David Pahanish ( ) is an American singer-songwriter. He co-wrote the No. 1 ''Billboard''

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singles " Do You Believe Me Now" by

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, " American Ride" by

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, and " Without You" by

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. Pahanish has also had songs recorded by

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, Jimmy Wayne, Collin Raye, and others].

Life and career

A native of Western Pennsylvania, southwestern Pennsylvania, Pahanish lived in Rices Landing in Greene County, as well as

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and Peters Township. He attended

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. Pahanish regularly performed

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on the stages of

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for over 15 years. His songs appeared in television series and he collaborated with

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-based songwriter Michael Garvin. Pahanish relocated from

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to Nashville in late 2006. Within weeks, he was offered three

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deals, and signed with 3 River Publishing, owned by songwriters

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, and Cole Wright. He co-wrote and co-produced with Joe West the Jimmy Wayne album "Do You Believe Me Now" yielding the Top 40 ''Billboard''

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charting singles, "Do You Believe Me Now", and " I Will", by

. Pahanish co-wrote the single, " Without You", with Joe West, recorded by

on his 2010 album, '' Get Closer''. Urban chose the song because of how closely the lyrics and message fit in with his own life, stating: "it's the most autobiographical song I never wrote." Pahanish wrote the song after meeting his wife's family for the first time, without realizing any similarities to Urban's life. The song became Urban's 12th No. 1 single and Pahanish and West's third No. 1 song. Two of Pahanish's songs were recorded by

for his 2012 album, '' Emotional Traffic''. Pahanish is the father of four girls and the grandfather to one girl.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pahanish, Dave Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American country singer-songwriters Singers from Pittsburgh Waynesburg University alumni Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania Country musicians from Pennsylvania