January 11, 2004

News, Artists, Country, Nashville

‘I Love This Bar’ Hits Kingpin

BMI helped DreamWorks Nashville recording artist Scotty Emerick celebrate his third #1 hit, "I Love This Bar," with a bowling party at Melrose Lanes in Nashville (12/12). Co-written and recorded by label pal Toby Keith, the song spent six weeks at the top of the charts. BMI's Thomas Cain emceed the festivities via the bowling alley's telephone intercom. After handing out the traditional pewter BMI #1 cups to Emerick, producer James Stroud, and publishers Big Yellow Dog Music and Sony/ATV Tree, Cain surprised Emerick with a personalized bowling ball, shirt and shoes. Emerick's previous #1 hits are Keith's "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" and the Grammy-nominated "Beer For My Horses." "I Love This Bar" is featured on Keith's latest DreamWorks Nashville release, Shock 'N Y'all .   Emerick is currently on the country charts with “I Can’t Take You Anywhere,” the leadoff single from his debut album, The Coast Is Clear, due in June from DreamWorks.

BMI's Thomas Cain, Big Yellow Dog Music's Kerry O'Neil, Sony/ATV Tree's Terry Wakefield, Big Yellow Dog Music's Carla Wallace, Scotty Emerick, DreamWorks Nashville's Alison Jones

BMI's Thomas Cain, Sony/ATV Tree's Terry Wakefield, Sony/ATV Tree's Woody Bomar

Scotty Emerick

Scotty Emerick, Shawn Camp

Scotty Emerick, Kris Bergnes, BMI's Perry Howard, Billy Currington

Eric Gallimore, BMI's Perry Howard, Mike Taliaferro, BMI's Bradley Collins

photos by Alan Mayor

In this story: Shawn Camp, Scotty Emerick, Toby Keith

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