At songwriting, Jim McBride is a master and has the string of hits to prove it. Yet, the Alabama born McBride remains a very humble and down to earth man. At one point he worked for the Post Office, but his passion pushed him to what he loved most. The world of music has benefited greatly from his decision. It was in 1980 that the legendary Conway Twitty recorded McBride’s song “A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn” that he cowrote with Roger Murrah. It was his first #1 hit. This pushed Jim McBride to move to Nashville. Johnny Lee and Waylon Jennings also went on to have hits with Jim McBride songs. He met Alan Jackson and the two hit it off and wrote songs together. Their #1 hit songs including “Chasing that Neon Rainbow” and the pair’s most successful song “Chattahoochee” helped propel Jackson as a country music superstar. The greatest singers of all time from Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Brenda Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Reba McEntire and Crystal Gayle have all chosen to record his one of a kind songs. In 2017 Jim McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. It’s a real thrill to have him join us here on The Paul Leslie Hour.
