SOURCE Holds Virtual Hall Of Fame Awards Honoring 20 Female Trailblazers [Exclusive]

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SOURCE Awards Co-Hosts Jeannie Seely and Shannon McCombs. Photo: Bev Moser

SOURCE Nashville recently held its 18th Annual Hall of Fame Awards virtually from the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Co-hosted by Grand Ole Opry member Jeannie Seely and Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame Awards inductee, Shannon McCombs, this year’s event posthumously inducted 20 female trailblazers in the country music industry.

Presented by Springer Mountain Farms, the event was produced by Erica Rosa and Sheree Spoltore. A video of the ceremony is available on SOURCE Nashville’s YouTube channel.

YouTube video

SOURCE Hall of Fame inductees are nominated and inducted based on peer recommendations, biographies, accomplishments, reputation, the number of years each individual has worked within the entertainment industry, and level of community involvement. Next year’s induction ceremony will be in person on Aug. 23, 2022.

The 2021 inductees included:

  • Anne “Opry Annie” Boatman (National Life Insurance, Grand Ole Opry, The Nashville Network)
  • Sue Brewer (Mary Sue Berry) (Honorary Member/Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Webb Pierce, Music City News, Waylon Jennings Fan Club)
  • Mary Reeves Davis (Jim Reeves Enterprises)
  • Bobette Dudley (Country Music Association)
  • Sharon Eaves (Fan Clubhouse, LLC, Advisory Board Member for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, MusiCares, Nashville School of the Arts)
  • Dale Franklin (Leadership Music, The Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage)
  • Jeannie Ghent (ABC Records, Mandrell Management Company, The Cannons)
  • Teresa L.”Tuttie” Jackson (High Seas Music, Bigger Picture Group, Moraine Music Group)
  • Vivian Keith (Shelby Singleton Enterprises, Sure Fire Music, Wil-Helm Agency)
  • Nikki Mitchell (Waylon Jennings Music, Nikki Mitchell Foundation)
  • Claudia Mize (Warner Bros. Records, Mercury Records)
  • Sylvia Richey (AFM, Tammy Wynette Enterprises, George Richey Productions)
  • Janet Rickman (PolyGram-Mercury/Nashville, Mercury Records New York/Los Angeles, MCA Nashville)
  • Faye Anthony Smith (BMI/Nashville/New York)
  • Ann Tant (Lowery Music Group, RCA Records Atlanta, Ann’s Promotion Services, Mercury Records Nashville)
  • Joyce Triplett (RCA Records, Harold Shedd)
  • Barbara Turner (The Nashville Network, Gaylord Entertainment)
  • Dorothy Wright (Gaylord Entertainment, WSM Radio, WSM-TV, Grand Ole Opry)
  • Margaret Wright (Columbia Recording Studios, Mercury Studio)
  • Jean Zimmerman (Epic Records, Independent Producer, SingMe Music)
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