Favorite Country Songwriters

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Who has been the mastermind behind some of your favorite songs? here are a couple of mine to get started:
Brandy Clark- This lady has been on fire recently crafting some great songs. She released her critically acclaimed debut album in 2013. My personal favorites that shes written/had a hand in writing for other artists are:
1.Thats How I'll Remember You/Burnin Bed by David Nail
2.Better Dig Two(#1) by The Band Perry
3.We'll Come Back Around- Craig Morgan
4.Two Rings Shy-Miranda Lambert


Another one that comes to mind is Kyle Jacobs. A lot of the songs hes written for other artists are usually some of if not my favorite songs of theirs. For me hes really only had one BIG miss(hint:DONKEY) but heres my list of favs from him
1.Nashville Without You/Still-my all time favorite Tim Mcgraw songs
2.Dust-Eli Young Band(definently in my top 3 for them)
3.When The Credits Roll-George Strait(Randy Montana was on this one as well :) )
4.I Can't Outrun You-Trace Adkins/Thompson Square(just so haunting...)
I'll post more later

[Markus Meyer]

Shane MacAnally is a big one for me. Songs I like/love/adore that he's written:

“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
“Mama’s Broken Heart”
“Neon”
“Come Over”
“Better Dig Two”
“Stripes”
“Goodbye Girl”
“Take It Out On Me”
“Feel Good Summer Song”
“Light Me Up”
“Two Weeks Late”
“Keep It To Yourself”
“Follow Your Arrow”
“Blowin’ Smoke”
“Merry Go ‘Round”
“Silver Lining”
“Step Off”
“Ghost Town”
“Love Without You”
“Songs About Trucks”
“Come Back To Me”
“Text Me Texas”
“Say You Do”
“Hurt Somebody”
“Burnin’ Bed”



Also Luke Laird:

“Wild at Heart"
“Talladega”
“Need You Now”
“(Kissed You) Good Night”
“Dancin’ Away With My Heart"
“Blown Away”
“Kiss Me When I’m Down” (Gary Allan)
“Two Black Cadillacs”
“Goodbye Town”
“Friend of a Friend”
“Highway Don’t Care”
“Redneck Crazy”
“Helluva Life”
“Neon Light”

and Chris Tompkins

“Seeing Stars”
“Voices”
“Kiss Me When I’m Down” (Gary Allan)
“Shut Up Train”
“Ain’t Back Yet”
“Blown Away”
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely”
“Helluva Life”
“That’s How I Know You Love Me”
“Jumped Right In”
“Nothing But Summer”
“Drunk on a Plane”
“Dirt”
“I Will Never Forget You”

[sabre14]

I listed as many as my tired fingers could muster. I included only a portion of the songs these songwriters have written. I missed a few but I'm tired. These one's are some of my all-time favorite songwriters. :)

Vicky McGehee:

"Why" - Jason Aldean
"Hicktown" - Jason Aldean
"Kill Me Now" - Rio Grand
"Like We Never Loved At All" - Faith Hill f/Tim McGraw
"Holy Water" - Big & Rich
"It's Just That Way" - Alan Jackson

Dennis Linde:

"Goodbye Earl" - Dixie Chicks
"The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" - Alan Jackson
"Bubba Shot The Jukebox" - Mark Chesnutt
"Down Into Muddy Water" - Shelly Fairchild
"Call'n Baton Rouge" - Garth Brooks

Jeffrey Steele:

"I'm Tryin' - Trace Adkins
"Something To Be Proud Of" - Montgomery Gentry
"Speed" - Montgomery Gentry
"Adaliene" - Keith Anderson
"I'll Know When I Get There" - Keith Anderson
"Big Deal" - LeAnn Rimes
"Help Somebody" - Van Zant
"These Days" - Rascal Flatts
"My Wish" - Rascal Flatts
"How Far Do You Wanna Go" - Gloriana
"We're Makin' Up" - Hot Apple Pie
"You're In My Head" - Brian McComas
"Unbelievable" - Diamond Rio
"The Shoebox" - Chris Young
"I Keep Coming Back" - Josh Gracin

Wynn Varble:

"Waitin' On A Woman" - Brad Paisley
"I Just Came Back From A War" - Darryl Worley
"When You Need My Love" - Darryl Worley
"Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind" - Kellie Pickler
"A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin

Trent Tomlinson:

"Missing Missouri" - Sara Evans
"Close Your Eyes" - Parmalee
"Why Can't I Leave Her Alone" - George Strait

Lori McKenna:

"Stealing Kisses" - Faith Hill
"I Want Crazy" - Hunter Hayes
"Sober" - Little Big Town
"Your Side Of The Bed" - Little Big Town
"Bible Song" - Sara Evans
"I'm Workin'" - Tim McGraw
"True Believer" - Jimmy Wayne

Victoria Shaw:

"Two Pink Lines" - Eric Church
"Outside My Window" - Sarah Buxton
"A Good Man" - Emerson Drive
"Where Your Road Leads" - Trisha Yearwood

Shawn Camp:

"Love Done Gone" - Billy Currington
"Would You Go With Me" - Josh Turner
"How Long Gone" - Brooks & Dunn
"Nobody But Me" - Blake Shelton
"Firecracker" - Josh Turner

Harley Allen: 

"I'll Wait For You" - Joe Nichols
"The Devil's Candy" - Gary Allan
"I Just Got Back From Hell" - Gary Allan
"Tough Little Boys" - Gary Allan
"Like My Dog" - Billy Currington
"Paradise" - Craig Morgan
"The Baby" - Blake Shelton
"Awful Beautiful Life" - Darryl Worley

Bill Anderson:

"Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley w/Alison Krauss
"I'll Wait For You" - Joe Nichols
"Wish You Were Here" - Mark Wills
"Two Teardrops" - Steve Wariner

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[quote author="sabre14" source="/post/4919113/thread" timestamp="1408943758"

Harley Allen: 

"I'll Wait For You" - Joe Nichols
"The Devil's Candy" - Gary Allan
"I Just Got Back From Hell" - Gary Allan
"Tough Little Boys" - Gary Allan
"Like My Dog" - Billy Currington
"Paradise" - Craig Morgan
"The Baby" - Blake Shelton
"Awful Beautiful Life" - Darryl Worley

Bill Anderson:

"Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley w/Alison Krauss
"I'll Wait For You" - Joe Nichols
"Wish You Were Here" - Mark Wills
"Two Teardrops" - Steve Wariner[/quote]


How could i forget about harley allen? Im kicking myself for that one

[sabre14]

Forgot some I love.

Darrell Scott:

"You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" - Brad Paisley, Patty Loveless, Kathy Mattea
"Out In The Parking Lot" - Brad Paisley w/Alan Jackson
"Family Tree" - Darryl Worley
"It's A Great Day To Be Alive" - Travis Tritt
"Long Time Gone" - Dixie Chicks
"Born To Fly" - Sara Evans

Casey Beathard:

"The Love Song" - Jeff Bates
"Don't Blink" - Kenny Chesney
"Walk A Little Straighter" - Billy Currington
"Beer Man" - Trent Willmon
"The World Needs A Drink" - Terri Clark
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" - Tracy Lawrence
"Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" - Tracy Byrd

Brice Long:

"What I Can't Put Down" - Jon Pardi
"Sorry" - Gary Allan
"Today" - Gary Allan
"Nothin' On But The Radio" - Gary Allan
"Anything Goes" - Randy Houser
"Like A Cowboy" - Randy Houser

Jonathan Singleton:

"Watching Airplanes" - Gary Allan
"Red Light" - David Nail
"Let It Rain" - David Nail
"Why Don't We Just Dance" - Josh Turner

Bobby Pinson:

"If I Don't Make It Back" - Tracy Lawrence
"Already Gone" - Sugarland
"Want To" - Sugarland
"Beers Ago" - Toby Keith
"She Never Cried In Front Of Me" - Toby Keith
"I Like Girls That Drink Beer" - Toby Keith
"What I Did Last Night" - Catherine Britt
"One Wing In The Fire" - Trent Tomlinson
"We Weren't Crazy" - Josh Gracin
"The Good Life" - Trent Willmon
"If There Ain't, There Oughta Be" - Marty Stuart

Matraca Berg:

"Cry On The Shoulder Of The Road" - Martina McBride
"Wrong Side Of Memphis" - Trisha Yearwood
"Strawberry Wine" - Deana Carter
"I'm That Kind Of Girl" - Patty Loveless
"Fool, I'm A Woman" - Sara Evans
"If I Fall You're Going Down With Me" - Dixie Chicks
"That Train Don't Run" - Pinmonkey
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" - Gretchen Wilson
"You And Tequila" - Kenny Chesney f/Grace Potter

Aaron Barker:

"I Can Still Make Cheyenne" - George Strait
"Go On" - George Strait
"Love Without End, Amen" - George Strait
"What About Now" - Lonestar
"Not Enough Hours In The Night" - Doug Supernaw
"Best Seat In The House" - LoCash Cowboys

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Tommy Lee James:
- Delta Goodrem, "Believe Again"
- Delta Goodrem, "In This Life"
- Céline Dion, "Didn't Know Love"
- Gary Allan, "Life Ain't Always Beautiful"
- Martina McBride, "Wrong Again"
- One Direction, "They Don't Know About Us"
- Reba McEntire, "And Still"
- Reba McEntire, "If You See Him / If You See Her"
- Reba McEntire, "It Don't Matter"
- Tim McGraw, "She's My Kind Of Rain"
- Trisha Yearwood, "Nothin' 'Bout Memphis"
- Trisha Yearwood, "This Is Me You're Talkin' To"

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Dennis Linde
* Aaron Tippin, "Ten Pound Hammer"
* Mark Chesnutt, "Bubba Shot the Jukebox"
* Garth Brooks, "Callin' Baton Rouge"
* Alan Jackson, "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues"
* Dixie Chicks, "Goodbye Earl"
* Shenandoah, "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)"
* Eddy Raven, "I'm Gonna Get You"
* Joe Diffie, "John Deere Green", "Down in a Ditch"
* Sammy Kershaw, "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer"
* Doug Supernaw, "What'll You Do About Me"

Mac McAnally
* Sawyer Brown, "All These Years", "Cafe on the Corner", "Thank God for You"
* Ricky Van Shelton, "Crime of Passion"
* Various artists, "I'm Gonna Love/Hurt Her on the Radio"
* Alabama, "Old Flame"
* Sammy Kershaw, "Southbound"

Terry McBride
* McBride & the Ride, "Going Out of My Mind", "Just One Night"
* Brooks & Dunn, "If You See Him/If You See Her", "I Am That Man", "Play Something Country"
* Kix Brooks, "New to This Town"
* Josh Gracin, "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"

Monty Powell
* Restless Heart, "Dancy's Dream"
* Billy Ray Cyrus, "Could've Been Me", "Words by Heart"
* Keith Urban, "Days Go By", "It's a Love Thing", "'Til Summer Comes Around", "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
* Chris Cagle, "Miss Me Baby"
* Collin Raye, "My Kind of Girl"
* Diamond Rio, "Norma Jean Riley", "Nowhere Bound"
* James House, "This Is Me Missing You"

Tom Douglas
* Collin Raye, "Little Rock"
* Yankee Grey, "Another Nine Minutes"
* Martina McBride, "God's Will", "Love's the Only House"
* Tim McGraw, "Grown Men Don't Cry", "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"
* Lady Antebellum, "Hello World", "I Run to You"
* Miranda Lambert, "The House That Built Me"
* George Strait, "I Got a Car"

Rodney Crowell
Pretty much everything except "Please Remember Me"

[Deleted]

What? No Dallas Davidson anyone? ;)

[Deleted]

I don't have time to list specific songs now, but two that come to mind for me are Patti Griffin and Hilary Lindsey. :)

[14887fan]

Will list some songs of theirs that I love when I'm not on mobile, but Tom Shapiro, Hillary Lindsey, and even though she's departed from the genre, Taylor Swift.

Aug 25, 2014 16:43:30 GMT -5 zack97 said:

What? No Dallas Davidson anyone? ;)

Ah, how could I forget about the modern day Shakespeare?

[rsmatto]

Marcus Hummon ("Bless The Broken Road," "Ready To Run, "Born To Fly," etc.) and Tom Douglas are among my favorites.

[Andy]

I'll inevitably forget some names, but here goes:

Pure songwriters (they might have recordings out there, but I'm not familiar with them):
Bobby Braddock, Bob McDill, Cindy Walker, Curly Putman, Dennis Linde, Don Schlitz, Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard, Max D. Barnes, Shel Silverstein, Whitey Shafer

Singer/Songwriters:
Bill Anderson, Billy Joe Shaver, Chris Knight, Dolly Parton, Guy Clark, Hank Williams, Jim Lauderdale, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Rodney Crowell, Roger Miller, Steve Earle, Tom T. Hall, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson

[fe_lipeoliveira]

I love to make lists on my mind, but I'm not very good at remembering them haha

Lori McKenna
*the ones mentioned above, plus
Wreck You - Heidi Newfield
The Old Me - Sunny Sweeney
The Morning After - Ashley Monroe
God Made Girls - RaeLynn
Fireflies / If You Ask - Faith Hill
Without You - Holly Williams
My Love Follows You Where You Go - Alison Krauss
Bulletproof - Steel Magnolia / Emily West
I Wish I Still Smoked Cigarettes - Ronnie Dunn
Lightning In a Bottle - Buffy Lawnson (you should ALL check this song out)
Can't You Just Adore Her / Most Of Me / Last Mistake / Everblue - Mandy Moore

Ashley Monroe
Flat On The Floor - Carrie Underwood / Katrina Elam
The Truth - Jason Aldean
I'm On My Way - Kellie Pickler
Swimming Door - Catherine Britt / Joey Daniels / Edens Edge / Anyone who still wants to record it
Shine / Consider Me / A Life That's Good - Nashville Series
My Bed - Sunny Sweeney
It's Not You, It's Me - The Little Willies
Let The Baby Sleep Through This - Kirsty Lee Akers
On The Fence - Brendan Benson
Heart Like Mine and many others by Miranda
Lightning In a Bottle - Buffy Lawnson (did I mention you should all go check this song?)

Katrina Elam
Invisible - Hunter Hayes
Easy - Rascal Flatts
Change - Carrie Underwood
Can't A Girl Change Her Mind - Jasmine Rae and some other small acts
I Want a Cowboy - Reba
It's The Song - Chely Wright
I Wear My Life - Jo Dee Messina
Love Is - Erika Jo and herself
Over You By Now - Jana Kramer
I'll Never Forget You - Danielle Bradbery

Lisa Carver
Wake Up Older - Julie Roberts
Looking Back Now -
Nothing New - Candy Coburn
These Are The Days / Everyday America - Sugarland
I Want To Love You - Shelly Fairchild / Mindy McCready


Sarah Buxton, Karyn Rochelle, Rachel Proctor, Gretchen Peters, Patty Griffin... the list goes on. Wish I had more time to do the list to all these amazing writers.

[castleoblivion26]

Gretchen Peters
You Don't Even Know Who I Am (Patty Loveless)
The Secret of Life (Faith Hill)
My Baby Loves Me (Martina McBride)
Let That Pony Run (Pam Tillis)
If Heaven (Andy Griggs)
Independence Day (Martina McBride)
The Chill of An Early Fall (George Strait)
This Uncivil War (Martina McBride)
On A Bus to St. Cloud (Trisha Yearwood)
When You Are Old (Martina McBride)
I Saw Your Light (Lee Ann Womack)
Inside Out (Trisha Yearwood)
Like Water Into Wine (Patty Loveless)

Have always been a big fan of her work, have some of her albums too which are good as well.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Matraca Berg
Gretchen Peters
Dennis Linde
Sarah Buxton
Katrina Elam
Hank Cochran
Lisa Carver
Ashley Monroe
Lori McKenna
Marcus Hummon
Bobby Braddock
Don Schlitz
Cindy Walker
Rodney Crowell
Tom Douglas
Brandy Clark
Shane McAnally
Harley Allen
Shawn Camp
Victoria Shaw
Bill Anderson
Kostas Lazarides
Darrell Scott
Bobby Pinson
Brice Long
Jonathan Singleton
Whitney Duncan
Marcel Chagnon
Krysten Osborne
Tony Arata
Walt Aldridge
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Stephanie Bentley
Odie Blackmon
Marc Beeson
Lee Brice
Jamey Johnson
Gary Burr
Bekka Bramlett
Beth Neilsen Chapman
Leslie Satcher
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Bobbie Cryner
Carson Chamberlain
Guy Clark
Robert Lee Castleman
Amy Dalley
Radney Foster
Rory Lee Feek
Patty Griffin
Nicolle Galyon
Natalie Hemby
Harland Howard
Morgane Hayes
Alan Jackson
Jaren Johnston
Buddy Miller
Adam Wright
Bob McDill
Jamie O'hara
Angaleena Presley
Angelo Petraglia
Dolly Parton

[Kentucky25]

The references to Dallas Davidson got me thinking and I went through his songwriting credits and was surprised by the songs he's wrote that I liked. Not my favorite songwriter, but still.

"I Don't Dance" by Lee Brice
"The One That Got Away" by Jake Owen
“If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” by Justin Moore
“Tell Me You Get Lonely” by Frankie Ballard
“Back In The Day” by Brantley Gilbert
“Back To God” by Randy Houser
"Footprints On The Moon" by Tracy Lawrence
"Dirt Road Diary" by Luke Bryan
"Granddaddy's Gun" by Aaron Lewis
“I Won’t Go Crazy” by Josh Thompson
“Little Sundress” by Chris Cagle
“You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” by Josh Gracin

I mean there's the bro-country movement he's had a large hand in, but still, there's some real quality material in his catalog. Not a defense, just saying!

I'll think of some others later. I do especially like material artists record that they have written themselves like, Trent Tomlinson, Brantley Gilbert, and Kevin Denney are a few of the modern guys that I like.

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Another big one for me is Shane MacAnally i love pretty much every song that Markus listed

[tim]

Here's a few songwriters I thought of (I also commend the names of Shawn Camp, Terry McBride, Mac McAnally Aaron Barker and Dean Dillon):

Bob DiPiero:
"Little Rock" - Reba
"From A Table Away" - Sunny Sweeney
"The Church On Cumberland Road" - Shenandoah
"Mirror, Mirror" - Diamond Rio
"Blue Clear Sky" - George Strait
"Worlds Apart" - Vince Gill
"Should've Asked Her Faster" - Ty England

Jim Lauderdale:
"Forever and A Day" and "We Touched The Sun" - Gary Allan
"Maybe" - Mandy Barnett
"You Don't Seem To Miss Me" and "Halfway Down" - Patty Loveless
"Where The Sidewalk Ends," "She Used To Say That To Me," "The King of Broken Hearts," "What Do You Say To That," "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This," and "Twang" - George Strait

Bob McDill:
"Amanda," "Good Ole Boys LIke Me," "I Recall A Gypsy Woman," and "Say It Again" - Don Williams
"It Must Be Love" - Don Williams / Alan Jackson
"All The Good Ones Are Gone" - Pam Tillis
"Don't Close Your Eyes" - Keith Whitley
"Gone Country" - Alan Jackson
"Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" - Dan Seals
"On The Road" - Lee Roy Parnell
"Louisiana Saturday Night," Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" and "Right In The Palm of Your Hand" - Mel McDaniel
"She Don't Know She's Beautiful" - Sammy Kershaw
"In A Different Light" - Doug Stone

Paul Overstreet:
"When You Say Nothing At All" - Keith Whitley / Alison Krauss
"Forever and Ever, Amen," "Diggin' Up Bones," "Deeper Than The Holler" and "On The Other Hand" - Randy Travis
"My Arms Stay Open All Night" - Tanya Tucker
"Love Can Build A Bridge" - The Judds

Bruce Robison:
"Travelin' Soldier" - Dixie Chicks
"Angry All The Time" - Tim McGraw
"Wrapped" and "Desperately" - George Strait

Kent Robbins (passed away):
"Every Light In The House Is On" - Trace Adkins
"Her Man" and "I'll Take Today" - Gary Allan
"Straight Tequila Night" and "She Just Started Liking Cheain' Songs" - John Anderson
"Love Is Alive" - The Judds
"Write This Down" and "You Haven't Left Me Yet" - George Strait
"I'll Come Back As Another Woman" - Tanya Tucker
"One Good Well" - Don Williams
"(I'm A) Stand By Woman Man" - Ronnie Milsap

[sabre14]

^ Jim Lauderdale also co-wrote "Tough All Over" on Gary Allan's stellar album of the same name.

Another writer who I enjoy, who had a cut on that particular album was Kostas who wrote "Ring" for Gary's Tough All Over album. Some of his other credits include:

"Timber, I'm Falling In Love" - Patty Loveless
"The Night's Too Long" - Patty Loveless
"Blame It On Your Heart" - Patty Loveless
"On Down The Line" - Patty Loveless
"Ain't That Lonely Yet" - Dwight Yoakam
"What A Crying Shame" - The Mavericks
"Slave To The Habit" - Shane Minor
"Life #9" - Martina McBride
"I Can Love You Better" - Dixie Chicks

[tim]

I wanted to add that Mary Chapin Carpenter is likely one of the most talented female songwriters of our generation. She writes and composes most if not all of the material for her albums. She has such an interesting way of framing the words that give you a complete 360 view of the entire song. If you have missed some of her material since she became less mainstream I suggest checking out Between Here and Gone and The Age of Miracles.

[slowmo]

He's been mentioned a couple times already, but Shane McAnally is a big one for me. A couple others that are coming to mind really quickly are Brandy Clark and Natalie Hemby.

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Wow, how did I leave off Robert Byrne? Great, underrated songwriter:

* Shenandoah: "I Got You", "She Doesn't Cry Anymore", "Two Dozen Roses"
* Forester Sisters: "Men"
* Earl Thomas Conley: "What I'd Say", "Once in a Blue Moon"
* Phil Vassar: "Rose Bouquet"
* Ronnie Milsap: "All Is Fair in Love and War"

[sabre14]

Scooter Carusoe:

"Anything But Mine" - Kenny Chesney
"Better As A Memory" - Kenny Chesney
The Sound Of A Million Dreams" - David Nail
"Turning Home" - David Nail
"The Secret" - David Nail
"Broke My Heart" - David Nail
"Guinevere" - Eli Young Band
"Jet Black And Jealous" - Eli Youn Band
"We Run" - Sugarland

Little known fact - Scooter Carusoe is just his pseudonym. His real name is Travis Hill and he started out as an executive in Nashville and founded Carnival Music Company.

[Deleted]

Just recently discovered Travis Meadows. He hasn't written a lot for other artists but what he has written is pretty much gold. My favs from him that he had in cowriting are:
Jake Owen- "What We Ain't Got"
Dierks Bentley-"Riser"(title track from his latest album)
Eric Church- "Dark Side"(one of the best from his latest album)
Aside from that he helped write "Cherry On Top" for Jake Owen and "Don't You Wanna Fall" for Frankie Ballard

[thy4568]

Who are your favorite songwriters?  Here are mine:


1. Hugh Prestwood ("The Song Remembers When," Trisha Yearwood, "Ghost in This House," Alison Krauss/Shenandoah, "Bing Bang Boom," Highway 101) 

2. Paul Overstreet ("Long Line of Love," Michael M Murphey, "She Thinks My Tractor is Sexy," Kenny Chesney, "Love Can Build a Bridge" The Judds)

3. Richard Leigh ("Greatest Man I Never Knew" Reba, "Somewhere in My Broken Heart," Randy Travis/Billy Dean, "Voices Singing," Ricky Skaggs/Billy Dean)

4. Dennis Linde ("Ten Pound Hammer" Barbara Mandrell/Aaron Tippin, "Goodbye Earl," Dixie Chicks, "When I Say Forever," Chris LeDoux)

5. Beth Nielsen Chapman ("Five Minutes" Lorrie Morgan, "This Kiss" Faith Hill, "Strong Enough to Bend" Tanya Tucker, "Here We Are" Alabama)

6. Matraca Berg ("Lying to the Moon," Trisha/Matraca, "The Last One to Know," Reba, "Strawberry Wine," Deana Carter)

Sadly one is dead, and the rest don't write as frequently these days.  Overstreet still does, not sure about the others.

[sabre14]

We had this thread but it was started in 2014. :)

pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/142598/favorite-writers

Love the Linde pick. Two other favorites of his are "Bubba Shot The Jukebox" and "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues."

[thy4568]

Sorry, was blind and didn't search...ooops

[Andy]

Hank Williams.

[keelhauled]

Sept 7, 2014 7:51:26 GMT -5 zack97 said:

Just recently discovered Travis Meadows. He hasn't written a lot for other artists but what he has written is pretty much gold. My favs from him that he had in cowriting are:
Jake Owen- "What We Ain't Got"
Dierks Bentley-"Riser"(title track from his latest album)
Eric Church- "Dark Side"(one of the best from his latest album)
Aside from that he helped write "Cherry On Top" for Jake Owen and "Don't You Wanna Fall" for Frankie Ballard

Seconding Travis Meadows.  Pretty much anything he touches is gold. Right now "West Texas Rain" by Wade Bowen is my favorite Meadows co-write, but I go back and forth.  He's also recorded a couple solo albums that are really solid.

[Uncle Lumpy]

"]Kris Kristofferson

Most of Kris' really great stuff came from a very short time period but included some of my very favorite songs.


Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
Help Me Make It Through the Night
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
Me and Bobby McGee
Nobody Wins
For the Good Times
Jody & The Kid
I'd Rater Be Sorry
To Beat The Devil

Tony Lane

I used to watch & study this guy at a songwriting bar in east Nashville. Just an amazing talent.

A Little Past Little Rock
Run
Letters From Home
Between The Rainbows & The Rain
A Bus To Birmingham
This Ole Heart
That Was Us
I Need You
If You Don't Go
I Came Here To Live
My Daddy Never Was
Tattos & Scar
I Learned That From You
White Lies & Picket Fences


Dean Dillon

Nevermind he wrote about 25% of Straits material, you take that away and he still had a huge catalog

Same Ole Me
Miami My Amy
If I Know Me
Is It Raining at Your House
Father Son & Holy Ghost
Down and Out
Unwound
Drinkin' Man
Famous Last Words of a Fool
Ocean Front Property
Set 'Em Up Joe
She Let Herself Go
I'll Never Forgive My Heart
The Umbrella Song
Tennessee Whiskey
The Chair
What Would Your Memories Do
Easy Come, Easy Go
All The Good Ones Are Gone
Twenty Years And Two Husbands Ago



Leslie Satcher

Where Tammy Wynette When You Need Her
I Said A Prayer
On The Back Row
Troubadour
Hangin On By Six Strings
Cadillac Tears
100 Proof
Peace
When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues
Burn Me Down
Slow Way Home
Goin' Down Hard
When Im Good And Gone
Too Many Horses To Ride


Bobby Braddock

He Stopped Loving Her Today
Golden Rings
Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
People Are Crazy
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Were Not The Jet Set
Something To Brag About
Womanhood
Old Flames Have New Names
Would You Catch A Falling Star
Thinkin' of a Rendezvous
Time Marches On


Max D. Barnes

If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)
Chiseled In Stone
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
That Just About Does It
Look AT Us
Do You Believe Me Now
Ten Feet Away
Thank God for the Radio
Don't Tell Me What to Do
Joe Knows How To Live
This Ain't My First Rodeo
I Wont Need You Anymore
We Had To Be Drunk



Bill Anderson

When A Man Cant Get A Woman Off His Mind
Saginaw, Michigan
The Tips Of My Fingers
I May Never Get to Heaven
I Never Once Stopped Loving You
Give It way
Country
One Small Mircle
Once A Day
The Lord Knows I'm Drinking
Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)
I Don't Love You Anymore
Cold Coffee Morning
Whiskey Lullaby


Wayne Kemp

You Must Have Walked Across My Mind Again
Harlan County
The Fireman
Love Bug
Tell Ole I Aint Here
Havent You Heard
I'll Leave This World Loving You
Next In Line
One Piece At A Time

Harlan Howard

You Comb Her Hair
Blame It On Your Hear
The Chokin Kind
I Fall to Pieces
Tiger By The Tail
Don't Tell Me What To Do
Why Not Me
Streets Of Baltimore
Heartaches by the Number


Curley Putman

Green Green Grass Of Home
Radio Lover
My Elusive Dreams
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Its A Cheatin Situation
Blood Red and Goin' Down
War Is Hell On The Homefront Too
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Do You Wanna Go to Heaven



Larry Cordle

Highway 40 Blues
Murder On Music Row
The Fields Of Home
Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me
Jesus & Bartenders
Sometimes a Man Takes a Drink

I would also include Hank Cochran , Tommy Collins & Whitey Shaffer & Billy Joe Shaver but for every writer I start I think of two more.

I'm skipping Tom T. Hall ,Alan Jackson , Vern Gosdin, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson & Dolly Pardon. All had wonderful and huge catalogs but Id be here all day if I included singer-songwriters.