2007 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees Shown at the Aug. 27 news conference announcing the 2007 nominees are (l-r) nominee Paul Craft Sun Records' Phyllis Hill (representing the late Lawton Williams), Roger Murrah (Chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation), the Honorable Bill Purcell (Mayor of Nashville), nominees Kye Fleming, Bob Morrison and Thom Schuyler; Leslie Tomasino DiPiero (representing her nominee husband, Bob DiPiero). Photo: Krista Lee Category 1 - Songwriters Paul Craft Bob DiPiero Kye Fleming Larry Henley Mac McAnally Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery Bob Morrison Thom Schuyler L.E. White Lawton Williams Category 2 - Songwriter/Artists J.J. Cale Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Amy Grant Tony Joe White Hank Williams Jr.   For the full story and biographical sketches of each nominee, click here.   mail@nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com