Members in the News
Dennis Morgan & Kye Flemming Hit Honored as Tennessee State Song
May 29 2014
"Smoky Mountain Rain" Becomes Official State Song of Tennessee
February 20 2014
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member Jim Weatherly To Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame June 12
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member Garth Brooks Announces World Tour for 2014
December 10 2013
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member and country icon Garth Brooks announced that he is set to return to the road for a world tour in 2014.
Anderson, Braddock, Gill, Weatherly and Robertson Among 2014 Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees
October 28 2013
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame members Vince Gill, Bobby Braddock and Bill Anderson are among the nominees for the 2014 Songwriters Hall of Fame.
September 24 2013
Hall of Fame songwriter, Roger Murrah, welcomed jazz great, Al Jarreau, back to Nashville Sunday night.
Songwriter Dean Dillon To Be Honored As BMI Icon
September 23 2013
Broadcast Music, Inc. will celebrate the songwriting career of Dean Dillon by naming him a BMI Icon at the Company’s 61st annual BMI Country Awards on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Loretta Lynn to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom August 9, 2013
August 09 2013
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member, Loretta Lynn, has been named one of the sixteen 2013 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member Cowboy Jack Clement Passes Away
August 08 2013
1973 Hall of Fame inductee, Jack Clement, passed away at the age of 82 at his home in Nashville following an illness.
Whisperin’ Bill Anderson Will Serve as Moderator of the Inaugural Hank Williams Songwriting Workshop
May 09 2013
County Music and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer and legendary singer/songwriter Whisperin’ Bill Anderson will serve as moderator of the inaugural Hank Williams Songwriting Workshop.
“Cowboy” Jack Clement To Be Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame
April 11 2013
The Country Music Hall of Fame formally announced the inductees for 2013. The newest class includes Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member, “Cowboy” Jack Clement.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Members to Host Festival to Benefit Foster Care Students
March 07 2013
On Saturday, May 18th five of Nashville’s hit songwriters will come together at the Virginia Highlands Community College campus in Abington, VA for the Richard Leigh Music Festival.
February 19 2013
The Nashville Songwriters Association International hosted an intimate ceremony to commemorate the lifetime achievement of Willie Nelson and present him with the inaugural Kris Kristofferson Award.
Tom Shapiro Bestowed Five Million-Air Awards
February 19 2013
Hall of Fame member, Tom Shapiro, was recently awarded Million-Air Awards from BMI for five of his songs.
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.
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch Announces NaSHOF Member to Host Celebrity Golf Tournament
September 13 2012
Allen Shamblin’s decision to host the 31st Annual Bluebonnet Youth Ranch Celebrity Golf Tournament was an easy one. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member holds the cause very close to his heart because his own mother grew up in an orphanage.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member Joe South Dies
September 12 2012
Songwriter Joe South, best known for the classics “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden” and “Down in the Boondocks,” has died at age 70.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member Vince Gill Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
September 12 2012
2005 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee, Vince Gill, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 6, 2012.
September 04 2012
1984 Nashville Songwriters Association inductee Hal David passed away Saturday from complications of a stroke.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member, Kye Fleming, to be Featured as Next “Poet & Prophet”
July 10 2012
Country songwriter Kye Fleming will be featured in the upcoming program of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters.”
The Guthrie Family Celebrates Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday with a Tour
July 05 2012
On July 14th 2012 three generations of Guthries will come together to celebrate Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member, Woody Guthrie’s, 100th birthday on stage for a “family reunion.” Led by legendary folk icon Arlo Guthrie, the tour will feature over a dozen shows across North America during July and August.
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
Dolly Parton's “Coat of Many Colors” added to National Recording Registry
May 31 2012
Congratulations to 1986 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Dolly Parton, who’s song “Coat of Many Colors” was added to The Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
Mark D. Sanders Latest Subject of “Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters.”
May 31 2012
2009 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Mark D. Sanders was the latest subject of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum programming series “Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters.”
Sonny Curtis inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
April 27 2012
Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Sonny Curtis receives honor decades after Buddy Holly
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.
Don Schlitz To Be Inducted Into New York’s Songwriters Hall Of Fame
March 02 2012
Congratulations to 1993, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Don Schlitz, one of the new class of six inductees to New York’s Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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."
The International Bluegrass Music Association Honors the Centennial of Bill Monroe
October 25 2011
IBMA Entertainer of the Year Steve Martin Pays Tribute to Monroe and Scruggs
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.
Dickey Lee’s “Memphis Beat” Surprise
July 07 2011
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Member Dickey Lee recently got a very pleasant surprise.
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.
Bill Anderson Receives Star on Nashville’s Walk of Fame
July 06 2011
Congratulations to Bill Anderson, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member on being inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame.
Bobby Braddock Tops the Charts
August 12 2009
Bobby Braddock Celebrate's his 13th Number One Single "People Are Crazy"
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.
