Hall of Fame Inductees

The Country Music Hall of Fame inductees for 2011 were announced yesterday. In the Veterans Era Artist category, Jean Shepard was selected. In the non-performer / Songwriter category, Bobby Braddock gets the honors. And in the Modern Era Artist Category, Reba McEntire made the cut. Reba was unable to attend the press conference announcement held at the Country Music Hall of Fame. She’s in Oklahoma with her father who is in a coma after suffering a stroke. However, she was able to tell him the news two days before he went into a coma. Kix Brooks was on hand to announce Reba as one of the newest inductees and had a message from Reba. “She did send a uh…a note that she asked me to read today,” Kix said, “It says, ‘I’m so appreciative of being selected as one of the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Thank you so much. This is a wonderful honor during a very emotional time in my life. I really need to be with my mama and daddy right now. And I know that’s where I should be.’” The honorees will be celebrated later this year and recognized during the CMA Awards.

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The annual gathering of country music artists, promoters, and radio programmers opens today in Nashville. Stay tuned for more information as it historically emerges from CRS – Country Radio Seminar. ….. Set your DVR’s, Rascal Flatts' ABC-TV special, Rascal Flatts: Nothing Like This Presented by JCPenney, airs on Saturday, March 12th.