To the world, Nashville is synonymous with music and songwriting. Since 1970, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF) has honored Music City’s top tunesmiths – some of the greatest writers ever to pick a guitar, play a piano or put pencil to paper in search of the perfect song.
The Hall of Fame boasts members from all genres of music who have reached the pinnacle of their craft. Induction into the Hall of Fame is one of the nation's highest songwriting honors and the highest honor that can be bestowed by the Nashville songwriting community.
Dolly Parton
Leon Payne
Dan Penn
Carl Perkins
Ben Peters
Gretchen Peters
Hugh Prestwood
John Prine
Curly Putman
Eddie Rabbitt
Dottie Rambo
Jerry Reed
Mike Reid
Allen Reynolds
Jack Rhodes
Bill Rice
Tex Ritter
Kent Robbins
Marty Robbins
Don Robertson
Carson J. Robison
Jimmie Rodgers
Fred Rose
Liz Rose
Johnny Russell
Bobby Russell
Rivers Rutherford
Mark D. Sanders
Don Schlitz
Thom Schuyler
Earl Scruggs
Troy Seals
Whitey Shafer
Allen Shamblin
Tom Shapiro
Billy Joe Shaver
Victoria Shaw
Billy Sherrill
John Scott Sherrill
Shel Silverstein
Beasley Smith
Hank Snow
Joe South
Tim Spencer
Jeffrey Steele
Ray Stevens
Even Stevens
Redd Stewart
Gene Sullivan
Glenn Sutton