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    • Sep 23, 1947
    Songwriter Pat Alger is born in LaGrange, Georgia. He goes on to write Kathy Mattea's "Goin' Gone," Trisha Yearwood's "Like We Never Had A Broken Heart" and Garth Brooks' "Unanswered Prayers" and "The Thunder Rolls," among others. He enters the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010
    Mar 14, 1992
    The Nashville Songwriters Association names Pat Alger the Songwriter of the Year; Alan Jackson, Songwriter/Artist of the Year; and "Somewhere In My Broken Heart," Song of the Year
    Sep 6, 1995
    Brooks & Dunn and Kris Kristofferson play the final Harlan Howard Birthday Bash in Nashville, along with Rodney Crowell and songwriters Gretchen Peters and Pat Alger
    Dec 1, 1998
    Pop songwriter Diane Warren performs at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in a benefit for the homeless, hosted by producer Tony Brown. Other songwriters in attendance: Harlan Howard, Gary Burr, Steve Diamond, Randy Scruggs, Pat Alger and Mark D. Sanders
    Jul 14, 2003
    Songwriter Pat Alger performs at a songwriters night at Nashville's Douglas Corner, less than one week after undergoing an angioplasty. Among the songs he sings: "Goin' Gone," a former Kathy Mattea hit
    Jan 27, 2008
    Nanci Griffith sings "Listen To The Radio" at The Station Inn in Nashville at a 70th birthday party for producer Jim Rooney. Other surprise guests and musicians include John Prine, Jack Clement, Shawn Camp, Iris DeMent, Pat Alger and Pat McLaughlin
    Oct 17, 2010
    Late singer/songwriter Paul Davis is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Pat Alger, Steve Cropper and Stephen Foster in an event at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel
    Oct 4, 2012
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame finally receives a physical home. The board announces the hall will be housed at the Music City Center beginning in 2013. Attending the announcement are songwriters Pat Alger ("The Thunder Rolls") and Layng Martine Jr. ("Rub It In")
    May 20, 2014
    Luke Bryan sings "I Don't Want This Night To End" and "Play It Again" during a Georgia-themed fundraiser at Nashville's 3rd & Lindsley that also features songwriters Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins, Pat Alger and Tony Arata, among others
    Mar 11, 2015
    "The Thunder Rolls" songwriter Pat Alger, "Before He Cheats" author Chris Tompkins, "The Dance" creator Tony Arata and "Something In The Water" writer Chris DeStefano play a music-education benefit at City Winery in Nashville
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