8 Country Music Stars That Should Be In The Hall Of Fame

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupAuthor

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

7 Country Music Legends That Should Be In The Hall Of Fame

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…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group