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Apr 14, 2010 BMI’s Jody Williams congratulates the co-writers of chart-topper “A Little More Country Than That” on April 12. Pictured are BMI’s Jody Williams, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble, and Rory Lee Feek. View Photo

Apr 14, 2010 BMI’s Clay Bradley (left) and Jody Williams (right) congratulate Easton Corbin on hitting #1 with his debut single “A Little More Country Than That.” View Photo

Apr 14, 2010 Just as presentations come to a close, Wynn Varble remembers to thank his wife during the “A Little More Country Than That” #1 party on April 12. View Photo

Apr 14, 2010 Eason Corbin thanks his creative, management, and promotion teams for helping his debut single “A Little More Country Than That,” rise to #1. Pictured are co-writers Rory Lee Feek and Don Poythress, Warner/Chappell’s Tracy Gershon, UMG Nashville’s Royce Risser, co-writer Wynn Varble, Easton Corbin, producer Carson Chamberlain, and BMI’s Jody Williams. View Photo

Apr 12, 2010 Each year, BMI teams up with the Belmont University Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business to give 15 hand-picked students real-world experience by helping them compile a CD containing catalog songs that they then distribute to Music Row producers, A&R staffs, and artist managers. The program, called BMI Catalog Cast, helps students familiarize themselves with the inner-workings of… View Photo

Apr 07, 2010 The historic Paramount Theater in Austin: site of the 2010 Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association’s Hall of Fame Awards Show honoring BMI affiliates Mac Davis, Whitey Shafer, Clint Black, and the late Stephen Bruton. View Photo

Apr 07, 2010 Pictured at the Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association 2010 Homecoming are former Speaker of the Texas House Gib Lewis, Paul Overstreet, Scotty Emerick, and Red Steagall. View Photo

Apr 07, 2010 At the foot of the master:  Dean Dillon, Mike Loudermilk, Paul Overstreet, and Scotty Emerick look on as honoree Mac Davis shows how it’s done at the Bob Bullock Reception, a private event held at The Bob Bulluck Texas State History Museum and hosted by BMI. View Photo

Apr 07, 2010 Pictured backstage at the The Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association annual Hall of Fame Awards on March 6 are Clint Black, Mac Davis, and Lee Roy Parnell. View Photo

Apr 07, 2010 The Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association also honored the late Stephen Bruton with the 2010 Darrel K. Royal Patron Award. Bruton, who passed away in May 2009 of cancer, was a member of Kris Kristofferson’s band for over forty years and worked with other artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, and Delbert McClinton. Most recently, Bruton teamed up with T-Bone… View Photo