Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless, Bob McDill: CMHOF Class Of 2023
Patty Loveless, Tanya Tucker, and Bob McDill will be the Country Music Hall Of Fame’ss 2023 inductees. The Country Music Association announced the inductees Monday (4/3). Their induction will raise…

Patty Loveless, Tanya Tucker, and Bob McDill will be the Country Music Hall Of Fame'ss 2023 inductees. The Country Music Association announced the inductees Monday (4/3). Their induction will raise the total number of members to 152.
Loveless and Tucker were selected for the annual "Modern Era Artist" and "Veteran Era Artist" categories. McDill was chosen in the "Songwriter" category.
Tanya Tucker talked to The Tennessean about her long-awaited inclusion into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. "Everybody's been loudly b----ing about me not being in the Hall of Fame. So many people have wanted me to get in – Bobby Bare, Alabama's Randy Owen and Marty Stuart ("he's been my biggest campaigner"). They have not allowed me to go away. That means they've loved my contributions and spirit – which makes me feel honored."
She added, "I wish my daddy would be there." (Beau Tucker died on November 23, 2006).
Patty Loveless also spoke to The Tennessean. "Seeing this little girl from 14 years old, looking back and thinking my gosh, I'm going to be in the Country Music Hall of Fame. I wanna cry about it, to tell you the truth. It brings back so many wonderful memories for me."
Loveless added, "I was always influenced early, early on by Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline, Connie Smith. And then Linda Ronstadt came along. I incorporated that into some of the country music I was doing."
She added, "I very much was influenced at a very, very young age, listening to all the music my parents listened to."
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Earlier this month, The Country Music Association announced the first details of its 50th anniversary of CMA Fest, including the lineup for shows at Nashville's Nissan Stadium. CMA Fest returns to downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 8-11, 2023, with many superstars on the bill for the main stage.
That Nissan Stadium performance list includes Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, and Jordan Davis. As well as HARDY, Tyler Hubbard, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Tim McGraw, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Keith Urban, and Lainey Wilson.
Tomorrow (5/17), Brooks and Dunn will announce who will be the next three inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and every year the debate goes on as to who should get country music's ultimate honor, which was just bestowed on The Judds earlier this month (5/1).
Garth is in as-is Reba, Dolly, George Strait. But some country music artists have been passed over for many years. We look at eight artists who should make it to the Hall of Fame.
Crystal Gayle

NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 30: Honoree Crystal Gayle attends the 10th Annual ACM Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 30, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)
John Denver

HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 24: A general view of the atmosphere at the ceremony posthumosly honoring John Denver with the 2,531st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 24, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Trisha Yearwood

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: Trisha Yearwood attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Kennedy Center on December 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Clint Black

NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 25: Singer/Songwriter Clint Black performs during Lipscomb University's Copperweld Charlie Daniels' Scholarship for Heroes event at Allen Arena, Lipscomb University on March 25, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Dwight Yoakam

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 19: Musician Dwight Yoakam poses in the press room at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Tim McGraw

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 14: Tim McGraw performs onstage during the "Soul2Soul" World Tour at Staples Center on July 14, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Shania Twain

NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 05: Recording artist Shania Twain speaks on stage as Billboard celebrates the Country Music industry with Country Power Players at WestEnd Kitchen and Bar at the Hutton Hotel on June 5, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)