Rodgers, nicknamed The Singing Brakeman, was just 35 when he died of a pulmonary hemorrhage brought on by tuberculosis in 1933. He was one of the first three people inaugurated into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961 and one of the 16 initial inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Impressively, singer, songwriter and guitarist Jimmie Rodgers was in the inaugural class in both Halls. The roster of double honorees includes 13 male artists or executives (the exec being Sun Records founder Phillips) two female artists (Lee and Parton) and one duo (the Everly Brothers).īob Wills was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist but was inducted into the Rock Hall as the leader of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. Nelson, Parton and the late Jerry Lee Lewis have joined the list of double inductees in the past year.
Three double inductees – Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers and Sam Phillips - lived to see both of their inductions, though they have since died. The others are Brenda Lee, 78, and Dolly Parton, 77. Nelson, 90, is one of only three of these double (Rock and Country) inductees who is still living. With Willie Nelson’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, 30 years after he was selected for the Country Music Hall of Fame, 16 artists or executives have been chosen to join both Halls.
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