Walt Aldridge

Walt Aldridge, has exercised his musical skills in Muscle Shoals and Nashville for more than thirty years.   Billboard magazine named Aldridge one of the Top Ten Country Songwriters of the year twice based on the strength of his chart activity. His song "No Getting Over Me" was named one of ASCAP's most performed country songs. "Holding Her and Loving You" was named Song of the Year by NSAI.   His work spans a wide spectrum, including artists as diverse as Lou Reed, Peter Cetera and Blessid Union of Souls. Traditional country acts from Conway Twitty to Reba McEntire have also found success with Aldridge's songs. Recently he produced and co-wrote "I Loved Her First", a number one chart topper for Lofton Creek Records act, Heartland.

Pat Alger

After over 40 years as a professional songwriter, Pat Alger has had many things to celebrate, as his songs have been recorded by a wide variety of artists in different genres including; The Everly Brothers, Brenda Lee, Peter, Paul & Mary, Nanci Griffith ("Once in a Very Blue Moon" and "Lone Star State of Mind"), Dolly Parton, Livingston, James Taylor, Kathy Mattea (“Goin’ Gone” and “She Came From Fort Worth”), Hal Ketchum and Garth Brooks (“The Thunder Rolls” and “Unanswered Prayers”). As an artist he has recorded 3 solo albums, and as a writer he has had over 20 chart hits including 8 No.1’s. Pat was the NSAI Songwriter of the year in 1991 and ASCAP Songwriter of the Year in 1992 and most recently a 2006 nominee for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Harley Allen

The songs of Harley Allen are well known to country music lovers, with cuts recorded by some of the biggest names in country music. Harley is the recipient of numerous BMI Awards, including BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2005, two ACM awards and three GRAMMYS. Two of those GRAMMYS were for his vocal work on the “O’ Brother Where Art Thou” soundtrack which made quite an impression on the musical world. The son of Bluegrass legend Red Allen, Harley has made his special blending of bluegrass with country into some of the most unforgettable songs in music history. Alan Jackson claims that Harley “is the real deal.” Some of Harley’s cuts include “I’ll Wait For You” and “If Nobody Believed In You” (Joe Nichols), “My Last Name” (Dierks Bentley), “Spread A Little Love Around” and “A Simple Life” (Ricky Skaggs) and “Between The Devil And Me” (Alan Jackson). Harley’s song, “The Little Girl,” recorded by John Michael Montgomery, stayed at #1 for four weeks on Country Singles Charts. “The Baby” recorded by Blake Shelton spent three weeks at the top of the country charts and “Awful Beautiful Life”, co-written and recorded by Darryl Worley, spent two weeks at #1 on the R&R Charts.

bart Allmand

Bart Allmand was born and raised in Holdrege, Nebraska. In 1987, Bart moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University and to obtain a job in the music industry. He began his career at 16th Avenue Records working in promotion, covering secondary markets. Because of his love of playing music, Bart formed a rock band called Asfault Jungle with several friends and played over 100 shows a year. Soon he was hired by RCA as Mid-West Promotion Manager. In 1994, Bart formed 3rd Coast Entertainment, a promotion and marketing group. After three years, he was offered a great opportunity to start up Monument Records as National Director of Promotion. At Monument the highlight of his record promotion career came when he was instrumental in breaking one of Country's top acts, the Dixie Chicks. Hit songwriter Jeffrey Steele encouraged Bart to pursue his lifelong dream of being a songwriter. In 2003, Bart signed his first publishing deal with Windswept Publishing. Before he signed publishing deal, Bart got his first cut with Brooks & Dunn titled "You Cant Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl." This was his first demo, hold, cut and single. In September 2006, Bart had his first #1 song with Steve Holy's "Brand New Girlfriend."

AM

Songwriter, Perfromer, Producer- "Gone Away", "Old Song" and "Temporary One." Movies and television shows are where you may have first heard AM's music. With an unprecedented 46 song placements to date including HBO's "Big Love", ABC's "Men In Trees", and MTV's "The Hills" AM had every song placed from his debut album "Troubled Times". Released on Defend Music in 2006 "Troubled Times" was voted one of iTunes Top 20 "Best Indie Albums" and was a personal favorite of Los Angeles tastemaker and KCRW DJ Nic Harcourt. Voted "Best Singer/Songwriter of the Year" at the LA Weekly Music Awards AM recently finished up a 45 city US tour in support of "Soul Variations", the newest release and will continue to promote the release in 2008 both in the US and Europe. AM also recently scored his first film "Man Maid" along with Tom Hiel (Swimming with Sharks, The Practice) and has just written and produced a new duets project entitled "Side by Side - Duets EP Vol. 1" which was mixed by Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields).  

Al Anderson

NRBQ legend Al Anderson grew up in Windsor, Conn., the son of a bass-playing father and piano-playing / teaching mother. After some 20 years writing and performing in NRBQ, Al began spending time in Nashville writing songs with writers such as John Hiatt. In 1993 – a year that saw Al voted one of the "Top 100 Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine – Al and Carlene Carter wrote her smash single "Every Little Thing." From there, Al's songs have appeared frequently on the charts thanks to hits such as "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" by the Mavericks, "Big Deal" by LeAnn Rimes, "Next Big Thing" by Vince Gill, "Powerful Thing" by Trisha Yearwood, "Should’ve Asked Her Faster" by Ty England, "Somethin' In The Water" by Jeffrey Steele, "The Cowboy In Me" by Tim McGraw and "Unbelievable" by Diamond Rio.

Lynn Anderson

Lynn Anderson was a consistent hit maker and one of Country music's leading ladies throughout the 1970s. Her signature tune as an artist, "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden," topped the Country and Pop charts around the world in 1970, becoming one of the biggest-selling records in Country music history. Her sophisticated image and Countrypolitan sound helped her to become one of the first female Country artists to achieve mass crossover appeal. Billboard currently ranks Lynn among the Top 10 most successful female Country artists for all-time record sales. In 1971, she won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She continued to have major success on the Country charts and national television, regularly appearing alongside such legendary stars as Dean Martin and Bob Hope. She served as an ambassador for country music, broadening its appeal and taking it to new levels. In 1974, Anderson became the first female country performer to win an American Music Award for Favorite Female Vocalist. In a career that spans over four decades, Lynn has racked up eight #1 records, 18 Top 10s, over 50 Top 40 hits and 17 Gold albums.

Jessica Andrews

Having taken control of her life and career, Jessica Andrews is pursuing her musical passions with singular intensity. "Some people still think of me as Rosemary's granddaughter, the 17-year-old girl who had a hit with 'Who I Am,'" she observes, "but that was four years ago. I've changed a lot since then, and now my goal is to let people know how much deeper I can go and how much more there is to me." Indeed, much has changed for Andrews since she launched her career with her 1999 debut album Heart Shaped World. While still a precocious, big-voiced teenager, she achieved a major chart breakthrough with 2001's Who I Am before expanding her musical reach with 2003's Now. In addition to winning the Academy Of Country Music's Top New Female Vocalist award, she's scored a series of memorable hits, including the #1 Country smash "Who I Am," and shared stages with the likes of Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood. For her latest CD, Ain’t That Life, Andrews has co-writen six of the 13 songs and also co-produced the album with renowned producer James Stroud. "It’s so rewarding to hear the end result of something that you’ve put your whole self into, and I wouldn't want to change anything about it," she says. "Of course, I want it to be a success, but when all is said and done, what matters to me is that I've made music that I'm ultimately proud of. And hopefully other people will love it as much as I do."

Tony Arata

Georgia native Tony Arata was born in Savannah and grew up on nearby Tybee Island. Since moving to Nashville in 1986, he has had multiple songs (and Number 1 hits) recorded by Patty Loveless (“Here I Am”), Emmylou Harris (“I Hear A Call”), Bonnie Raitt (“So Close”), Garth Brooks (”The Dance”), Lee Roy Parnell (“You Can’t Get There From Here”), Delbert McClinton, Clay Walker (“Dreaming With My Eyes Open”), Reba McEntire (“This Is My Prayer For You”) and Trisha Yearwood (“Fairytale”). “The Dance” received a Grammy and CMA nomination for country song of the year.

Lisa Aschmann

From Jazz to Bluegrass or Soup to Nuts, Lisa Aschmann is an eclectic and prolific songwriter. She's had cuts by such diverse artists as Diamond Rio, Collin Raye, Aiofe Clancy, Art Garfunkel, Aaron Neville, Grace Griffith, Don Jones and Alice Newman, Wayfaring Stranger and Valerie Smith. With her co-writer, Joel Evans, she's had over 30 TV and film placements, including Numb3rs, Bones, The West Wing, The Young and the Restless, JAG, Providence and The Perfect Man. "A Dozen Roses Ago," "What Are The Chances of That? " and "Until It Happens To You" are some of those often-used film cues.

Billy austin

Billy Austin is the co-writer of the Wreckers' #1 hit "Leave The Pieces." He believes the best way to predict the future is to create it. Even after much success in the songwriting business, Billy experienced that writing songs for big publishing companies on Music Row meant very little security and stability. He thought it would be great to own a publishing company that would be a haven where songwriters could be part of a real and stable creative family. In 2003 Billy took the idea and made it a reality, thus Platinum Pen Publishing was born.

Sherrie Austin

Sherrie Austin wrote “Streets of Heaven,” a heart-wrenching plea from a mother talking with God about the fate of her sick child, Austin knew she had her song. The “how” was a slightly bewildering but powerful re-examination of her career and her reasons for becoming an artist in the first place. Album Following A Feeling was a vanity project for Austin. She cut ‘Jolene,’ the Dolly Parton song, because she wanted to show where her roots were. Country roots do grow in Australia.  Austin won her first Country Music Award in Tamworth, Australia. The award ceremony was in a tin shed. There was actually a sign that said ‘Livestock to the left, Artist entrance to the right.’ And you can’t get more country than that. A writing appointment with Al Casha and Paul Duncan led to the song “Streets of Heaven,” her biggest song to date.

Gary Baker

Gary Baker refuses to rest on his laurels. The multi-talented singer, songwriter and producer from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, prefers focusing on future projects and fresh musical horizons, even though he’s earned a Grammy Award and created two of the music industry’s best-selling crossover hits, including “I Swear” (co-written with Frank J. Myers) sung by John Michael Montgomery, which spent four weeks on the country charts at No. 1 and subsequently on the pop charts for eleven more weeks at No. 1 when “I Swear” was covered again by All-4-One. Few songwriters experience a success of the “I Swear” magnitude even once in their career. Baker, however, recaptured that songwriting magic when he and Myers collaborated with Richie McDonald, on a second musical masterpiece called “I’m Already There.” Released in 2001, Lonestar’s “I’m Already There” single remained No. 1 on the country charts for seven weeks before crossing as a Top 5 pop smash. Alabama’s chart-topping “Once Upon a Lifetime” marked his first No. 1 hit as a songwriter. Baker has been honored by the Country Radio Music Awards, the Country Music Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, American Songwriter Magazine, the American Music Awards, NSAI, ASCAP and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

Victoria Banks

It's a long way to the Grand Ole Opry stage from Muskoka, Canada, where Victoria spent the long winters of her childhood listening to her Dad's collection of antique phonograph records. Now a staff songwriter for Sony/ATV Nashville, she's collaborated with artists from Gretchen Wilson to Jessica Simpson and has penned songs for many more. She's had songs featured in TV and movies, toured as a backup singer and acoustic guitar player for Pam Tillis, headlined music festivals in Toronto and Belfast, shared the stage with Jamie O'Neal, Billy Kerrington and the supergroup Alabama, won the Unisong and USA International Songwriting Competitions, and earned ASCAP and SOCAN awards for her solo-written Sara Evans hit "Saints & Angels".  

Aaron Barker

Aaron Barker was born in San Antonio, Texas, and began his musical career in a variety band at the age of thirteen. He soon began playing with original melodies and lyrics hoping to create his own songs. His first attempt, "Baby Blue," was recorded by George Strait and went to Billboard's #1. A long talk with his father later inspired him to craft "Love Without End, Amen." The result was another #1 hit for George Strait, lasting 5 weeks on the Billboard charts. After an unsuccessful recording deal with Atlantic Records, Aaron returned to writing success with George Strait ("Easy Come, Easy Go", "I'd Like To Have That One Back"). Aaron has also had cuts by Clay Walker("Watch This", "You're Beginning To Get To Me"), Neal McCoy ("Love Happens Like That"), Aaron Tippin ("I'm Leavin'") and Lonestar ("What About Now").

Marc-Alan Barnette

After a move to Nashville in 1988, Marc-Alan scored a cut with Shelby Lynne his first night in town. He has had success in Nashville as a writer, several publishing deals, and cuts by John Berry and David Ball, (“Too Much Blood in My Alcohol Level”). He has co-written with the best and along with his former back-up singers “The Kinleys,” he has opened shows for Charlie Daniels, Garth Brooks, Ricochet, and Patty Loveless. Besides writing and performing, Marc-Alan also has a passion for mentoring and coaching writers through workshops and seminar programs that he has created all over the US.

Sally Barris

Sally Barris is originally from Chaska, Minnesota. Her father, the late Charles Barris, was a lap steel player and taught her to play Ukulele around age five, when he discovered her love for singing and music. After high school, Sally literally stumbled onto bluegrass music. In search of a record, Sally walked into the Homestead Pickin’ Parlor in Minneapolis where there happened to be a jam session going on. When asked to sing, Sally belted out “I Fall to Pieces” and was immediately adopted by the group of pickers. They sent her home with a stack of bluegrass records and thus began her acoustic music education. One year later, Sally was lead singer and guitar player with Northern Hospitality, a progressive new grass band featuring some of Sally’s original songs. Northern Hospitality won first place at the Telluride Bluegrass festival and toured the Midwest and Europe. A growing passion for songwriting lured Sally to Nashville. Once there it did not take long for Sally’s songs to get noticed and she was signed to Wrensong Publishing, where she currently writes. Sally has had songs recorded by Leann Womack (“ Some Things I Know”), Kathy Mattea (“ The Innocent Years”), Martina McBride (“ Reluctant Daughter”) and John Michael Montgomery (“My Christmas Wish”). Barris has two records Reluctant Daughter (We -1999) and the recently released, Little Voice (Roll Tape and Sing Records) that Sally put out on her own label.

Cory Batten

It's a long road from Tucson, AZ., to the streets of Nashville, but Cory Batten made that journey seem quick. A skillful writer/co writer Batten has scored cuts on artists Chris Young, Getting You Home ; Crystal Shawanda, You Can Let Go ; Julie Roberts and Andy Griggs both recorded, If You Had Called Yesterday ; Blaine Larsen, I Don't Know What She Said; Rhonda Vincent, Is the Grass Any Bluer; and Brooks & Dunn, Down By the River . Batten has consistently proven himself as both a songwriter and performer. An accomplished musician, Batten is proficient on both guitar and piano, and as a singer, he's mastered a four octave vocal range.   Cory Batten is ...A Tin Pan South must see .

Casey Beathard

When Casey Beathard was growing up in Northern Virginia, it was assumed he would follow in his family’s athletic footsteps (His father, Bobby, served most recently as GM of the San Diego Chargers). But Casey caught the songwriting bug while attending Elon College in North Carolina and hasn’t looked back since. He signed with Acuff Rose Publishing in 1998 and the artists who have cut his songs read like a who’s who of country music. Casey’s singles include: Kenny Chesney’s “I Will Stand” and “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems”, Clay Davidson’s “I Can’t Lie To Me” and “Sometimes”, Gary Allan’s “Right Where I Need To Be”, Aaron Tippin’s “Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly”, Tracy Lawrence’s “Life Don’t Have To Be So Hard”, Tracy Byrd’s “Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo” and “Drinkin’ Bone”, Trace Adkin’s “Hot Mama”, Billy Currington’s “Walk A Little Straighter” and Jeff Bates’ “The Love Song”.

Marc Beeson

This Illinois native cut his teeth playing bars throughout the Southwest during his late teens and early twenties.  After a stint in Los Angeles he moved to Nashville.  Marc recorded two solo projects for Warner Bros. and BNA before fronting the band Burnin' Day Light on Curb Records.  As a songwriter he has had songs recorded by Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Martina McBride, Peter Cetera, Diamond Rio, Collin Raye, and Chicago, as well as many others.  The song "When She Cries," recorded by Restless Heart, won both ASCAP Country and Pop Song of the Year awards.  Marc currently writes for My Good Girl Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing.

Rick Beresford

Rick Beresford, a native of Wellesley Mass, is a staff songwriter for ZMG Music Group in Nashville, TN, and has songs recorded by such artists as George Jones (“If Drinkin Don’t Kill Me”), Don Williams, Mickey Gilley, the Everly Brothers, John Conlee, BJ Thomas and Brenda Lee. With two BMI Awards, Canadian Humanitarian Award and a Music City News Award to his credit, Rick also teaches commercial songwriting at Belmont University, the NSAI Song Camps and the Kerrville Folk Festival Song School. Rick has been privately coaching songwriters, lecturing and teaching since 1985.

Dave Berg

Cal IV songwriter Dave Berg comes by his title as Billboard's #1 Hot Country Songwriter in an honest way - honest songs and honest hard work.   It is no surprise that NSAI named him Songwriter of the Year, having penned Number One Hits for Keith Urban, Rodney Atkins and Emerson Drive in recent months.   Dave is the newest recipient of the Country Music Association's coveted Triple Play Award for achieving three number one singles within a twelve-month period.   His breakout run began in 2004 when his hit, "Somebody" performed by Reba McEntire reached the number one spot.   Then in 2006, Dave celebrated a four-week number one for Rodney Atkins' "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)."   The hit was honored as ASCAP's 2007 Country Song of the Year, the R&R/Billboard 2006 Country Single of the Year, and received song and single nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards, respectively.   Shortly thereafter, Keith Urban's recording of "Stupid Boy" climbed to number one on Music Row's Breakout chart, earning Dave a nomination for CMA's Song of the Year Award.   Other current and recent singles include Emerson Drive's number one hit, "Moments," Rodney Atkins latest number one, "These Are My People," current top-twenty singles for Chris Cagle - "What Kind Of Gone," and Bucky Covington - "It's Good To Be Us," debut singles for two of Country Music's rising stars, Sarah Buxton's "Innocence," and Emily West's "Rocks In Your Shoes," and Blake Shelton's recent top 15 single "Don't Make Me."

Stephen Bishop

Stephen Bishop is known as the writer/performer of hits such as “Save It For A Rainy Day” and “On And On.” He sang the hit theme “It Might Be You” from the movie Tootsie. He also wrote or sang songs for 13 other films, including Animal House and White Nights (“Separate Lives"). His songs have been recorded by artists such as Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Art Garfunkel, Steve Perry, Stephanie Mills, Kenny Loggins, Johnny Mathis, Phoebe Snow, David Crosby, The Four Tops, Aswad and Pavarotti. Stephen has been nominated for two Grammys and an Oscar. His newest album is an acoustic guitar-vocal solo album titled Yardwork.

Kent Blazy

In 1982, sooner than expected, Gary Morris took Headed for a Heartache to number 5 on the charts. In the years that followed other artists, such as The Forrester Sisters, T. Graham Brown, Donna Fargo and Moe Bandy recorded Kent’s tunes. In 1987, Kent was introduced to a new demo singer by Bob Doyle, then with ASCAP, soon to be the manager for this emerging talent, Garth Brooks. Garth became Kent’s most requested demo singer and Bob Doyle also advised, “Garth writes a little bit too.” The first song Garth and Kent penned together was If Tomorrow Never Comes which became the first number one song for both. Four more captured the number one slot: "Somewhere Other Than the Night," "Ain’t Goin’ Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up)," "It’s Midnight Cinderella," and "She’s Gonna Make It." Garth’s newest CD, The Lost Sessions, includes another Kent and Garth song, "For a Minute There," written for their fathers. Kent’s songwriting continues with established writing partnerships, as well as developing partnerships with new writers and artists. Many of his crafted works continue to be recorded by artists such as Diamond Rio, Kenny Chesney, Terry Clark, Clay Walker, Patty Loveless, Julie Roberts, Andy Griggs and Blaine Larsen, a new recording artist on RCA.

Blue Mother Tupelo

PASTE magazine wrote about Blue Mother Tupelo following The Americana Folk Festival in October 2006, stating "Blue Mother Tupelo is quite possibly the best husband and wife duo you've never heard of."  Micol and Ricky Davis (Blue Mother Tupelo) have written with John Scott Sherrill and Craig Fuller, recorded with Mindy Smith and performed all over the south and mid-west.  Their rendition of Paul Anka's, "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" is on the movie and soundtrack for DALTRY CALHOUN (Miramax, 2005).  "Home," written by Micol & Ricky, is on Clarksdale, Mississippi's Habitat For Humanity CD alongside Delaney Bramlett and Alvin "Youngblood" Hart.  BMT is honored to be invited to perform on the BMI stage at the upcoming Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, Texas.

Steve Bogard

Steve Bogard's music career began at twelve years of age fronting his first band in Tampa, Florida. By the age of nineteen, Bogard had a top 20 R&B hit on James Carr, "Freedom Train," and two cuts on A&M records' soulful star Rita Coolidge. While in Memphis, Bogard played guitar, sang backgrounds, and toured extensively with both Charlie Rich and Jerry Lee Lewis. He was drawn to Nashville, when in 1981, an eleven-year-old Bogard song, "Touch Me with Magic" became a BMI award-winning top ten hit for Marty Robbins. Bogard has written eight number one country songs among eighteen ASCAP or BMI award winners including George Strait's, "Carried Away” and “Carrying Your Love with Me," Rascal Flatts' career breaker, "Prayin' For Daylight," and this year’s #1’s for Jack Ingram, “Wherever You Are,” and Grammy nominee for Country Song of the Year, Dierks Bently’s “Every Mile A Memory.” His co-written second single on Dierks is the title cut “Long Trip Alone.” Additional artists recording Bogard songs include Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Reba, Patty Loveless, Restless Heart, Blackhawk, Clay Walker, Lonestar, Alabama, Tanya Tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Diamond Rio and Steve Wariner. Total sales of albums, CD's
and cassettes containing Steve Bogard songs are over seventy million units.

Kaci Bolls

With her lyrical flare and fire-red hair Kaci Bolls has definitely turned up the flame on her music career. Originally from Murray, a small town in Kentucky, Kaci began singing a-cappella music at a very young age. As the daughter of a Church of Christ Minister, she learned to explore power and mystery of the human voice as its own instrument. Kaci made the move to Nashville and soon became an in-demand demo singer. Her vocal stamp has been put on songs that have been cut by well-known artists such as Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Sara Evans, Julie Roberts, and Julianne Hough.   As a songwriter in her own right, Kaci has just received her first cut by Laura Bryna on her recent 2008 Equity Records Release. She is currently writing for Roots Three Music in Nashville.

Butterfly Boucher

What you hear on the debut release is Butterfly throughout – aside from a bit of cello and some drum tracks on "Can You See the Lights?," "Never Let It Go" and "Soulback," which were tracked live while she answered on bass – she played every instrument on the album and arranged it from start to finish.  It was the same demos that she brought to Interscope for her initial meetings that became the versions of the songs that eventually graced her album.  In the end, scores of instruments found their way onto the master tapes: guitars, drums, bass, piano, vibes, organ, mellotron, toy piano (on "Soul Back"), Field Organ, banjo, and various percussion (including planks of wood, a tympani, a steel wheel, and a hammer (on "Busy"). Butterfly is immediate, melodic and altogether memorable an her songs examine the often overlooked details of life's rich pageantry.  Flutterby from Butterfly Boucher.  Don't let it pass you by.

Ronnie Bowman

Ronnie Bowman is a household name in the Bluegrass community. With the release of an additional four albums as a member of the Lonesome River Band , Ronnie also recorded four solo projects. He has been awarded IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year in 1995, 1998, and 1999, has twice earned the IBMA song of the Year award ("Three Rusty Nails", and "Cold Virginia Night"), and was awarded the IBMA Gospel Performance of the Year award for "Three Rusty Nails". As a songwriter Ronnie has earned a great deal of respect not only among Bluegrass professionals, but also in Country Music. Both Brooks & Dunn , and Kenny Chesney have brought Ronnie Bowman originals to #1, and Lee Ann Womack has also included a song by Ronnie on the multi-platinum selling album I Hope You Dance.

Eric Brace

California native Eric Brace played in a college Bluegrass band in Boston (Mystic Valley Mountaineers) long ago, where he jammed with a young Bela Fleck. Eric later ran Top Records, an Indie Rock label in Washington, D.C., in the late '80s, releasing an EP of his band B-Time, as well as works by bands like Frontier Theory, Carnival of Souls, Sleep of Reason and Young Caucasians. He played bass with Kevin Johnson & the Linemen in the early '90s. Today, Eric, the former staff writer for The Washington Post is frontman for Last Train Home. While Roots-Rock is the heart of the band's sound, don't overlook the Country, Swing, Bluegrass, Blues, Folk, Mariachi, Punk, Pop and Tin Pan Alley influences you'll find if you lend this band an ear. What began as a part-time band in Washington, D.C., back in 1997 has developed into an acclaimed full-time touring unit based out of Nashville.

Bobby Braddock

Bobby Braddock grew up in Florida, traveled the South as a rock 'n' roll musician, and became a songwriter in Nashville in the mid-1960s. Many of his songs, such as "D.I.V.O.R.C.E," "Golden Ring," "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Time Marches On," and "I Wanna Talk About Me" are country music standards. In 2001, he embarked on a new career as a producer, discovering singer Blake Shelton and making several number one records with him.

Lee Brice

Lee Brice grew in up rural Sumter, South Carolina and played college football at Clemson University. In 2001 he was signed by Curb Music Publishing and Curb/Asylum Records. Lee is being produced by Doug Johnson and has recently finished his debut album for Curb/Asylum Records to be released by mid-2007. He has collaborated with some of Nashville’s finest songwriters including Walt Wilkins, Bob Dipero, Marv Green, Casey Beathard, Billy Montana, Tim Nichols, Kerry Kurt Philips, Sharon Vaughn, Craig Wiseman, Bobby Tomberlin, Kylie Sackley, Bill Anderson, and Kyle Jacobs. Brice has cuts by rock group Sister Hazel, Keith Gattis and Jason Aldean.

Roger Brown

Roger moved to Nashville in late 1982, and by 1985 had his first major recording, Fool, Fool Heart, by Tanya Tucker. Since then, Roger has been a professional writer with a long list of recordings by artists as diverse as Barbra Streisand, Tammy Wynette, George Strait, and Nanci Griffith. Other artists who have recorded his tunes include Trace Adkin, Kenny Chesney, Patty Loveless, Randy Travis, and many others. He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2002 for his two songs which were featured in the Broadway show "Urban Cowboy - The Musical", and has had compositions featured on numerous gold & platinum albums, as well as major motion pictures such as "A Fire In The Sky" and "Red Rock West". In 1996, he was signed as an artist by Decca Records, and released the critically acclaimed mini-CD "Roger Brown & Swing City".

T. Graham Brown

There is only one T. Graham Brown, His "T-Ness" and that uniqueness has made him one of the most enduringly popular singers performing today. He is a journeyman and songwriter whose blue-eyed soul sound defies musical boundaries. He has penned several hit country songs and has garnered ten Top-Ten hits, a CMA Award and a long list of national radio and television ads. When T. Graham Brown arrived in Nashville from his native Athens, Georgia in 1982, he quickly found work as a studio singer making demonstration tapes. Having such a unique sound, he was quickly signed to Capitol Records. His first single release, "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" stymied country radio but they played it anyway and it became a hit. He followed it with "Hell And High Water," "Come As You Were" and "Darlene." All became huge country hits and T. Graham Brown and his incredible band, affectionally known as the Rack Of Spam, hit the road and haven't looked back since. And the hits kept on coming."Brilliant Conversationalist" not only scored on the country charts but its accompanying video garnered airplay on VH-1. His version of Otis Redding's "Dock Of The Bay" became a hit in Germany while "Rock It, Billy" was a success in England. He was nominated for Country Music Association Awards in 1987, 1989 and1990 and won in 1992 for the Vocal Event of the Year with George Jones and others on "I Don't Need Your Rocking chair." In 1998, T. Grahm Brown's single "Wine Into Water" not only inspired the lives of countless individuals but went all the way to the top of the Christian Country Music chart and was awarded the number one independent music video of the year.

Deanna Bryant

Deanna Bryant grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Childress, Texas, a state with a rich musical heritage that crosses both decades and genres. She spent much of her time as a child performing, but after high school Deanna chose university life over the honkytonks, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Following her college graduation, Deanna worked as a corporate accountant and later as a financial planner for professional athletes. Songwriting, however, was never far from her mind or heart. After her first visit to Nashville, Deana fell in love with the town’s eclectic songwriting community before making it her home in 1994. Since becoming a member of Nashville’s most artistic community, she has had cuts with artists including Terri Clark, Deana Carter, and Randy Travis. Reba McEntire took her song "Forever Love" to the top of the charts and Clay Davidson’s recording of her song "Unconditional" was nominated for the Country Music Association Song of the Year in 2001. Deanna currently resides in Nashville and is a songwriter for Island Bound Music.

Cindy Bullens

During her career, Cindy Bullens has enjoyed two Grammy nominations, six albums, a stint as singer in Elton John's band, three songs on a multi-million-selling soundtrack, a Broadway show collaboration, solid radio airplay and multiple tours across the U.S. and Europe. "When people ask me what I do, I say I'm a rock and roller," Bullens notes.  "I've said that from the beginning, and I still say it today. Many people consider me a singer-songwriter in the category of John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle, and I'm very proud to be in their company."

Tim Buppert

Since his move to Nashville in July of 91’ Tim Buppert has not only become a successful songwriter but also one of Nashville’s most sought after demo singers. He has also performed on albums for Trisha Yearwood, Michael Peterson, Paul Brandt, Anita Cochran and Kevin Sharp and Meredith Edwards. You might also recognize Buppert’s voice on jingles for Pepsi, Luvs diapers, TNN and many more. As a songwriter, Tim has had cuts by Trisha Yearwood, The Wiggins, Continental Divide, Perfect Stranger and hit singles by Yankee Grey (“Another Nine Minutes”) and the #1 “She’s Sure Taking It Well” by Kevin Sharp (which was also the #5 song of 1997 according to R&R magazine and is included in ASCAP’s top 50 songs of the 90’s).

Daryl Burgess

Daryl Burgess’s most recent cuts include Van Zant and Trace Adkins. The latest single was Trick Pony’s “The Bride”. A Vancouver Canada native, Daryl has had cuts by Mark Chesnutt (“This Heartache Never Sleeps”), Patty Loveless (“Where I’m Bound”), T. Graham Brown (“Never In A Million Tears”), Alicia Elliott (“I’m Diggin It”) and Jamie O’Neal (“Sanctuary”). Up and coming artists Joanna Cotton and Jimmy Stewart will feature Daryl’s songs on their albums this year. Daryl has also won numerous awards including a Juno in Canada for songs like “Stay” and “Just Came Back” (to Say Good-Bye) by Collin James and “Big Wheel” and “New Frontier” by Aaron Pritchett. Daryl resides in Nashville, TN.

Billy Burnette

Billy Burnette, born in Memphis Tennessee, is the heritage of classic American music.   The son of rock-a-billy pioneer Dorsey Burnette, who with his brother Johnny, blazed the trail for the birth of rock and roll with the Rock N'Roll Trio.   Billy recorded his first record for Dot records at the age of seven, and by the time he was eleven was touring the world with Brenda Lee.   In 1985 Billy was nominated best new country male vocalist.   In 1987 Billy joined Fleetwood Mac and spent about nine years as part of one of the world's biggest rock bands.   Billy has cuts on Fleetwood Mac, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Ray Charles, Greg Allman, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, Cher, Tammy Wynette, Faith Hill, Del McCoury Band, George Strait, and many more.   Billy has also acted in six movies to date including Saturday Night Special, Addams Family Reunion, and Not Like Us.

Gary Burr

In the country world, Gary Burr has been named Songwriter of the Year for both ASCAP and the Nashville Songwriters Association International thanks to his success with over thirty radio airplay awards and a dozen #1 hits. He has also received over twenty of ASCAP’s recognition awards for radio play activity, and CDs featuring his songs have sold more than 50 million units world-wide. He most recently climbed the charts with LeAnn Rimes’ “Nothin’ ‘Bout Love Makes Sense”. In the pop world Gary had a number one pop and Latin hit with Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera’s “Nobody Wants to be Lonely”. He has been featured on Carole King’s Living Room tour and co-wrote Ringo Starr’s last album Ringorama. Burr’s new album due is out in the spring of ‘07. Gary also wrote the first singles for American Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken.

Sarah Buxton

2008 ACM Nominated Female Vocalist Sarah Buxton spent several years working in Nashville as a songwriter before Keith Urban's version of her song "Stupid Boy" hit the Top Ten on Billboard's country singles chart (2006). Sarah was backing vocalist for the likes of Kenny Rogers, John Corbett, and Cowboy Troy before embarking on her solo career. A native of Lawrence, KS, who moved to Nashville in her late teens to attend Belmont University, Buxton had the usual travails, including local gigs & a brief marriage, before possessing cuts by JoDee Messina, Charter’s Chord, Jim Brickman, & Sara Evans. Earning respect from Nashville’s most prolific songwriters & producers was reflected by 2 Top 20 singles as a solo artist. An appealingly raspy singing voice akin to Stevie Nicks, Buxton is signed to Lyric Street Records, the country imprint of Disney's Hollywood Records division.

Shawn Camp

Some careers can be described with a couple of words, but Shawn Camp's isn't one of them. A bold and distinctive singer? Yes. A songwriter who's provided material to artists from Ralph Stanley to Del McCoury to Garth Brooks to Brooks & Dunn? Yes. A multi-instrumentalist who's played with everyone from Yonder Mountain String Band and Alan Jackson to the Osborne Brothers and John Prine? Yes. Camp's music sprawls across the lines that divide Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Roots Rock. Born and raised in Arkansas, Camp was spotted by the Grand Ole Opry's Osborne Brothers at an Iowa festival when he was 20. Camp then moved to Nashville in 1987 to play fiddle with the legendary Bluegrass act, and over the next few years, he lived the life of a sideman, touring for short runs and long stretches alike with Country stars and newcomers ranging from the Burch Sisters to Jerry Reed to Alan Jackson to Trisha Yearwood. Before long, Camp became a prolific songwriter, too. His first cut came in 1991 with "Fallin' Never Felt So Good." Since then, his catalog has grown steadily and so has his list of songs recorded by major Country artists, including "Two Piña Coladas" by Garth Brooks, "How Long Gone" by Brooks & Dunn and "Would You Go With Me" by Josh Turner.

Chuck Cannon

Chuck was a solo performer for several years before moving to Nashville in 1984 to attend Belmont University where he studied Music Business and Finance.  In 1988 he met producer Marshall Morgan, who signed him as a staff songwriter to Taste Auction Music.  In 1992 Chuck opened   Wacissa River Music, Inc.  He also served as President of the Nashville Songwriter's Association International (NSAI, 2001-2003).  He still serves on the Board and Legislative Committees. 
Recent honors include BMI's 8 Million-Air Awards for the Academy of Country Music's 1993 Song of the Year and international hit, "I Love The Way You Love Me," and #1 hit for 5 weeks, "How Do You Like Me Now," written with country artist Toby Keith, and "Dream Walkin'."  Chuck also received BMI's Million-Air award for the #1 hit, "Me Too" written with Toby Keith. 

Marla Cannon-Goodman

Born in Melrose Park, Illinois, and raised in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, Marla Cannon-Goodman is a second-generation hit songwriter. As a child, Marla had a front seat for country music history as she watched her father, Buddy Cannon, shepherd the careers of new and legendary artists as a producer, songwriter and record label executive. And since her first cut by Sammy Kershaw in 1996, she has been making country music history herself, with songs recorded by artists such as George Strait, Eddie Arnold, Eric Church, Mindy Smith and Kenny Chesney, to name a few. With her number one smashes “The Fool” for Lee Ann Womack and Tracy Byrd’s “Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo,” and her most recent hit “Don’t Make Me” for Blake Shelton, Marla has become a beloved and respected hit maker on
Music Row.

Rick Carnes

During the Stax/Volt, “Soul Music” boom in Memphis in the '60s, Rick found himself playing in an R&B band at every chicken joint and frat house in the southeastern United States. Determined not to have his career shortened by nerve deafness, or a stray bullet, he enrolled in Memphis State University where he hid in the library for six years. Two degrees and thousands of dollars later, he left school totally prepared for life in the 16th Century. It wasn’t long before Rick’s career options narrowed to teaching school, playing guitar or hanging wallpaper. Making what he determined at the time as “the obvious choice,” he began a marvelously successful career as a wallpaper hanger. It was during this time that Rick met his future bride, Janis. Their brilliant future in wallpaper seemed assured until Rick discovered that Janis had a beautiful voice and he hit upon a plan to capture fame and glory. They would start a duet; write several hit songs; sell millions of albums; parley the fame into a political career for Rick – possibly running for president. Somewhere along the way they ended up in Nashville (since 1978), and in 1983, Rick wrote Reba McEntire’s first #1 hit "I Can’t Even Get The Blues No More." That was followed three Top 10 hits for the Whites: "You Put The Blue In Me," "Hangin’ Around" and "Pins And Needles." In addition to cuts by artists as Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Lacy J. Dalton, Johnny Rodriguez, Janie Fricke, Ronnie McDowell, T.G. Sheppard and Pam Tillis, Rick paired with Steve Wariner to co-write "Longneck Bottle" by Garth Brooks and the Brooks-Wariner duet "Burnin’ The Roadhouse Down."

Vickie Carrico

Upon moving to Nashville some years ago, Carrico has been working not only as a solo artist, but also as a studio singer and as a background vocalist for any number of different acts. She’s lent her voice to albums by a diverse group of artists, from ZZ Top and Don McLean to Lee Greenwood and Patty Loveless. Carrico has also toured the world as a background singer with a number of artists including Dottie West, Sam Moore and Brenda Lee in addition to touring as an artist in her own right. Carrico has appeared in music videos with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steve Wariner and Hoyt Axton, and has performed on television shows including Solid Gold, American Magazine, as well as HBO Specials and Public Television's "Rock and Roll Graffiti. Shes sung on jingles for, among others, Ford Trucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. Never Been Hurt is Carrico’s first full length CD; she wrote about half of the material for the project, while the rest was chosen from among her favorite classic blues and R&B songs.

Wayne Carson

Wayne Carson is a Denver native who made his way to Nashville in 1962. Four years later, he celebrated his first #1 record when Eddy Arnold took "Somebody Like Me" to the top of the charts. From there, more hits followed: Mel Tillis' "Who's Julie" in 1969, Conway Twitty's #1 "I See The Want To In Your Eyes" in 1974, Gary Stewart's #1 "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" in 1975, the Conway Twitty-Loretta Lynn duet "The Letter" in 1976, and Conway Twitty's #1 "The Clown" in 1982. Also that year, Wayne scored a Willie Nelson classic – "Always On My Mind," which in 1982 earned Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Country Song. The song also earned NSAI's 1982 Song of the Year, the ACM's 1982 Single of the Year and the CMA's 1982 Single of the Year. In addition, "Always On My Mind" was named Song of the Year for the CMA in both 1982 and 1983. Wayne was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1997.

Scooter Carusoe

Scooter Carusoe was SESAC’s 2005 Country Songwriter of the Year. His songwriting credits include Kenny Chesney's "Anything But Mine" and Carter's Chord's "Young Love."

Lisa Carver

On a great day, Lisa Carver is a storyteller in the vein of Kristofferson and Tom Waits, breathing life into and out of characters that inhabit songs of love, heartache, longing, cheating, and murder.  On a good day, Carver is one of the lucky ones getting to earn a living making up songs with the other creative souls on Nashville's famed Music Row.  Carver's songs have been been cut by artists ranging from Tim McGraw, Reba, Julie Roberts, Shelly Fairchild, Thom Bresh, Willie Nelson and Tanya Tucker, to four cuts on Sugarland's new album.

Todd Cerney

Detroit native Todd Cerney has been living and working in Nashville since 1974.  His song "Good Morning Beautiful" was # 1 on the Country charts for five weeks and appeared in the Jennifer Lopez film Angel Eyes.  Todd was a Grammy nominee in the Best Country Song category for Restless Heart's "I'll Still Be Loving You," which was named ASCAP's Country Song of the Year in 1987.  He  has had songs recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad English, Eddie Money, Cheap Trick, Loverboy, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Martika, The Cover Girls, Lita Ford, Joy Lynn White, Ty Herndon, The Purify Brothers, Phoebe Snow, Giant, Levon Helm, Jason And The Scorchers, Little Anthony,  Bill Medley, Twiggy, John Anderson, Brigette Nielson, David Hasselhoff, Sylvia, The Kendalls, The Whites and many more.

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain came to Nashville from Texas in the middle 70's with his wife, Jean, and their two children, Elizabeth and Michael. David's songs have been recorded by artists such as George Strait ("Am I Blue " and "What's Going On In Your World" – ASCAP's 1991 Country Song of the Year), Tanya Tucker ("Without You [What Do I Do With Me]"), Keith Whitley ("Hard Act To Follow"), Johnny Paycheck ("From Cotton To Satin") and Charley Pride ("Have I Got Some Blues For You"), as well as by Gene Watson, Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Dottie West, Donna Fargo, Billie Jo Spears, Sammi Smith, Larry Boone, Margo Smith and Barbara Fairchild. David is currently writing with some of the best up and coming new writers plus several of Nashville's top writers. You can hear some of his music at www.DavidChamberlainSongs.com.

Corinne Chapman

Corinne Chapman grew up in rural Twin Peaks, a Southern California mountain community.   She grew up listening to Marty Robins and Janis Joplin while her mother exposed her to great poets and authors.   As a political science major at Stanford University, she would often comment, "If you can tell me the difference between entertainers and politicians, I may consider a change."   After signing a publishing deal with Zavitson Music Group in 2006, she got her first cut, 'Just Drive' by Jo Dee Messina for her upcoming album.   She is featured in a television pilot "Secrets of the Heart - Songwriters in the Round" and will be touring with her band in 2008.

Stephanie Chapman

Stephanie Chapman’s music falls happily into that category which contains many of Nashville’s most talented misfits. She is both and artist and a songwriter whose songs have proven their adaptability by finding homes with iconic artists such as Bonnie Raitt and Trisha Yearwood. As an artist Stephanie thrives in the border-less territory of the true singer/songwriter; she counts both music industry execs and her peers among fans, not to mention those fans outside of Music Row who simply appreciate a well-written, meaningful song. In 2008 Stephanie will release an independent album produced by her husband, Nathan Chapman [Taylor Swift] and critically acclaimed Ray Kennedy [Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle]. Look for her album This Song Is To You in late spring and listen for her latest cuts on albums by hip, new Arista group JYPSI and Capitol Record’s Eric Church. This is only the beginning for an artist who is quickly becoming a favorite. For music and info please visit myspace.com/stephaniechapmanmusic.

Steven Curtis Chapman

After a stint as a pre-med student at Georgetown College, Kentucky native Steven Curtis Chapman eventually made his way to Nashville to pursue a career in music.  During those initial years, he performed in a music show at Opryland USA while honing his songwriting skills. One of Chapman's songs, "Built To Last," was recorded by The Imperials and opened the door to a songwriting deal with Sparrow Records.  In 1987, Chapman released his first album, First Hand, which included the song "Weak Days" that hit #2 on the Contemporary Christian Music chart.  In 1988, he followed with his second album, Real Life Conversations, which yielded four more hits, including the #1 song "His Eyes" that earned a 1989 Dove Award for Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year from the Gospel Music Association.   That same year, Chapman earned a Dove for Songwriter of the Year, an award he would receive again in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998.  In 1993, his song "The Great Adventure" would earn a Dove for Song of the Year.  Other self-penned songs include "Be Still And Know," "Dive," "Fingerprints Of God," "Free," "Go There With You," "Great Expectations," "Here In The Real World," "His Strength Is Perfect," "I Will Not Go Quietly," "Let Us Pray," "Not Home Yet," "Sometimes He Comes In The Clouds," "Speechless" and "The Invitation."  To date, Chapman's music has earned him a staggering 51 Dove Awards and five Grammy Awards, as well as NSAI's Songwriter/Artist of the Year in 1999.Chapman recently completed This Moment, his compelling 16th studio album and first new project in more than three years.

Andy Childs

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Andy Childs scored several chart singles and music videos with his debut RCA album in the 1990's. After touring solo for several years, Andy and 4 other veteran musicians formed the country-rock super-group SIXWIRE. Sixwire's Warner Brothers album, for which Andy
co-wrote most of the songs, debuted in the Top 30 in 2002, and featured two hit singles and music videos. In the fall of 2007, Sixwire was featured on American Idol's The Next Great American Band on Fox, where they came in 2nd place out of over 10,000 band submissions. In addition, Sixwire is the featured band on the upcoming CMT show 'Can You Duet'. Sixwire is also currently recording a new CD project. Andy Childs tours throughout the year, both solo and with Sixwire. In addition to Sixwire, Andy's songs have been recorded by Blackhawk, George Canyon, Chris Cagle, and other American and international recording artists.

AJ & Cleve Clark

Brothers AJ Clark and Cleve Clark are two-thirds of the band Alvarado Road Show.   Along with their nephew/drummer Brandon Trey, they have been performing together literally since they were kids. Lately, they have been in the middle of producing several projects which include Alvarado Road Show's "Long Haul Cowboy" project, a solo project for songwriter Mentor Williams entitled, "Just Another Songwriter" and   also   a duet project for Mentor Williams & Lynn Anderson all set for release in 2008.   AJ and Cleve have developed a reputation as songwriters through their collaborations with friends and writers including Steve Wariner, Frank Myers, Rick Carnes, Bart Allmand, Tom Douglas, Kim Williams and of course Mentor Williams. Watch for big things to happen this year for AJ and Cleve!

Rodney Clawson

Rodney Clawson is from rural Gruver, Texas, population 1,000. The son of a Texas farmer, Rodney has carried on the family tradition of maintaining the family's 3,000 acre farm. In 1997, Rodney started making trips to Nashville to develop his songwriting gifts. The combination of energy and talent in this new venture began to pay off both financially and professionally. Clawson started to get songs recorded by Nashville artists. His song "Sweet Southern Comfort," co-written with Brad Crisler, was recorded by Nashville Star winner Buddy Jewell and was one of the Top 10 Most Performed Songs of 2004, according to Billboard magazine. Clawson and Crisler landed another hit with "I Can't Be Your Friend" with the group Rushlow. Clawson has also had songs recorded by Faith Hill, Gary Allan, Phil Vassar, Neal McCoy, Jason Aldean, Chris Cagle, Tracy Byrd and Big & Rich. Clawson's song "In My Blood," has become the official song for Preserving Rural America, an organization committed to the preservation of family farms.

Ashley Cleveland

In a music scene overpopulated by breathy girls and melismatic vamps, Ashley Cleveland is that rare thing -- a woman who sings like a woman. Yes, she can roar and wail with maximum soul wattage, but she can also be soft, tender, sly, wistful, open-hearted, melancholy, wise, seductive, wry -- all those facets that make a vocalist deep and compelling. Beyond her own career, Cleveland is also one of Nashville's most in-demand session singers, having performed on over three hundred albums. A spokesperson for SHARE (Songs of Hope And Recovery for Everyone), she regularly performs at national events focused on addiction recovery. Cleveland recently won her third Grammy Award for her seventh album, Before the Daylight's Shot .

Thad Cockrell

Just as a soul takes a journey while passing through each day of life, such is the case for Thad Cockrell and his musical career.    What was originally intended as a demo and not to be put into national distribution, his first release, "Stack of Dreams" (Miles of Music Recordings), was recorded at a formidable pace and received a strong international response from critics.   His follow up album and debut on Yep Roc Records, "Warmth and Beauty," would only continue to shine an effervescent ray of light on Thad's uncanny songwriting and harmonious tenor vocals.   It's been said his songs are mere collections that reverberate with the kind of passion that is seldom found nowadays.   A lifetime's journey, refined by observation and experience, has brought him to his newest offering "To Be Loved," which instantly captures the heart and soul of all who hear it. Musically and stylistically it entices a broad range of listeners, allowing him to share his passion of music with any listening ear.

Jeff Cohen

New York based songwriter Jeff Cohen has had Top-Ten hits with Big and Rich (“Holy Water”) and Evan and Jaron (“Crazy For This Girl”) plus songs recorded by Josh Groban, Sugarland (“April Showers”), Macy Gray, Nick Lachey (“Alone”)Mandy Moore, Spin Doctors, Ronan Tynan and Teitur, to name a few. His songs have been produced by David Foster, Peter Asdeanher, Byron Gallimore, Paul Worley, Gregg Wattenberg, Rupert Hine, Jon Fields and Matt Wallace. He has had songs featured in such movies as Stuart Little 2 (Sony), Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Warner Bros), Aquamarine (20 th Century Fox) and My Super Ex-Girlfriend (20 thCentury Fox). His band, Pancho's Lament, has had over 75 TV placements including the themes for Jack and Jill (WB) and I Married A Princess (Lifetime).

Jim Collins

2007 is beginning with a bang for Jim Collins, one of Nashville’s premier and most consistent hit makers. Jim’s latest hit, “It Just Comes Natural” has screamed up the charts and is poised to reach the top. Another recent single from 2006, “I Don’t Feel Like Loving You Today,” performed by Gretchen Wilson, has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song. Jim’s other singles making their way up the radio airwaves include “Nothing To Prove” performed by Lonestar, “I Got More,” the debut single from Cole Deggs And The Lonesome, and “Take It All Out On Me” recorded by Mark Wills. A native Texan, Jim has had a continuous stream of singles on the chart such as “Love Working On You” performed by John Michael Montgomery, “Hands of a Workin’ Man” recorded by Ty Herndon, the Kenny Chesney smash “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” the number one hit “Yes” from Chad Brock and “Then They Do” recorded by Trace Adkins. In 2002, Jim’s smash “The Good Stuff,” recorded by Kenny Chesney was number one for seven weeks on the Billboard chart and was named Billboard’s Country Song of the Year, ASCAP Song of the Year and the Academy of Country Music Single of the Year. Jim’s songs have also been recorded by such artists as Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Josh Gracin, Dwight Yoakam, Mark Chesnutt and Kenny Rogers, to name a few.

Jessi Colter

As a teen, Jessi Colter's musical talent impressed Rockabilly guitar star Duane Eddy, who produced her 1961 single "Lonesome Road."  The two married in 1963.  She wrote some songs for him, as well as "No Sign Of The Living" for Dottie West.  In 1967, Eddy and Colter recorded the duet "Guitar On My Mind" but divorced the following year.  After marrying Waylon Jennings in 1969, Colter notched a sizable Country and Pop hit in 1975 with the self-penned "I'm Not Lisa."  That was followed a year later by the success of Wanted! The Outlaws, a collaboration with Jennings, Willie Nelson and Tompall Glaser – the first Nashville album to sell a million copies.  Her best-known duets with Jennings are "Suspicious Minds" and her soothing composition "Storms Never Last."  In the '90s, she began writing and performing children's music and sang on Jennings' live album in 2000, two years before he died.  She added a new version of "Storms Never Last" to a Jennings tribute album in 2003.  That same year, Capitol Records released the retrospective The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw ... A Lady.

Tommy Conners

Tommy Conners is a native Texas born and raised in the north side of Houston. He got his first guitar at the age of eleven and learned to play listening to Hank Williams and Beatles records. At the age of twelve he started performing around the Houston area and at the age of eighteen he hit the road with his guitar playing bars and dance halls all over Texas and south Louisiana. He started writing songs in the early 80's and in 1987 encouraged by Bob Montgomery and Mickey Newbury he packed up and moved to Nashville. His talent as a country songwriter has garnered him cuts with Willie Nelson, John Michael Montgomery, Ty Herndon, Trace Adkins, Patty Loveless, Shannon Brown, Diamond Rio, Ricky Skaggs Bobby Pinson, Travis Tritt, Carolina Rain, Chris Ledoux, Neil McCoy, Kenny Rogers and many others.

Roger Cook

Roger Cook is a native of Bristol, England, who, upon
leaving the Pop group The Kestrels, teamed with co-writer
Roger Greenaway. Together, they became one of the most successful songwriting duos in Popular music by creating some 70 Top 30 hits, including classics such as The Hollies' "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress," Th