Lee Ann Womack brings her "The Lonely, the Lonesome and the Gone" tour to Walker Theatre.

But first, she’ll stop in Walker Theatre for a concert Saturday

A career-changing song like “I Hope You Dance” is a once-in-a-lifetime success that few artists get to enjoy.

That crossover country- pop hit became Lee Ann Womack’s signature song in 2000 and remains so today. It soared up Billboard’s Hot Country Singles and Hot Adult Contemporary charts to No. 1 and won Song of the Year at the 2001 Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, ASCAP and BMI awards.

But not only can Womack wring the emotion from a song, she can write them just as expressively. She cracked the Top 5 on country charts with singles such as “The Fool,” “You’ve Got To Talk to Me,” “A Little Past Little Rock” and “Ashes by Now.”

In recognition of that songwriting talent, the who’s who of country music will gather in Nashville on Monday, Nov. 12, to honor Womack with the prestigous Golden Note award at the ASCAP Country Music Awards.

The ASCAP Golden Note Award is presented to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Womack will join a list of previous winners that includes Don Wil- Lee Ann Womack liams, Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire.

“Lee Ann Womack’s music celebrates the emotional storytelling of country’s traditionalists,” said ASCAP President Paul Williams in a news release. “Her sweet and smoky croon, and songs that pull you in and don’t let go, have won the hearts of her country peers and fans all over.”

But before then, Womack’s tour stops in Walker Theatre for a show Saturday night, Oct. 6. Opening for her will be Andrew Duhon.

Her set list will feature music from her latest album, “The Lonely, the Lonesome and the Gone” — a mixture of country, soul, gospel and blues. Womack has more writing credits among the album’s 14 tracks than from all her previous albums combined.

Songs on this ninth studio album have garnered critical acclaim for being so vivid “they make listeners feel more like participants in the songs than simply admirers of them,” says her website.

“The Lonely, the Lonesome and the Gone” earned spots on 2017 year- end best-of lists from NPR and Rolling Stone.

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