1. Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith is one of the most beloved actors in American entertainment; although “The Andy Griffith Show” stopped production in 1967, the show remains on the air as a favorite of each succeeding...
2. Randy Travis
You know him as Randy Travis but he was born Randy Bruce Traywick on May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina. During the mid-1980s, a group of young performers changed the course of country music by recording...
3. Roberta Flack
Born on February 10, 1937 in Asheville, North Carolina. Roberta Flack was born into a musical family; her mother was a church organist and her father was a jazz musician. She grew up in Arlington, Virginia and...
4. James Taylor
James Taylor grew up in Carrboro, North Carolina, where his father was a faculty member and then Dean of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. James’s first music lessons were on the cello...
5. John Coltrane
John Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina; died on July 17, 1967 in New York City. John Coltrane is one of the most important–and controversial–individuals in the history of...
Inductee – Michael English
Michael English is one of the premier solo singers in Southern Gospel and Contemporary Christian music. Born April 12, 1953 in Kenansville, North Carolina into a family gospel group,...
Inductee – Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker was the saxophonist in the groups that laid down the foundation of funk, rap and hip hop. He attended college in North Carolina but graduated from the University of James...
Inductee – John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk, born in Durham, North Carolina, is one of the great songwriters in American music, writing hits in both the pop and country fields. Born March 31, 1934, John D....
Inductee – Clyde Moody
Clyde Moody was a premier singer and instrumentalist in bluegrass. Born September 19, 1915 in Cherokee, North Carolina, he grew up at a time when brother duets were popular in country...
Inductee – Billy Edd Wheeler
Billy Edd Wheeler is a long-time resident (48 years and counting) of Swannanoa, North Carolina. He is perhaps best known for a song he wrote and recorded, “Ode to the Little Brown...
Inductee – Billy “Crash” Craddock...
Billy “Crash” Craddock was born June 16, 1939 in Greensboro, North Carolina and earned the nickname “Crash” while he was a running back on his high school football team. After...
Inductee – Ben Folds
Ben Folds is a multi-talented singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who is a leading figure in alternative rock. Born September 12, 1966 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Folds...
Inductee – Anthony Dean Griffey
Opera tenor Anthony Dean Griffey was born in High Point, North Carolina and holds degrees from Wingate University, the Eastman School of Music, the Juilliard School and was a member of...
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