Samuel Brinsley Ashworth is an American songwriter, producer, and recording artist. Based out of

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, he is best known for songs he composed for

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, and

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Early life

Originally from

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, Sam Ashworth is the son of

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. Growing up, Sam was steeped in the recording process and surrounded by artists, songwriters, and creative professionals setting the stage for his own career as a songwriter, producer, and recording artist. At age nine, Sam moved from

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. While still in high school, Ashworth wrote "I Won't Stay Long", recorded on

's 1997

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album. By 23, he had produced parts of

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's '' Healing Rain'', for which he received a

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nomination and Gold Record.

Career

Since 2005, Ashworth has released three solo projects as a recording artist starting with his release of the critically acclaimed, full-length record ''Gonna Get It Wrong Before I Get It Right''. His career's songwriting and production credits span R&B, Americana, folk, pop and EDM, including collaborations with

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, and

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. In 2016, he sang and co-wrote the Dutch Top 40 Dance Smash "Million Times" with Rui. He co-wrote nine songs on H.E.R.'s album, ''

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'', including "

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". The album and received nominations for Album of the Year and Song of the Year respectively. The song was part of a fashion collaboration with

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where the lyrics were displayed on merchandise. He co-wrote four songs on Leslie Odom Jr.'s 2019 album ''Mr.''. The following year, Odom's song "Cold", co-written by Ashworth, was re-released featuring Sia. Odom and Ashworth's song "Speak Now" from the Amazon Original Film '' One Night in Miami...'' is nominated in the 2021

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for

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as well as the 2021 Critics' Choice Award for Best Song. It has been lauded by ''

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'' as a potential

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nominee for 2021's

Personal life

In 2017, Ashworth married longtime collaborator and recording artist,

. The two reside in

. They attended the

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with their three children.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashworth, Sam Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Record producers from California Singer-songwriters from California Musicians from Sacramento, California Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Record producers from Tennessee American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Tennessee