THE MAINE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
ON AUGUST 17th 2008, THE MINI HALL OF FAME WAS OPENED AT THE BEAUTIFUL SILVER SPUR CLUB ON RTS.11/121, IN MECHANIC FALLS, MAINE. THIS WAS THE CULMINATION OF 31 YEARS OF EFFORT BY THE MAINE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM BUILDING COMMITTEE. THIS BEAUTIFUL HALL WILL SERVE UNTIL THE PERMANENT BUILDING IS COMPLETED AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE. FIVE PLUS ACRES OF LAND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED IN THE TOWN OF GREENE MAINE, FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE WILL KEEP POSTED ANY PROGRESS ALONG THAT ROAD.
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SLIM AT PIONEER SHOW - APRIL 2006 - ALONG WITH ANOTHER MAINE HALL OF FAMER, RUSTY ROGERS.
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THE HALL OF FAME WAS CREATED WITHIN THE MAINE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AS A SEPARATE AND SELF OPERATING ENTITY TO HONOR THE VERY BEST OF MAINE PERFORMERS AND PRIME MOVERS IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT FIELD; BEGINNING IN 1978 WITH THE INDUCTION OF HAL LONE PINE, KEN MACKENZIE, AND DICK CURLESS AND HAS CONTINUED ANNUALLY TO THE PRESENT WITH THE ADDITION OF 65 MORE MEMBERS. THE HALL REPRESENTS A CROSS SECTION OF COUNTRY MUSIC'S BEST PERSONALITIES, INCLUDING SINGERS, INSTRUMENTALISTS, FOLK MUSIC ARTISTS, BLUE GRASS PERFORMERS, WRITERS, COMEDIENS, RADIO & TV PERSONALITIES ETC., WHO HAVE GIVEN A LIFETIME OF EFFORT TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC INDUSTRY IN MAINE AND IS THE HIGHEST HONOR ONE CAN RECEIVE FROM HIS OR HER PEERS. YOU MAY LINK TO MCMAHOF TO READ THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE LIST OF INDUCTEES. THAT WILL ALSO BRING YOU TO THE WEB SITE FOR KEN MACKENZIE, ONE OF THE GREAT PIONEERS OF COUNTRY IN OUR STATE. THE TIME FRAME INCLUDES "MELLIE DUNHAM" INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FIDDLER WHO DIED IN 1931 TO "IRA ALLEN" OXFORD COUNTY NATIVE AND NASHVILLE STAR INDUCTED ALONG WITH "JACKIE KING" AND THE LATE "LENNY BREAU" IN 2005.
2007 saw the election of our two newest members: Great Steel Guitar player and Singer SONNY BICKFORD of Corinth, and the wonderful Lady Singer and member of Bob Elstons Road Rangers, and wife of Hall of Famer Bob Elston, the great MARLENE CARPENTER of Clinton. Both are most deserving of the honor and we welcome them to the Hall Of Fame.
THE HALL OF FAME NOW NUMBERS 68 MEMBERS FROM MAINE'S COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY.__
ROLL OF MAINE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME 1978 TO DATE
An asterisk (*) indicates the member is deceased.
1978 *KEN MACKENZIE, *DICK CURLESS, *HAL LONE PINE
1979 *CURLY O'BRIEN, BETTY CODY, BETTY GRIBBIN
1980 *YODELIN' SLIM CLARK, AL HAWKES, GENE HOOPER
1981 **TONY & JUANITA,*DUKE KNIGHT,*FIDDLIN'HAROLD CARTER
1982 *GUS FIORE,*BILL CLEMENT
1983 PAUL ROBERTS, *DON DOANE, SR.
1984 *FRED PIKE, *BARRY DEAN, *SIMONE MACKENZIE
1985 *JUD STRUNK, SLEEPY WILLIS
1986 *LITTLE JOEY DIPIETRO, *MELLIE DUNHAM
1987 CHARLIE GILLIAM, *MAURICE FOURNIER
1988 ELMER LARSON, JEANIE CARTER
1989 *RUSTY WELLINGTON, **RAY & ANN LITTLE
1990 NORM DECOTEAU, *"HAPPY JACK" THURLOW
1991 *DICKIE MUNROE, PETE DIXON
1992 LOU MATHIEU, RUSTY ROGERS
1993 EBB LOVLEY, SMOKEY VAL
1994 RUSS ADAMS, DEAK HAMILTON
1995 KENDALL MORSE, IRA SALLY
1996 *BEVERLY DODGE, *MARCEL MAURICE GIASSON
1997 "LUCKY TIM" FARRELL, ALAN "MAC" MCHALE
1998 BILL BEDARD, FLO HOOPER
1999 RAY COUTURE, FRED "TOMMY" THOMPSON
2000 GINGER MAE, JIMMY COX
2001 BOB ELSTON, CHARLIE BROWN
2002 SLIM ANDREWS, BOB ALLEY
2003 DAVE MALLETT, *"MISS MARILYN" BROWN
2004 *"BANJO BILL" ANKETELL, DENNY BREAU
2005 JACKIE KING, IRA ALLEN, *LENNY BREAU
2006 BING CROSBY, BEN GUILLEMETTE, *TED CONLEY
2007 MARLENE CARPENTER, SONNY BICKFORD
2008 BOB & GRACE FRENCH, & ELTON RECORD
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FOR A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF EACH HALL OF FAMER LISTED ABOVE PLEASE GO TO MY LINK PAGE AND LINK ON TO MCMAHOF.
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BOB & GRACE FRENCH BLUEGRASS PIONEERS
2008 MAINE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEES
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ELTON RECORD 2008 MAINE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEE
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