Posted on 05/02/2022 5:52:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony filled with tears, music and laughter, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly.
The loss of Naomi Judd altered the normally celebratory ceremony, but the music played on, as the genre’s singers and musicians mourned the country legend while also celebrating the four inductees: The Judds, Ray Charles, Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill and many more performed their hit songs.
Naomi and Wynonna Judd were among the most popular duos of the 1980s, scoring 14 No. 1 hits during their nearly three-decade career. On the eve of her induction, the family said in a statement to The Associated Press that Naomi Judd died at the age of 76 due to “the disease of mental illness.”
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He put out albums with country songs.
Haven’t followed her since her marriage crumbled with Dario.
She went far left. Her 70s and 80s stuff was great. But she kind of lost me and then she got Parkinson and quit singing.
I'm not sure why that surprises people. Chuck Berry said Hank Williams was his no. 1 influence.
Wow. Only 3 black artists inducted into the C&W Hall of Fame to date:
DeFord Bailey
Charlie Pride
Mister Ray Charles
That’s the result of being a Clintonian Naaaaasty Woman.
A lot of the songs on the Ray Charles C&W albums were Hank Williams songs.
He was. Released the classic album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" and was even on an episode of "Hee Haw."
Yup. You got it.
Yes! Good call! :)
I was thinking about Richie too. “Stuck on You” also crossed over and topped the C&W charts. But I think on the face of both careers, only Charles really deserves to be inducted into the HOF because an entire album was a mainstay in the genre, and had more impact when it came out during the Civil Rights era.
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