{"id":47178,"date":"2026-01-09T06:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=47178"},"modified":"2026-01-09T07:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:12:40","slug":"nashville-songwriter-jim-mcbride-who-co-wrote-alan-jacksons-chattahoochee-dies-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/01\/nashville-songwriter-jim-mcbride-who-co-wrote-alan-jacksons-chattahoochee-dies-at-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Songwriter Jim McBride, Who Co-Wrote Alan Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;Chattahoochee,\u201d Dies At 78"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member\u00a0<strong>Jim McBride<\/strong>\u00a0died on Tuesday, January 6, at the age of 78. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Huntsville native co-wrote several hits with Country Music Hall of Famer\u00a0<strong>Alan Jackson<\/strong>, including &#8220;Chattahoochee,&#8221; &#8220;Chasin&#8217; That Neon Rainbow,&#8221; and &#8220;Someday.&#8221; &#8220;Chattahoochee&#8221; earned the CMA Award for Song of the Year in 1994 and Single of the Year in 1993.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McBride&#8217;s first No. 1 hit came with&nbsp;<strong>Johnny Lee<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Bet Your Heart on Me&#8221; in 1981.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also penned\u00a0<strong>Waylon Jennings<\/strong>&#8216; chart-topper &#8220;Rose in Paradise&#8221; in 1987. Jackson posted a tribute Thursday (Jan. 8) featuring vintage photos of the two artists together along with the caption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;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\u2019t 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.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTQQEUhjcH7\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member\u00a0Jim McBride\u00a0died on Tuesday, January 6, at the age of 78. 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