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Sep 13, 2011 Producer Scott Hendricks and Blake Shelton celebrate at the “Honey Bee” no. 1 party. “Honey Bee” is the 47th no. 1 single Hendricks has produced over the course of his 30-year career. View Photo

Sep 13, 2011 Fellow peach-picker Dallas Davidson (center) congratulates Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip on their no. 1 song “Honey Bee.” View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Del Bryant, son Thaddeus and wife Carolyn enjoy the Michael Bolton Charities and Dave Mason Benefit Concert and Celebrity Golf Classic. View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier (right) and his wife Barbara celebrate with BMI President & CEO Del Bryant at the Michael Bolton Charities and Dave Mason Benefit Concert and Celebrity Golf Classic September 10 at the Ojai (Calif.) Valley Inn and Spa. View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Del Bryant accepts the Michael Bolton Charities Lifetime Achievement Award at the charity organization’s second annual benefit and golf tournament as host and esteemed BMI songwriter Michael Bolton looks on. View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Nashville Mayor Karl Dean drops by BMI’s Long Line of Heartaches album release party to congratulate Connie Smith. View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 A highlight of BMI’s recent reception celebrating the release of Connie Smith’s Line of Heartaches was Smith’s performance of “A Heart Like You,” which drew whoops and audible awe from the crowd, appreciative of both the delivery and craftsmanship. Written by revered songwriter Dallas Frazier (left), “A Heart Like You” is the first song the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer… View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Old friends and stone-cold country aficionados gathered to celebrate the release of Connie Smith’s Long Line of Heartaches at an intimate reception hosted by BMI on Thursday, September 8. Smith and her band performed a short set featuring cuts from the acclaimed new release, which is already being praised by many critics as the best country album of the year.… View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Connie Smith performs a selection of singles from her latest album Long Line of Heartaches at a BMI-hosted reception on September 8. The album also includes five singles either written or co-written by Smith, including the title track, which she and husband Marty Stuart composed. View Photo

Sep 12, 2011 Marty Stuart, Connie Smith, and Ricky Skaggs celebrate the release of Smith’s Long Line of Heartaches on September 8 at BMI. View Photo