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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

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 BMI songwriters Sara Evans and Steve Wariner are pictured at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Winners of BMI's 49th Annual Country Awards, from left; Songwriters of the Year Marv Green and Aimee Mayo; Tia Sillers, writer of "I Hope You Dance," BMI's Country Song of the Year; Ensign Music's Pat Finch; Lee Greenwood, winner of BMI's "Words of Freedom" Award; BMI Songwriter/Artist of the Year Toby Keith; BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston; President's… View Photo

Apr 26, 1962 Cohen Williams, Bobby Bare, and Teddy Wilburn conversing at the 1962 BMI Country Awards. View Photo

Apr 26, 1962 Frances Preston handing out awards to Steve Duffy and Jack Clement at the 1962 BMI Country Awards. View Photo