Nashville, Tenn. – June Carter, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown have been invited to join the country’s hall of country.
The Country Music Association announced the new income of 2025 on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.
Carter, the grammy winning member of one of the pioneer families of country music and the wife of the country giant Johnny Cash, joins the veteran artist of AGES this year. Chesney, who has won the CMA Awards Artist of the year four times, joins as the artist of the modern era. And Brown, a Nashville producer who has supervised a wide range of best -selling successes of Vince Gill, Reba Mcentire, George Strait and many others, will join the category of non -performance.
The three will be formally induced during a ceremony in autumn.
Tuesday’s celebration ceremony focused on his contributions to country music over the decades, highlighting their influence, even when they sometimes overlooked.
“Johnny once said that his wife was one of the most neglected artists of country music,” said Country Vince Gill singer, who presented the members. He said the cash worried that his wife’s contributions “did not recognize simply because she is my wife.”
“That changes as it occupies its legitimate place among family, friends and legends in the country’s hall of country,” Gill said.
Some of Carter’s achievements include writing more than 100 songs, including co-writing “Ring of Fire”, a main success for cash. The two married in 1968 and registered several winning successes of the Grammy Award as “Jackson” and “If I was a carpenter.”
But Carter had been singing since he was 10 years old, long before marrying cash. His mother, Maybelle Carter, was in the act of family music Carter with his cousin Sara Carter and the husband of Sara, Ap Carter. The family act separated, but the mother and the daughters, June, Helen and Anita continued as Mother Maybelle AND The Carter sisters, with Little June playing Autoharp.
The carters became basic products of the Country Grand Ole OPRY music show in Nashville.
Carlene Carter described her mother as a “force of nature” that was “anchored in love.”
“All the good of me is for that mother,” said Carlene Carter, who continued in the family business as a singer and composer of Country.
Chesney, who grew up in East of Tennessee, told the crowd on Tuesday that if someone had said that one day it would be included in the same class of the Hall of Fame as June Carter Cash, he would have called it “incredible.”
Chesney’s career includes 16 platinum albums and more than 50 best country hits. After receiving an ovation standing, he said he only hoped to spread love and positivity through his music.
“I had a really big dream and I’m still pressing that dream for what I can,” said Chesney. “I just wanted to record and write songs that reflected the lives of many people who came to our shows.”
For Brown, receive the call about his induction to the Hall of Fame almost knocked him down. He called him one of the greatest achievements of his career.
Every year, the country’s fame hall chooses only three members, one of whom revolves between composers, recording musicians/tours and non -generators.
Brown supported Elvis Presley until his death in 1977, then played with Emmylou Harris AND The Hot Band, as well as Rodney Crowell AND Cherry pumps. But he is being more honored for his production work, as president of MCA Nashville, with RCA Records and, finally, as co -founder of Universal South Records.
“He makes records and earns some money, but this is better than money,” Brown said. “It’s about having an impact.”
