Wayland Holyfield

Grammy-nominated Wayland Holyfield is one of Nashville's most acclaimed and successful songwriters, the writer or co-writer of over 40 Top Ten hits and 14 #1 songs. Among the numerous artists who have recorded Holyfield's music are Anne Murray, Don Williams, Randy Travis, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Peter Townsend, Reba McEntire, Ernest Tubb, George Strait and George Jones. Wayland Holyfield's songs include: "Could I have This Dance," "You're My Best Friend," "Till the Rivers All Run Dry," "You're Going Out of My Mind" and "Nobody Likes Sad Songs." Holyfield currently serves as Chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Foundation and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) for over 22 years. He has previously served on the ASCAP Board of Directors from 1990 to 1999. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992.