This year‘s inductees along with Wood were KT Oslin, and Randy Goodrum.

Wood Newton (born September 16, 1946 in Hampton, Arkansas, United States) is an American songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee.

[2] He later became a songwriter for other artists, with his credits including Razzy Bailey's number one single "Midnight Hauler".

Newton performs on a regular basis with solo guitar, and vocals.

The following is a list of Wood Newton compositions that were chart hits.