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Sep 30, 2011 On a sunny afternoon in Nashville, BMI toasted the team behind Dierks Bentley’s no. 1 song “Am I the Only One.” Friends and associates gathered at Loser’s for the outdoor festivities honoring co-writers Jim Beavers and Jon Randall. “Am I the Only One” marks the sixth no. 1 for Beavers, a finance executive-turned-hit songwriter, and the first for Randall, who… View Photo

Sep 30, 2011 Co-writers Jim Beavers and Jon Randall field questions from reporters at the “Am I the Only One” no. 1 party. View Photo

Sep 30, 2011 BMI’s Clay Bradley presents a special edition BMI Takamine guitar to Jon Randall, celebrating the songwriter’s first no. 1 single, “Am I the Only One.” View Photo

Sep 30, 2011 Dierks Bentley (center) is pictured with co-writers Jim Beavers (left) and Jon Randall (right) at the “Am I the Only One” no. 1 party View Photo

Sep 30, 2011 Dierks Bentley thanks his co-writers for the hit no. 1 song “Am I the Only One.” View Photo

Sep 30, 2011 Co-writer and stand-up comedian in-waiting Jim Beavers cracks one-liners at the “Am I the Only One” no. 1 party. View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 Pictured at the “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” no. 1 party are Big Machine/Valory Music’s Scott Borchetta (left) and co-writer Rob Hatch (right). View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 Co-writer Dallas Davidson celebrates with his wife, Sarah, also a BMI songwriter, at the “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” no. 1 party. Davidson, who only began songwriting in 2004, has racked up his eighth no. 1 with “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” undeniably making him one of Music Row’s most in-demand songwriters. View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 Valory Recording artist Justin Moore celebrates at the “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” no. 1 party. View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 Dallas Davidson jokes that longtime friend and co-writer Rhett Akins owes him money for recording the “demo” of “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” because Akins originally recorded the song years ago. View Photo