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 Much of Music Row left work early Tuesday afternoon (May 31) to honor Marty Dodson, Jennifer Hanson and Mark Nesler, the co-writers of Billy Currington's latest No. 1 single, "Let Me Down Easy."
The celebration packed the main reception area at BMI's Nashville headquarters, and Currington was on hand to join in the general applause.
As customary, BMI's Jody Williams opened the ceremonies by enumerating the professional achievements of the honorees. He noted this was the third No. 1 song Dodson had co-written, Hanson's second and Nesler's sixth.
Williams also pointed out that Hanson and Nesler, who are married, wrote the title song for the recent Gwyneth Paltrow-Tim McGraw film, Country Strong.
Currington's stats were equally impressive. "Let Me Down Easy" is his sixth No. 1 as an artist. (Currington whispered to Williams that it was actually his seventh No. 1, but Williams was apparently using Billboard as the ultimate arbiter of chart position, as does CMT.com).
Currington first journeyed to Nashville from his native Georgia, Williams related, in the hope of finding work at the now-defunct Opryland amusement park.
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