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Carnival Music
Carnival Music Company is an independent music publishing company located in Nashville, Tennessee. Carnival was founded in 1997 by Travis Hill and Frank Liddell (Liddell produced albums for Miranda Lambert, David Nail, Lee Ann Womack, Brandi Carlile, Charlie Worsham, Jack Ingram, the Eli Young Band, and Kellie Pickler). Carnival celebrated its fifteenth #1 song in 2017 with Darius Rucker's For The First Time. Carnival Music is the parent company to the record label, Carnival Recording Company. Current writers * Adam Wright * Aubrie Sellers * Brent Cobb * David Nail * Derik Hultquist * Dustin Christensen * Gretchen Peters * Jedd Hughes * Marla Cannon-Goodman * Waylon Payne Number one songs Other hits Other notable cuts Past writers * Adam Hood * Annie Tate * Blu Sanders * Brent Rodgers * Bruce Robison * Carter Wood * Charlie Pate * Clint Ingersoll * Craig Dillingham * Dan Colehour * David Grissom * Eric Wilson * Hailey Whitters * Heather Little * Luke Reed * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Liddell (record Producer)
Frank Austin Liddell III (born November 13, 1963) is an American record producer. A former artists and repertoire director at Decca Records, he founded Carnival Music in 1999. Liddell is also married to singer Lee Ann Womack, for whom he has produced. Other acts that Liddell produces include Eli Young Band, David Nail, and the first six studio albums by Miranda Lambert. Liddell won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2015 for Lambert's ''Platinum''. He has also won the Academy of Country Music's Album of the Year award three times: for ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' in 2008, ''Revolution'' in 2010, and for '' Four the Record'' in 2012. Production discography Aubrie Sellers *''New City Blues'' (2016) *''Far From Home'' (2020) David Nail *'' I'm About to Come Alive'' (2009) *'' The Sound of a Million Dreams'' (2011) *''I'm a Fire'' (2014) *'' Fighter'' (2016) Eli Young Band *'' Life at Best'' (2011) *''10,000 Towns'' (2014) Kellie Pickler *'' 100 Proof'' (2012) *''The Woman I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derik Hultquist
Derik Hultquist is an American singer/songwriter from Alcoa, TN. He is currently a staff writer for Carnival Music in Nashville, TN. Derik has also released three Extended play, EP's with Carnival Recording Company; ''Whether Report'' (2012), ''Leaning On The Rain'' (2012), ''Mockingbird's Mouth'' (2014). Biography Growing up an orphan in Alcoa, TN Hultquist split his time between sport, athletics and music. Derik went on to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College where he played Goalkeeper (association football), goalie for the men's soccer team. However, after an injury sidelined him, he began to focus all of his energy on songwriting. Upon graduation, on a whim, he migrated to Nashville. He took on flexible jobs (legislative legal clerk, server, handyman, paperboy, pharmacy tech, war general, puppeteer, amateur taxidermist, pit boss, spy for the KGB, birthday clown, manager of a Spencers gifts, valet, and others), which didn’t merit much income, but did allow him time enough to wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer
"Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer" is a song written by Troy Jones and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in May 2010 as the first single from Currington's 2010 album '' Enjoy Yourself'' (2010). The song became Currington's fifth number one hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. It also peaked outside the Top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart at number 41. It even peaked within the Top 50 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart in Canada. In addition, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. The song received mixed reviews from critics. The accompanying music video was directed by Potsy Ponciroli. Content The song is an up-tempo tune in which the narrator claims that he's not good at most of the normal things that men are known for (e.g. digging holes, paving roads, climbing high line poles, working in banks, painting, fixing ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Singleton
Jonathan David Singleton is an American country music singer and songwriter who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards, and has won the ACM Song of The Year Award in 2022 for “Things a Man Oughtta Know” by Lainey Wilson, and the CMA Album of the Year in 2022 for co-producing Luke Combs' album “ Growin' Up.". He is known for co-writing the songs " Don't" by Billy Currington, " Watching Airplanes" by Gary Allan, " A Guy Walks Into a Bar" by Tyler Farr, " Red Light" and " Let It Rain" by David Nail, "Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner, " Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" by Tim McGraw, and " Beer Never Broke My Heart" by Luke Combs. More recently, Singleton co-wrote the number one hits " Die from a Broken Heart" by Maddie & Tae, " I Hope You're Happy Now" by Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (also co-written by Combs), and " In Between" by Scotty McCreery. In 2009, the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors (ASCAP) awarded Single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let It Rain (David Nail Song)
"Let It Rain" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Nail. Sarah Buxton sings backing vocals on the song. It was released in February 2011 as the first single from his album '' The Sound of a Million Dreams'', which was released in November 2011. It is his third Top 20, second Top 10 and first Top 5 hit on Hot Country Songs. On the chart week of January 21, 2012, it became both Nail's and Buxton's first Number One hit. Content Co-writer Jonathan Singleton, who also co-wrote Nail's 2009 single " Red Light", told the website Taste of Country that they came up with the idea for the song while talking about movies that they enjoyed. They recalled the film '' The Last Kiss'' where "this guy cheats on his girlfriend, and he goes to her house and decides he’s going to sit on her porch until she lets him in." They said that they did not find the situation plausible and Singleton added, "If it was a southern girl or avid's wifeor my wife, the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mean To Me (Brett Eldredge Song)
"Mean to Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on July 14, 2014, as his fifth single and the fourth single from his debut studio album, '' Bring You Back''. The song was written by Eldredge and Scooter Carusoe. The song has sold 477,000 copies in the US as of April 2015. Critical reception The website ''Taste of Country'' gave the song a positive review, saying that "In a way, ‘Mean to Me’ is Eldredge's answer to a test brought to him after two successful, but sonically similar songs. He needed to go in a different direction or risk boring his fans, and he did. This beautiful ballad makes him all the more interesting." Music video The music video was directed by Shane Drake Shane C. Drake is an American music video director and producer originally from Redding, California. He has directed videos for many artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Avril Lavigne, Trivium, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Copperman
Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and record producer. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he pursued a career in country music. He has written 41 No. 1 songs including Billy Currington's "Don't It," Luke Bryan's "Strip It Down," Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" and Kenny Chesney’s “Get Along.” Copperman has also produced for artists including Brett Eldredge, Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, Darius Rucker, Jake Owen, Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Chayce Beckham, Warren Zeiders and Gabby Barrett. Copperman has received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song with Blake Shelton’s “I Lived It", has won Songwriter of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards and is a 3x BMI Awards Songwriter of the Year. In 2020, he was nominated for Single of the Year at the CMA Awards with Gabby Barrett’s 7× platinum single, “I Hope.” The son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Eldredge
Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut album, '' Bring You Back'': " Don't Ya", " Beat of the Music", and " Mean to Me". Early life Eldredge was born on March 23, 1986, in Paris, Illinois, to Robin Beth (née Vonderlage) and Christopher "Chris" Eldredge. He has an older brother, Brice. He studied at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. His cousin, Terry Eldredge, is a former member of the Grascals. Career Eldredge co-wrote the track "I Think I've Had Enough" for Gary Allan, who recorded it for his eighth studio album, '' Get Off on the Pain''. By late 2010, he had signed to Atlantic Records and released his debut single, "Raymond" on September 27, 2010. It debuted at number 52 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending October 16, 2010 and reached a pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanna Be That Song
"Wanna Be That Song" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on May 23, 2016 as the third and final single from Eldredge's second studio album, ''Illinois''. Eldredge wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Scooter Carusoe. Background According to Eldredge, the idea for the song came when he was about to walk on stage to perform at the Kansas Speedway, and he said to songwriter Scooter Carusoe: "I want to write a song called "Wanna Be That Song"." However, the song was not written until three months later in a writing session with Carusoe and Ross Copperman, who is the producer of his album. Eldredge said of the song: ""Wanna Be That Song" has everything I want to say about love and about what I'm trying to be." Commercial performance The song first entered the chart when the song became available for download as a preview single in advance of the release of the album ''Illinois''. Based on 16,000 copies in sales, the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek George
Derek George (born in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist currently signed to Spirit Music Group. He is known for his work in Pearl River and Williams Riley, and his frequent collaborations with Bryan White. Musical career In the 1990s, George was a member of the band Pearl River. After that band lost its recording contract, George and some of the other band members were recruited for Bryan White's road band. At the time, White was a merchandise vendor for Pearl River and was also a roommate of George's who had just begun his own music career. George also co-wrote and sang backing vocals for several songs on White's first three albums, including the number 1 single " So Much for Pretending". In 1996, George and White, along with Bryan Austin and Jeffrey Steele, appeared on the song "Brickyard Boogie" on Steve Wariner's '' No More Mr. Nice Guy''. This song was nominated for the Best Country Instrumental at the 1997 Gramm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waylon Payne
Waylon Malloy Payne (born April 5, 1972) is an American country singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is the son of the country singer Sammi Smith and guitarist Jody Payne. Early life Payne was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of guitarist Jody Payne and Grammy Award-winning country singer Sammi Smith. His father became a longtime picker for Willie Nelson; his mother toured with Waylon Jennings. Payne is named after Jennings, who is his godfather. Due to the divorce of his parents and their heavy touring schedules, when he was about four months old Payne's mother placed him with her brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Yvonne, in Vidor, Texas. Although he spent summers out on the road with his mother, he lived with his uncle and aunt, who were strict Christians, until he was about age 18. After high school, Payne enrolled in a seminary to become a minister. Payne had also acquired a taste for beer, marijuana, and popular music, which made his downfall complete in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marla Cannon-Goodman
Marla is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's north-west about north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about south of the town of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. History Marla was constituted as a government town under the ''Crown Lands Act 1929-1980'' on 21 May 1981 and was gazetted as a locality under the ''Geographical Names Act 1991'' on 8 February 2001 with the assigned boundaries being similar to that of the government town. The name is derived from the ''Marla Bore'' which is located to west of Marla and whose name is reported as being ultimately "a corruption of the Aboriginal marlu – 'a kangaroo'". Geoffrey H. Manning, the South Australian historian, reports that the town was proclaimed as a place for "the provision of essential services to travellers crossing the continent" and to act as an administrative centre for the north-west part of the state including the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |