The Tabuchi Family and Shoji Entertainments, Inc. announced that Branson showman Shoji Tabuchi, will be inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame in 2020. Tabuchi will be honored at a gala, headlined by Grammy Award recipient Kris Kristofferson and The Strangers, on April 18, at the Mabee Center in Tulsa.

The National Fiddler Hall of Fame, based in Tulsa, is dedicated to honoring individuals for their contributions to the art of fiddling, preserving, educating and promoting its historical and social significance.

Tabuchi will join the ranks of past National Fiddler Hall of Fame inductees Roy Acuff, Charlie Daniels, Howdy Forrester, Johnny Gimble, and Bob Wills, among many others.

In addition to this great honor, Tabuchi is also a past recipient of the Missourian Award, the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Award, and the Americanism Medal from Daughters of The American Revolution. Additionally, Tabuchi is a two-time TNN Music City News Instrumentalist of The Year nominee; Ozark Music Awards Entertainer of The Year as well as four-time Instrumentalist of The Year; and Branson Terry Awards Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award winner.

In 2006, Shoji Tabuchi and his daughter, Christina Lingo-Tabuchi, were invited by former President George W. Bush to attend a special state dinner at the White House. While attending this event, at the request of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Tabuchi was unexpectedly asked to perform.

Tickets are on sale now for the 2020 National Fiddler Hall of Fame Gala. Tickets can be purchased online at mabeecenter.com or by phone at 918-495-6000.