September 16, 2026
Tracy Lawrence To Be Inducted In The Arkansas Country Music Hall of Fame
The Arkansas Country Music Awards are proud to announce Tracy Lawrence, Jim “Moose” Brown, Dave Gibson, and Eck Robertson as the 2027 Arkansas Country Music Hall of Fame inductees. They will be honored at the 10th annual awards show. The red carpet event will be held on Monday, June 7 at the Reynolds Performance Hall on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
Arkansas Country Music Awards President Nathan Hunnicutt said, “The Hall of Fame class for 2027 is four individuals that have certainly carved their own special place in Arkansas music history. Once again, these upcoming inductees solidify the magnitude and importance of the Arkansas Country Music Hall of Fame and the ones that have been inducted, both past and present.”
Country music journalist and historian Charles Haymes added, “For an Arkansan in the country field, this is the pinnacle for there is no greater honor in the Natural State. The ‘Class of 2027’ is an undeniable mix of highly deserving Arkansans. This is another wonderful group of Hall of Fame inductees.”
Lawrence grew up in Foreman (Little River County), and was one of the most frequent and identifiable voices on country radio in the 1990s. Even though his mother wanted him to be a Methodist minister, he had a yearning to sing country music like his heroes George Strait, Merle Haggard, and George Jones. He joined his first band while in his teens. After a stint at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Lawrence relocated to Nashville in 1990. The following year, he signed with Atlantic Records and his debut album, “Sticks and Stones,” was released. The project produced four hit singles with the title cut topping the charts. This initial success led Lawrence being named the Top New Male Artist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. In his 35 year career, he has had over 40 country hits and a total of 18 number one singles, solidifying him as one of country music’s top touring and recording artists. Lawrence’s massive hit list includes such successes as “Alibis,” “Can’t Break It to My Heart,” “I See It Now,” “If the World Had a Front Porch,” “Texas Tornado,” “Time Marches On,” “Paint Me a Birmingham,” and “You Find Out Who You’re Friends Are.”
Lawrence, Brown, Gibson, and Robertson join previous Arkansas Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, The Browns, Ed Bruce, Wayne Raney, Conway Twitty, Kye Fleming, Patsy Montana, The Wilburn Brothers, Jimmy Driftwood, Charlie Rich, Wayland Holyfield, Levon Helm, Elton Britt, The Original Rhodes Show, Bill Carter, Lefty Frizzell, Floyd Cramer, Mark Wright, Bob Robbins, Barbara Fairchild, Reggie Young, Albert E. Brumley, Irby Mandrell, K.T. Oslin, Randy Goodrum, Wood Newton, Collin Raye, Shawn Camp, John Hughey, The Whites, Allen Reynolds, and Jimmy Doyle & Patsy Gayle.
