Brad Paisley and Emmylou Harris are among the songwriters set to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame on October 6th at Nashville's Music City Center.
Jim Lauderdale, Don Cook, Steve Bogard and Tony Martin are the others due to be formally inducted during the 55th annual Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala.
The list was announced by Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame board of directors chair Rich Hallworth and executive director Mark Ford during a press conference held on Wednesday (August 6) at Nashville's Columbia Studio.
These six writers will join the 247 previously inducted members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Paisley, who was elected in 2024, will be inducted this year, as requested by him. Harris has been elected in the veteran songwriter-artist category.
Bogard and Martin have been elected in the contemporary songwriter category, while Lauderdale has been elected in the contemporary songwriter-artist category. Cook has been elected in the veteran songwriter category.
"Gathering as we do each year - to reveal and welcome the members of our incoming class - is truly one of the highlights of our calendar," Hallworth said in a statement. "To these outstanding songwriters, we say, 'Thank you for sharing your songs and your artistry with us. We are proud to honor you this fall, when you will officially join your legendary peers in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.'"
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