Bobby Boyd, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band‘s Jeff Hanna and Marcus Hummon co-wrote ‘Bless the Broken Road’ in 1994. NGBD were the first to record the tune, that same year, for their ‘Acoustic’ album; Hummon released his own version of the song on his 1995 album, ‘All in Good Time.’ But ‘Bless the Broken Road’ really became a hit when Rascal Flatts released it in 2004.