November 6, 2001 Winners of BMI's 49th Annual Country Awards, from left; Songwriters of the Year Marv Green and Aimee Mayo; Tia Sillers, writer of "I Hope You Dance," BMI's Country Song of the Year; Ensign Music's Pat Finch; Lee Greenwood, winner of BMI's "Words of Freedom" Award; BMI Songwriter/Artist of the Year Toby Keith; BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston; President's Award Winner Willie Nelson; Ensign Music CEO Irwin Robinson; Warner-Tamerlane's President and CEO Les Bider, BMI Country Publisher of the Year and Warner-Tamerlane Executive VP & GM Tim Wipperman.
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