12 artists who should be in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Good morning, friends, this is Nashville storytelling columnist Brad Schmitt.

Our Tennessean music team ain't playin', y'all — they've come up with 12 country stars who they think should be in the Country Music Hall of Fame but aren't.

It's an interesting list, with a few obvious choices, and one or two that are a bit outside the box.

Bobbie Gentry?

"Unlike others on this list, Bonnie Gentry's career doesn't span half-a-century or feature a laundry list of lifetime accolades," the music team wrote. "But what she accomplished in her short time as a country singer should resonate for generations to come."

OK, fellers, go git it!

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