Marc Beeson (born December 20, 1954 in

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) is an American

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singer and songwriter. Beeson has co-written several singles which have reached the Hot Country Songs charts.

Life and career

Beeson moved to

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in 1990. One of his first co-writes was " Even Now", a top 20 hit for Exile. In 1992, he co-wrote

Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's members are Larry Stewart (lead vocals), John Dittrich (drums, vocals), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals), Dave Innis (piano, keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Greg Je ...

's "

When She Cries "When She Cries" is a song written by Sonny LeMaire and Marc Beeson, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from the album ''Big Iron Horses'', the band's first album not to f ...

", which won him Country Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year awards from the

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(ASCAP). Beeson signed to

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in 1994, charting at number 70 with "A Wing and a Prayer". In 1997, Beeson founded the group

Burnin' Daylight Burnin' Daylight was an American country music band composed of Marc Beeson (lead vocals, guitar), Kurt Howell (keyboards, vocals), and Sonny LeMaire (bass guitar, vocals). Howell was formerly a member of Southern Pacific, and LeMaire a former mem ...

with former Exile member Sonny LeMaire and former Southern Pacific member Kurt Howell. This group recorded one album for

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and charted three singles. Beeson has returned to songwriting, including

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's 2008 single " Let Me". Marc Beeson's songs are represented by

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Discography

Singles

Music videos

Singles co-written by Beeson

Singles that Beeson co-wrote include: * Big Kenny — "

Long After I'm Gone "Long After I'm Gone" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Big Kenny, one-half of the duo Big & Rich. The song was released to country radio on August 18, 2009 as his debut single as a solo artist, where it debuted at ...

" *

The Buffalo Club The Buffalo Club was an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group was composed of Ron Hemby (lead vocals, guitar), John Dittrich (vocals, drums), and Charlie Kelley (vocals, guitar). Hemby was a vocalist in the Christian g ...

— "

If She Don't Love You "If She Don't Love You" is a debut song written by Trey Bruce and Marc Beeson, and recorded by American country music group The Buffalo Club. It was released in January 1997 as the first single from their self-titled debut album. The song re ...

" *

— "Say Yes" *

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— "All Roads Lead to You" *

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We Are Tonight ''We Are Tonight'' is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released on September 17, 2013 via Mercury Nashville. The album includes the singles " Hey Girl" and " We Are Tonight". Content Currington told ...

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— "From the Inside Out" * Due West — "The Bible and the Belt" * Exile — "Even Now" *

— " Let Me", "What I'm For" *

Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relo ...

— "Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town" *

— "

" *

LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at age 13 with 1996's "Blue". She has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Chris ...

— " This Love" *

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...

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She's Got a Way with Words "She's Got a Way with Words" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album ''If I'm Honest'' (2016) and would be used for Shelton's other album '' Fully Loaded: God's Country'' (2019). Released to rad ...

References

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