Sherrie Austin: "It's a Jobby not a Hobby"

When you think country music and Australia, the first person who comes to mind is that guy married to Nicole Kidman. But he wasn’t the first. He was beaten to the states by a then teenage girl, who arrived here in the 1980s with her parents. But her first job wasn’t singing, or writing. It was as a…

Johnny Bulford: Musical Pharmacist

If the name Johnny Bulford sounds vaguely familiar, then maybe you used to watch the Colgate Country showdown, a country music talent show sponsored by the toothpaste company. In 2008, he won it and was given a $100,000 check by the evening’s host, Leanne Rimes.  But here's the thing: The Showdown…

Matt Butler: Reckless Son

The goal of most performers is to be so good, their audience is captivated. A captive audience. But ...what if your audience has no choice because they're literally captive?  This episode’s guest isn’t really Country. He’s more folk, or Americana, or whatever you want to call it. I just think he's…

What's This? A Bonus Episode? With a DRUMMER?

A drummer? On a podcast about songwriting? What is this abomination?? Truth is, it's not an abomination at all! An aberration, maybe but a cool one. Or at least, I think it is. I hope you do too. No, the format of Write You a Song isn't changing. I simply had the opportunity to interview a profes…

Ray Fulcher: Writing Stuff To Be Proud Of

Ray Fulcher had no plans on ever becoming a songwriter or a singer. Teaching and coaching. THOSE were his plan. But they got set aside one fateful night Ray went to a club in his college town and saw a young country artist named Eric Church. Seeing and hearing Eric lyrics lit something inside Ray, …

Jordan Fletcher: Stupid Optimism

Florida native Jordan Fletcher was a drummer. Is a drummer. Still. But, his hands are usually busy with an acoustic guitar these days.  Jordan came to Nashville to play drums but somewhere along the way, he discovered he was pretty good at writing songs. And singing them. And thanks to what he cal…

Luke Laird: When The Redneck Angels Sing

It’s truly amazing how one simple, polite gesture can utterly change a person’s life.   As a teenager, songwriter Luke Laird took a family vacation to Nashville. And even though he was already deeply interested in music, he had no idea somebody like him, a young man from Pennsylvania, could do it …

Drew Parker: Looking For Those High Five Moments

they say 3 of the most disruptive things a person can go through in life are a job change, a move, and a new child. Drew Parker had 2 of those 3 things happen on the same day his first song went to #1. Drew's initial country music dream didn't actually include songwriting. He wanted to perform. Bu…

Jeff Stevens: A Guy Who Believes In His Gut

Starting in the mid-80s, Jeff Stevens has written some monster country hits, including songs that could fairly be called classics- Carrying Your Love With Me from George Strait, for example. But, as his career has gone on, he hasn’t just gone back to the same well again and again and as such, some …

Kent Blazy: The 26th Time Is The Charm

The podcast is back after a three month hiatus and what a great guest to return with. Kent Blazy was a young songwriter in Nashville but didn't have enough hits to quite make ends meet. So he opened a recording studio and recruited a stable of demo singers who would go on to become some of the bigg…