Acclaimed vocalist Patty Loveless, master songwriter Bob McDill, and performing powerhouse Tanya Tucker were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, October 22. The three honorees were celebrated as the 150th, 151st, and 152nd members of the Hall of Fame during its annual Medallion Ceremony, held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater.
The invitation-only ceremony—considered country music’s most prestigious event—was filled with tributes to the inductees, from both friends and acolytes, in speech and in song. It was an evening in honor of “three gifted people who came from small towns in the hinterlands,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Each of these honorees has left a deep and distinctive stamp on our music, now to be forever enshrined in this Hall of Fame.”
The Class of 2023 was honored with heartfelt testimonials and once-in-a- lifetime musical tributes over the three-hour ceremony. Artists who performed included Country Music Hall of Fame members Dean Dillon, Vince Gill, and Wynonna with Charlie McCoy as well as Jessi Colter with Margo Price, Brandi Carlile, Charley Crockett, Jamey Johnson, Bob Seger, and bluegrass band Sister Sadie all backed by the Medallion All-Star Band.
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