January 30, 2013, 12:19 pm The CMA Foundation has donated $250,000 towards the construction of the first-ever physical Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at the new Music City Center. The announcement was made Tuesday during the annual CMA Triple Play Awards and Songwriters Luncheon. “Songwriters are an important constituency group for the Country Music Association,” CMA Board Chairman Troy Tomlinson [...] Read More
October 6, 2012, 4:06 pm The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will be permanently housed in the new Music City Center currently under construction in Nashville. Nashville mayor Karl Dean joined Hall of Fame songwriters Wayland Holyfield, Pat Alger and Kye Fleming along with officials from the Music City Center, to make the announcement Thursday. The Hall of Fame will [...] Read More
September 6, 2012, 12:18 pm Songwriter Joe South died September 5 at his home in Atlanta at the age of 72, reports the Tennessean. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Joe is known for hits such as “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden,” “Games People Play,” “Down in the Boondocks” and “Don’t It Make You Want [...] Read More
June 5, 2012, 5:47 pm Through a series of events that some might even consider fate, Edens Edge is set to release their self-titled debut album on June 12. The trio, made up of Hannah Blaylock (lead vocals), Cherrill Green (harmony vocals, mandolin, banjo) and Dean Berner (harmony vocals, guitar, dobro) formed while attending Arkansas Tech and it’s been one [...] Read More
October 18, 2011, 2:54 pm Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at the 41st Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony on Sunday night, Oct. 16. Alan was officially inducted by Capitol Records Nashville President and CEO and longtime friend Mike Dungan in the 2011 Songwriter/Artist category. Photos of [...] Read More
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