December 10, 2009 BMI honored Dave Pahanish and Joe West, co-writers of Toby Keith’s #1 hit “American Ride,” on Wednesday, December 2. The song, praised for its witty inclusion of touchy pop-culture issues, is Keith’s 27th trip to the top of the charts, as well as the second chart-topper for both West and Pahanish. Pictured are BMI’s Clay Bradley, Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, Totally Wrighteous Music’s Cole Wright, Dave Pahanish, Joe West, My Good Girl Music’s Kelly King, BMI’s Perry Howard, and Showdog Nashville’s George Nunes. (Photo by Drew Maynard)
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