Larry Nolen

      San Antonio native Larry Nolen calls himself "a little old poor boy from Los Angeles Heights." That "little old poor boy" made about 80 records, had over 50 Grand Ol' Opry appearances, played on bills with another young upstart, Elvis Presley, introduced hit songs like "Ramblin' Rose" and "If I Needed You," and was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Texas Swing Hall of Fame and the Bandera Music Hall of Fame as a Living Legend.  Nolen began playing guitar at the age of 12. In the 1940's Smiley Whitley, a father figure to the boy, had a radio show and Nolen often skipped school to hear Whitley and his band, The Texans. "There was a terrible snow storm (one day) in San Antonio," Nolen said. "Never saw anything like it, and I was the first one at the studio." Several musicians never made it and Whitley told Nolen to get a guitar and sing. Nolen has kept singing since.  Nolen has been produced by Ray Baker (George Strait's producer) and Porter Waggoner and recorded by Columbia in Nashville. He's worked with Slim Whitman, Jim Reeves, Roger Miller, Marty Robbins and his idol, Hall of Famer Hank Thompson.

2014 INDUCTEES


JEHU D. "JUD" ASHMORE
JOHN DOUGLAS "BUD" FITZPATRICK
TODD WHITEWOOD


2013 INDUCTEES

DAVID K. LANGFORD
ROBERT L. MANSFIELD
LARRY NOLEN
GARY P. NUNN
MARGARET "PEGGY" TOBIN


2012 INDUCTEES

CRAIG CAMERON
H. JOAQUIN JACKSON
ARKEY BLUE
BUDDY GROFF

2011 INDUCTEES

COY HERMAN "TOOTS" MANSFIELD
RICHARD S. "KINKY" FRIEDMAN
LOUIS PEARCE
WYMAN MEINZER
MATHIAS EDWARD "SCOOTER" FRIES

2010 INDUCTEES

BILL PICKETT
JOSE POLICARPIO "POLLY" RODRIGUEZ
RED STEAGALL
BUCK TAYLOR
RUDY ROBBINS
DON & JUDY HICKS

2009 INDUCTEES

J. MARVIN HUNTER
J. FRANK DOBIE
MAUDEEN MARKS
"CAPTAIN" JOE BOWMAN
RAY WHARTON
CLEO HEARN
KEVIN FITZPATRICK
"EMPRESARIO" TERRY BOOTHE
DR. RAUL GAONA, SR.