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Alabama Music Hall of Famer, Huntsville native Jim McBride, dies at 78

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Alabama Music Hall of Famer, Huntsville native Jim McBride, dies at 78
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Jim McBride, a Huntsville native and acclaimed songwriter who co-wrote country hits including “Chattahoochee” and “Chasing That Neon Rainbow”, died Tuesday at 78 years old.

) - Jim McBride, a Huntsville native and acclaimed songwriter who co-wrote country hits including “ Chattahoochee ” and “Chasing That Neon Rainbow”, died Tuesday at 78 years old. McBride’s songs were recorded by country music legends including Johnny Cash , George Jones , Reba McEntire, Alabama , Willie Nelson , Charley Pride , Kris Kristofferson , Randy Travis , Brenda Lee , Jerry Lee Lewis , Toby Keith and Dwight Yoakam .

Jim McBride, a Huntsville native and acclaimed songwriter who co-wrote country hits including “Chattahoochee” and “Chasing That Neon Rainbow”, died Tuesday at 78 years old.His career achievements included a CMA Song of the Year Award and numerous accolades from ASCAP, BMI, NSAI, NARAS, CMA, AMA, ACM and Billboard Magazine. McBride was inducted into both the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.‘Sick individual’: Retired Air Force Major, former substitute teacher arrested on multiple child porn chargesAlabama lawmakers preview legislative priorities at Dothan breakfast event

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