Dewayne Blackwell Added To Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2017 Class

Dewayne Blackwell

The NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (NSHOF) has added DEWAYNE BLACKWELL as the fifth member to its Class Of 2017, joining VERN GOSDIN, JIM MCBRIDE, WALT ALDRIDGE, and TIM NICHOLS, who were announced in AUGUST (NET NEWS 8/9). BLACKWELL will be inducted in the veteran category, as will JIM MCBRIDE. The official ceremony is set for MONDAY, OCTOBER 23rd at NASHVILLE's MUSIC CITY CENTER.

“There was a tie this year in our veteran category, and our board unanimously agreed that both writers should be inducted,” said PAT ALGER, who serves as chair of the organization’s board of directors. "DEWAYNE is presently living outside the country, and consequently, it took us a while to locate him and give him the good news. He is a master songwriter with a long career of influential hits beginning at the birth of Rock And Roll with 'Mr. Blue,' and including one of the most played songs of modern times – ‘Friends In Low Places.’ He is a most welcome addition to our HALL OF FAME.” In 1991, "Friends In Low Places," cut by GARTH BROOKS, was named ASCAP Country Song Of The Year, as well as the Single Of The Year by both the CMA and the ACM. The song also appeared on MARK CHESNUTT's 1990 album, "Too Cold At Home."

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