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Waylon Jennings Tribute Album
Collaboration album dedicated to Waylon Jennings available soon.
The Music Inside, Volume II, the second of a three volume series dedicated to the late Waylon Jennings, features country music artists performing his greatest hits.Dolly Parton Has a New Book
1986 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Dolly Parton has a new book; The Quotable Dolly: A Collection of Rich Sayings to Live, Love and Laugh By from The Country Music Legend.
Bobby Braddock Presented BMI’s Icon Award
1981 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Bobby Braddock was presented with BMI’s Icon Award for writing and co-writing such songs as; ”D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” “Time Marches On,” “Did You Ever,” “Golden Ring,” I Wanna Talk About Me,” “I Feel Like Loving You Again” and “People Are Crazy.”
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Hall of Fame Songwriter Danny Dill Passes Away
Songwriter and performer Danny Dill, best known for writing "Long Black Veil" and "Detroit City," has died at age 84.
Friday, October 24, 2008 | Kate Richardson
Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975, songwriter and artist Danny Dill is best known for writing “Long Black Veil,” co-written with Marijohn Wilkin and recorded by Lefty Frizell and Johnny Cash, and “Detroit City,” co-written with Mel Tillis and recorded by Bobby Bare. As a performer, Dill toured in the 40s and 50s and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry as half of the duo Annie Lou and Danny. The duo opened shows for artists such as Ernest Tubb, Eddy Arnold, and Hank Williams.
Dill’s songs have been recorded by a wide range of artists including Willie Nelson, Ray Price, the Cheiftains, Joan Biaz, Chris LeDoux, Hank Williams, Jr., Chet Atkins, Tom Jones, Mel Tillis, Jim Reeves, Faron Young, and Jerry Garcia.
“If all he’d done was to help to write “Long Black Veil,” he’d still go down as one of the all-time greatest country songwriters.” said fellow Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson to the Tennessean.
For more on the career of Danny Dill, visit his Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame page.
