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Magnolia DupreeMurray StateOff the Court
Belmont alumni, as Dolly McAllister tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.
- Gordon Kennedyco-wrote Clapton's Change the World
Gordon Kennedy came through Belmont and went on to co-write Change the World for Eric Clapton. That one took home the Grammy for 1996 Song of the Year, hon. Not bad homework.
Source - Damon T. HiningerCEO of CoreCivic prison company
Belmont gave Damon Hininger his M.B.A. He started as a correctional officer and became chief executive of Corrections Corporation of America in 2009. They renamed it CoreCivic on his watch. Bless his heart, we mostly teach songwriting.
Source - Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelleythe duo Florida Georgia Line
Tyler Hubbard is half of Florida Georgia Line. Brian Kelley is the other half. Both of them Belmont boys, so that is one whole country duo off one campus.
Source - Tamara "Taj" Johnson-GeorgeSWV singer and Survivor contestant
Taj Johnson-George sang with the R and B group S W V, wrote a book, and then went and played Survivor in Tocantins. A Belmont education prepares you for anything, y'all.
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