1991
Boudleaux and Felice Bryant

1992
George Jones
Frances Williams Preston

1993
Willie Nelson

1994
Merle Haggard

1995
Roger Miller
Jo Walker-Meador

1996
Patsy Montana
Buck Owens
Ray Price

1997
Harlan Howard
Brenda Lee
Cindy Walker

1998
George Morgan
Elvis Presley
E. W. 'Bud' Wendell
Tammy Wynette

1999
Johnny Bond
Dolly Parton
Conway Twitty

2000
Charley Pride
Faron Young