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MUSIC PEOPLE
NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2024 Volume 55 Number 9 Issue 655
Editor Duncan Warwick
Contributors David Allan , Janet Aspley , Donnie Ayers , Craig Baguley , Jonny Brick , Tony Byworth , Larry Delaney , Don Cusic , Julie Flaskett , Michael Hingston , Stan Hitchcock , Tony Ives , Sianna King , Spencer Leigh , John Lomax III , Bryce Martin , Adrian Peel , Paul Riley , Alex Rossi , Chris Smith , Tom Travis , Walt Trott , Jack Watkins New release consultant : Steve Tidbury
Assistant editor Kelly Gregory
Photographers Patricia Presley , Barry Dixon
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Liz Rose
SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME — The Class of 2024
T he songwriting giants behind the
hits If I Said You Have A Beautiful
Body ( Would You Hold It Against Me ), Trip Around The Sun , Teardrops On My Guitar , The Dark End Of The Street and The River – David Bellamy ( The Bellamy Brothers ), Al Anderson , Liz Rose , Dan Penn and Victoria Shaw – will soon become the newest members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame ( NaSHOF ) it was announced on Aug 15 at a luncheon held in Nashville ’ s historic Columbia Studio A , part of Belmont University ’ s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business . Anderson and Rose were elected in the contemporary songwriter category with Penn and Shaw in the veteran songwriter category and Bellamy in the veteran songwriter / artist category . The top vote getter in the contemporary songwriter / artist category , Brad Paisley , is unable to attend this year ’ s ceremony due to a scheduling conflict and will be officially inducted next year as a member of the Hall ’ s Class of 2025 . This year ’ s five electees will join the 241 previously inducted members of the elite organisation when they are formally inducted during the 54th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on Wednesday , November 6 , at the Music City Center . Al Anderson ’ s songwriter credits include Trip Around The Sun ( Jimmy Buffett & Martina McBride ), Unbelievable ( Diamond Rio ) and The
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