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Jun 17, 2009 Merle Haggard greets Hank Cochran at a reception held in Cochran’s honor on Monday, June 15 at BMI in Nashville. View Photo

Jun 17, 2009 When Hank Cochran arrived at his surprise reception Monday, June 15 at BMI, revelers pulled out their cameras and iPhones to capture his reaction for posterity’s sake. View Photo

Jun 17, 2009 Merle Haggard, Jamey Johnson and Bobby Bare wait for guest of honor Hank Cochran to arrive on Monday, June 15 at BMI’s Music Row offices. View Photo

Jun 16, 2009 Following in their father’s footsteps, Bethany and Harrison Dean have signed with BMI. Dad Steve Dean, who joined them for the signing, has been with BMI for more than twenty years and has written his share of hits, including Rodney Atkins’ “Watching You.” Pictured at BMI in Nashville are (back row) Steve and Lori Dean and BMI’s Jody Williams, with… View Photo

Jun 16, 2009 Sony Music Publishing recently hosted a book signing party at its New York office for legendary songwriters Leiber & Stoller in celebration of their new book, Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography. Pictured are Mike Stoller, American Idol’s Randy Jackson, BMI’s Charlie Feldman, Jerry Leiber, and BMI’s Phil Graham. View Photo

Jun 12, 2009 Crowfield’s Parker Gins and Tyler Mechem, BMI’s David Claassen, manager Scott Frazier and Crowfield’s Joe Giant pause for a photo at BMI’s rock showcase on June 4 at Vinyl in Atlanta. View Photo

Jun 12, 2009 The Greater Vavoom’s Pat K, Shangri-La and Monkeyboy deliver a dance-inducing performance during BMI’s rock showcase on June 4 at Vinyl in Atlanta. View Photo

Jun 12, 2009 State of Man’s James Beale, BMI’s David Claassen, State of Man’s John Stringer, Thomas Panza and Chris Love and sound engineer Bram Bessoff smile for the camera at BMI’s rock showcase on June 4 at Vinyl in Atlanta. View Photo

Jun 12, 2009 Adam Johnson (guitar), Carly Kane, Ben Bugna (drums), David Norwood (guitar) and Jon Daw (bass) of Stellate perform songs from their new EP I Get a Rush at BMI’s rock showcase on June 4 at Vinyl in Atlanta View Photo

Jun 12, 2009 Pictured at BMI’s rock showcase on June 4 at Vinyl in Atlanta are showcase performers State of Man’s John Stringer, Stellate’s Carly Kane, The Greater Vavoom’s Shangri-La and Crowfield’s Tyler Mechem, with BMI’s David Claassen and Kay Clary. View Photo