Late show at SOUTH filled with hit songs
More great Tin Pan South music, this time at SOUTH on Nashville’s Demonbreun Street…
Keith Burns kicked it off and told a ‘road story’ about being on the road and meeting an old cowboy and that inspired him to write his song, ‘Cowboys Don’t Get Old.’ Then, in the next round, Keith brought up his BFF, the super talented Matt Kennon, who got up and sang ‘The Call’ which has over 12 million YouTube views. Keith co-wrote one of my favorite Joe Diffie songs, ‘Whole Lotta Gone,’ co-written with Mark Oliverius.
Joie Scott started out with ‘His Name,’ a song that she and Josh Ronen wrote together. She said it had been inspired by her love for her grandfather and Josh’s memories of his own great-grandfather. Most wonderful! Joie Scott is a #1 and Emmy-nominated songwriter and landed her first cut with the well-known cowboy trio, Riders In The Sky. As we circled around again, she did her super hit with Collin Raye’s ‘Not That Different’ that she co-wrote with Karen Taylor-Good. As the round circled again, Joie sang ‘Shoes’ that Shania Twain recorded and was used on the soundtrack of ‘Desperate Housewives.’ As a special treat, Josh Ronen sang ‘I Don’t Want to Know,’ a song that he co-penned with Joie. Joie has had over 75 songs cut globally.
Michael Peterson played his song ‘When the Bartender Cries.’ The whole room just ‘whoo-hooed’it!! Still one of the most wonderfully-written songs!! Michael is an amazing SONGwriter and as we passed through again, he sang a song that he and Chris Wallin had written, ‘From The Grave To The Cradle.’ Of course, my favorite of his is ‘Drink, Swear, Steal and Lie,’ that is still one of the most clever songs ever written. Peterson co-wrote the title track to Travis Tritt’s album ‘No More Looking over My Shoulder’ with Craig Wiseman.
“I got my publishing deal and had my first hit,” said Trey Bruce, referring to his deal with MCA Music Publishing and ‘Things Are Tough All Over’ for Shelby Lynne. He then began his segment with his mega Randy Travis hit song ‘Look Heart No Hands,’ one of the songs that streamed his career into over drive in the 1990s. Travis also recorded two more songs written by Bruce: 1994’s ‘Whisper My Name’ and 1998’s ‘Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man.’ NOTE: He also has had cuts by Doug Stone, Lee Roy Parnell, Diamond Rio, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Mindy McCready, Trisha Yearwood, and SHeDAISY. Trey has also co-produced albums for Trace Adkins, Rebecca Lynn Howard and Chris LeDoux. Bruce also produced three of Adkins’s albums: 1999’s ‘More,’ 2001’s ‘Chrome’ and 2003’s ‘Comin’ On Strong.’
A great round of songs and stories from Keith, Joie, Michael and Trey.