Photos

Nov 06, 2001 Legendary BMI songwriter Willie Nelson is pictured with his fellow BMI writers Sheryl Crow and Travis Tritt at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville. Nelson and Crow appeared together on the CMA Awards show the following evening. (11/6/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 CMA Award winner and BMI songwriter Sara Evans is pictured with BMI songwriter Sheryl Crow at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/6/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Willie Nelson, who was presented with the BMI President's Award, greets special guests Lt. Stephen Reardon of the NYPD (left) and Lt. Vincent Louis of the FDNY, at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville. Lts. Reardon and Louis were presented with the BMI Profile in Courage Award (11/6/01). View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 BMI's Country Songwriter/Artist Toby Keith is pictured with fellow BMI Award-winning writer keith urban at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards (11/06/01). Keith won the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year award, and urban won the Horizon Award at the CMA Awards the following evening. View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 VH-1's John Sykes is pictured with BMI songwriter Sheryl Crow at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 BMI songwriter Kenny Chesney is pictured with Miss America 1999 Nicole Johnson at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Lt. Vincent Louis of the FDNY (left) is pictured with BMI Words of Freedom award winner Lee Greenwood and with fellow firefighter Lt. Michael Dilena and NYPD's Lt. Stephen Reardon of the city's Emergency Services Unit during the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 BMI Words of Freedom Award winner Lee Greenwood is shown during his performance of "God Bless the USA" at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 BMI Award-winning songwriter Vince Gill and his wife Amy Grant are pictured at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Shown at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards are co-Songwriter of the Year Marv Green, recording artist Lee Ann Womack, Tia Sillers, writer of the BMI Country Song of the Year "I Hope You Dance", President's Award winner Willie Nelson, and co-Songwriter of the Year Aimee Mayo. Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo