Wayland Holyfield, who made his name in country music as a songwriter with a long string of hit singles, has died. Music Row reports that the celebrated songwriter died on Monday (May 6) at the age of 82. Holyfield was born in Little Rock, Ark. According to ASCAP, where the songwriter was a member for 43 years, he began to build his success as a songwriter in the mid-1970s, not long after he moved from Arkansas to Nashville to pursue his musical dreams. Holyfield scored 14 No. 1 hits as a songwriter, and more than 40 of his songs reached the Top 10 over the years. A Who’s Who of the top artist…