of Hit SongwritingThe Insider’s World

Thornton Cline, moderator

• Songwriter of the Year (twice) for "Love is the Reason" recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck and Gloria Gaynor-Number 1 album in Europe

• Over 150 songs recorded by major and independent artists

• "Bottom of the Fifth" (No. 42 charted country) recorded by Tim Murphy

• Worldwide charted holiday hit, "Catch a Snowflake" recorded by Matt Newton

Erin Enderlin, Artist/Songwriter

•Number 5 Billboard charted “Monday Morning Church" recorded by Alan Jackson

•"I Let Her Talk" recorded by Erin Enderlin

•Number 14 Billboard charted "Last Call" recorded by Lee Ann Womack

•"You Don't Know Jack" recorded by Luke Bryan

•Recordings by Randy Travis, Joey + Rory, Terri Clark and Tyler Farr

Robert White Johnson, Producer/Songwriter

•Over 20 million records sold worldwide

•Dove Award winner, nominated for 5 Dove Awards and 2 Grammy Awards

•15 Number 1 CCM hits

•"Where Does My Heart Beat Now"-recorded by Celine Dion (worldwide hit)

•Recordings with Beach Boys, .38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Van Zant

Regie Hamm, Artist/Songwriter•20 Number 1 Hits

•Billboard Top 20 Artist

•"Time of My Life" recorded by American Idol winner, David Cook-Number 1 Billboard hit for four weeks in a row!

•"Time of My Love" declared 2008 Summer Olympics Theme Song by Oprah Winfrey

•Grammy and Dove Award nominations

•SESAC's Songwriter of the Year four times in a row

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