Garth Brooks, right, hugs Mary Chapin Carpenter before the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Carpenter is one of the inductees. (AP Photo/Mark ... more 

Garth Brooks, right, hugs Mary Chapin Carpenter before the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Carpenter is one of the inductees. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) less