Filed under: Awards, Exclusive, Country News
Sunday evening (October 17), hit songwriters Pat Alger and Steve Cropper, the late pop/country star Paul Davis, and America's first professional songwriter, Stephen Foster, were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame during the organization's 40th Anniversary Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony, held at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville. Among the artists who helped pay tribute to the legendary writers were Tanya Tucker, T. Graham Brown, Jim Lauderdale, Garth Brooks and Jimmy Wayne.
The night was a special occasion for Jimmy Wayne on many personal levels, including being handpicked by Pat Alger to sing a three-song medley of 'Goin' Gone,' 'True Love' and 'Small Town Saturday Night,' all of which were penned by the songwriter.
"I got a phone call from Pat Alger, and he asked me if I would be interested in singing three songs that he had written," Jimmy tells The Boot. "I said, 'Sure ... what's the occasion?' He was very humble. He says, 'Well, I'm being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.'
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