Brad Paisley was a newcomer the first time he played the Canfield Fair. He returns Sunday as a hall of famer.

Paisley will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October alongside Emmylou Harris, Jim Lauderdale, Don Cook, Steve Bogard and Tony Martin.

When the 2025 inductees were announced earlier this month, Paisley said, “What an honor this is to be included in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. It’s still sinking in what that means. It’s really an amazing thing to be in this group and to know that I’m accepted enough in the town that I wanted to live in so desperately, and to be a part of this industry is such an amazing honor and blessing.”

Since 1999, Paisley has written or co-written 15 songs that topped the Billboard country charts and another 14 that cra

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