Veteran recording artist/performer/worship leader Michael W. Smith joins an elite group of music industry figures later this month as he is inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame Sunday, April 22. The induction ceremony takes place at the Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashville (across from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) starting at 3 p.m., and is open to the public.
The 2007 class of inductees for the Music City Walk of Fame also includes country legend Emmylou Harris, Americana mainstay John Hiatt, country powerhouse Wynonna Judd, seminal rock ‘n’ roll combo The Crickets, and longtime BMI president/CEO Frances Preston.
Smith comments, “I’m thrilled to share this day with Emmylou, John, Wynonna, The Crickets and Frances. I was surprised when I found out, and am humbled by the honor.”
Jim Caviezel, who portrayed Jesus in the 2005 film “The Passion of the Christ,” is a longtime friend of Smith’s and will serve as his presenter into the Music City Walk of Fame.
The Music City Walk of Fame is an official project of Music City, Inc., the charitable foundation of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the 2007 class represents the second group of honorees inducted.
This class of inductees continues to showcase the diversity of the music that thrives in this city,” said Butch Spyridon, President of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Each honoree has left an indelible mark on music worldwide and on our city’s musical heritage. We’re privileged to pay homage to their great success.”
The Music City Walk of Fame ceremony kicks off a busy Gospel Music Week 2007 for Smith, as he spends much of the week in back to back interviews, topped off with an appearance as a presenter at the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House Wednesday, April 25.