Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees Are

Posted by amyclark on 08/25/2008
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6/20/2008 Patricia Montesinos Deana Carter is one of the Nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame  Deana Carter And the nominees are… Probably nervous and anxiously awaiting the Oct. 26 Hall of Fame Dinner in Nashville, when the best song writers in Country Music gather to find out which of them will be inducted into the 2008 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The ten songwriters considered for an induction into the Hall of Fame are: Matraca Berg, “Strawberry Wine” by Deana Carter; Paul Craft, “Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life” by Moe Bandy; Kye Fleming, “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” by Barbara Mandrell; Larry Henley, “The Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler; John Jarrard, “Blue Clear Sky” by George Strait; Bob Morrison, “You Decorated My Life” by Kenny Rogers; Mark D. Sanders, “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack; Tom Shapiro, “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” by Brooks & Dunn; John Scott Sherrill, “Would You Go With Me” by Josh Turner, and Sharon Vaughn for “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” by Willie Nelson. Of those nominated, two will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. “Each of these nominees has honed the songwriting craft to perfection,” said Roger Murrah, chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, in a statement.  “The songs they’ve given us are absolute treasures.”