Seven for Hands of Fame imprinting

Seven names were announced yesterday in Tamworth of famous people who will have their handprints immortalised in concrete in Australia's Country Music Capital.

The Hands of Fame announcement was made at the Country Music Hall of Fame Tribute Concert to the Pioneering Ladies of Australian Country Music.

Scheduled for imprinting next Saturday (23rd) are country music star Clelia Adams, leading musician, musical director and producer Rod Coe, nationally renowned country music broadcaster Nick Erby, country music writer Susan Jarvis, star bush balladeer Tom Maxwell, country music pioneer "Slim" Jim Pike and Tamworth musician and iconic Tamworth Cavalcade "one man band" Rodney Walker.

This year's imprinting ceremony will take place following the Festival's Country Music Cavalcade which gets underway an hour earlier this year at 9am.

Photo: three of the inductees from yesterday, from left, Nick Erby, Clelia Adams and Tom Maxwell.

Weblink – www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au.

Country Music Broadcasters Hall of Fame

Meanwhile, two new names have been added to the Australian Country Music Broadcasters' Hall of Fame.

"They are"... iconic broadcaster and promoter John Laws (right), and historian, writer and announcer Kevin Knapp (the man who compered the Golden Guitar Awards radiocast for more than 10 years from their beginning).

Weblink – www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au.