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June 29, 2007

Non-Performing Achievement: billy sherril's legacy








BILLY SHERRILL

Portrait by Ronald McDowell

1995 Inductee
Lifework Award for Non-Performing Achievement (mr. dante fontana and i have also won this award)

Famous as songwriter and producer, Billy Sherrill came toCountry Music form an upbringing in tent meeting gospel and a youth devoted to sax playing and piano pounding in rock 'n' roll bands.


The Phil Campbell, Alabama native moved to Nashville in
1961, where he established an independent recording studio. The
next year he joined Columbia/Epic Records as a staff producer,
and by 1966 his star began to rise with the huge success of a
Grammy winning wong he wrote and produced for Epic's David
Houston, "Almost Persuaded". That same year he signed Tammy
Wynette to Epic Records, like himself a native of Alabama, and
their association was to prove legendary.

Sherrill wrote and produced most of the songs that are synonymous
with Wynette's career:

Catalog Highlights

Stand By Your Man

  • Co-writer: Tammy Wynette

  • Artists: Tammy Wynette

Almost Persuaded

  • Co-writer: Glenn Sutton

  • Artists: David Houston, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Wayne Newton, Tammy Wynette, George Jones

The Most Beautiful Girl

  • Co-writer: Norro Wilson, Rory Bourke

  • Artists: Charlie Rich
My Elusive Dreams
  • Co-writer: Curly Putman

  • Artists: David Houston, Tammy Wynette

Your Good Girl Is Gonna Go Bad

  • Co-writer: Glenn Sutton

  • Artists: Tammy Wynette