"Jim was a good man and a great and genuine songwriter. He understood country music and touched many with his songs. Jim and I wrote some of my favorite songs together and I don't know if my career would have ended up quite the same without his help, inspiration, and encouragement in my early years. Thank you Jim, rest in peace."
"I am in shock. I am devastatingly sad. My phone has been ringing and dinging all day, so I hope my friends will understand I'm just not able to talk right now."
"I'll never know why he took a chance to write with me but man, we hit it off, became instant friends, and loved being in the writing room together. He always brought out the very best in me."
Jim McBride died at 78 after a fall. He partnered with singer Alan Jackson on hits including "Chattahoochee" and "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow." "Chattahoochee" won the Country Music Association's song of the year award in 1994 and earned a Grammy nomination for country song of the year. Friends and fellow songwriters expressed shock and deep sadness, noting he had texted a close friend hours before the fall. McBride's songs were recorded by many major artists, including Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Reba McEntire, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, Toby Keith and Dwight Yoakam. The Alabama Music Hall of Fame offered condolences and honored his legacy.
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