In October 2012, the Nashville songwriting community lost friend and songwriter Tim Johnson. An “Honor Thy Song” concert was be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Johnson’s honor on May 7. The event was designed with a dual purpose-a tribute concert and a large song pitch session. More than a dozen hit songwriters and artists performed some of Johnson’s best unrecorded songs, in hopes of getting some of his songs recorded as a lasting legacy for Johnson’s wife and children. The event featured Joey+Rory, Daryle Singletary, Rob Crosby, Marc Beeson, Brett Jones, Joe West, Will Robinson, Jamie Houston, Jimmy Wayne, and James Dean Hicks among others.