Rory Bourke
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Rory Bourke has died at age 84.
Bourke is noted for co-writing such country standards as Charlie Rich’s “The Most Beautiful Girl,” George Strait’s “You Look So Good in Love” and Anne Murray’s “A Little Good News.” Between 1972 and 2015, there were 61 charted versions of his songs, 42 of which became top-20 successes. Also among those songs were 29 top-10 hits and 10 No. 1 smashes.
Rory Michael Bourke was born in Cleveland, Ohio. As a youngster, he was fascinated by movie musicals, which led him to imagine a career in the music industry. Following college, he headed for Nashville in 1964.
He entered the country-music business as a promotion executive at Mercury Records on Music Row. But he yearned to become part of Nashville’s songwriting community. He met Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998), who was also an aspiring songwriter at the time. They co-wrote “Patch It Up,” which Elvis Presley recorded in 1970 and “Captured,” which later became a 1974 Terry Stafford single.
Bourke quit his dependable job and decided to plunge into songwriting full-time. He was determined to succeed, no matter what. “There was no Plan B,” he recalled. Publishers Don Gant and Henry Hurt encouraged him, and the latter signed him to Chappell Music as a staff songwriter in 1971. The following year, Mel Tillis sang Bourke’s co-written “Neon Rose,” and it became the fledgling songwriter’s first top-10 success.
Bourke teamed up with songwriter Norro Wilson and producer Billy Sherrill to craft “The Most Beautiful Girl,’ which became a No. 1 smash for Charlie Rich in 1973. The ballad sold a million; topped the pop, country and easy-listening charts; and became an international hit on German, Irish, French, Canadian, Dutch, Belgian, Australian, and Norwegian charts.
Although chiefly known as a songwriting collaborator, Bourke wrote solo songs that became chart entries for Bobby Borchers, Johnny Carver, Ronnie Prophet, Kim Charles and Lynn Anderson during his early songwriting years.
Teaming with others, he was responsible for top-10 hits by Billy “Crash” Craddock, Mickey Gilley, and Cristy Lane during the 1970s.
Rory Bourke’s most successful and prolific songwriting collaborator was fellow Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Charlie Black (1949-2021). In 1979, the new team had a No. 1 hit when Anne Murray recorded their “Shadows In the Moonlight.”
The Black/Bourke partnership continued to find success in the 1980s. Sometimes as a songwriting duo and sometimes with added collaborators, they provided Murray with “Lucky Me” (1980), “Blessed Are the Believers” (1981), “Another Sleepless Night” (1982), and “A Little Good News” (1983). The last named won the CMA Single of the Year and earned Murray a country-vocal Grammy Award. Bourke and Black were also credited on “I Know a Heartache When I See One” (Jennifer Warnes, 1979) and “Do You Love As Good As You Look” (The Bellamy Brothers, 1981).
Rory Bourke was noted for mentoring up-and-coming tunesmiths. When singer-songwriter K.T. Oslin (1942-2020) arrived on the Nashville scene, Bourke collaborated with her on “Round the Clock Lovin’” (Gail Davies, 1982) and “Lonely But Only for You” (Sissy Spacek, 1983), as well as on Oslin’s own singles “Two Hearts” (1990) and the chart-topping “Come Next Monday” (1990).
Mike Reid was another of Bourke’s frequent collaborators. They co-wrote Ronnie Milsap’s No. 1 hit “Where Do the Nights Go” (1987), Tanya Tucker’s “It’s Only Over for You” (1987), Don Williams’s “I Wouldn’t Be a Man” (1987), Gene Watson’s “Back in the Fire” (1989), and Lorrie Morgan’s “He Talks to Me” (1990).
Working with a variety of other cowriters during the 1980s, Bourke’s credits also included such major hits as “You Look So Good In Love” (George Strait, 1983), “Baby I Lied” (Deborah Allen, 1983), “Let’s Stop Talkin’ About It” (Janie Fricke, 1984), and “Too Good to Stop Now” (Mickey Gilley, 1984).
In recognition of his outstanding song catalog, Rory Michael Bourke was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.
His songwriting success continued into the 1990s. Bourke’s co-written hits in the decade included “I Couldn’t See You Leaving” (Conway Twitty, 1991), “Tender Moment” (Lee Roy Parnell, 1993), “Little Red Rodeo” (Collin Raye, 1997), and “Bye-Bye” (Jo Dee Messina, 1998).
Rory Bourke and Phil Vassar co-wrote “Carlene” (2000), which became Bourke’s last top-10 songwriting hit to date. In 2010, Josh Turner revived Bourke’s co-written “I Wouldn’t Be a Man.” In 2014, The Voice TV-competition winner Craig Wayne Boyd revived “You Look So Good In Love.” Others who have recorded his cowritten songs include Gary Stewart, Jeanne Pruett, Con Hunley, Louise Mandrell, Johnny Rodriguez, Crystal Gayle, Tommy Overstreet, and Shelby Lynne, among others.
During his hit-studded career, Bourke was named ASCAP’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1975, 1979, and 1983. He earned 11 BMI Awards and 45 ASCAP performance awards.
Rory Michael Bourke passed away on Saturday, Oct. 10. Visitation will take place at 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., immediately followed by a memorial service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Alan Jackson Museum Opens In Downtown Nashville
/by Lauryn SinkPhoto: Courtesy of the Alan Jackson Museum
The Alan Jackson Museum has opened in downtown Nashville.
The museum features nearly 600 artifacts documenting Jackson’s life and career. Displays cover everything from his childhood and marriage to his move to Nashville with a paper bag full of songs as he pursued a career in music.
The collection includes Jackson’s Grammy, CMA and ACM Awards, along with special songwriting honors and Hall of Fame recognitions. Visitors can also see the chair he used while writing early hits such as “Here In The Real World” and clothing worn throughout his career. Among the standout items are the boots, jeans and water ski featured in his “Chattahoochee” music video.
Other exhibits include a childhood tricycle, school report cards, a sketchbook, his first cowboy hat and boots. The museum also features gifts presented to Jackson in appreciation of his song “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning),” including a piece of metal from the World Trade Center, stone from the Pentagon and an honorary chief’s helmet from the Fire Department of New York.
Additionally, the museum showcases video footage of many of his live performances, including his final show at Nissan Stadium earlier this year.
The first floor of the museum building features Alan Jackson’s Silverbelly Distillery. Tickets for both the museum and the distillery are available here.
Photo: Courtesy of the Alan Jackson Museum
Zach Bryan’s New Eight-Song EP ‘Young Manhood And Other Donatable Organs’ Due Out Friday
/by Lorie HollabaughZach Bryan. Photo: Lucas Creighton
Zach Bryan is set to release his latest EP, Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, on Friday (Oct. 16) via Warner Records.
Led by the Lana Del Rey duet “Lies,” the eight-song set includes favorites from his live show like “Robot Killed The Working Man” and “Backwards,” as well as a collaboration with fellow Oklahomans Turnpike Troubadours on “Plainsman.” Bryan has teased new songs throughout the summer and Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs marks his first new music since his chart-topping January 2026 album With Heaven On Top and its stripped-down counterpart, With Heaven On Top (Acoustic), which arrived three days later.
With Heaven On Top entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada, and topped Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums chart. The 25-song album included, among other fan-favorites, “Say Why,” “Bad News,” and the reflective “Plastic Cigarette,” which peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. All 25 songs from the album have charted.
In just seven years, Bryan has logged 66 Gold certifications, 34 Platinum or Multi-Platinum certifications, and the Diamond-certified (10 million sales units) singles “I Remember Everything,” and “Something In The Orange,” which has sold more than 15 million song equivalent units to date.
Zach Bryan, Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Track List:
1. “Lodi When”
2. “Robot Killed The Working Man”
3. “Lies” ft. Lana Del Rey
4. “Dog Days”
5. “Backwards”
6. “Is The Blue Tangled in You?”
7. “Plainsman” ft. Turnpike Troubadours
8. “You’ll Get By”
Miranda Lambert’s ‘Velvet Rodeo’ Exhibit To Debut In National Cowgirl Museum’s New Gallery
/by Lorie HollabaughMiranda Lambert. Photo: Tyler Conrad
The National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame in Fort Worth will open an exhibit honoring Miranda Lambert on Nov. 7 in the new Icons Gallery.
Created in collaboration with Lambert, “Miranda Lambert: Velvet Rodeo” features the one-of-a-kind wardrobe she wore during her Las Vegas residency. Lambert is a National Cowgirl Hall of Fame honoree, active mounted shooting competitor and horsewoman.
“Miranda’s ‘Velvet Rodeo’ styling was inspired by historic garments from iconic western tailors which she saw on display at the Museum,” says Ashley Kowalski, Curator. “We are honored to give her residency wardrobe a new stage where the collection can be appreciated in its entirety.”
“Miranda’s confidence, determination and independence make her a wonderful representative of the women we honor,” says Pat Riley, Executive Director of the National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame. “Opening our Icons Gallery with this collaboration celebrates her accomplishments while giving visitors a new way to connect with a cowgirl they know and admire.”
“When I first visited the National Cowgirl Museum, I was so inspired by all of the amazing Western pieces on display that I sent a bunch of photos to my stylist, Tiffany [Gifford]. We mixed that inspiration with the heyday of Elvis to create the ‘Velvet Rodeo’ wardrobe,” says Lambert. “Seeing these pieces now have a life beyond the stage as part of the Museum’s new Icons Gallery feels really full circle and special.”
The National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame’s archives house more than 4,000 artifacts and features more than 260 women in its Hall of Fame.
MusicRow Magazine Releases 2026 Publisher Print Issue
/by MusicRow StaffMusicRow Magazine, Nashville’s leading music industry publication, has released its 2026 Publisher Issue print edition, with MCA’s Luke Bryan gracing its cover.
During his career, Bryan has amassed 27.2 billion global streams, 12 million global album sales, and more than 48 million track sales worldwide. He has 132 million in total RIAA certification units, including 19.5 million in album certifications and 112.5 million in single certifications. Bryan was honored with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most-streamed artists in the organization’s 20-year history. He has garnered 32 No. 1 singles, 17 of which he co-wrote, and he’s accumulated 58 total weeks at No. 1 during his career. He has sold 20 million concert tickets throughout his career.
Bryan has co-hosted the ACM Awards five times and the CMA Awards four times, and has won more than 50 major music awards, including five Entertainer of the Year awards. Additional honors include six CMT Artist of the Year recognitions, NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for Crash My Party, seven CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards—as well as being named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s, the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck, and Artist Humanitarian Recipient by the Country Radio Broadcasters, and receiving the ACM Lifting Lives Award for his devotion to improving lives through the power of music.
The 2026 Publisher Issue is a highly-anticipated annual resource that includes the updated Publisher Directory, a listing of Nashville’s top publishing companies, as well as organizations available for songwriters. It also contains exclusive features that spotlight the songwriting and publishing segment of the Nashville music industry.
“As I reflect on this year’s Publisher Print Issue and our music publishing community, Dolly’s catalog is a reminder of what a songwriter creates,” says Sherod Robertson, Owner/Publisher of MusicRow Magazine. “Like her, songwriters write songs sturdy enough to outlast trends, outlast lifetimes and keep finding new audiences generations later. That’s the same work happening every day in our business, with songwriters, publishers and executives whose creativity and dedication form the foundation of this industry.”
Back again in the 2026 Publisher Issue is the State of the Union roundtable, this time featuring Little Louder Music’s Arturo Buenahora, Warner Chappell Music Nashville’s Austen Adams, UMPG Nashville’s Chandler Thurston, Back Blocks Music’s Kirby Mathews and Sony Music Publishing Nashville’s Tom Luteran.
Also, in this issue is a tribute to the late Dolly Parton, who died on Aug. 25 in Nashville.
Elsewhere, leaders at Big Machine Music, Hybe, Me Gusta Music and Round Hill Music share insights into the world of sync licensing. Nate Lowery talks about carrying the legacy of Brett James through the future of Cornman Music. Additionally, multi-platinum producer, songwriter, publisher and music executive Frank Rogers shares his My Music Row Story.
MusicRow’s 2026 Publisher Issue also highlights the work and careers of some of the most in-demand songwriters, including Warner Chappell’s Amy Allen, Concord’s Chris LaCorte, UMPG Nashville’s Jacob Davis, Sony Music Publishing’s Trannie Anderson and Boom Music Group’s (admin. Warner Chappell) Zach John King.
Single copies of MusicRow’s 2026 Publisher Issue are available for purchase at musicrow.com for $50, and are included with yearly MusicRow subscriptions.
Rocketship AI Platform Opens To The Public
/by Lauryn SinkRocketship, the first AI platform designed to identify a song’s potential audience before release, has opened to the public.
Launched by music executive Maxwell Zotz and tech entrepreneur Billy Rodgers, the platform has undergone four months of beta testing and gathering feedback from more than 100 music industry professionals across labels, management, publishing, distribution, catalog and artist tools. Rocketship uses proprietary AI to analyze more than 80 audio, lyric and contextual parameters of an artist’s song. The platform correlates that information against millions of data points and decades of music history to deliver a comprehensive profile of the song’s potential audience. New users can submit one song to the platform for free.
Rocketship can also build full end-to-end marketing campaigns, create social content through video content uploaded by users or AI-curated clips within the platform and more.
“Artists make their most expensive decisions – which single, which audience and where to spend – before they have a single data point on how a song will land,” shares Zotz. “Rocketship gives them a real starting point. It doesn’t replace taste or instinct. It means they’re not guessing alone.”
Rocketship’s patent-pending methodology was developed with copyright compliance as a foundational requirement and reviewed in coordination with Loeb & Loeb.
Parker McCollum Releases New Acoustic Project ‘Live From Sound City’
/by Lorie HollabaughParker McCollum has released a new acoustic album, Live From Sound City, via MCA.
The collection revisits 15 fan-favorite and chart-topping songs from McCollum’s catalog that strip back the production and highlight his voice and songwriting. Among the tracks on the project are “One Less Mouth,” “Handle On You,” “To Be Loved By You,” “Diamonds and Gasoline,” “Jet Plane to GA,” and many more.
Later this month, McCollum will be making his first-ever trip to the UK and Ireland as support for Cody Johnson at some of the country’s biggest venues including AO Arena, The O2, Utilita Arena, OVO Hydro, SSE Arena Belfast and The 3Arena. The 2026 CMA Award Album of the Year nominee will be also joining fellow Texas hitmaker Koe Wetzel for the return of their “Naughty or Nice Tour” this December.
Live From Sound City Track List:
“One Less Mouth (Acoustic)”
“Far, Far Away (Acoustic)”
“To Be Loved By You (Acoustic)”
“Handle On You (Acoustic)”
“‘Til the End (Acoustic)”
“Solid Country Gold (Acoustic)”
“Things Are Looking Up (Acoustic)”
“Diamonds and Gasoline (Acoustic)”
“Hope That I’m Enough (Acoustic)”
“Better Alone (Acoustic)”
“Kill Me Now (Acoustic)”
“Ellis Unit One (Acoustic)”
“Jet Plane to GA (Acoustic)”
“Permanent Headphones (Acoustic)”
“South of the City Lights (Acoustic)”
Industry Ink: Luke Bryan, SiriusXM, ‘Ten Year Town,’ The Listening Room
/by Lauryn SinkLuke Bryan Wraps ‘Word On The Street Tour’
Luke Bryan.
Luke Bryan has wrapped his “Word On The Street Tour” after more than 35 stops. Openers included Drew Baldridge, Karley Scott Collins, Lanie Gardner, Randall King, Zach John King, Shane Profitt, Raelynn, Lauren Watkins, Jake Worthington and DJ Rock.
In September, he also wrapped this year’s Farm Tour. Since the tour began in 2009, Bryan has granted 97 college scholarships to students from farming families attending local colleges or universities near tour stops and has provided more than 11 million meals through the presenting sponsor Bayer’s #HerestotheFarmer campaign.
Bryan will co-headline his final show of the year with Jason Aldean on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas.
SiriusXM The Highway Celebrates Ten Years Of Music Row Happy Hour
Photo: Elisabeth Donaldson/Courtesy of SiriusXM
SiriusXM’s The Highway celebrated ten years of Music Row Happy Hour on Friday (Oct. 9) with a special live show hosted by Buzz Brainard. The show featured performances from Charles Esten, Chris Young, Mitchell Tenpenny and Dylan Scott.
Music Row Happy Hour takes place each Friday on Broadway with surprise performances and interviews.
Troy Cartwright’s ‘Ten Year Town’ Podcast To Host Live Taping With Jessie Jo Dillon
Troy Cartwright will host the first-ever live taping of his podcast, Ten Year Town, featuring Grammy-nominated songwriter Jessie Jo Dillon on Oct. 19 at Analog in the Hutton Hotel. Tickets are available here.
“I’m excited to take Ten Year Town out of the studio and into a room full of people who love songs and the stories behind them,” shares Cartwright. “I can’t wait to sit down with Jessie Jo at the Analog.”
Since launching in June 2023, the podcast has released more than 170 episodes released to date featuring Parker McCollum, HARDY, Little Big Town, Shane McAnally, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tom Douglas, Ben Rector and many more.
The Listening Room Launches ‘ROSTER READY Series’
The Listening Room is launching a new ROSTER READY Series, celebrating unsigned artists and songwriters. The series kicks off Oct. 23 featuring Joe Noto, Jake Hughes, Joanna Serenko and Caleb Mitchell. Tickets are available now.
“We’re incredibly excited to launch this new series and shine a spotlight on some of the most talented unsigned artists and songwriters we’ve welcomed to our stage this year. It’s an honor to provide these emerging voices with a platform to share their music,” says Chris Blair, TLR Founder and Owner.
The War And Treaty To Receive Inaugural Origins Vanguard Award
/by Lorie HollabaughThe War and Treaty
The War & Treaty will be the first recipients of the Origins Vanguard Award at the upcoming third annual Origins Impact Awards on Nov. 19 at Nashville’s historic Woolworth Theatre.
The Origins Vanguard Award recognizes artists whose artistry, influence and impact have helped shape country music’s evolving landscape while opening doors and creating greater possibilities for others. The War and Treaty’s husband-and-wife duo, Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, have built a celebrated career spanning country, Americana, soul and roots music. They are Emmy award winners, two-time Grammy nominees, and CMA Awards nominees, and have earned national recognition for their musicianship, storytelling and unmistakable vocal chemistry.
The evening will recognize artists, songwriters, producers, executives, creators, DJs and community leaders helping shape the evolving landscape of country music, and finalists include Breland, Blanco Brown, K. Michelle, Nappy Roots, Pynk Beard, The Boykinz, Gustavo Mioto, RVSHVD, Shy Carter, Kashus Culpepper, Kirk Jay, The Kentucky Gentlemen, MŌRIAH, Angie K, Dalton Dover and many more.
“What makes the Origins Impact Awards special is that we aren’t asking artists to fit into one narrow definition of what country music is supposed to look or sound like,” says Corey Jones, CEO and co-founder of Origins Music Group. “These finalists represent the depth of talent that exists across country music today. They are building audiences, creating communities and showing just how expansive this music and its culture can be.”
Songwriter Rory Bourke Passes
/by Robert K OermannRory Bourke
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Rory Bourke has died at age 84.
Bourke is noted for co-writing such country standards as Charlie Rich’s “The Most Beautiful Girl,” George Strait’s “You Look So Good in Love” and Anne Murray’s “A Little Good News.” Between 1972 and 2015, there were 61 charted versions of his songs, 42 of which became top-20 successes. Also among those songs were 29 top-10 hits and 10 No. 1 smashes.
Rory Michael Bourke was born in Cleveland, Ohio. As a youngster, he was fascinated by movie musicals, which led him to imagine a career in the music industry. Following college, he headed for Nashville in 1964.
He entered the country-music business as a promotion executive at Mercury Records on Music Row. But he yearned to become part of Nashville’s songwriting community. He met Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998), who was also an aspiring songwriter at the time. They co-wrote “Patch It Up,” which Elvis Presley recorded in 1970 and “Captured,” which later became a 1974 Terry Stafford single.
Bourke quit his dependable job and decided to plunge into songwriting full-time. He was determined to succeed, no matter what. “There was no Plan B,” he recalled. Publishers Don Gant and Henry Hurt encouraged him, and the latter signed him to Chappell Music as a staff songwriter in 1971. The following year, Mel Tillis sang Bourke’s co-written “Neon Rose,” and it became the fledgling songwriter’s first top-10 success.
Bourke teamed up with songwriter Norro Wilson and producer Billy Sherrill to craft “The Most Beautiful Girl,’ which became a No. 1 smash for Charlie Rich in 1973. The ballad sold a million; topped the pop, country and easy-listening charts; and became an international hit on German, Irish, French, Canadian, Dutch, Belgian, Australian, and Norwegian charts.
Although chiefly known as a songwriting collaborator, Bourke wrote solo songs that became chart entries for Bobby Borchers, Johnny Carver, Ronnie Prophet, Kim Charles and Lynn Anderson during his early songwriting years.
Teaming with others, he was responsible for top-10 hits by Billy “Crash” Craddock, Mickey Gilley, and Cristy Lane during the 1970s.
Rory Bourke’s most successful and prolific songwriting collaborator was fellow Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Charlie Black (1949-2021). In 1979, the new team had a No. 1 hit when Anne Murray recorded their “Shadows In the Moonlight.”
The Black/Bourke partnership continued to find success in the 1980s. Sometimes as a songwriting duo and sometimes with added collaborators, they provided Murray with “Lucky Me” (1980), “Blessed Are the Believers” (1981), “Another Sleepless Night” (1982), and “A Little Good News” (1983). The last named won the CMA Single of the Year and earned Murray a country-vocal Grammy Award. Bourke and Black were also credited on “I Know a Heartache When I See One” (Jennifer Warnes, 1979) and “Do You Love As Good As You Look” (The Bellamy Brothers, 1981).
Rory Bourke was noted for mentoring up-and-coming tunesmiths. When singer-songwriter K.T. Oslin (1942-2020) arrived on the Nashville scene, Bourke collaborated with her on “Round the Clock Lovin’” (Gail Davies, 1982) and “Lonely But Only for You” (Sissy Spacek, 1983), as well as on Oslin’s own singles “Two Hearts” (1990) and the chart-topping “Come Next Monday” (1990).
Mike Reid was another of Bourke’s frequent collaborators. They co-wrote Ronnie Milsap’s No. 1 hit “Where Do the Nights Go” (1987), Tanya Tucker’s “It’s Only Over for You” (1987), Don Williams’s “I Wouldn’t Be a Man” (1987), Gene Watson’s “Back in the Fire” (1989), and Lorrie Morgan’s “He Talks to Me” (1990).
Working with a variety of other cowriters during the 1980s, Bourke’s credits also included such major hits as “You Look So Good In Love” (George Strait, 1983), “Baby I Lied” (Deborah Allen, 1983), “Let’s Stop Talkin’ About It” (Janie Fricke, 1984), and “Too Good to Stop Now” (Mickey Gilley, 1984).
In recognition of his outstanding song catalog, Rory Michael Bourke was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.
His songwriting success continued into the 1990s. Bourke’s co-written hits in the decade included “I Couldn’t See You Leaving” (Conway Twitty, 1991), “Tender Moment” (Lee Roy Parnell, 1993), “Little Red Rodeo” (Collin Raye, 1997), and “Bye-Bye” (Jo Dee Messina, 1998).
Rory Bourke and Phil Vassar co-wrote “Carlene” (2000), which became Bourke’s last top-10 songwriting hit to date. In 2010, Josh Turner revived Bourke’s co-written “I Wouldn’t Be a Man.” In 2014, The Voice TV-competition winner Craig Wayne Boyd revived “You Look So Good In Love.” Others who have recorded his cowritten songs include Gary Stewart, Jeanne Pruett, Con Hunley, Louise Mandrell, Johnny Rodriguez, Crystal Gayle, Tommy Overstreet, and Shelby Lynne, among others.
During his hit-studded career, Bourke was named ASCAP’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1975, 1979, and 1983. He earned 11 BMI Awards and 45 ASCAP performance awards.
Rory Michael Bourke passed away on Saturday, Oct. 10. Visitation will take place at 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., immediately followed by a memorial service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Lady A, Tyler Hubbard, More Featured On ‘Songs Inspired By The Chosen’ Album
/by Lauryn SinkLady A, Tyler Hubbard and more will be featured on the upcoming Songs Inspired by The Chosen: Seasons 1–5 album, due Oct. 30 via 5&2 Studios and Capitol Christian Music Group.
The project arrives just ahead of The Chosen season six, premiering Nov. 15 on Prime Video.
Today, LOST & FOUND released “My Everything,” the fourth single from the project.
“‘My Everything’ is a song about approaching your relationship with God with childlike faith. It’s a reminder to let go of control, surrender your fears, and trust the Lord completely,” shares LOST & FOUND. “Just as the children in The Chosen simply delighted in being with Jesus, we’re invited to come before Him with the same innocence and dependence, knowing He is our source of strength, peace, healing, and joy. When we stop striving and rest in His presence, we discover that His love is enough. Our prayer is that this song encourages people to step into the fullness of His love and allow Him to truly become their everything.”
Songs Inspired by The Chosen: Seasons 1–5 Track List:
1. “SOS (Don’t Let Me Go)” — Phil Wickham
2. “Roots” — Jamie MacDonald
3. “I Love The One” — Lady A and Boyz II Men
4. “My Everything” — LOST & FOUND
5. “All I Need Is You” — Tyler Hubbard
6. “Even This” — Anne Wilson
7. “Exile” — Stephen Stanley
8. “Open the Well” — Madison Ryann Ward
9. “Broken Me” — Blessing Offor
10. “Beautiful Faith” — Franni Cash
11. “Follow Me” — Jac Ross