|PIC1|Legendary worship artist Michael W Smith will be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame next month.
Smith, who has been on the Christian music scene for more than a quarter of a century, will be joined in the Hall of Fame by country music start Dolly Parton, Dr Bobby Jones, The Dixie Hummingbirds and music producer Lair Goss.
President and CEO of the Gospel Music Association Foundation John W Styll paid tribute to the latest slate of inductees.
"This year’s class of GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees have all achieved great professional and personal success in many different areas of the music and entertainment industries,” stated Styll, “but each shares a common heritage of the Gospel’s powerful impact on their lives.”
The GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame has been celebrating the contributions of Christian and gospel music artists for nearly four decades.
Among the more than 150 artists to have taken their place in the Hall of Fame are The Winans, Elvis Presley, Amy Grant, Andrae Crouch and Sandi Patty.
This year’s induction ceremony takes place on February 2 in Nashville.
Michael W Smith released his latest album, A New Hallelujah, last November to critical acclaim.
Dolly Parton has several gospel albums to her name and her Dollywood theme park in
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, houses the Southern Gospel Music Museum and Hall of Fame.
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