Americana Music News —Tonight the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will induct Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tony Arata, Kim Williams and Larry Henley at a ceremony in Nashville.
Carpenter, who played the Ryman Auditorium Friday night, is being recognized for a body of work that includes “I Feel Lucky,” “Down at the Twist and Shout” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her.”
Henley wrote a number of hit songs, including the Bette Midler hit “Wind Beneath My Wings.” Both Arata and Williams enjoyed success writing for Garth Brook. Among other Brooks hits, Arata wrote “The Dance” and Williams’ wrote “Ain’t Goin Down ‘Til the Sun Comes Up.”For more information on the inductees, see the Hall of Fame’s website.
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