Taking it to the top ranks in Music City has never been an easy climb. Although Teddy and Doyle Wilburn were in their early 20s when they became full members of the world famous Grand Ole Opry, they had been struggling to make it in country music for more than a decade. No doubt about it, every ounce of success The Wilburn Brothers enjoyed in their celebrated career was both hard earned and well deserved. Their story is inspiring, not because they sudden­ly appeared with a hit record that transformed them into stars over­night, but because their determina­tion, talent and unwavering dedica­tion to country music finally paid off.

Listen to any classic Wilburn Brothers album and you'll know one thing immediately; these boys love to sing Country Music. With tight-as-a­ drum two-part harmonies and spirit­ed, twang enriched voices, the Wilburn Bothers are quintessential "hillbilly" singers and an important link between the old-time style of the Delmore Brothers and modern har­monies of the Everly Brothers. But for any­one who was around them or has lis­tened to their music, it is impossible to imagine these boys doing anything else. Their journey from a humble upbringing on a modest Arkansas farm to successful publishers, promoters, and recording artists in Nashville was a long one, but their impressive legacy in country music is an ever ­present reminder of their many great accomplishments.  This is why they deserve to be in the Country Music Hall of Fame.