2006 BMI Country Awards: Event Photos

BMI Icon Merle Haggard and Hank Williams, Jr

Taylor Swift

Shawn Camp

Hank Williams, Jr

BMI VP Jody Williams, Big Yellow Dog co-owner and GM Carla Wallace, Sony ATV/TreeÕs President Troy Tomlinson, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, songwriter of the year Ed Hill, songwriter of the year Vicky McGehee, songwriter of the year and song of the year winner Toby Keith, song of the year winner Scotty Emerick, BMI Sr. VP Phil Graham

Lisa Kristofferson, Kris Kristofferson, Songwriter of the Year Toby Keith, Bobby Braddock and Shannon McCombs

BMI's Jody Williams, Karen Williams, Eric Church & Ed Williams

BMI Icon Merle Haggard and BMI's President and CEO Del Bryant

Martina McBride

Merle Haggard receives the Icon Honor

Kris Kristofferson and BMI's Jody Williams

Christiev Alphin, Vicky McGehee, Big Kenny, Del Bryant, Kris and Lisa Kristofferson, Jody Williams

Haggard's impromptu performance

Award winning writers Dennis Morgan and Jeffrey Steele

Andy Griggs, Bill Anderson

Big Kenny, Christiev Alphin, Angel and Steve Cropper

John Anderson

Ron Stuve, Karen Conrad and Songwriter of the Year Ed Hill

Ronnie Dunn, Vicky McGehee, Terry McBride

Shawn Camp, John Anderson, Christiev and Big Kenny Alphin