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Nov 06, 2001 Willie Nelson accepts the BMI President's Award from Frances W. Preston, President & CEO of BMI (right) with BMI Vice President Writer/Publisher Relations/Nashville Paul Corbin at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville (11/6/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 BMI President & CEO Frances W. Preston (left) is pictured with Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year Toby Keith and BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville Paul Corbin at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville (11/6/01). View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Joe Galante, Chairman, RCA Label Group BMG Nashville (left) is pictured with BMI songwriters Sara Evans and Sheryl Crow, and BMI Vice President Writer/Publisher Relations, NY Charlie Feldman at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 BMI Words of Freedom award winner Lee Greenwood is pictured with his wife Kim at the 49th anniual BMI Country Music Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Award winning BMI songwriter Aaron Tippin is pictured with his wife Thea Tippin at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Award winning BMI songwriter Travis Tritt is pictured with his wife Theresa Tritt at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville (11/6/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 BMI songwriter Sheryl Crow greets special guest Lt. Stephen Reardon of New York's elite NYPD Emergency Services Unit at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville (11/06/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Legendary BMI songwriter Willie Nelson is pictured with his fellow BMI writers Sheryl Crow and Travis Tritt at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville. Nelson and Crow appeared together on the CMA Awards show the following evening. (11/6/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 CMA Award winner and BMI songwriter Sara Evans is pictured with BMI songwriter Sheryl Crow at BMI's 49th annual Country Awards, Nashville (11/6/01) View Photo

Nov 06, 2001 Willie Nelson, who was presented with the BMI President's Award, greets special guests Lt. Stephen Reardon of the NYPD (left) and Lt. Vincent Louis of the FDNY, at the 49th annual BMI Country Awards, Nashville. Lts. Reardon and Louis were presented with the BMI Profile in Courage Award (11/6/01). View Photo