Celebration Of Life For David Olney Set For March 9

David Olney. Photo: Scott Housely

A Celebration of Life for songwriter David Olney will take place on Monday, March 9 at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. sharp.

The event for Olney, who died Jan. 18 during a performance in Florida, is free and open to the public. It will include music and spoken segments recognizing his life as a husband, father, brother, and friend, as well as the author and performer of works including “Roses,” “1917,” “Deeper Well,” and hundreds of others.

A Nashville resident since 1973, Olney had songs recorded by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury, Steve Young, Steve Earle, and more, as well as released 20-plus solo albums and toured extensively worldwide.

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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