Jim McBride (songwriter)

Jim McBride
Background information
Birth nameJimmy Ray McBride
BornHuntsville, Alabama U.S.
GenresCountry, gospel, bluegrass
OccupationSongwriter
Years active1968-present

Jim McBride (born April 28, 1947) is an American country music songwriter.[1] He has written six number one songs, ten top 10 singles, and eighteen top 40 singles.[2] In 2017, McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1][3]

McBride's songs have been recorded by more than eighty major artists, including Alabama, Trace Adkins, Johnny Cash, Tammy Cochran, Diamond Rio, Crystal Gayle, Vern Gosdin, Jack Greene, Wade Hayes, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Toby Keith, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lonestar, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, The Oak Ridge Boys, Johnny Paycheck, Charley Pride, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Conway Twitty, and Keith Whitley.[1][4][5][2]

His most successful collaboration was with Alan Jackson, resulting in the five Top 20 singles and the chart-topping songs "Chasing That Neon Rainbow", "(Who Says) You Can’t Have It All", and "Someday".[1][5][6] Their song "Chattahoochee" was selected as song of the year by ASCAP, American Songwriter, and the Country Music Association.[7][8][5][1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jim McBride". Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. ^ a b "Jim McBride". Nashville Music Guide. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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  4. ^ "Jim McBride Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  5. ^ a b c Rolland, Tom. "Alan Jackson, Former Co-Writer Jim McBride In Sync With Hall Of Fame Inductions". Billboard. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  6. ^ "Someday". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
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