Country Music Hall of Fame Reveals 2024 inductees: Toby Keith, John Anderson and James Burton.
Toby Keith performs on stage during the 2023 People's Choice Country Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry House on September 28, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.will be inducted in the veterans era artist category, and guitarist James Burton will be inducted in the recording and/or touring musician category.
Burton began playing guitar at 13 years old, inspired by a white 1953 Telecaster electric guitar and the work of his musical heroes including Chet Atkins and Les Paul. Burton developed a hybrid picking style that used a flat pick between his thumb and index finger, as well as a fingerpick on his middle finger. He would mimic the slide of a pedal steel, but also blend in staccato notes — the style became known as chicken pickin’.
“Nominations were made in the fall of 2023 with the first ballot sent to voters before the holidays, with the final ballot closing on Friday, Feb. 2,” Trahern said. “Our professional services partners at Deloitte released the results to us just a few days later. This year, we anticipated receiving the names of our final inductees on Tuesday, Feb. 6. As we know now, we woke up that morning to the heartbreaking news that our friend Toby Keith had lost his long battle with stomach cancer.
Keith wrote “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue ” in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and following his father’s passing in March of that same year. The song became a lightning rod of controversy. Always an ardent supporter of the U.S. military, Keith performed on 11 U.S.O. tours, playing more than 200 shows for members of the U.S. Armed Forces. He also earned the hit “American Soldier,” which details the daily sacrifices and struggles of those in the U.S. armed forces.
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