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Songwriter
of the Year
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Chris DuBois
"19' Somethin'"
"I Love You This Much"
"Little Moments"
 Chris
Dubois began his journey through
the music business making tape
copies at Polygram Music and in
1992 joined ASCAP Nashville as
Director of Membership. Chris
left ASCAP in March of 1999 to
form Sea Gayle Music with Brad
Paisley and Frank Rogers as his
business partners. Since that
time, Sea Gayle Music has become
one of the top independent publishing
companies in Nashville. As a songwriter,
Chris' credits include the Brad
Paisley hits "Who Needs Pictures,"
"Me Neither," "We Danced," "Wrapped
Around," "I Wish You'd Stay,"
"Little Moments," and "Mud on
the Tires". He also wrote "I Love
You This Much" for Jimmy Wayne
and "19 Somethin'" for Mark Wills.
"19 Somethin'" spent seven weeks
at number one and was the number
one song for 2003 according to
Radio and Records. |
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Neil
Thrasher
"I Melt'"
"There Goes My Life"
"Wrinkles"
|  Neil
Thrasher originally moved to
Tennessee to play college football.
Born into a family of acclaimed
tenor singers and performers,
this environment fostered Neil's
desire to make music, and in
college he joined a quartet
vocal group and toured while
developing his craft as a songwriter.
He soon landed an exclusive
songwriting deal with Major
Bob Music and began making his
living as a songwriter. Neil
and fellow writer Kelly Shiver
formed the duo Thrasher Shiver
and recorded for Asylum Records,
earning two CMA Award nominations
for Duo of the Year. In the
years since, Neil has grown
to be considered one of Nashville's
finest writers. His songwriter
credits include the Kenny Chesney
hits "I Lost It" and "There
Goes My Life," Rascal Flatts'
"I Melt", "What Do You Say"
for Reba McEntire, and "I Want
It All" for Edwin McCain.
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Songwriter/Artist
Of The Year
Brad
Paisley
"Celebrity"
"Little Moments"
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With three
back-to-back Platinum-certified albums
totaling over 5 million units sold,
Brad Paisley has established himself
as one of country's finest young artists.
An award-winning entertainer with
three #1 and eight Top 5 hits and
multiple CMA, ACM and Grammy nominations
Paisley's outstanding performance
style and stellar songwriting have
also earned him the proud distinction
of being the Grand Ole Opry's youngest
cast member. With hit songs such as
"Celebrity," "Little Moments," "I'm
Gonna Miss Her" (The Fishing Song)
and "He Didn't Have to Be,"-all of
which he has written or co-written
- this 3-time CMA trophy winner has
consistently demonstrated a gift for
music and videos that blend both humor
and heart. |
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Song
Of The Year
"It's
Five O'clock Somewhere"
| Jim
"Moose" Brown |
|  Keyboard
player Jim "Moose" Brown
launched his professional music career
as a road musician, before settling
down in Nashville as a session keyboard
player. Jim's musicianship can be
heard on albums by Brad Paisley, Darryl
Worley, Marty Stuart, Hank Williams
Jr., Trick Pony, Deryl Dodd, Mark
McGuinn, Jerry Springer, Steven Seagal,
Chely Wright, and Phil Vassar, just
to name a few. Session work led to
songwriting, which in 2000 led to
Jim's first publishing deal, with
Sea Gayle Music. Jim's songwriting
credits include "It's Five O'clock
Somewhere", the hit duet by Alan
Jackson and Jimmy Buffett that spent
8 weeks at #1 and was awarded the
2004 Grammy for Best Country Song,
as well Darryl Worley's "If Something
Should Happen."
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by: Alan
Jackson |
 "I'm
just a writer of simple songs."
In the fall of 2001, Alan Jackson
wrote and sang those lyrics in "Where
Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
- typically humble words from an unassuming
man who ranks as one of country music's
biggest stars. Continued>>> |
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| Publisher
of the Year
EMI Music Publishing
Songs:
"19 Somethin'"
"Celebrity"
"Have You Forgotten"
"I Can't Be Your Friend"
"I Just Wanna Be Mad"
"I Love You This Much"
"It's Five O'clock Somewhere"
"Little Moments"
"Remember When"
"She Only Smokes When She Drinks"
"Sweet Southern Comfort"
"This Is God"
"Tough Little Boys"
"You'll Think Of Me" |
Gary Overton, EMI Executive Vice President & General
Manager: Martin Bandier, EMI CEO; ASCAP's Connie
Bradley; Bob Flax; ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento |
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Founders Award Emmylou
Harris
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Emmylou Harris has been
hailed as a major figure in several of America’s
most important musical movements of the
past three decades. A steadfast supporter
of roots music and a skilled interpreter
of compelling songs, she also has been associated
with a diverse array of admiring collaborators.
Harris' contributions
to country-rock, the bluegrass revival,
folk music, and the Americana movement are
widely lauded, and in recent years she also
has carved out a sound that is uniquely
her own. Her 1995 Wrecking Ball
was a watershed album for her, combining
several world-music elements with acoustic
instruments, driving percussion, and a folk/roots
flavor. The new style would evolve on a
number of Harris' subsequent releases, including
1998's Spyboy, 1999's Western Wall
(a collaboration with Linda Ronstadt), and
2000's Red Dirt Girl, which was
praised as a showcase for Emmylou Harris's
songwriting talent. Continued>>>
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