Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001: Bill Matthews (b.
LaFollette, TN; 1923), his brother Monty (b. Pulaski, KY; 1927), Culley
Holt (b. McAlester, OK; 1925-80), Bob Hubbard (b. Chaffee, MO; 1928),
Gordon Stoker (b. Gleason, TN, 1924),
Neal Matthews Jr. (no relation to Bill and Monty;
b. Nashville, TN; 1929-2000), Hoyt Hawkins (b. Paducah, KY; 1927-82),
Hugh Jarrett (b. Nashville, TN; 1929), and
Ray Walker (b. Centerville, MS;
1934).