Toby Keith, Amy Grant and Rhett Akins are three of the inductees joining the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021.
Also named in this year s incoming class are producer/songwriter Buddy Cannon known for, among many other things, his longstanding songwriting relationship with Willie Nelson and songwriter John Scott Sherrill.
For his part, Akins has been a mainstay of the country genre since the early 90s. In addition to charting 14 singles as a performing artist including hits like That Ain t My Truck and the No. 1 Don t Get Me Started he continues to be one of the industry s most in-demand songwriters to this day, penning hits for Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch and even Akins own country superstar son, Thomas Rhett.
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Amy Grant performs during Christmas at The Ryman at the Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 28, 2018 in Nashville.
Grant is married to Vince Gill, who was inducted in 2005.
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2021: Rhett Akins and Buddy Cannon in the songwriter category; John Scott Sherrill in the veteran songwriter category; Toby Keith in the songwriter/artist category ;and Amy Grant in the veteran songwriter/artist category.
The five will be inducted Nov. 1 at the Music City Center in Nashville. Because the organization’s 50th-anniversary celebration was postponed last year due to COVID-19, this year’s event will honor two classes in a special, supersize event, dubbed the “50/51 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala.” This year’s honorees will share the spotlight with the class of 2020: Steve Earle, Bobbie Gentry, Kent Blazy, Brett James and Spooner Oldham.
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The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2021: Rhett Akins and Buddy Cannon in the songwriter category; John Scott Sherrill in the veteran songwriter category; Toby Keith in the songwriter/artist category ;and Amy Grant in the veteran songwriter/artist category.
The five will be inducted Nov. 1 at the Music City Center in Nashville. Because the organization’s 50th-anniversary celebration was postponed last year due to COVID-19, this year’s event will honor two classes in a special, supersize event, dubbed the “50/51 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala.” This year’s honorees will share the spotlight with the class of 2020: Steve Earle, Bobbie Gentry, Kent Blazy, Brett James and Spooner Oldham.
John Scott Sherrill will join the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this year.
“Today is one of my favorite days of the year, as we begin our journey to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala in November with the announcement of our upcoming class,” says
Sarah Cates, who serves as chair of the Hall’s board of directors. “Nashville has always been the home of legendary songs written by the world’s finest songwriters and this class is no exception.”
The five incoming inductees will join 213 members of the Hall of Fame. They’re joining the prestigious organization via four different categories: Akins and Cannon in the songwriter category; Sherrill in the veteran songwriter category; Keith as a songwriter/artist; and Grant as a veteran songwriter/artist.
Toby Keith, Amy Grant and Rhett Akins are three of the inductees joining the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2021.
Also named in this year s incoming class are producer/songwriter Buddy Cannon known for, among many other things, his longstanding songwriting relationship with Willie Nelson and songwriter John Scott Sherrill.
For his part, Akins has been a mainstay of the country genre since the early 90s. In addition to charting 14 singles as a performing artist including hits like That Ain t My Truck and the No. 1 Don t Get Me Started he continues to be one of the industry s most in-demand songwriters to this day, penning hits for Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch and even Akins own country superstar son, Thomas Rhett.