Jim McBride, of Huntsville, was a full time postman and part time songwriter until 1981 when he left the postal service to pursue his songwriting career full time. His first hit song came that year with the release by Conway Twitty of “A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn”. That same year he had his first number one hit “Bet Your Heart On Me” released by Johnny Lee and performed in the movie “Country Gold”.
Over the years McBride has reached number one with, “Rose In Paradise” by Waylon Jennings, “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”, “Someday”, “Chattahoochee” and “Who Says You Can’t Have It All” by Alan Jackson.
Jim has had his songs recorded by superstars Alabama, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Brenda Lee, Charley Pride, Anne Murray, Reba McEntire, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Paycheck, Crystal Gayle, Mickey Gilley, Travis Tritt, Randy Travis, John Anderson, Patty Loveless, and many others.
In 1994 “Chattahoochee” (co-written with Alan Jackson) won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year. In 1995 the Alabama Music Hall of Fame awarded him with its Music Creator Award. He has received various other Music Industry Awards from ASCAP, BMI, Nashville Songwriter’s Assoc. and others.
