Burtonįloyd Cramer - The sound of Country Music in the early 1960s was changing and the piano played a pivotal role. Presentation to "Ten Thousand Drums" at the 1959 BMI Country Awards: Cedarwood Publishing's Dollie Denny, songwriters Carl Smith and Mel Tillis, BMI's Frances Preston, Robert Sour and Robert J. Cramer and Smith will become the 89th and 90th members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. All inductees are chosen by CMA's Hall of Fame panel of electors, consisting of more than 300 anonymous voters appointed by the CMA Board of Directors. Photos: Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame And MuseumĬramer, who died in 1998, is the first to be inducted in the new "Recording and/or Touring Musician Active Prior to 1980" category, while Smith is to be inducted in the annual "Open" category. Formal induction for the career BMI affiliates will take place during the 37th Annual CMA Awards, which will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network, on Wednesday, November 5 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The Country Music Association has announced that musical legends Floyd Cramer and Carl Smith will become the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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