Dan Demay 06-02-2022

Dan Demay has had songs recorded by Darryl Worley, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence, Martina McBride, John Michael Montgomery, Joey+Rory, among others. “I been fortunate to have songs recorded by some of my heroes,” Demay said. "If Something Should Happen"; "Doing What's Right"; "Messed Up In Memphis" by Darryl Worley are some of his most recognizable songs. He also wrote "Crazy Every Time" by Tracy Byrd, "You Can't Hide Red Neck"  by Tracy Lawrence, 'Everybody Does" by Martina McBride, "Heart Of The Wood" by Joey+Rory, "Illegals' by Cledus T Judd, and "All In A Day" by John Michael Montgomery.

Phil O’Donnell, a Canada native, made his first trip to Nashville in 1983 and began developing his skills as a songwriter. Officially making the move in 1994, O’Donnell has also worked as a musician, playing guitar with many artists, including Craig Morgan, Jeff Carson, Kevin Denney, Johnny Lee, and Sherrie Austin.
O’Donnell’s songwriting credits include Blake Shelton's #1, “Doin’ What She Likes,” George Straits 60th #1, "Give It All We Got Tonight,” Parmalee’s single, "Already Callin You Mine,”,” Montgomery Gentry’s #1 single, “Back When I Knew It All.” Other cuts include “Love Remembers,” “I Got You” and "More Trucks Than Cars" by Craig Morgan; “Tougher Than Nails” by Joe Diffie, “Fore She Was Mama” and “She Won't Be Lonely Long” by Clay Walker; Darryl Worley’s “Sounds Like Life to Me;” and “He's Mine” by Rodney Atkins.
O’Donnell has also had songs cut by Darius Rucker, Eastin Corbin,Craig Campbell, Josh Thompson, Justin Moore, Kellie Pickler, Tate Stevens, Scotty McCreery, Brad Paisley, Parmalee, Jawga Boyz, Trace Atkins, Chris Janson,Matt Stillwell, Matt Mason, Mark Chesnut, Gord Bamford, Tracy Byrd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Travis Tritt, Jason Blaine, Gretchen Wilson, Randy Travis, James Wesley, Ash Bowers, Joey & Rory, High Valley, Marty Raybon, Gabe Garcia, Guy Pinrod, Lila McCann, Kevin Denney, Trent Willmon, Andy Griggs, Neal M'Coy, Tracy Lawerence, Sammy Kershaw, Cole Deggs And The Lonesome, Chalee Tennison, John Conley, Ed Bruce, and Jill King,

George Edwin Varble is an American country music musician and songwriter. Varble co-wrote the hit songs Have You Forgotten?, Waitin' on a Woman, Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind and A Little More Country Than That.

In 2003, Varble co-wrote Have You Forgotten? with Darryl Worley, who released it as the first single from his album of the same name. It was No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs for seven weeks and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Varble's song Waitin' on a Woman, co-written with Don Sampson, was recorded three times by American country music artist Brad Paisley. According to Country Weekly magazine, Varble received a call telling him that a former co-worker was in the hospital.  Varble wrote the song after calling his co-worker at the hospital, wondering where his wife was. He told "the story and the idea [he] had for [the song]" to co-writer Don Sampson.[1] After a few days, Varble and Sampson played "Waitin' on a Woman" for Paisley, and he decided to record it. Waitin' on a Woman debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week of June 28, 2008[2] and reached number 1 the week of September 20, 2008.[3]

Singer-songwriter and artist Brady Seals has a pedigree for success. He is related to numerous music industry heavyweights including, Jimmy Seals (Seals & Crofts), Dan Seals (England Dan & John Ford Coley), and country songwriters Troy Seals (Songwriting Hall of Fame Member) and Chuck Seals. Throughout his career, Brady Seals has sold over 11 million albums, topped three genres simultaneously, and his songs continue to captivate audiences and attract licenses for TV, radio, and film.   A touring musician since the age of 16, Brady Seals is probably best known for his tenure in Little Texas. During his six years as keyboardist and co-lead singer for the multi-platinum group, they were voted ACM’s Vocal Group of the Year Award and received two Grammy nominations. Little Texas celebrated three consecutive number one hits with What Might Have Been, God Blessed Texas, and My Love, all of which Seals co-wrote, granting him the ASCAP Triple Play Award.  In 1996 Seals pursued a solo career, collaborating with the legendary Rodney Crowell to co-produce his Warner Brothers album, The Truth.  It features a duet with Wynonna Judd, Another You, Another Me that sold over 100,000 singles. A self-titled CD followed in 1998 with guest appearances by Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Timothy B. Schmidt (The Eagles), Bela Fleck and Max Carl (.38 Special).  Seals then explored the pop/rock genre from 1999-2001 by engineering, producing and writing the album Thompson Street, collaborating with pop innovator Andy Sturmer (Jellyfish).   

Justin is the son of Bluegrass USA Hall of Famer, John Henry Demps in Sparta Tn. Growing up singing Gospel music on WSMT radio and traveling to singing conventions with his family was an early influence on his singing skills. Later, playing Bluegrass with his dad, brother (Jimmy) and brother-in-law (Bobby), he played the guitar and fronted the shows. Justin was buck dancing on the Grand Ole Opry by the age of eleven with his neighbors (Bill Jones) square dance group, The Promenaders. In the early 80's he traveled on the road playing Officers Clubs on Air Force Bases over the US with Lower Forty Grass from Virginia. The band made a change over to country leaving him to play bass for the group. In 1982 he performed at the World's Fair in Knoxville Tn. at the Folklife Festival with The Grassroots Revival Project headed by the late Anne Romaine, Championship Fiddler Fraiser Moss, Jack Sallee and Sparky Rucker. After the fair he traveled with the Grassroots project playing schools and auditoriums all over the US. Influenced by folk music and storytelling greats, Moss, Rucker, Nimrod Workman, Phyillis Boyens, Hazel Dickens, Mike Seeger and the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Doug and Frankie Quimby), Justin learned how important friendship and musicianship was to his life. 

Terry Webb is a native of Overton County Tennessee.  He grew up on a farm and passed his free time playing music. He began playing at the age of 7 and first appeared on a stage at the age of 8 winning his first talent contest.  He comes from a family with a rich heritage of music which includes Lester Flatt, one half the legendary Flatt and Scruggs. He started writing his own songs even in those early years when he would walk down the dirt road to his cousin’s house where they spent countless hours with dreams of writing hits.  He has played with many of the best musicians in the area and has played several genres of music from Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Country and Blues which is his favorites. He is still carrying the same dream for the hit he carried down that dirt road 50 years ago. 

Billy Mac is a local singer/songwriter who loves being on stage. He’s a little bit country, and a lil bit rock and roll with some blue eyed soul thrown in the mix.  His wheelhouse centers around 90s country, but he also draws inspiration from the world of 70s and 80s pop, southern rock and soul. 

Tommy Lee is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Livingston, Tennessee. Over the last 20 years, Tommy has played hundreds of shows in all kinds of venues including restaurants, theaters, honkytonks, amphitheaters and back yards across the state.  Tommy's range of influences cover the entire musical spectrum and at a typical show, you could hear Tommy perform anything from Metallica to Merle Haggard to Michael Jackson.  To put it simply, Tommy loves music- of all shapes, sizes and sounds from the hardest of heavy metal anthems to the lightest of easy listening yacht rock.  The full musical gamut is to be expected during any and all renditions of the Tommy Lee show.