Randy Travis To Receive ASCAP Founders Award

Randy Travis

Country icon RANDY TRAVIS will receive the ASCAP Founders Award during the 57th annual "AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS." The invitation-only gala will place in NASHVILLE on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th and include special guest performances honoring TRAVIS.

The Founders Award is one of the performance rights organization’s highest honors, and is given to songwriter-composers who have made pioneering contributions to music. Previous recipients of the award have included: RODNEY CROWELL, GEORGE STRAIT, ALAN JACKSON, RICKY SKAGGS, JACKSON BROWNE, GARTH BROOKS, EMMYLOU HARRIS, TOM PETTY, NEIL YOUNG and others.

“RANDY TRAVIS is the seminal Country artist of a generation,” said ASCAP Chairman and Pres. PAUL WILLIAMS. “His meteoric rise to the top of the Country charts was fueled by that unmistakable baritone, and a talent for traditional Country music that spoke to everyone. As a new artist, RANDY garnered international attention at a time when such exposure for Country artists was reserved for an iconic few. His music and devotion to classic Country sounds are a cornerstone in the genre, and it is an honor to present him with this year’s Founders Award.”

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