Chronicle: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Jim McBride died yesterday (1/7) at the age of 78. The Huntsville, AL native's catalog includes Conway Twitty's “A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn,” Johnny Lee's “Bet Your Heart On Me," Waylon Jennings' "Rose In Paradise," Alan Jackson's “Chasing That Neon Rainbow” and “Chattahoochee,” Wade Hayes' “What I Meant To Say” and Tammy Cochran's “Angels In Waiting." His songs were also cut by Alabama, Randy Travis, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Reba McEntire, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charley Pride, Travis Tritt, Toby Keith, Dwight Yoakam, The Oak Ridge Boys, Keith Whitley, Crystal Gayle, Gene Watson, Trace Adkins and Luke Bryan. A past President of Nashville Songwriters Association International, McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2023.