Tim McGraw, Paul Overstreet, and The Stanley Brothers are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. They were each inducted on Sunday, October 18, at the annual Medallion Ceremony.

McGraw was inducted by Alabama‘s Randy Owen, after being honored with performances by Parker McCollum, Lady A, and Lainey Wilson. McCollum performed “Don’t Take the Girl,” Lady A performed “Live Like You Were Dying,” and Wilson performed “Just To See You Smile,” in tribute to McGraw.

“I’m gonna cry, ’cause I cry all the time. There’s a lot of estrogen in my house,” McGraw began. He started by thanking the Country Music Hall of Fame CEO, Kyle Young, for his opening remarks, along with the three performers. He went on to recall the day he arrived early in the morning in Nashville, on May 9, 1989, the same day Keith Whitley unexpectedly passed away.

McGraw reflected on the significance of arriving in Nashville the day Whitley died. Whitley got his start by performing in Ralph Stanley’s band, which greatly influenced his music. Being inducted on the same night as The Stanley Brothers and Overstreet, who wrote Whitley’s big hit “When You Say Nothing At All,” was a serendipitous full-circle moment for McGraw.

“I can’t tell you what it means to walk into this hall on the same night as the men whose fingerprints were on my very first day,” McGraw said. “I don’t believe that’s a coincidence; I believe that’s country music.”

McGraw also thanked his mother, Betty D’Agostino, his wife, Faith Hill, and the couple’s three daughters, Gracie, Maggie, and Audrey.

“You know the story. You know our story. But what you don’t know is, she is the most loving, compassionate, and best person I know,” McGraw said, speaking of Hill, his voice full of emotion. “She’s so solid, and I am more solid because of her. She is just the most beautiful person I know, inside and out, and she is for many, many reasons why I’m standing here. Faith, I love you. The only thing that could beat this night is when you’re standing here, and I’m sitting there.”

McGraw also spoke to his three daughters, acknowledging the challenges they had as the children of two superstars.

“You are the best thing I ever made,” McGraw boasted. “Nothing in our careers even comes close. And I realize the gifts that come with having famous parents. And I also realize the price. You’ve paid it with Grace, and you’ve grown into women that I’m more proud of than any award or No. 1 single that I could ever have. I love you girls so much.”

Paul Overstreet and The Stanley Brothers Country Music Hall of Fame Induction

Overstreet was inducted by Tanya Tucker. Dean Dillon sang “If I Could Bottle This Up,” while Jamey Johnson sang “Forever and Ever, Amen” for Overstreeet, and Blake Shelton performed “Some Beach” in honor of Overstreet.

Overstreet honored his wife, Julie Miller, who gave up her career as a make-up artist to homeschool their six children so Overstreet could pursue his music career during his speech.

Vince Gill posthumously inducted The Stanley Brothers. Billy Strings performed “How Mountain Girls Can Love,”  Gill and Ricky Skaggs sang “Rank Stranger,” and the First Ladies of Bluegrass sang “Bound to Ride.” Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum