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Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees
August 7, 2018 at 11:51 AM (PT)
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The NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (NaSHOF) has announced RONNIE DUNN, K.T. OSLIN, BYRON HILL, WAYNE KIRKPATRICK, and JOE MELSON as its five inductees across four categories for the Class Of 2018. The five will join the 208 existing members of the elite organization when they are officially inducted during the "48TH ANNIVERSARY NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME GALA" on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28th at the MUSIC CITY CENTER in NASHVILLE. Country icon REBA MCENTIRE will also be honored with the inaugural Career Maker Award during the GALA (NET NEWS 7/30).
"This time of year, as Board Chair of the NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION, I am always reminded of the broad variety and high quality of the songwriting talent we are so fortunate to be able to celebrate," said NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME Board Chair PAT ALGER. "The musical trends might change through the years, but for us, it always comes down to great songs and legendary songwriters -- the bedrock of the town that continues to be hailed as MUSIC CITY. This year's nominees for the NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME were inspiring and impressive as always, each one deserving recognition for the impact they made. Today, it is my great honor to welcome the NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME Class Of 2018: BYRON HILL and WAYNE KIRKPATRICK in the songwriter category; JOE MELSON in the veteran songwriter category; RONNIE DUNN as our songwriter/artist; and K.T. OSLIN as our veteran songwriter/artist."