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''. "Look Heart, No Hands", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" and "Whisper My Name" by

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, and "

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, " A Little Bit of You" by

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among others. He has also co-written numerous singles for other artists, including ZZ Top, Black Stone Cherry,

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, Marty Stuart,

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, and Duff McKagan's Loaded. Bruce received a

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for Best Original Song in 2001 along with co-writers John Bettis and Brian D. Siewart.

Biography

Bruce's musical career began at an early age, when he played drums at various clubs around

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. In 1989, he moved to

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and signed with MCA Music Publishing as a songwriter.Trey Bruce bio
/ref> His first hit as a songwriter came in 1990, when Shelby Lynne reached the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with "Things Are Tough All Over"; in 1993,

reached Number One on the same chart with Bruce's " Look Heart, No Hands". (Travis also recorded two more songs written by Bruce that also went #1 in Billboard: 1994's " Whisper My Name" and 1998's " Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man", as well as "That's Where I draw The Line" and "Small Price To Pay".)

Personal life

Trey is the son of singer/songwriter

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and songwriter Patsy Bruce. His daughter, Sela Bruce, is a singer-songwriter. Trey has been married to Laci Bruce since 2010. They have 4 daughters, 3 of whom are from Trey's previous marriage. Laci is the sister of singer/songwriter Kree Harrison.

References

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