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JT Harding is a Detroit-to-Hollywood-to-Nashville transplant who has carved out a spot for himself as a top songwriter in Music…

If the mark of a great songwriter is having A-level artists record your compositions for five decades, consider Ray Wylie…

Ohio native Frank Myers didn’t move to Nashville in 1981 to become a songwriter, but he sure made a name…

In addition to scoring his own Top 10 singles with “I Don’t Have Far to Fall,” “Burnin’ a Hole in…

Alabama native Bobby Tomberlin has been a songwriting staple in Nashville since moving to Music City in 1990. The top…

If you want to pick someone’s brain about songwriting, Odie Blackmon’s is a great place to start. The singer/songwriter has…

Singer/songwriter Matt Jenkins keeps cranking out the hits. The Texas-to-Tennessee transplant has penned chart-topping tunes for Blake Shelton (“Happy Anywhere”),…

When your last name is Dillon, country artists expect songwriting superiority. Fortunately, Jessie Jo Dillon is living up to expectations….

Here’s the exciting thing about profiling prolific songwriters: No matter how well you know his/her catalog, there’s always an “aha…

Townes Van Zandt was many things: Texan, poet, singer, icon. My favorite summation of Townes comes from the intro track…

Since moving to Nashville more than a decade ago to study sociology at Belmont University, Ryan Hurd has parlayed his…

Ten years ago Eric Church dropped his hit song “Drink in My Hand.” But what’s the story behind the song?…

Ross Copperman is one of the most sought-after songwriters in Nashville. And for good reason. The 38-year-old Virginia native has…

Jaren Johnston of The Cadillac Three has range—both with his voice and pen. As the lead singer of TC3, Jaren…

Since announcing her arrival on the country music scene with her 2017 debut album, Every Little Thing, Carly Pearce has…

Nicolle Galyon sat down with Outsider to chat about the 5 songs that shaped her as a songwriter. The Sterling,…

Today the “Loco” and “Party Crowd” singer is celebrating turning 62.David Lee Murphy is well-known as the country artist behind…

Although 2020 has been a terrible year, these country music newcomers are ready to take over 2021. Check out these…

Outsider.com contributor, Marty Smith sat down with country music legend David Lee Murphy to talk everything from 1990’s hits to…

Dust On The Bottle was lighting in a bottle. More than a quarter-century after Dust topped the Billboard Hot Country…

New music is coming in hot this Friday. We’ve got a great line up so be ready to start adding…