inated seven times before I finally got inducted in 2011. It has been over two and a half years and it is still surreal. I am still in a daze, and I thank God for blessing me with this every day.” Schuyler is not the only NaSHOF member who is flabbergasted by this honor. Gary Burr claims, “It remains the shining professional achievement of my life. Everything else is icing. Every time I drive by the Music City Center, it reminds me that I live in a worldclass artistic city. I am honored to be a member of NaSHOF and part of the city of Nashville.”
NaSHOF member Thom Schuyler who wrote “16th Avenue” PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMSCHUYLER.COM
There is no doubt that the members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame were filled with inspiration - members like Thom Schuyler, who expresses just getting nominated is a rare honor. “I was nom-
The Music City Center has also been the driving force in the recent growth of the SoBro area in Nashville. Shortly after the Music City Center opened, SoBro welcomed a brand new 800-room Omni Hotel, a 255room Hyatt Place, a 215-room Hilton Garden Inn and a new expansion of the Country Music Hall of Fame. A number of other new restaurants, bars and shops have also popped up in the area since the opening of the MCC.
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame is a great addition to the New Music City Center, and tourists will be In the grand scheme of able to experience what things, the Music City we take for granted Center and NaSHOF is every day. Nashville Multi-Award winning having a significant efcitizens take a lot of songwriter and fect on the Nashville pride in their artists, NaSHOF member community. “The Music songwriters and the way Gary Burr City Center’s financial we project ourselves to success is measured by the world. Nashville is PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNBOY MUSIC the amount of groups definitely not afraid to they bring into the building and the city. When a take a leap of faith, in hopes of a better large group comes to the Music City Center, the at- tomorrow. So, there is no question of the impact tendees stay in downtown hotels, eat in local restau- that the MCC and NaSHOF has had so far on rants, visit various entertainment venues and use Nashville. Just imagine the future projections that transportation services. This influx of tourists cre- will keep Nashville thriving for years to come. ates job growth,” claims Mary Clippard.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY CLIPPARD OF MCC
Aerial building shot of MCC with the city
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