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. In 2012, Regan founded Operation Song, a program which brings professional songwriters together with veterans and active duty military to help them tell their stories in song. To date there have been over 1200 songs written with veterans of World War II to those currently serving. Regan has also been a studio musician, a guitarist on the Grand Ole Opry (with Jeanne Pruitt,) and was a three-term President of the Board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International as well as their Legislative Chair. In that role in 2006, he helped pass the Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act. Regan also taught as an adjunct professor at

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in the inaugural year of their songwriting program.

Early life

Regan was born in Sacramento, California, was raised in South Lake Tahoe.

Chart singles written by Bob Regan

The following is a list of Bob Regan compositions that were chart hits.

Awards

References

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External links

* ttp://bobregan.com/ Official website* * * [https://web.archive.org/web/20021218085327/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1502126&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 Ascap entry for Bob Regan] * https://web.archive.org/web/20130127055619/http://www.watchgmctv.com/news/and-nominees-are-43rd-annual-dove-award-nominations-announced-atlanta {{DEFAULTSORT:Regan, Bob American country songwriters American male songwriters Living people Musicians from Sacramento, California Songwriters from California People from South Lake Tahoe, California Year of birth missing (living people)