Shortly after the Country Music Hall of Fame completed its expansion, the Nashville based institution has announced three new inductees in their Class of 2014.
Ronnie Milsap headlines this group as the Modern Era Artist inductee, and is one of the most successful Country Musicians of all time. Starting out as a session musician in the 60’s (he appeared on Elvis Presley’s Kentucky Rain), Milsap also penned some hits for others (including Ray Charles) but in 1972 after a trip to Nashville, he switched his focus to Country Music at the influence of Charley Pride. Milsap would soon after have his first top forty Country hit, and by 1976 he emerged as one of the top acts of the genre.
Milsap would also have crossover success in the Pop world as he blended mainstream elements to his music. He would go on to have forty Country number one hits.
Milsap is joined by Hank Cochran who had seven top twenty Country Music hits. Cochran is more known for his songwriting skills, as he wrote “I Fall To Pieces” and “She’s Got You” which would become major hits for Patsy Cline. Cochran passed away in 2010.
The third inductee is Veteran Era Artist Inductee, Mac Wiseman. Wiseman was a major figure in Bluegrass Music where he began singing harmonies for Flatt & Scrugg’s Foggy Mountain Boys and Bill Monore’s Bluegrass Boys before becoming a very successful solo artist.
The Country Music Hall of Fame was first established in 1961, and this year’s ceremony will be the first one in the facilitie’s new 800 seat theatre. Once we finish a few other projects on this site, we are looking to create a section for this Hall.
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