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Luke Laird
Luke Robert Laird (born May 4, 1978 in Hartstown, Pennsylvania) is an American country music songwriter and producer. He has written over 20 number one ''Billboard'' singles, including Carrie Underwood's "So Small", "Temporary Home", and " Undo It"; Blake Shelton's " Gonna"; Sara Evans' " A Little Bit Stronger"; Rodney Atkins's " Take a Back Road"; Eric Church's "Drink in My Hand", "Give Me Back My Hometown", and " Talladega"; Little Big Town's " Pontoon"; Luke Bryan's " I See You" and "Fast"; Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt"; Kenny Chesney's "American Kids"; Lady Antebellum's "Downtown"; and Jon Pardi's " Head Over Boots." He has also written and produced songs for Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Kacey Musgraves, Toby Keith, Ne-Yo, John Legend, Darius Rucker, and many others. Early life Laird was born in Hartstown, PA on May 4, 1978. He wrote songs and learned guitar in elementary school. After seeing a Randy Travis concert in high school, Laird claims he became fascinated with songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartstown, Pennsylvania
Hartstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 201 at the 2010 census, down from 246 in 2000. History The Dr. James White House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and delisted in 2004. Geography Hartstown is located in southwestern Crawford County at (41.551126, -80.377475), in the northern part of West Fallowfield Township. U.S. Route 322 and Pennsylvania Route 18 intersect in the center of town. US 322 leads southwest to Jamestown, while PA 18 leads south to Greenville. The two highways together lead northeast to Conneaut Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hartstown CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.45%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 246 people, 95 households, and 66 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 284.1 people per square mile (109.2/km). There were 111 housing units at an average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temporary Home
"Temporary Home" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in December 2009 as the second official single from her third studio album, '' Play On''. Before being released as a single, the song was made available to iTunes on October 20, 2009. A promotional music video for the song was released in November 2009, and an official music video followed in February 2010. In December 2010, the song was ranked at number 25 on ''Billboard'''s Top Country Songs of 2010. The song was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards. Background Carrie Underwood was inspired by the book ''The Purpose Driven Life'' by Pastor Rick Warren, who wrote that this world is a "temporary home" and that when we leave here, it is not the end of existence. Carrie said, "I thought of a little boy in a foster situation, and he knows where he's going, and the place where he is isn't where he should be, but he'll get there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I See You (Luke Bryan Song)
"I See You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in November 2014 as the sixth and final single from his 2013 album ''Crash My Party''. Bryan wrote this song with Ashley Gorley and Luke Laird. Content and conception Bryan wrote the song with Ashley Gorley and Luke Laird. The four had never written together before, but after writing "A Little Bit Later On", which appeared on Bryan's ''Spring Break 4...Suntan City'' EP, they felt that they had developed a chemistry and continued to write. Gorley suggested the idea for "I See You" after Laird and Bryan had developed a melody. Gorley said that "It was a little bit of a ghost idea, where even though she's gone, he sees her everywhere he goes…It's not a brand new concept necessarily, but just the way we put it, mixed with the flow of the song, we thought it was interesting. Walker was a new song writer at the time, meeting Gorley in 2010 through his cousin Dave Pahanish. " The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Bryan
Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country singer, songwriter, and television personality. He began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before signing with Capitol Nashville in 2007. He is one of the most successful and awarded country artists of the 2010s and 2020s. Bryan's first ten albums – '' I'll Stay Me'' (2007), '' Doin' My Thing'' (2009), ''Tailgates & Tanlines'' (2011), ''Crash My Party'' (2013), '' Spring Break...Here to Party'' (2013), '' Spring Break...Checkin' Out'' (2015), '' Kill the Lights'' (2015), '' Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer'' (2016), ''What Makes You Country'' (2017), and ''Born Here Live Here Die Here'' (2020) – have included 27 number-one hits. Bryan often co-writes with Jeff Stevens. Since 2018, Bryan has been a judge on ''American Idol''. Bryan is a five-time "Entertainer of the Year", being awarded by both the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MusicRow
''MusicRow'' is a Nashville music industry trade publication which has been providing reviews, breaking news, and in-depth coverage for 40 years. The publication delivers online content in addition to six annual print magazines including its InCharge, Artist Roster and Publisher directories. MusicRow Enterprises is also home to song pitch-sheet ''RowFax'', and the ''MusicRow'' radio chart. ''MusicRow'' magazine history David M. Ross founded the enterprise in Nashville beginning April 1981 as a one-page directory and fostered its growth for almost three decades. The publication was acquired from Ross in 2008 by SouthComm Communications. In 2010, Sherod Robertson acquired the enterprise and is currently its publisher. ''RowFax'' ''RowFax'' began in 1992, sending out breaking news, song pitch lists and industry news each Friday by fax machine. Today, the service digitally distributes weekly information about current recording projects searching for songs to record. The service is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontoon (song)
"Pontoon" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in April 2012 as the first single from their fifth studio album, '' Tornado''. The song, written by Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird and Barry Dean, became the group's first No. 1 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 15, 2012. The song won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Content Laird said that the idea for "Pontoon" came about when a publisher asked about a song that he and Hemby wrote for Miranda Lambert called "Fine Tune", but the publisher thought that it was called "Pontoon". After Hemby corrected him, the two thought that they should write a song called "Pontoon". "Pontoon" is a mid-tempo song about having a party while on a pontoon. The song is in A major, with an A-D-A pattern twice on the verses, and A-D-A-E-A on the chorus. Karen Fairchild's lead vocal ranges from E3 to A4. It has an approximate tempo of 96 bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talladega (Eric Church Song)
"Talladega" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Eric Church. It was released in September 2014 as the fourth single from his 2014 album '' The Outsiders''. Church wrote this song with Luke Laird. Background and content "Talladega" is a song about a man who is sharing memories from a trip made to Talladega Superspeedway with friends after his senior year in high school. According to Church, this song was written and partially recorded on July 7, 2012, while he was on tour. It was later recorded with his band in Nashville for release on ''The Outsiders''. Church took inspiration from watching a NASCAR race on television, but both he and co-writer Luke Laird said that the song is not really about racing. Rather, Church said that the race and the song represents "that experience, whatever that is: the experience with the person next to you, and knowing that that’s probably a finite time in your life. It’s not gonna last forever." Commercial performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Me Back My Hometown
"Give Me Back My Hometown" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Eric Church. It was released in January 2014 as the second single from his 2014 album '' The Outsiders''. The song reached number one on the US '' Billboard'' Country Airplay chart in May 2014. It also peaked at number 4 on Hot Country Songs. Church wrote this song with Luke Laird. Critical reception Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the single 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "Jay Joyce's production once again finds musically interesting things to do while Church earnestly sings about the loss of his hometown, not because it’s actually gone or changed but because the girl who helped it make it worthwhile has left him and the town back" and "for the middle of the road fan who likes the softer moments of Eric Church’s music…this one should easily be much more pleasing to them than "The Outsiders" was." Commercial performance Eric Church had his best debut on the chart when the song en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drink In My Hand
"Drink in My Hand" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released in August 2011 as the second single from his 2011 album '' Chief''. The song became Church's first number one hit on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Church wrote this song with Michael P. Heeney and Luke Laird. Content "Drink in My Hand" is an up-tempo where the male narrator sings about drinking alcohol to forget his problems, suggesting that "All you gotta do is put a drink in ishand." Critical reception Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that it is "rowdy and fun" and "should easily become the most successful song of the singer’s three album career." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song four and a half stars of five, calling it "downright perfect as the theme song to a fun weekend" and adding that it "truly feels like a monster hit." Dan Milliken, reviewing the song for ''Country Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take A Back Road (song)
"Take a Back Road" is a song written by Rhett Akins and Luke Laird and recorded by American country music singer Rodney Atkins. It was released in April 2011 as the first single and title track from Atkin's album of the same name. The song reached number one the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in October 2011. Background and writing Co-writer Rhett Akins came up with the song's title after hearing a friend say that listening to a Hank Williams Jr. album made him "want to ride a dirt road right now." Laird came up with a drum loop to which he could not think of any lyrics, and Akins recommended the hook. The two of them changed the line to "take a back road" and decided to give it a rhythmic phrasing. Content The song is about a man who is stuck in a traffic jam on a freeway. He then hears a George Strait song from 1982 and it makes him want to drive down a country road. Critical reception Giving it four stars out of five, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock called it "the perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Bit Stronger
"A Little Bit Stronger" is a song written by Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey, and Hillary Scott and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in September 2010 and as the first single from Evans' 2011 album '' Stronger''. The song was also included on the soundtrack for the 2010 movie '' Country Strong'' and released as the second single from the film's soundtrack album. The song became Evans' fifth and final number one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in May 2011. It is also her first single to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. Evans performed the song on April 3, 2011 during the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards, and received a standing ovation for her performance. She also performed the song on May 24, 2011, during the finale of the twelfth season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Content "A Little Bit Stronger" is a mid-tempo country ballad, backed by mandolin, steel guitar, piano, and percussion. The song's female narrator describes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans (; born February 5, 1971) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is also credited as a record producer, actress, and author. She had five songs reach the number one spot on the ''Billboard'' country songs chart and has sold over six million albums. Nine additional singles have reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' country chart, including "I Could Not Ask for More", " I Keep Looking" and " Cheatin'". Among her top 20 charting singles are "Saints & Angels", " Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" and " As If". She has won accolades from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. She has also been nominated for several more accolades from both associations, including Female Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year. Evans was raised in New Franklin, Missouri and started performing alongside her siblings in The Evans Family Band. The group performed throughout her childhood and early teenage years in her local area. During her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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