The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. A non-profit organization, it declares its objective is to honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is uniquely associated with music community in the city of Nashville. The Foundation's stated purpose is to educate, archive, and celebrate the contributions of the members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame to the world of music.

The Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. is governed by a board of directors, currently consisting of thirteen members. Annually, three songwriters are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Inductees

1970

• Gene Autry
• Johnny Bond
• Albert E. Brumley
• A.P. Carter
• Ted Daffan
• Vernon Dalhart
• Rex Griffin
• Stuart Hamblen
• Pee Wee King
• Vic McAlpin
• Bob Miller
• Leon Payne
• Jimmie Rodgers
• Fred Rose
• Redd Stewart
• Floyd Tillman
• Merle Travis
• Ernest Tubb
• Cindy Walker
• Hank Williams, Sr.
• Bob Wills

1971

• Smiley Burnette
• Jenny Lou Carson
• Wilf Carter
• Zeke Clements
• Jimmie Davis
• Alton & Rabon Delmore
• Al Dexter
• Vaughn Horton
• Bradley Kincaid
• Bill Monroe
• Bob Nolan
• Tex Owens
• Tex Ritter
• Carson J. Robison
• Gene Sullivan
• Tim Spencer
• Jimmy Wakely
• Wiley Walker
• Scotty Wiseman

1972

• Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
• Lefty Frizzell
• Jack Rhodes
• Don Robertson

1973

• Jack Clement
• Don Gibson
• Harlan Howard
• Roger Miller
• Ed Nelson, Jr.
• Steve Nelson
• Willie Nelson

1974

• Hank Cochran

1975

• Bill Anderson
• Danny Dill
• Eddie Miller
• Marty Robbins
• Wayne Walker
• Marijohn Wilkin

1976

• Carl Belew
• Dallas Frazier
• John D. Loudermilk
• Moon Mullican
• Curly Putman
• Mel Tillis

1977

• Johnny Cash
• Woody Guthrie
• Merle Haggard
• Kris Kristofferson

1978

• Joe Allison
• Tom T. Hall
• Hank Snow
• Don Wayne

1979

• Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey
• Charles Louvin
• Ira Louvin
• Elsie McWilliams
• Joe South

1980

• Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
• Mickey Newbury
• Ben Peters
• Ray Stevens

1981

• Bobby Braddock
• Ray Whitley

1982

• Chuck Berry
• William J. "Billy" Hill
• Loretta Lynn

1983

• W.C. Handy
• Beasley Smith

1984

• Hal David
• Billy Sherrill

1985

• Bob McDill
• Carl Perkins

1986

• Otis Blackwell
• Dolly Parton

1987

• Roy Orbison
• Sonny Throckmorton

1988

• Hoagy Carmichael
• Troy Seals

1989

• Rory Michael Bourke
• Maggie Cavender
• Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer

1990

• Sue Brewer
• Ted Harris
• Jimmy Webb

1991

• Charlie Black
• Sonny Curtis

1992

• Max D. Barnes
• Wayland Holyfield

1993

• Red Lane
• Don Schlitz
• Conway Twitty

1994

• Jerry Foster (as Foster & Rice)
• Buddy Holly
• Richard Leigh
• Bill Rice (as Foster & Rice)
• Bobby Russell

1995

• Waylon Jennings
• Dickey Lee
• Dave Loggins

1996

• Jerry Chesnut
• Kenny O'Dell
• Buck Owens
• Norro Wilson

1997

• Wayne Carson
• Roger Cook
• Hank Thompson

1998

• Merle Kilgore
• Eddie Rabbitt
• Kent Robbins

1999

• Tommy Collins
• Wayne Kemp
• A.L. "Doodle" Owens
• Glenn Sutton

2000

• Mac Davis
• Randy Goodrum
• Allen Reynolds
• Billy Edd Wheeler

2001

• Don Everly
• Phil Everly
• Dennis Linde
• Johnny Russell

2002

• Dean Dillon
• Bob Dylan
• Shel Silverstein

2003

• Hal Blair
• Rodney Crowell
• Paul Overstreet
• John Prine

2004

• Guy Clark
• Freddie Hart
• Dennis Morgan
• Billy Joe Shaver

2005

• Gary Burr
• Vince Gill
• Roger Murrah
• Jerry Reed
• Mike Reid

2006

• Jimmy Buffett
• Hugh Prestwood
• Jim Weatherly

2007

• Bob DiPiero
• Mac McAnally
• Flatt & Scruggs
• Dottie Rambo
• Hank Williams, Jr.

2008

• Matraca Berg
• John Hiatt
• Tom Shapiro
• The Reach

External links

• Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Official Website