GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Inducts New Class: Michael W. Smith,
The GMA Foundation officially inducted artists Michael W. Smith, Dolly Parton, Dr. Bobby Jones and The Dixie
Hummingbirds along with music producer Lari Goss into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame on Feb. 2, 2009 at a ceremony at Richland Country
Club in Nashville, Tenn.
Pictured above (L-R) are: GMA Foundation Executive Director Steve Brallier; Inductee Lari Goss; Inductee Lyndon Baines Jones of The Dixie Hummingbirds;
Inductee Michael W. Smith; Inductee Dr. Bobby Jones; Inductee Dolly Parton; Ed Harper, chairman of the GMA Foundation Board;
GMA President/CEO John W. Styll; Sundray Tucker (daughter of deceased Inductee Ira Tucker of The Dixie Hummingbirds), Inductees Carlton Lewis,
William Bright and Torrey Nettles of The Dixie Hummingbirds. (Photo by Aaron Crisler/GospelMusicUpdate.com)
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The GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame was established in 1971 and has inducted more than 150 members since its inception, including 2007 inductees Phil Keaggy, The Statler Brothers, The Winans and Joe Moscheo. Previous inductees include Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Keith Green, Amy Grant, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Andrae Crouch, Sandi Patty, Vestal Goodman, Tennessee Ernie Ford, 2nd Chapter of Acts, The Oak Ridge Boys, Petra, Bill and Gloria Gaither, the Rambos, Evie, Richard Smallwood, Jake Hess, The Lewis Family, Thomas A. Dorsey, the Fairfield Four, Billy Graham and the Jordanaires.
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GMA Foundation Welcomes 2007 GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Inductees
The GMA Foundation (GMAF) inducted the 2007 class of Christian and gospel music legends into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame at a Oct. 29, 2007 dinner and ceremony held at the Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tenn.
The new Hall of Famers included artists Phil Keaggy, the Statler Brothers, Larnelle Harris and The Winans and former music executive Joe Moscheo. The sold-out event featured performances by inductee Harris, Melinda Doolittle, Wes King, Scott Dente, Ian Keaggy, The Booth Brothers, Grandstaff and The Glory Bugles.
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