October 26, 201412 yr Johnny Cash George Jones Conway Twitty Merle Haggard Second four: Hank Williams Porter Waggoner Buck Owens Charlie Pride
October 26, 201412 yr :no: After looking over my list I have changed my thinking. Going to switch Waylon from the Mountain and replace him with Cash. Cash's legacy is more than deserving. When he passed away he was on the cover of practically every major news magazine.
October 26, 201412 yr The heads of Johnny Cash and Hank, Sr. belong on the mountain, without question. After that, the remaining spots are up for grabs, IMO. One name that I have not seen above (I might have missed it) that should be on the short list is Jimmy Rodgers. There were two initial inductions of country singer/songwriters into the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. One was Hank Williams, Sr. and the other one was Rodgers. Rodgers died of TB in 1933 and the age of 35. Despite having a recording career that spanned only about 6 years, Rodgers was often referred to as the Father of Country Music. There is a long list of country, blues, and rock singers that have credited Rodgers as influencing their own music,
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