The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will have its medallion ceremony on Sunday, May 1st in Nashville.
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The list of inductees are The Judds, which includes country music icon Naomi Judd, and her daughter Wynonna; Eddie Bayers, Ray Charles and Pete Drake.
According to a Country Music Hall of Fame rep, Wynonna Judd is expected to attend the induction ceremony.
CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Kyle Young, said in a statement provided to Billboard that the Judd family requested the ceremony to carry on in light of Naomi’s passing.
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“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Naomi Judd, who enters the Country Music Hall of Fame tomorrow as a member of mother-daughter duo The Judds…Naomi overcame incredible adversity on her way to a significant place in music history.
“Her triumphant life story overshadows today’s tragic news. Her family has asked that we continue with The Judds’ official Hall of Fame induction on Sunday. We will do so, with heavy hearts and weighted minds. Naomi and daughter Wynonna’s music will endure,” Young said in a statement.
Plans for a public red carpet arrivals are cancelled.
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