Bobby Braddock Reflects on Iconic Work With George Jones, Blake Shelton

A familiar quotation, believed to have originated with actor-comedian Martin Mull, asserts that "writing about music is like dancing about architecture." If that notion holds true, the recently released memoir, Bobby Braddock: A Life on Nashville's Music Row, is nothing less than a terpsichorean tour-de-force chronicling one of Music City's most influential architects of wordplay. As a songwriter, Braddock's tunes have not only inspired generations of other songwriters, they have served as solid