Gary Harrison and
Keith Stegall were honored with a party at BMI Nashville celebrating the rise of their "I Hate Everything" to the top of the charts [1/18]. The song, produced by Tony Brown, is featured as a single from George Strait's new two-CD MCA Records compilation
50 Number Ones - which now boasts 51 #1s.
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| Keith Stegall, Gary Harrison, BMI's Harry Warner, Erv Woolsey |
Also honored were publishers Midnight Express Music, November One Songs, Ratpack Music and Zomba Songs Inc. Harrison's list of writing credits includes the BMI Award-winning "Everybody Knows" (Trisha Yearwood), "Wild Angels" (Martina McBride), and "Strawberry Wine" (Deana Carter). Stegall, also a recipient of multiple BMI awards, contributed his writing skills to "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (Alan Jackson), "If I Could Make a Living" (Clay Walker) and "I Do (Cherish You)" (Mark Wills). Stegall initially performed "I Hate Everything" for Strait's manager, Erv Woolsey, who immediately reserved the song for the artist.
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| Randy Boudreaux, BMI's Perry Howard |
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| Kim Williams, BMI's David Preston |
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| Gary Harrison, BMI's Thomas Cain, Alan Kates, Steve Ford, Keith Stegall |
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| MCA's Scott Borchetta, Erv Woolsey, Zomba Songs Inc.'s Ron Stuve, Gary Harrison, Alan Kates, Keith Stegall, BMI's Harry Warner |
photos by Alan Mayor
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