Members in the News

Tom T. Hall Recognized as BMI Icon At 60th Annual BMI Country Awards

November 11 2012

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member, Tom T. Hall, was honored as a BMI Icon at the 60th annual BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) Country Awards. Hall joins a prestigious list of other Hall of Fame members who have previously been named BMI Icons including Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard.

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Hal David Dies At 91

September 04 2012

1984 Nashville Songwriters Association inductee Hal David passed away Saturday from complications of a stroke.

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Nashville Icon Frances Preston Remembered

June 23 2012

A native Nashvillian and legendary music industry leader, Preston died of Congestive Heart Failure on June 13, 2012. Frances began her six decade career as a secretary for WSM, answering fan mail for Hank Williams

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Garth Brooks Tapped for CMA Hall of Fame Induction

March 07 2012

Superstar Garth Brooks, a 2011 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, will also take his place in the Country Music Association’s prestigious Hall of Fame in 2012. The 50-year-old Brooks was selected for the “Modern Era Artist” category.

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Mel Tillis Honored by The White House

February 23 2012

1972 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis received the National Medal of Arts this month by President Obama at The White House. This award is the highest arts award presented by the U.S. government.

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Sonny Curtis To Be Saluted As Poet And Prophet

February 23 2012

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Sonny Curtis will take a seat at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Saturday, February 25, as the latest subject of the quarterly programming series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters.

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Waylon Jennings Tribute Album

January 17 2012

Collaboration album dedicated to Waylon Jennings available soon. The Music Inside, Volume II, the second of a three volume series dedicated to the late Waylon Jennings, features country music artists performing his greatest hits.

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Bobby Braddock Presented BMI’s Icon Award

November 21 2011

1981 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Bobby Braddock was presented with BMI’s Icon Award for writing and co-writing such songs as;” D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” “Time Marches On,” “Did You Ever,” “Golden Ring,” I Wanna Talk About Me,” “I Feel Like Loving You Again” and “People Are Crazy.”

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Dolly Parton Has a New Book

November 21 2011

1986 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Dolly Parton has a new book, "The Quotable Dolly: A Collection of Rich Sayings to Live, Love and Laugh By from The Country Music Legend."

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Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams

October 18 2011

Album includes music written and performed by several artists, including Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Members Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Merle Haggard and 2011 inductee Alan Jackson.

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A Busy 2011 for Guy Clark

July 06 2011

Guy Clark's Songs and Stories is set be released August 16, 2011 and fellow artists and friends pay homage to Guy in This One's For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark, a double album set to be released this fall.

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Cindy Walker Featured in Performing Songwriter

January 04 2009

Her songs have been recorded by artists ranging from Bob Wills to Elvis Presley to Ray Charles. Performing Songwriter features Cindy Walker in their Legends of Songwriting Series. Harlan Howard called her his favorite songwriter. Learn more about this amazing woman in the Performing Songwriter magazine profile.

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