Date Set for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction

The 41st Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, according to an announcement made today (4/11) by John Van Mol, Chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation.

This year’s inductees will be revealed in the coming months.

The annual event is one of the highlights of the Nashville awards season and honors those who create the songs that define country music.

Last year’s honorees included Pat Alger, Steve Cropper, Paul Davis and Stephen Foster. The ceremony also features some of music’s biggest names paying tribute to the inductees and attending the event. In years past such country music luminaries as Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Jimmy Buffett, Gretchen Wilson, Jimmy Wayne, the Del McCoury Band, Barbara Mandrell and Raul Malo have performed at or attended the event.

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