Garth Brooks, right, hugs Mary Chapin Carpenter before the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Carpenter is one of the inductees. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kim Williams hesitated only slightly when asked who he thinks has been the best interpreter of his songs before the start of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
"That's tough, but I'd say it would have to be Garth Brooks because I wrote them with him," Williams said. "He was part of the songs, too, before he sang them. We had so much fun writing together."
They had a load of fun together Sunday night, too.
Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood were on hand to help celebrate this year's inductees — Williams, Tony Arata, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Larry Henley. Brooks saluted Williams and Arata, while Yearwood paid tribute to Carpenter and Henley, the writer of the enduring hit "The Wind Beneath My Wings."
"Over 200 artists have recorded 'The Wind Beneath My Wings,' so it's kind of how do you do a new twist?" Yearwood said before the ceremony. "And with Chapin, I've just known her a long, long time, so it was a no-brainer when she asked me. It's the Garth and Trisha show and we're just going to have a good time."
Brooks sang "New Way To Fly," ''Papa Loved Mama" and "Three Wooden Crosses" to Williams during a moving and hilarious induction speech, then sang Arata's "The Dance." The appearance comes a year after Brooks' own induction.
"I cried the whole time and I'm going to cry all night tonight, too, but now it's for one of your brothers," Brooks said. "I think I'm more excited for Kim and Tony going in. For me it's long overdue. I was thinking about Kent Blazy, and I wonder where his face is. I think it's only a matter of time for him, too. These are the guys I grew up with. They moved here at the same time and we're all brothers."
Marc Cohn also helped pay tribute to Carpenter, who noted she's just the 14th female inductee among 188 hall of fame members.
"And that feels like an honor in and of itself," Carpenter said beforehand. "I know that I stand on a lot of shoulders just to get to this place. I'm just so happy."
The Nashville Songwriters Association International also gave out its yearly songwriting awards. Taylor Swift won the songwriter/artist of the year award for the fifth time in six years and remains at 22 that award's youngest winner. Dallas Davidson was named songwriter of the year. And Dolly Parton's enduring hit "I Will Always Love You," which reached No. 1 again this year after Whitney Houston's death, was named song of the year.
[video]http://youtu.be/hke_aPCrwIk[/video]I like Girls that Drink Beer was actually the first release off Benn Gunn's first self titled E.P. in 2008. And because of the great reaction at live shows and radio, has been re-recorded and re-released as the fourth single off the debut album "Keep on Drivin'"
Benn states "there are two things I love the most in this world BEER and WOMEN so I wanted to write a song paying homage to my two favourite things. On a serious note though this song also pays respect to all hard working women out there who also know how to let there hair down at the end of the day".
Benn Gunn is certainly carving his own path performing regularly at rural Rodeos and agricultural shows as well as picking up numerous nominations and awards in the Australian Country Music Industry.
Published on 22 Aug 2012 by benngunn76
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson were thrilled to hear that their long awaited follow up to ‘Rattlin’ Bones’; Wreck & Ruin debuted on the national ARIA popular album charts at #6 and #1 on the national Country album charts where it currently remains..
With the release of the second single from the album The Quiet Life, the title of the single is a far cry for what has been going on of late in the Chambers/Nicholson household.
Kasey & Shane were invited to and attended the Americana Awards in Nashville; they performed at the Americana awards and also headlined their own showcase event as well as doing a guest spot with Emmy Lou Harris.
Since arriving home from the USA, they’ve been spending some school holiday time with Talon & Arlo and chasing around youngest daughter Poet who has just started walking.
The song The Quiet Life begs the question of wishing for a life away from the big city.
“That song is about our lives,” says Kasey. “A lot of people and couples can relate to that. We’ve all thought hey I just want to swap this life for a quiet life for a while. It pops into your mind every now and again. I would get bored. Shane would love it though.” she says.
“Absolutely. We wrote that sitting on the back porch of the cabin and looking at the mountains and I was thinking I could easily do this instead of making this album and going on tour. I could easily sit here strumming and drink scotch all day,” considers Shane.
Happily for us and their fans; Kasey & Shane are also preparing for their national Wreck & Ruin Australia 2012 tour. Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson’s tour will be one that the whole family will enjoy and is sure to delight fans past, present and the future with a playlist of songs as selected from both their solo and joint careers.
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
WRECK & RUIN Australia 2012 Tour
With special guest: Harry Hookey Tickets on sale now.
[video]http://youtu.be/jHqaIKcll7w[/video] What a great time we all had at this year's festival. Fabulous talent as usual. Lots of new up and coming Country Music Stars in the making. One in particular that I saw was a young 16 year old by the name of Emily Pike. Sings and writes her own music but also sings lots of the old Country classics. This girl will go a long way in the industry and if you see her name anywhere it will be worth a visit to see and hear her. I'm sure you will enjoy her music; attached is a video clip of her at the festival.
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