A 2005 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Gary?s songwriting credits include Juice Newton?s "Love?s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me," Doug Stone?s "Too Busy Being In Love," Diamond Rio?s "In A Week Or Two," Patty Loveless? "I Try To Think About Elvis," Tim McGraw?s "Can?t Be Really Gone," Ty Herndon?s "What Mattered Most," the Ricky Martin - Christina Aguilera duet "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" and LeAnn Rimes? "Nothin ?Bout Love Makes Sense." Over the years, the Connecticut native has been named NSAI Songwriter of the Year (1992 and 1994), ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year (1995) and Billboard Songwriter of the Year (1994).