Grammy Award-winning Country music singer Dolly Parton has been selected to be inducted to the Gospel Music Association Hall Of Fame. The ceremony will take place at Nashville's Richland Country Club on February 2nd. This will by Dolly's third induction into different Hall Of Fames- adding to her Country Music Hall Of Fame and Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductions.Other inductees include Michael W. Smith, Dr. Bobby Jones and the Dixie Hummingbirds as well as producer Lari Goss, for their knowledge about gospel music, GMA President John Styll to the Associated Press.
Parton has released several gospel albums and inspirational songs. Her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., is also home to the Southern Gospel Music Museum and Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, Patron is also participating in an aural U.S. history lesson with a three-CD project titled "This Is America" that features Dolly among 56 artists and songwriters who've recorded songs that tell the story of the United States. Charley Pride, Kathy Mattea, Billy Dean and fiddler Mark O'Connor have all made contributions to the album among others.
Previous Gospel Hall inductees include Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Amy Grant, Tennessee Ernie Ford, the Jordanaires, the Fairfield Four and the Oak Ridge Boys.
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