(AP) - If Ronnie Milsap had listened to his counselors, he never would have made it to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Milsap says they told him he'd never make it as a professional musician. However, Ray Charles told him he would make it. Milsap was inducted on Sunday in a ceremony in Nashville.

Bluegrass musician Mac Wiseman and late songwriter Hank Cochran also were inducted.

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