The songwriting giants behind the hits “Boulder To Birmingham,” “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song),” “She’s Looking At Me,” “Only In America,” “Every Mile A Memory,” and “You Look Good In My Shirt” will soon become the newest members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF).
Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley, Jim Lauderdale, Don Cook, Steve Bogard, and Tony Martin – the Hall’s Class of 2025 – will join the legendary body in October, according to an announcement made by Rich Hallworth, chair of the organization’s board of directors, and Mark Ford, its executive director. Hall of Fame members, family, friends, and media attended the event at Nashville’s historic Columbia Studio A – part of Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.
“Gathering as we do each year – to reveal and welcome the members of our incoming class – is truly one of the highlights of our calendar,” said Hallworth. “To these outstanding songwriters, we say – thank you for sharing your songs and your artistry with us. We are proud to honor you this fall, when you will officially join your legendary peers in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.”
Ford introduced each member of the new class: Bogard and Martin, elected in the contemporary songwriter category; Lauderdale in the contemporary songwriter/artist category; Cook as the veteran songwriter, Harris as the veteran songwriter/artist, and Brad Paisley, who was elected in 2024 but deferred at his request to 2025.
The six electees will join the 247 previously inducted members of the elite organization when they are formally inducted during the 55th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on Monday, October 6, at the Music City Center.
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