Members In The News
Bobby Braddock Tops the Charts
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, Bobby Braddock, along with co-writer Troy Jones, have a #1 hit with “People Are Crazy” recorded by Billy Currington. The songwriter’s celebrated the chart-topping collaboration with Billy at a party hosted by BMI.
Harlan Howard Achieves No. 1 Song in Six Decades
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, Harlan Howard, has another hit with One Eskimo's number one, AAA smash “Kandi.” This achievement gives Harlan number one records in six decades since he caught fire in the 50s.
Dennis Morgan & Kye Flemming Hit Honored as Tennessee State Song
Hall of Fame members Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan made history June 9, 2010 when their classic ballad “Smoky Mountain Rain” became the official state song of Tennessee.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Elects New Board Member and 2010 Officers
New Hall of Fame Inductee and Multiple Award Winner, Kye Fleming, Joins the Board of Directors. 2010 Officers Announced by Chairman Roger Murrah.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 | Staff
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation (NaSHOF) has elected newly inducted Hall of Fame songwriter, Kye Fleming to its 2010/2011 Board of Directors.
"We're very pleased to welcome Kye to our board," said Roger Murrah, Chairman of the NaSHOF Board, Bug Music Senior Vice President, Nashville, and a 2005 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. "Kye exemplifies the exceptional talent and long-standing resilience it takes to have a successful and impressive career as a songwriter."
The NaSHOF Board also elected its 2010 officers. Murrah will serve a fifth term as Chair. Other officers are: Vice Chair - Wayland Holyfield, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member; Vice Chair - John Van Mol, CEO of Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence; Treasurer - Pete Fisher, Vice President/General Manager, Grand Ole Opry, Gaylord Entertainment; and Secretary - Layng Martine, Jr., songwriter.
Also serving on the Board of Directors are: Mike Dye, Managing
Partner, GroupXcel; Lisa Harless, Sr. VP, Private Client Services of Regions Bank; Kelli Gabriel, Senior Vice President, Shoemaker Financial; Becky Judd, Executive Assistant to Mike Curb, Curb Records; Bo Thomas, Ph.D., Vice President for University Advancement, Belmont University; Troy Tomlinson, President and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Nashville; and Mike Vaden, Director, Decosimo/Vaden. Ex-officio members serving on the board are entertainment attorney David L. Maddox (Counsel), David L. Maddox & Associates, P.C., and author/entertainment journalist Robert K. Oermann (Historian). Jeff Skillen is the board's Director of Development, while Nashville
Songwriter Association International’s Mark Ford serves as Manager of Affairs.
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. is a non-
profit foundation that owns and operates the Nashville Songwriters
Hall of Fame. The NaSHOF's principal purposes are to educate,
archive, celebrate and honor the legacy of songwriting that is
uniquely associated with the Nashville music community.
Established in 1970, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame boasts
176 members, including songwriting luminaries such as Max T.
Barnes, Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Bob Dylan, Don and Phil
Everly, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Vince Gill, Harlan Howard, Bob
McDill, Roger Miller, Bill Monroe, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Carl
Perkins, Dottie Rambo, Jimmie Rodgers, Cindy Walker, Jimmy Webb,
Hank Williams, Sr. and Hank Williams, Jr. Induction into the
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame is the highest honor that can be
bestowed on a songwriter associated with the Nashville music
community. In 2009 the Hall of Fame inducted Kye Fleming, Mark D.
Sanders, and Tammy Wynette.