Frank Mandeville Rogers V is an American

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and

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Career

In 1990, Rogers moved to Nashville, attending

Belmont University Belmont University is a Private university, private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporate ...

and graduating with a Music Business degree. While at Belmont, he met friend and future collaborator

Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His first success came in 1997 as the writer of David Kersh's "Another You (David Kersh song), Another You". After this, he signed with ...

. After graduation, Rogers went to work for EMI Nashville Productions, and started

Sea Gayle Music Sea Gayle Music is an independent music publishing company based in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. It was formed in 1999 by songwriter Chris DuBois, songwriter/producer Frank Rogers, and songwriter/artist Brad Paisley.Miner, Mauric ...

Publishing with Paisley and Chris DuBois. The publishing company has over 300 cuts and 28 number one songs. The three business partners, in late 2009, also teamed up with Sony Nashville to form Sea Gayle Records, with a roster that includes Jerrod Niemann. In 2016, Rogers founded Fluid Music Revolution, a venture with Spirit Music Group. Current writers include Justin Adams, Erik Belz, Ryan Creamer, Monty Criswell, Mike Fiorentino, Derek George, Palmer Lee, and Jason Lehning. In 2018, Rogers was named CEO of Spirit Music Nashville. Rogers has produced music for several

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performers since 1999, including

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, Josh Turner, Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer

Darius Rucker Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carol ...

Phil Vassar Phillip George Vassar Jr. (born May 28, 1962) is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw (" For a Little While", ...

and

Darryl Worley Darryl Wade Worley (born October 31, 1964) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 1999, Worley released four albums for the label: ''Hard Rain Don't Last'' (2000), ''I Miss My Friend'' (200 ...

. His work has resulted in thirteen Country Music Association award nominations, with one win (for Album of the Year — Paisley's '' Time Well Wasted'' in 2006). Rogers has also received five

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awards (ACM), as well as ''

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'' magazine's #1 Hot Country Producer Award from 2006 to 2010 and ''Music Row'' magazine's Producer of the Year award in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Frank's songwriting credits include number one songs: " I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" by Brad Paisley, " Five More Minutes" & "This Is It" (co-written by Aaron Eshuis) by

Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2011. His debut studio album, '' Clear as Day'', was released in October 2011 and was certifi ...

, " Backroad Song" by Granger Smith, and " Alright" and " This" by Darius Rucker. Other singles that Rogers co-wrote include Paisley's " Who Needs Pictures" and " Me Neither," Rucker's " History in the Making," Trace Adkins' "Don't Lie" and "Swing," Steve Holy's "Don't Make Me Beg," "He Will, She Knows" by

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...

, and " Blow" by

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Chris Stapleton Christopher Alvin Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is an American country singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born in Kentucky, Stapleton moved to Nashville in 1996 to study for an engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, but dropped out to pur ...

and

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Songwriting credits

The following is a list with selected songs written by Frank Rogers and recorded by other artists.

#1 singles produced

The following is a list of #1 songs produced by Frank Rogers.

References

External links

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