Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame - Class of 1995

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Dickey Lee began his music career in his home town of Memphis in the late 1950s. After several Pop hits as an artist, Lee enjoyed his first hit as a songwriter in 1962 when George Jones topped the Country chart with “She Thinks I Still Care” (later a #1 Country hit for Elvis Presley, a #18 AC hit for Connie Francis, and a #1 Country hit for Anne Murray, as well as a 2013 release from Garth Brooks).

 

In 1969, Dickey made the move to Nashville and by 1971 had signed with RCA Records, where he enjoyed success as a Country artist.  In 1976, Dickey's song “The Door Is Always Open” by Dave & Sugar was a #1 Country hit and earned Grammy- and CMA-nominations for Country Song of the Year.

 

From there, more co-written hits followed: “I’ll Be Leaving Alone” (#1 for Charley Pride in 1977), “You’re The First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving” (#1 for Reba McEntire in 1983), “I’ve Been Around Enough To Know” (#1 for John Schneider in 1984), “Let’s Fall To Pieces Together” (#1 for George Strait in 1984), “In A Different Light” (#1 for Doug Stone in 1991), and “The Keeper Of The Stars” (#2 for Tracy Byrd in 1995 and named the Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year).