thumb|right|200px|Texas Country Music Hall of Fame

200px|right|thumb|Front entrance to the Hall of Fame

The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Carthage in Panola County in East Texas, honors those who have made outstanding contributions to country music and were born (and/or raised) in the state of Texas. This includes singers, songwriters, disc jockeys, and others.

In the center of the exhibit area, a replica of a 1930s theater marquee reminds visitors of the role of country music in film. A juke box nearby allows visitors to select the country songs that they wish to hear played while touring the museum.

The marquee serves as the entrance to the Tex Ritter Museum. A native of Panola County, Ritter was one of the first singers inducted into the hall of fame when it was established in 1998. It also has an exhibit on Ritter's son, John Ritter.

Inductees

;1998

  • Tex Ritter
  • Willie Nelson
  • Jim Reeves
  • Gene Autry
  • Joe Allison
  • Cindy Walker

;1999

  • Ernest Tubb
  • Hank Thompson
  • Waylon Jennings

;2000

  • Dale Evans
  • Bob Wills
  • Charlie Walker

;2001

  • Stuart Hamblin
  • Billy Walker
  • Ray Price

;2002

  • Tanya Tucker
  • Gene Watson
  • Nat Stuckey

;2003

  • Kris Kristofferson
  • Lefty Frizzell
  • Johnny Bush

;2004

  • The Big Bopper
  • Johnny Lee
  • Mac Davis

;2005

  • Roger Miller
  • Jimmy Dean
  • Johnny Gimble
  • Glenn Sutton

;2006

  • The Gatlin Brothers
  • Billy Joe Shaver

;2007

  • Johnny Rodriguez
  • Red Steagall
  • Bob Luman

;2008

  • Mickey Newbury
  • Buck Owens
  • The Whites

;2009

  • Linda Davis
  • Michael Martin Murphey
  • Neal McCoy

;2010

  • George Jones
  • Al Dexter
  • Ray Winkler

;2011

  • Mickey Gilley
  • Moe Bandy

;2014

  • Duane Allen and The Oak Ridge Boys

;2015

  • Tracy Byrd
  • Dallas Wayne

;2016

  • Clint Black

;2017

  • Kenny Rogers
  • Bobbie Nelson

;2018

  • Leon Rausch
  • The Chuck Wagon Gang

;2019

  • Jeannie C. Riley
  • Rodney Crowell
  • Claude Gray

;2022

  • David Frizzell
  • The Texas Tenors
  • Buddy Holly

;2023

  • Clay Cooper
  • K.T. Oslin

;2024

  • Tracy Lawrence
  • The Mandrell Sisters
  • Roy Orbison

;2025

  • Johnny Horton
  • Asleep at the wheel

200px|right|thumb|Some of the plaques of the inductees into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame

See also

  • List of music museums
  • List of museums in East Texas

References

  • Official website