Jerry Lee Lewis and Keith Whitley got inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday. Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert performed at the ceremony.
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Country star Lorrie Morgan, Whitley's widow, was present at the ceremony, and accepted the award on his behalf during the ceremony, which featured performances by Garth Brooks, Mickey Guyton, Chris Isaak, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert and Alabama. Whitley died in 1989. Aside from Williams accepting the honor on Lewis' behalf on Sunday, they are connected through another Hall of Fame ceremony: the awards in 1986. At the time, Lewis helped induct Williams into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Lewis described listening to his music as a kid, and learning everything that goes into entertaining an audience from him.
Joe Galante was also inducted into the Hall of Fame for his work in popularizing country music in the pop music arena, starting from the 1980s.
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