Tucker, fellow vocal powerhouse Patty Loveless and songwriter Bob McDill make up this year’s Hall of Fame class, bringing its hallowed number to 152. Each of the three recipients enjoyed almost ...

In a career that spanned three decades, songwriter Bob McDill landed no fewer than 31 No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Country Music charts – enduring classics like “Gone Country,” “Good Ole ...

Legendary songwriter Bob McDill has been announced as the 2012 recipient of the Golden Note award from performing-rights organization ASCAP. The writer of 31 No. 1 songs, including &quot ...

Relishing the moment, Tucker recalls her father's early doubts that she'd ever receive the genre's highest honor: "I proved my dad wrong!" Nancy Kruh is a Nashville-based writer-reporter for PEOPLE.