GAry Hannan 05-05-2022

A former soldier turned songwriter, Gary Hannan wrote the smash hit Tequlia Makes Her Clothes Fall Off recorded by Joe Nichols. He has a song on Blake Shelton’s 2013 CMA and ACA winning Album of the Year, which was nominated for a Grammy. Gary has also written songs recorded and/or performed by, Garth Brooks, Nickleback, Blake Shelton , Brad Paisley, Joe Nichols, William Shatner, Chris Young, John Michael Montgomery, Michael Peterson, Uncle Kracker, Montgomery Gentry, Hot Apple Pie, Darryl Worley among many others. His awards include a BMI # 1 radio airplay award for Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off and for Back When I Knew it All, CMA #1 awards, ACM #1 awards, country aircheck, BMI Millionaire awards in recognition of over 5 million radio air plays. NSAI "songs I wish I had written" award voted by the professional songwriting community. He has collaborated with a wide variety of artists ranging from members of Motley Crue, The Little River Band, Rascal Flatts, Bread, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Firefall....to more traditional country artists like Chris Young, Tyler Farr, John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery Gentry and many others.

Rafe Van Hoy has been active and successful as both writer and producer over four decades with credits in several categories and genres of music, including a Grammy Nomination, 11 BMI One Million Airplay Awards, 3 BMI Two Million Airplay Awards and beyond, and 16 #1 songs in various charts. He has had songs recorded by George Jones and Tammy Wynette, including the classic “Golden Ring”, Oak Ridge Boys, Michael Martin Murphy’s “What’s Forever For”, John Conlee, Patti Loveless, Brooks and Dunn, Reba McEntire, Leann Rimes, Fleetwood Mac, Diana Ross, Issac Hayes, Paul Carrack, and a long, long list of other.  His songs have been on records selling well over 50 million copies.

He began his music career as a songwriter, landing his first publishing contract at 17. In the next 7 years he would become one of Nashville’s new emerging songwriters with 10 number one songs and as many top 10 singles, along with nearly 200 cuts by other artists. In one three- year period he had between 50 and 60 songs cuts each year. During this early time Rafe also worked as a session musician on many hit records, and then began adding producer to his list of credits, with songwriting always as his first passion.

Wood Newton is a career singer, songwriter, and producer with a body of work that most in the music industry could only aspire to. Born and raised in Hampton, Arkansas, a town with a population of only 1,600. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in business administration. As a songwriter, Newton's discography boasts approximately 50 song cuts, Soon after moving to Nashville in 1976, Wood met Dan Tyler, and together they wrote two of country music’s biggest hits, ‘Bobbie Sue’ for the Oak Ridge Boys, and ‘Twenty Years Ago’ for Kenny Rogers, both of which received awards for a million performances by BMI. Together with Tim Dubois, Wood Newton wrote the truck driver's anthem "Midnight Hauler", a number one hit for Razzy Bailey. He also wrote "What I Didn't Do" for Steve Warner, the third of his songs to receive the BMI million performance award. This song was also recorded by George Jones for his album The Rock. He wrote "I Want Everyone to Cry", Restless Heart's first top ten single and Alabama recorded "All Together Now" for the Grammy Award winning children's album Follow that Bird. He co-wrote and published ‘Pink Flamingos’ for Tracy Byrd’s double platinum No Ordinary Man album. He also wrote Riding With Pricate Malone, recorded by David Ball. 

A native Of Tupelo Mississippi, Tommy Barnes spent all of his teen years in Winfield Alabama, a small town just over the Alabama – Mississippi line. In 1979 he joined the Air Force and served for four years. Upon Discharge from the Air Force, he moved to Nashville to pursue a career in the music industry.

After working various jobs for the first few years, in 1988 a song that was co-written with Hank Williams Jr. was released on the Hank Williams Jr. CD “Lone Wolf”, the song ( Man To Man ) was a first for Tommy, shortly thereafter, Tom Wopat (from the then popular TV series) “The Dukes Of Hazard” Fame, recorded the song “Too Many Honkytonks On My Way Home”.

It was Somewhere around that time frame that Tommy met with a young man from Louisiana, who would go on to become one of the biggest stars in the Industry. Tim McGraw. Tim was looking for songs to record in an effort to secure a recording contract. Tommy played Tim a few songs that evening “one, which would become a Gigantic Hit a few years later and launch Tim as a Mega-Star.” Tim recorded two of Tommy’s songs on a demo session to assist in getting a “recording contract.”

A few years later Tim recorded one of the songs “Indian Outlaw” “co-written by ”Tommy Barnes” & “Gene Simmons” ( the original writers ) before the Tommy played him that first night they met, The song “Indian Outlaw” was the first “single” release from the “Not A Moment Too Soon” CD, the CD went on to sell more than 6 million copies and the “single” was one of the biggest selling Country Music “singles” in History. At the same time that “Indian Outlaw” was on the charts, Tommy had another song that reached the “Number One” position. “My Love” which was co-written with members of the Band who recorded the song,

“ Brady Seals and Porter Howell” was at Number 1 for two weeks and also was the “CMT” “Video Of The Year” for 1994. Both songs also crossed over to the Billboard “Pop” charts.

Ricky's musical roots began in North Alabama at the age of five the first time he picked up a set of drumsticks.  He began playing for a living by the age of twelve and soon learned that he could work twice as much if he played the guitar and sang in addition to being a drummer.   His music eventually sent him on a journey around the country and around the world. For over four decades Ricky has played and toured with some of the biggest names in the music industry including Gregg Allman, Michael McDonald, Curtis Mayfield, and Col Bruce Hampton.  Ricky has been a session player in some of the most coveted studios in the music business and performed in some of the most well-known venues in the world including opening for Phish at Red Rocks.  ​His heart and soul would somehow always be led back to Nashville.  It's in Nashville where the journey continues. 

Joel has had songs recorded by Brad Paisley, Trace Atkins, Montgomery Gentry, Gary Allan, Lonestar, Cody Johnson and Craig Campbell, just to name a few. His song Family Man sung by Craig Campbell reached #14 on the country radio chart. 

Songs

Montgomery Gentry- Empty

Brad Paisley- Toothbrush

Trace Adkins- Tough People Do

Craig Campbell-Family Man

Gary Allan- Drop

Cody Johnson- Baby’s Blue

Lonestar- Tough

Jason co-wrote Billy Currington’s No. 1 smash hit, “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right,” he also loves to perform. “Don’t get me wrong, I love it when other people record my music,” Jason says, “but the opportunity to try it in front of people with nobody in between is pretty awesome. For me, it’s really a continuation of the creative process. I just want the opportunity to be heard myself.”
Even before the No. 1 single that earned him Music Row’s 2006 Breakthrough Writer of the Year, Jason was building an impressive catalog of hits, including cuts for Luke Bryan (“Country Man”), Julie Roberts and Trace Adkins (“Break Down Here”), Kevin Denney (“That’s Just Jesse”), Tammy Cochran (“Life Happened”), and James Otto (“The Ball”), among others.
He also has released his own album.