BMI Honors Ronnie Dunn For 60 Million Performances

On August 4, Ronnie Dunn was honored by BMI for something only a handful of performers have achieved - songs that have earned 60 million performances. 

 

BMI, the performance rights organization, threw a party in Ronnie's honor, inviting all the people who impacted his career, including his former partner, Kix Brooks.

 

According to CMT.com, Jody Williams, BMI's vice president of writer-publisher relations, bragged about Ronnie's success, saying, "He now inhabits the same rarefied (songwriting) air as Merle Haggard, the Bee Gees and Gamble & Huff."

 

Ronnie has earned millions of performances with hit songs that continue to gain in popularity such as: "Cowgirls Don't Cry," "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing," "Believe," "Play Something Country," "That's What She Gets," "Brand New Man," "She's Not the Cheatin' Kind," "Proud of the House We Built," "That Ain't No Way to Go," "Neon Moon" and "Boot Scootin' Boogie."

 

In addition to these classic hits, Williams believes Ronnie's current single, "Cost of Livin'," is "as compelling as (any song) he's ever sung."

 

During his speech, Ronnie was sure to thank everyone from  Brooks, who he cowrote many songs with, to his publicist, who, according to Ronnie, made the speech possible. 

 

At the rate things are going, it seems safe to say we can expect many more hits from Ronnie Dunn.

 

Source: CMT.com