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Musicians Hall of Fame Inducts BMI Pioneers
Industry admirers, peers, and contemporary stars gathered to salute the 2009 class of virtuosos inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame on Monday, October 12 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville. BMI legends Chet Atkins, Fred Foster, Charlie Daniels, Billy Cox, and band Toto all became members of the prestigious club that already includes…
From News, posted 10.14.09
2009 Inductees Announced for Musicians Hall of Fame
The 2009 inductees into the Musicians Hall of Fame include a slew of BMI legends: Chet Atkins, Fred Foster, Charlie Daniels, Billy Cox, and band TOTO will all become members of the prestigious club that already includes Booker T. & The MGs, The Crickets, Duane Eddy, Al Kooper, The Memphis Horns, The…
From News, posted 6.08.09
Majority of 2008 ACM Awards Go Home with BMI Artists
BMI's country family enjoyed sweeping recognition at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards, held May 18 in Las Vegas. The prestigious Album of the Year trophy went to Miranda Lambert for her critically acclaimed project, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Lambert accepted the award with genuine surprise and gratitude, thanking both the industry and fans for embracing her "left of center" approach. Her charged performance of single "Gunpowder and…
From News, posted 5.19.08
Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold Dead at 89
Country Music Hall of Fame member Eddy Arnold passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 8, near his home in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. He was 89 years-old. Throughout his seven-decade career, the Tennessee Plowboy's unprecedented combination of farm boy charm, silky crooning and urbane style brought droves of new listeners to the country music format.…
From News, posted 5.08.08
Jerry Crutchfield
He may be best known as a hit producer and Nashville music publishing and record company titan, but when Jerry Crutchfield started out 50 years ago, he was a songwriter/artist. “I had a pop/doo-wop kind of vocal group that signed with RCA Victor and our first record was released in 1956,” recalls Crutchfield. “It’s amazing to think I’ve been in this crazy business for 50 years!” Crutchfield’s…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.28.07
Felice & Boudleaux Bryant Among Music City Walk of Fame Inductees
In the midst of Nashville's hectic awards' season, Music Row took time Sunday, Nov. 5 to take a look back, honor an elite handful of trendsetters, and officially kick off Music City's very own Walk of Fame. Among the inaugural inductees: Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, the preeminent husband and wife songwriting team, generally considered the first writers to move to Nashville with the intention of earning a living solely off…
From News, posted 11.08.06
Georgia Music Hall of Fame Honors Felice Bryant
BMI President and CEO Del Bryant's deep musical roots are a family affair. When the Georgia Music Hall of Fame inducted his mother, esteemed songwriter Felice Bryant, the younger Bryant proudly headed to Atlanta to accept the honor at the 28th Annual Awards Banquet, held at the Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom of the Georgia World Congress Center. He was joined by his brother, real estate executive Dane Bryant.…
From News, posted 10.10.06
Songwriting World Mourns Loss of Cindy Walker
"(Best tunes) are songs with a face. You recognize them. You know them. It's like a person. They have a face that's outstanding. Other songs don't have a face; you just hear them, that's all. The really good ones are few and far between." -Cindy Walker Rarely has the country music community witnessed the timeless versatility that songwriter Cindy Walker perfected. "Cindy Walker…
From News, posted 3.26.06
Johnny Bienstock, Longtime BMI Publisher, Dies at 83
Johnny Bienstock, a 60-year publishing and record label veteran, died Jan. 20 in Naples, Fla. The cause was complications from heart disease and a stroke, according to his family. He was 83. Bienstock, a native of Vienna, Austria, fled to the U.S. with his brother Freddy at the onset of World War II and later served in the U.S. Army Mountain Division.…
From News, posted 1.22.06
Ray Charles and ‘Company’ Top List of BMI Grammy Winners
Legendary soul singer Ray Charles, whose posthumously-released album of duets Genius Loves Company earned him five trophies at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, leads the list of BMI winners, announced last night (2/13) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Charles' Album of the Year win marked the first time the top album prize has gone to a deceased artist since John Lennon received…
From News, posted 2.13.05
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