board of directors, currently consisting of thirteen members. Annually, three songwriters are inducted into the Hall of Fame. ===1970s=== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} 1970 *[[Gene Autry]] * [[Johnny Bond]] * [[Albert E. Brumley]] * [[A.P. Carter]] * [[Ted Daffan]] * [[Vernon Dalhart]] * [[Rex Griffin]] * [[Stuart Hamblen]] * [[Pee Wee King]] * [[Vic McAlpin]] * [[Bob Miller]] * [[Leon Payne]] * [[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]] * [[Fred Rose (musician)|Fred Rose]] * [[Redd Stewart]] * [[Floyd Tillman]] * [[Merle Travis]] * [[Ernest Tubb]] * [[Cindy Walker]] * [[Hank Williams, Sr.]] * [[Bob Wills]] {{col-3}} 1971 * [[Smiley Burnette]] * [[Jenny Lou Carson]] * [[Wilf Carter]] * [[Zeke Clements]] * [[Jimmie Davis]] * [[Alton & Rabon Delmore]] * [[Al Dexter]] * [[Vaughn Horton]] * [[Bradley Kincaid]] * [[Bill Monroe]] * [[Bob Nolan]] * [[Tex Owens]] * [[Tex Ritter]] * [[Carson Robison|Carson J. Robison]] * [[Gene Sullivan (songwriter)|Gene Sullivan]] * [[Tim Spencer (singer)|Tim Spencer]] * [[Jimmy Wakely]] * [[Wiley Walker]] * [[Scotty Wiseman]] 1972 * [[Boudleaux and Felice Bryant]] * [[Lefty Frizzell]] * [[Jack Rhodes]] * [[Don Robertson (songwriter)|Don Robertson]] 1973 * [[Jack Clement]] * [[Don Gibson]] * [[Harlan Howard]] * [[Roger Miller]] * [[Ed Nelson, Jr.]] * [[Steve Nelson]] * [[Willie Nelson]] {{col-3}} 1974 * [[Hank Cochran]] 1975 * [[Bill Anderson (country music)|Bill Anderson]] * [[Danny Dill]] * [[Eddie Miller (songwriter)|Eddie Miller]] * [[Marty Robbins]] * [[Wayne Walker]] * [[Marijohn Wilkin]] 1976 * [[Carl Belew]] * [[Dallas Frazier]] * [[John D. Loudermilk]] * [[Moon Mullican]] * [[Curly Putman]] * [[Mel Tillis]] 1977 * [[Johnny Cash]] * [[Woody Guthrie]] * [[Merle Haggard]] * [[Kris Kristofferson]] 1978 * [[Joe Allison]] * [[Tom T. Hall]] * [[Hank Snow]] * [[Don Wayne]] 1979 * [[Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey]] * [[Charles Louvin]] * [[Ira Louvin]] * [[Elsie McWilliams]] * [[Joe South]] {{col-end}} ===1980s=== 1980 * [[Huddie Ledbetter|Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter]] * [[Mickey Newbury]] * [[Ben Peters]] * [[Ray Stevens]] 1981 * [[Bobby Braddock]] * [[Ray Whitley]] 1982 * [[Chuck Berry]] * [[William J. Hill|William J. "Billy" Hill]] * [[Loretta Lynn]] 1983 * [[W.C. Handy]] * [[Beasley Smith]] 1984 * [[Hal David]] * [[Billy Sherrill]] 1985 * [[Bob McDill]] * [[Carl Perkins]] 1986 * [[Otis Blackwell]] * [[Dolly Parton]] 1987 * [[Roy Orbison]] * [[Sonny Throckmorton]] 1988 * [[Hoagy Carmichael]] * [[Troy Seals]] 1989 * [[Rory Michael Bourke]] * [[Maggie Cavender]] * [[Sanger D. Shafer|Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer]] ===1990s=== 1990 * [[Sue Brewer]] * [[Ted Harris]] * [[Jimmy Webb]] 1991 * [[Charlie Black]] * [[Sonny Curtis]] 1992 * [[Max D. Barnes]] * [[Wayland Holyfield]] 1993 * [[Red Lane]] * [[Don Schlitz]] * [[Conway Twitty]] 1994 * [[Jerry Foster]] (as Foster & Rice) * [[Buddy Holly]] * [[Richard Leigh (songwriter)|Richard Leigh]] * Bill Rice (as Foster & Rice) * [[Bobby Russell]] 1995 * [[Waylon Jennings]] * [[Dickey Lee]] * [[Dave Loggins]] 1996 * [[Jerry Chesnut]] * [[Kenny O'Dell]] * [[Buck Owens]] * [[Norro Wilson]] 1997 * [[Wayne Carson]] * [[Roger Cook (songwriter)|Roger Cook]] * [[Hank Thompson (musician)|Hank Thompson]] 1998 * [[Merle Kilgore]] * [[Eddie Rabbitt]] * [[Kent Robbins]] 1999 * [[Tommy Collins]] * [[Wayne Kemp]] * [[A.L. Owens|A.L. "Doodle" Owens]] * [[Glenn Sutton]] ===2000s=== 2000 * [[Mac Davis]] * [[Randy Goodrum]] * [[Allen Reynolds]] * [[Billy Edd Wheeler]] 2001 * [[Don Everly]] * [[Phil Everly]] * [[Dennis Linde]] * [[Johnny Russell]] 2002 * [[Dean Dillon]] * [[Bob Dylan]] * [[Shel Silverstein]] 2003 * [[Hal Blair]] * [[Rodney Crowell]] * [[Paul Overstreet]] * [[John Prine]] 2004 * [[Guy Clark]] * [[Freddie Hart (musician)|Freddie Hart]] * [[Dennis Morgan (songwriter)|Dennis Morgan]] * [[Billy Joe Shaver]] 2005 * [[Gary Burr]] * [[Vince Gill]] * [[Roger Murrah]] * [[Jerry Reed]] * [[Mike Reid (American football)|Mike Reid]] 2006 * [[Jimmy Buffett]] * [[Hugh Prestwood]] * [[Jim Weatherly]] 2007 * [[Bob DiPiero]] * [[Mac McAnally]] * [[Flatt & Scruggs]] * [[Dottie Rambo]] * [[Hank Williams, Jr.]] 2008 * [[Matraca Berg]] * [[John Hiatt]] * [[Tom Shapiro]] 2009 *Kye Fleming * [[Mark D. Sanders]] *[[Tammy Wynette]] 2010 *[[Pat Alger]] * [[Steve Cropper]] *[[Paul Davis (singer)]] *[[Stephen Foster]] 2011 *[[Alan Jackson]] ==External links== *[http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/ Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame] official website {{coord missing|Tennessee}}