Sonny Throckmorton has won many music awards, including 1977 Cashbox\Songwriter of the Year, 1979, ACM's Song of the Year (It’s A Cheating Situation), 1979, NSAI Songwriter of the Year, 1980, DJ Songwriter of the Year, 1980, NSAI Songwriter of the Year 1985, ACM Song of the Year for “Why Not Me.” Artists who have recorded his songs include Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, T.G. Sheppard, Emmylou Harris, The Judds, and George Strait. Two of Throckmorton’s songs have been made into movies, “Middle Age Crazy” starring Bruce Dern and Ann Margret in 1980, and "18 Again" in 1987 starring George Burns. This is Sonny's 4th time to serve as an instructor for the ASG Songwriter Symposium and he is a favorite every year. He will be performing in two concerts throughout the weekend, hosting a morning coffee class on the life of the songwriter on Saturday morning, as well as being present all weekend for various events.