Maybe...by 2040.

Great voice and he can play G-Tar

nice balladeer

great, great singer and player

More influential in country music circles than in rock. His vocals with Pure Prairie League justify at least his consideration for induction to the R&R HOF.

in-VINCE-a-ble

left his wife for a married woman, Amy Grant, so he never knew lonely.

PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE vocalist and brilliant singer. Christian & Adulterer. DUDE?

Country Ballads 'n Cowboy Boots

great voice, great guitar, great songwriter. Spend some time in Pure Prairie League...

Selected awards
Academy of Country Music

1984 Top New Male Vocalist
1992 Song of the Year with John Barlow Jarvis - "I Still Believe In You"
1992 Top Male Vocalist
1993 Top Male Vocalist
Country Music Association

1990 Single of the Year - "When I Call Your Name"
1991 Male Vocalist of the Year
1992 Male Vocalist of the Year
1992 Song of the Year with Max D. Barnes - "Look At Us"
1993 Album of the Year - "I Still Believe in You"
1993 Male Vocalist of the Year
1993 Song of the Year with John Barlow Jarvis - "I Still Believe in You"
1994 Entertainer of the Year
1994 Male Vocalist of the Year
1995 Male Vocalist of the Year
1999 Vocal Event of the Year with Patty Loveless - "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man"
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Inducted in 2007
Grammy Awards

1990 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - "When I Call Your Name"
1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner - "Restless"
1992 Best Country Song with John Barlow Jarvis - "I Still Believe in You"
1992 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - "I Still Believe in You"
1993 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Asleep at the Wheel, Chet Atkins, Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Marty Stuart, and Reuben "Lucky Oceans" Gosfield - "Red Wing"
1994 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - "When Love Finds You"
1995 Best Country Song - "Go Rest High On That Mountain"
1995 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Go Rest High On That Mountain"
1996 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Worlds Apart"
1997 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Randy Scruggs - "A Soldier's Joy"
1997 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Pretty Little Adriana"
1998 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind"
1999 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Tommy Allsup, Asleep at the Wheel, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, and Steve Wariner - "Bob's Breakdowns"
2001 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer and Marty Stuart - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
2002 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "The Next Big Thing"
2006 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "The Reason Why"
2007 Best Country Album - "These Days"
2008 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Brad Paisley, James Burton, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner - "Cluster Pluck"
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Inducted in 2005