Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Sets Date For 39th Annual Dinner And Induction Ceremony

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Foundation) - The 39th Annual Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2008, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.

Nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will be announced in the next few weeks. Nominations in the Songwriter and Songwriter/Artist categories recognize songwriters whose first significant works achieved commercial success and/or artistic recognition at least 20 years ago and have 'positively impacted and been closely associated with the Nashville music community and deemed to be outstanding and significant.'
Nominees are recommended to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation (NaSHOF) board of directors by the nominating committee, which is comprised of Hall of Fame members and Music Row historians.
Final voting is done by Hall of Fame members, Professional Songwriter members of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and the boards of the NaSHOF and NSAI. Two honorees will be selected from nominees in the Songwriter category, and one in the Songwriter/Artist category, for induction on October 26.

Established in 1970, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame boasts 167 members, including songwriting luminaries such as Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Bob Dylan, Don & Phil Everly, Vince Gill, Harlan Howard, Bob McDill, Roger Miller, Bill Monroe, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Carl Perkins, Jimmie Rodgers, Cindy Walker, Jimmy Webb and Hank Williams, Sr. Last year's honorees were Bob DiPiero, Flatt & Scruggs, Mac McAnally, Dottie Rambo and Hank Williams, Jr.

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit foundation that owns and operates the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The NaSHOF's principal purposes are to educate, archive, celebrate and honor the legacy of songwriting that is uniquely associated with the Nashville music community.