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Jim McBride, country songwriting legend behind 'Chattahoochee,' dies at 78
Jim McBride wrote 10 Top 10 hits and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, recognized for shaping country music with iconic artists.
- On Jan. 6, American country songwriter Jim McBride died from complications after a fall at his Alabama home, his son Brent McBride told the New York Times.
- After launching with Conway Twitty in 1980, McBride was an established songwriter when he met Alan Jackson, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum noted.
- He won dozens of BMI and ASCAP awards, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Peers and friends noted McBride's influence, with Alan Jackson writing, `Jim was a good man and a great and genuine songwriter. He understood country music and touched many with his songs` and Jerry Salley calling him 'instrumental in helping write America's country music songbook.'
- Across decades, McBride wrote for major stars including Johnny Cash, Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson and Charley Pride, marking a long influence in country songwriting.
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