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ARKANSAS ENTERTAINERS HALL OF FAME

 

Starlight, Star Bright, See a Hundred Stars That Night......

The Stars on this plaque represent an "Arkansas Star" who has been inducted in the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in Pine Bluff.

 

 Stars from our area include: Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Lum & Abner, Lawrence Hamilton, Glen Campbell, and Billy Bob Thornton.

Tracy Lawrence was among the 17 inductees at the first Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.  Others included:

Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Driftwood, Al Green, Randy Goodrum, Wayland Holyfield, Alan Ladd, Lum 'N Abner, Patsy Montana, Art Porter, Sr. Dick Powell, Charlie Rich, Mary Steenburgen, Harry Thomason, and Billy Bob Thornton.

 

 

These items were donated to the Hall of Fame by Tracy Lawrence and are on display for public viewing free of charge.

 

Tracy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996.

These items were donated by Collin Raye who was born in De Queen in 1960.

Collin returns to his hometown for a benefit concert each year.  Plans are already underway for a June 20, 2008 concert at Leopard Stadium in De Queen.

 

Collin was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

 

1996 Inductees:

Glen Campbell
Johnny Cash
Jimmy Driftwood
Al Green
Randy Goodrum
Wayland Holyfield
Alan Ladd
Tracy Lawrence
Lum 'N Abner (Chester Lauck & Norris Goff)
Patsy Montana
Art Porter, Sr.

 

1998 Inductees:

Jerry Van Dyke
Levon Helm
Mark Wright
Melvin Endsley
Conway Twitty
Floyd Cramer
The Browns (Jim Ed, Maxine, and Bonnie)
Bob Burns
Louis Jordan

 

2000 Inductees:

Julie Adams
K.T. Oslin
James Bridges
Sara Caldwell
Skeets McDonald
Art Porter, Jr.
Bronco Billy Anderson
Pharoah Sanders
William Warfield
Twila Paris

2003 Inductees:

Ronnie Dunn
Barbara Hendricks
Walter Norris
John Grisham
Steve Stephens
William Grant Still
Freeman Owens

 

2005 Inductees:

John Michael Talbot
Collin Raye
Elizabeth Williams
Lefty Frizzell
Albert Brumley
Jim Porter
Ed Bruce
John Weston
Lawrence Hamilton

 

November 16, 2007 Inductees:

Sonny Burgess
Gil Gerard
Sara Tackett
Beth Brickell
Gail Davis
Jack Mitchell
B.J. Sams
Laurence Luckinbill

2007 Induction Ceremony Photos

 


L-R:  B.J. Sams, Terrie Davis, Steve Stephens, Beth Brickell, Gov. Mike Beebe, Gil Gerard, Laurence Luckinbill, Sonny Burgess. Not Shown: Sara Tackett, Jack Mitchell


Sonny Burgess


Gov. Beebe and Gil Gerard share a joke


Beth Brickell

Sarah Tackett

Terrie Davis

Jack Mitchell

B.J. Sams

Laurence Luckinbill
There is no charge to tour the AR Entertainers Hall of Fame.

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