SHORT TAKES : Country Songsmith Wins Again

Singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet has been named country music songwriter of the year by Broadcast Music Inc. for the fourth straight year.

His compositions during the year included “Houston Solution,” “My Arms Stay Open All Night,” “All the Fun,” “Love Helps Those” and “Sowin’ Love.”

Don Everly, one-half of the Everly Brothers rock ‘n’ roll duo, was honored for writing “Cathy’s Clown,” which was the most performed BMI country song of the year. The 1960 song was redone last year by Reba McEntire.