John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery To Be Inducted Into Kentucky Music Hall Of Fame
The 2011
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony is sponsored by RockCastle Regional Hospital
and UK Health Care.
About John Michael Montgomery:
With a
musical career that spans twelve albums and a greatest hits package, John
Michael Montgomery’s overwhelming contribution to the country music format
includes hits such as “I Swear,” “Be My Baby Tonight,” “I Can Love You Like
That,” “Sold (the Grundy County Auction Incident)” and “Life’s A Dance,” among
many others. He’s earned 15 number one singles, sold over 15 million
albums and received numerous industry and fan-voted awards, three CMA Awards,
five ACM Awards and an American Music Award.
About Patty Loveless:
To
date, Patty Loveless has issued eight Gold Record albums, four of
which have gone on to Platinum status. The singer is also noted for
such chart-topping hits as “Timber I’m Falling in Love,” “Chains,” “Blame it on
Your Heart,” “You Can Feel Bad” and “Lonely Too Long,” as well as such enduring
fan favorites as “I Try to Think About Elvis,” “How Can I Help You Say
Goodbye,” “I’m That Kind of Girl” and “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am.” Her
2008 album, Sleepless Nights, was nominated for a Grammy award and she
most recently released Mountain Soul II, both on Saguaro Road Records.
About Steve Wariner:
Award-winning
recording artist, songwriter and guitarist Steve Wariner has
charted over 30 top-10 singles, including 14 #1 hits, since beginning his
recording career in 1977. In January he won the Grammy® Award
for Best Country Instrumental Performance with “Producer’s Medley” from Steve
Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins. This
is the fourth Grammy Award Wariner has received, and his first as a solo
performer and producer. He won in 1992 for Best Country Collaboration
with Vocals, and in 2000 and 2009 for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
In 1998 Wariner won the Country Music Association’s Single and Song of
the Year awards for his #1 hit, “Holes in the Floor of Heaven,” which was also
the Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year in
1999. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1996. As a
songwriter he has earned 16 BMI Country Awards and 15 BMI Million-Air Awards
(for songs receiving over one million on-air plays). He was inducted
into the Music City Walk of Fame in 2008 and the National Thumbpickers Hall of
Fame in 2009. He started his own label, SelecTone Records, in 2003.
Produced
by Wariner and released on SelecTone Records label, Steve Wariner,
c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins honors the legendary
guitarist and producer who was also his friend, mentor, producer and former
employer. The abbreviation “c.g.p.” stands for “Certified Guitar Player,” a
title that Atkins himself bestowed on only four guitar
pickers: Tommy Emmanuel, John Knowles, the late Jerry Reed, and
Wariner.
About Keith Whitley:
Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted
from 1984 till his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire
generation of singers and songwriters. He charted nineteen singles on the Billboard
country charts, including five consecutive Number Ones: "Don't Close Your
Eyes", "When You Say Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to
the Rain", "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" and "It Ain't
Nothin'" (the last two posthumously).
About The Goin Brothers:
After the
Lonesome Pine Fiddlers disbanded in 1963, Ray and Melvin
performed together as The Goins Brothers until Ray’s heart attack in 1994
slowed him down. Ray retired in 1997, while Melvin continued as Melvin Goins
& Windy Mountain.
Ray would share the stage with his brother on occasion, mostly close to home in
eastern Kentucky Melvin
Goins and Ray Goins, The Goins Brothers, have been playing mountain string
music for 50 years. The music became known as "bluegrass" about the
time they started playing professionally. Ray passed away in 2007.
About Molly O’Day:
O’Day was an American country music vocalist who had some
degree of fame and commercial success in the late 1940s. Despite her short
recording career, 5 years, she became a legend in her own lifetime.
About Larnelle Harris:
Larnelle Harris was born in 1947 and hailed from Danville, Kentucky,
where his 30-plus years of ministry, garnered 18 albums, won five Grammy Awards
and 18 Dove Awards. His career as a Gospel singer, songwriter, and
recording artist has landed several number one songs on the Inspirational Music
charts.
Previous Inductees include:
2008 Class: Crystal Gayle, Dwight Yoakam, Florence Henderson, Norro Wilson, Les McCann
2006 Class: Sam Bush, John Conlee, Todd Duncan, Lionel Hampton, Naomi & Wynonna Judd, John Jacob Niles, Dottie Rambo, & Mary Travers.
2002 Class: Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Osborne Brothers, Everly Brothers, Merle Travis, Bradley Kincaid, Red Foley, Tom T. Hall, John Lair, Jean Ritchie, Grandpa Jones, & Rosemary Clooney.
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2008 Class: Crystal Gayle, Dwight Yoakam, Florence Henderson, Norro Wilson, Les McCann
2006 Class: Sam Bush, John Conlee, Todd Duncan, Lionel Hampton, Naomi & Wynonna Judd, John Jacob Niles, Dottie Rambo, & Mary Travers.
2004
Class: Ricky Skaggs, J.D. Crowe, Billy Vaughn, Howard & Vestal Goodman,
Coon Creek Girls, Jerry Chesnut, & Boots Randolph.
2002 Class: Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Osborne Brothers, Everly Brothers, Merle Travis, Bradley Kincaid, Red Foley, Tom T. Hall, John Lair, Jean Ritchie, Grandpa Jones, & Rosemary Clooney.
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