Jan 132023
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Country Music Roll of Renown is a musical project that celebrates the giants of country music, past and present. As the name implies, these artists have reached the top and enjoyed long careers in the business, inspiring others along the way.

The CMAA Country Music Roll of Renown awards recognition to those artists who have made a lasting and significant contribution to Australian country music.

The Roll of Renown was first established in 1976 by Radio 2TM. A monument of 26 granite boulders were placed on the front lawns of Radio 2TM. Each new Roll of Renown Plaque is installed on a granite boulder.

On 29 January 1976 Tex Morton became the first person to be honoured on the Roll of Renown. When Tex Morton saw his plaque on one of the granite boulders, he commented that his birth year was wrong. They later replaced his plaque with the correct information.

In recognition of the importance of the Roll of Renoun, Radio 2TM allowed the Tamworth City Council to re-locate the monument. You can see the Roll of Renoun today at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre (TREC).

Roll of Renown Inductees

2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
2005
2005
Graeme Connors
Ray & Lee Kernaghan
Norm Bodkin & Les Partell
Wayne Horsburgh
Terry Gordon
Tommy & Phil Emmanuel
Anne Kirkpatrick
Slim Newton
Jean Stafford
Geoff Mack
Kevin King
Lindsay Butler
Reg Poole
The Singing Kettles
Althol McCoy
2004
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
The Webb Brothers
Kenny Kitching
Frank Ifield
The Schneider Sisters
Arthur Blanch
Rex Dallas
Brian Young
Rocky Page
John Williamson
Dusty Rankin
Ted Egan
Jimmy Little
Shorty Ranger
Nev Nicholls
Barry Thornton
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
Stan Coster
The Hawking Brothers
John Minson
Chad Morgan
Johnny Ashcroft
Rick & Thel Carey
Reg Lindsay
The McKean Sisters
Gordon Parsons
Tim McNamara
Shirley Thoms
Slim Dusty
Smoky Dawson
Buddy Williams
Tex Morton

Roll of Renown Monument

Located: Townsville Regional Entertainment Centre, Tamworth.
The words on the granite monument:

“The Australian Country Music Roll of Renown was established in 1976 by Radio 2TM. It salutes those artists who have contributed so much to our nations cultural heritage through country music. They have told the story of our land, its people, its character, its trials, its triumphs.”


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