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May 29, 1986

Frances Preston becomes the first Nashville executive named to run BMI's American operation. The New York-based agency collects and distributes earnings on behalf of songwriters and publishers for the public performance of their songs

Jul 29, 1986

Singer/songwriter Paul Davis is shot in the parking lot of the Quality Inn Hall of Fame Motel on Division Street in Nashville. The assault comes as Tanya Tucker is succeeding with Davis' song "Just Another Love"

Aug 1, 1986

Singer/songwriter Brent Cobb is born in Americus, Georgia. He co-writes the pandemic-inspired Luke Combs hit "Six Feet Apart"

Aug 5, 1986

Songwriter Harlan Howard files suit against Merle Haggard, claiming Hag borrowed parts of his 1960 song, "Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today," in writing "Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room Tonight"

Aug 16, 1986

Songwriter John Hurley dies of liver failure at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. He wrote "Son-Of-A Preacher Man," a Dusty Springfield hit that is named among the 500 greatest singles in country music history in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"

Sep 10, 1986

Singer/songwriter Ashley Monroe is born in Knoxville. A duet singer with Blake Shelton on "Lonely Tonight," she writes Jason Aldean's 2009 single "The Truth" and Miranda Lambert's "Heart Like Mine." She also joins Lambert and Angaleena Presley in the band Pistol Annies

Oct 6, 1986

"You're Gone" songwriter Paul Williams starts a week-long stint on "The New Hollywood Squares" with Dack Rambo, Doris Roberts and Rich Little

Oct 12, 1986

The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Dolly Parton and Otis Blackwell. Parton penned "To Daddy," "9 To 5" and "I Will Always Love You." Blackwell wrote Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" and Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire"

Oct 26, 1986

Michael O'Donoghue, the composer of Dolly Parton's "Single Women," marries "Saturday Night Live" piano player Cheryl Hardwick

Nov 2, 1986

Singer/songwriter Ryan Hurd is born in Chicago. Married to Maren Morris in 2018, he earns his first Top 5 hit by teaming with her on the duet "Chasing After You." He also authors Lady Antebellum's "You Look Good," Luke Bryan's "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" and Blake Shelton's collaboration with Ashley Monroe, "Lonely Tonight"

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