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Songwriters Hall of Fame
![<span style="font-size: small;">Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks are among the five who were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this past weekend. Throughout his career, Alan has written or co-written 24 of his 35 #1 hit singles. “It’s one of the coolest honors for me because I’ve always been more about the music, and I’ve always been especially proud to be able to be a writer and to have songs that affect people that they enjoy. And, you know, to be included in the writers here in Nashville, that’s uh…some of the best music in the world comes out of this town.” Alan is second only to Merle Haggard in country music history as artists who have written or co-written #1 songs they have also recorded.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65464702-17042815.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks are among the five who were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this past weekend. Throughout his career, Alan has written or co-written 24 of his 35 #1 hit singles. “It’s one of the coolest honors for me because I’ve always been more about the music, and I’ve always been especially proud to be able to be a writer and to have songs that affect people that they enjoy. And, you know, to be included in the writers here in Nashville, that’s uh…some of the best music in the world comes out of this town.” Alan is second only to Merle Haggard in country music history as artists who have written or co-written #1 songs they have also recorded.</span>")
Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks are among the five who were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this past weekend. Throughout his career, Alan has written or co-written 24 of his 35 #1 hit singles. “It’s one of the coolest...Tags: Alan Jackson, Fine Arts, Arts, Music Industry, Arts and Culture
Oct 17, 2011
|Story| WSBT Radio
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