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Hank, Jr. Tells Music Row ‘I’m One Of You’ at Release Party
Hundreds of friends - rowdy and otherwise - converged on BMI Nashville (11/12) to celebrate the release of Hank Williams, Jr,'s latest Curb/Asylum album, I'm One Of You, in stores November 18. BMI's Joyce Rice and Paul Corbin welcomed Hank, who has been affiliated with BMI for more than 38 years. Other speakers included album producer Doug Johnson and Curb Records Chairman…
Songwriters Godard, Nichols and Tomberlin Toast Terri Clark
BMI Award-winning songwriters Gilles Godard, Tim Nichols and Bobby Tomberlin saw their August 26th recording session with Terri Clark* turn into a celebration with the news that Clark had received her first CMA Awards nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year. Godard and Clark were at Curb Studio co-producing four tracks in preparation for her next album: three…
‘Three Wooden Crosses’ Lifted To Top of Country Charts
BMI Nashville honored songwriter Doug Johnson and publishers Mike Curb Music and Sweet Radical Music with a #1 party for their hit "Three Wooden Crosses," recorded by Randy Travis. The song, which Johnson co-wrote with Kim Williams, is from Travis's Word Records album Rise and Shine and made history as the first release from a Christian label to top Billboard's Country Singles chart. …
Gilles Godard
Nashville residents Gilles and Suzy Godard are seen here at the 13th annual SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) Awards held in Montreal on November 19. Gilles Godard received an International Achievement Award for his participation in the song "That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In," a hit for Patty Loveless, which was co-written with…
Chalk Up a Hit for ‘My List’
During the craziness of Fan Fair, Toby Keith made time to pause for peaceful reflection -- and to thank songwriters Rand Bishop and Tim James for his latest #1, "My List." The song, from Keith's DreamWorks album Pull My Chain, is his fourth consecutive #1. "My List" is produced by Keith and DreamWorks's James Stroud and published by Keith's venture, Songwriters Paddock Music, and Bishop's…
Top Producer Byron Gallimore Is Center Stage at Surprise Party
The guest list was a "Who's Who" of country music makers when BMI Nashville hosted a surprise party for producer Byron Gallimore to celebrate his being named Billboard magazine's #1 "Hot Country Producer" for the third year in a row. Billboard Nashville bureau chief Phyllis Stark gifted Gallimore with a framed listing from the magazine, explaining that his #1 designation represents an astounding 87 charting songs in three years.…
‘I Hope You Dance’ Steps to ‘Song Of The Year’ Tune at 49th Annual BMI Count
BMI staged the 49th edition of its Country Awards last night, with ultimate honors saved for “I Hope You Dance,” songwriters Toby Keith, Marv Green and Aimee Mayo, and publishing titan Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented by President & CEO Frances W. Preston and Vice President Paul Corbin to the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs…
Curb Music at BMI
Curb Music Publishing and BMI Nashville got together recently to share some laughs and lots of music. After a luncheon, publishers Jeff Tweel, Drew Alexander, Brad Kennard and Portis Tanner and songwriters Bobby Tomberlin, Jamie Richards, Jack Sundrud, Billy Montana, Jeremy Campbell, John Barner, Lisa Graham and Gilles Goddard shared demos of new songs and CDs of sneak preview singles.
