The West Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame was established in 1992 by Jim McCoy. It is a special room of the Troubadour Lounge that contains pictures, memorabilia and plaques honoring country music legends of The Mountain State.
Every year during the Remembering Patsy Cline Labor Day Weekend festivities, Jim announces the new inductees to the Hall of Fame for the year. This years celebration is Saturday and Sunday, Setpember 4th and 5th. New inductees will be honored on Sunday, September 5th. Come on by...visit the Hall of Fame and enjoy a great party! See our Special Events to learn more.
 

THE WEST VIRGINIA COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME is open Tuesday thru Sunday from 1pm to 10pm. See the many photos on display...browse through the Patsy Cline and Ernest Tubb photo albums...or watch videos of the stars that date from the 1950's to present. Visit our Wall of Fame and Hillbilly Heaven. All Hall of Fame visitors enjoy a free tour of our Recording Studio...and great food and drinks are available at all times!

  
 
     

GOT COUNTRY IN YOUR BLOOD? Artists, fans, bands and musicians are invited to join THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.
Membership is $10 per year. To join, mail your check or money order along with your name, address, phone number and email to:
WVCMA . 25 Troubadour Lane . Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Call 304-258-9381 for more information or email WVCMA.
At our 2003 Labor Day Event, Mel Dick and JD Thompson presented Bertha and Jim McCoy with lifetime membership in the Always Patsy Cline fan club. To join the fan club, write:
Always Patsy Cline
PO Box 2236 . Winchester, VA 22604
 
  2003 WEST VIRGINIA COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME HONOREES included Kathy Mattea, Johnny 'T' Triplett, Rudy Lewis (Mouth of the South)...and last but not least, Jim McCoy.  
Kathleen Glaser surprised Jim this year with his induction into The Hall of Fame! Congratulations to all of this years honorees.
 

Got a favorite Country Music star of the Mountain State? Think they deserve to be in the Hall of Fame?

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2004 Hall Of Fame Inductees
* Stoney Cooper An early pioneer of Real Country Music
* Sammy Moss A popular entertainer and well known D.J.
* Red Sovine Remembered for "Teddy Bear" and other great recitations.
* Billy Ed Wheeler- "Ode to the Little Brown Shack out Back"

2005 Hall of Fame Inductees
*Buddy Starcher An artist, an early pioneer of Recording Radio and Television
*Virgil Ruppenthal D.J. Thanks for the 40 years of broadcasting country music.
*Big Bill Bailey Artist-lifelong musician who played with a great many entertainers.

2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
*Danny Boyd - Thanks for the great films and your love of West Virginia and country music. Keep wrestling!
*"J.B." Jimmy Miller - Thanks for your great talent and your contribution to traditional country music.
*Charlie Dick - Thanks for the memories, friendship, and keeping the memory of Pasty Cline alive.
*Don West - From the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame to the WV Country Music Hall of Fame, one of the greatest steel guitar players ever.