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The purpose of the SGMA is to maintain a Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum for the historic preservation of the accomplishments of our music, its people and its message.

We believe Southern Gospel Music is the musical arm of our Lord's evangelist church, without regard to denomination. Therefore, it is our job to use all means available to us to praise and spread the name of Jesus Christ through Southern Gospel Music. 

On April 17, 1999, the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Niles Borop
Bob Crawford
McCray Dove
Grover Dunn
Jeff Easter
Sheri Easter
Carolyn Kirksey
Jerry Kirksey
Dottie Leonard-Miller
Ed Leonard
JDSSSSBM Manning -Tennessee
Vivian Moore
Dennis & Deborah Patterson
Brian & Debra Schaffer
Ronald E. Smith
Marlin Taylor
Amanda Templeton
Ashley Templeton
Maurice Templeton
Phil & Phyllis Templeton
Stewart Varnado
Betty Walden
Esther Wilson
Gerald Wolfe

SGMA Class of 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

(Pigeon Forge, TN)….The Southern Gospel Music Association’s (SGMA) Induction Committee Chairman, Dr. Jim Goff, announced today the 2013 Inductees to the SGMA Hall of Fame. They are, in the deceased category, John T. Benson, Jr. and Thomas A. Dorsey. In the living category, Polly Lewis Copsey, “Little” Roy Lewis, Duane Nicholson and Tim Riley.

The 2013 Induction Ceremony and Singing News Fan Awards will be held on October 2^nd at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. Tickets for the event are on sale now at the SGMA office. You may purchase tickets by calling 865-908-4040.

 
(Emails)

Hey Charlie!
The ceremony was a great success. As an artist and a member of the SGMA, I was so proud and honored to be there. Thank you for all of your hard work in making it a huge success and thank you for all that you do for SGMA.

Many Blessings!
Karen Peck Gooch

Charlie,

We had a great time!

Thanks so much for all the arrangements and extras you did to make all the Statlers and wives feel at home. You put on a wonderful show.

We all had a ball!

Don, Harold, Phil and Jimmy
Statler Brothers

 

Charlie, it's Friday morning and I wanted to say "thank you" for the great honor given to my father, Doyle, at the SGMA Hall of Fame awards show. I appreciate your hard work to put together that wonderful video of him. I didn't even know that there was such a video. My sister and I would love to have a copy. At present, we have nothing on tape or dvd and if that could be available to us, I would be grateful.

Thanks again for all you did. I hope it went well for you.

Terry Blackwood

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