The Academy of Country Music
hosted its quarterly "ACM No. 1 Honors" show at the Bluebird Café in Nashville
on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The event, which benefited ACM Lifting Lives, showcased
the scribes of 13 of the 35 No.1
hits from the third quarter of 2008 through the second quarter of 2009. Jennifer Adan, Cory Batten, Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Jim
Collins, Clint Daniels, Marty Dodson, Ashley Gorley, Clint Lagerberg, Clay
Mills, Danny Myrick, Mark Nesler, Chris Sligh, Wynn
Varble, Brad Warren, Brett Warren and Joe West were the
night's featured writers. The songwriter's round was co-hosted by ACM Board
members Chris Farren, Pat Higdon and
ACM Director, Membership & Events Michelle
Goble.
Number one hits celebrated
included "It Won't Be Like This For Long," "Then,"
"Feel That Fire," "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," "Roll With Me," "Here
Comes Goodbye," "She Wouldn't Be Gone," "She's Country," "Waitin' On A Woman,"
"Don't," "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven," "Do You Believe Me Now," "You Look
Good In My Shirt," and more.
The
list of honorees comprised 59
songwriters in total, 16 of which
are also recording artists. Dierks Bentley,
Zac Brown, Michael Bublé, Kristian Bush, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith,
Mac McAnally, Jennifer Nettles, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Taylor Swift, Randy
Travis and, Keith Urban were included as well as Brad and Brett Warren.
This
was the fifth event hosted by the ACADEMY
OF COUNTRY MUSIC at the historical Bluebird Café. The Bluebird Café is internationally renowned for exhibiting the best
original country and acoustic music seven nights a week.