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Newly Named Country Hall Of Famers Owe Their Legacies to a Common, Signature Trait

Newly named Country Music Hall Of FamersKenny Chesney, June Carter Cash and Tony Brown owe their legacies to a common and signature trait.

Brown has guided a number of signature songs during nearly 50 years as a producer: Brooks & Dunn ‘s “Believe,” David Lee Murphy ‘s “Dust on the Bottle,” Reba McEntire ‘s “Fancy,” George Strait ‘s “Blue Clear Sky,” Wynonna ‘s “No One Else on Earth” and Steve Earle ‘s “Guitar Town,” for example. Fellow inductee June Carter Cash, meanwhile, was most closely associated on the chart with “Jackson,” a rollicking duet with Johnny, and with “Ring of Fire,” a classic she wrote about the heat she felt for the Man in Black. Once Chesney, Brown and June have their plaques installed, they’ll join an entire room of people who similarly built their reputations on songs with lasting value.

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