Wynette to join Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Tennessee: The late Tammy Wynette will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at a formal ceremony on October 18, officials said on Tuesday.

Wynette, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame who died in 1998, co-wrote her signature song "Stand By Your Man" and the hit "Til I Can Make It On My Own." Awards also will be handed out for the year`s best song, songwriter and songwriter/artist. Other inductees this year are Kye Fleming, who wrote Ronnie Milsap`s "Smoky Mountain Rain" and Barbara Mandrell`s "I Was Country When Country Wasn`t Cool;" and Mark Sanders, who wrote Lee Ann Womack`s "I Hope You Dance" and Faith Hill`s "It Matters To Me." Bureau Report