The Country Music Association in Nashville has just announced that it will induct some real old-timers into the Hall of Fame. Gid Tanner, Ernest Stoneman, Bradley Kincaid, DeForest Bailey, Charlie Poole, a couple others that I can't remember. Tanner and Poole had no connection to Nashville, and Stoneman didn't when he first started to record. It's nice to see that the HoF is recognizing the original greats, and that the music existed outside of Nashville. They'll be inducted sometime around when the Opry celebrates its 50th birthday.