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Trace, Randy, Martina Join Walk of Fame
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Trace Adkins photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.
Nov. 10, 2008 — Two deep-voiced male singers and a woman with a powerful stratosphere
were among seven figures inducted Sunday into the Music City Walk of Fame. Trace
Adkins, Randy Travis and Martina McBride helped lead the pack.
"It was unexpected," Trace said. "I never thought that I would get to do somethin'
like this this early in my career — I say early, you know, [because] compared to
the people that I’m associated with [at this event], I’m a newbie. All these other
people have been at this a lot longer than I have been."
While the other inductees — including Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Michael McDonald
and former Country Music Association executive director Jo Walker-Meador — might
have started earlier than Trace, his viewpoint wasn’t much different than Martina’s.
"It’s a big honor," she told the audience at the GAC-sponsored event. "When I look
at these names on the Walk of Fame and the fact that I’m included, it just means
the world to me."
The Walk of Fame’s fifth induction ceremony, emceed by Bill Cody, brings the total
number of stars to 31, highlighting such artists as Hank Williams, Reba McEntire,
Barbara Mandrell and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Barbara introduced Jo as she received her induction, while Brooks & Dunn presented
Martina’s and Josh Turner handled Randy’s lead-in. Josh quoted the lyrics from a
song he once wrote in honor of Randy, which he had never performed publicly. Titled
"Thank That Man," it referenced such titles as "On The Other Hand," "Diggin’ Up Bones,"
"Written In Stone" and "Forever And Ever, Amen."
Said one verse:
Randy, no matter where you are
Your songs will always be in my heart
A hero is what you are to me
And a legend is what you’ll always be
"That’ll leave you at a loss for words," Randy observed.
"I came to Nashville and got turned down for a little over 10 years tryin’ to get
signed to record labels in this city," he added. "I really just wanted to make a
livin’ singin’ and writin’ songs. And so all that has come after [getting signed]
has been so far beyond anything I could have dreamed about or thought of. It’s been
an incredible ride."
It’s not Randy’s first star: Both he and Little Richard had stars previously embedded in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Always and forever...An RT Fan
Linda and Guide, Greg

GREAT ARTICLE!

WOW! I love that article! I hope Josh records that song for his next album! It is so true, plus to hear it come out of Josh's voice would be awesome! Randy is a true legend and he got a GREAT response at the Hall of Fame & the Ryman. I hope Josh is in the Walk of Fame as well one day and that they have Randy induct him!

Sara

It's nice to finally hear another artist honor Randy publicly but also in writing a song about him and the impact he has had on the industry, as Josh has done in writing a song about him. I too, hope that Josh will consider putting it on a future album . Even if it never became a single ( but it sounds like it would be a great song ) to have it on an album that his and Randy's fans could enjoy, would be really special. Maybe we fans can request it via his web site. Who knows if he gets enough requests he may just end up putting it on one. I know I'd buy it. As I've said before, next to Randy, Josh is my next favorite country artist. Dee