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Recorded live at the Musicians Hall of Fame in Music City with songwriters…

Chuck Cannon

Chuck Cannon grew up in the low country of the South Carolina coast. His father and grandfather were both Pentecostal preachers, so his earliest musical influence was a unique strain of gospel music that was an amalgam of Appalachian folk and black spirituals. He started singing in church before he was five years old and it soon became clear that music would be the driving passion in his life.

Chuck was a solo performer on the beach circuit for several years before moving to Nashville in 1984 to attend Belmont University, where he studied Music Business and Finance. In 1988 he met producer Marshall Morgan, who signed him as a staff songwriter to Taste Auction Music. In 1992 Chuck opened his own publishing company, Wacissa River Music, Inc. An active champion of songwriters' issues, he is past President of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (2001-2003) and currently serves on the NSAI Board and Legislative Committee.

Among his credits are five #1 singles recorded by his frequent co-writer Toby Keith – "Dreamwalkin'," "Me Too," "How Do You Like Me Now?!," "We Were In Love" and "American Soldier" -- and the crossover smash "I Love The Way You Love Me." The song was a UK hit for Boyzone and a #1 career record for John Michael Montgomery, which earned Chuck the Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year honor in 1993.

Chuck's latest album is God Shaped Hole, available at www.chuckcannon.com.

Chuck Jones

WA native Memphis son, Chuck Jones' compositions embody the spirit and soul of that town so richly steeped in divergent musical styles and performers. In 1987, after performing in rock, pop, and soul bands throughout the country, he decided to move to Nashville to pursue a career in songwriting, and signed an exclusive songwriter agreement with Hamstein Music in 1989.

Chuck has since embarked upon a very successful songwriting career. His songs have been recorded by Ronnie Milsap, Patti LaBelle, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kenny Rogers, Charlie Daniels, Deana Carter, Diamond Rio, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Collin Raye, Lari White, Ty Herndon, Patty Loveless, and Billy Dean among others. His song "Your Love Amazes Me" by John Berry won Song Of The Year at the Country Radio Music Awards and the Music City News Country Songwriter Awards, as well as being nominated by the ACM for Song Of The Year. It was also a Top Ten AC song for Michael English. Chuck received another Top Ten single on the A/C charts with "Faithfully" recorded by Peter Cetera. He and Deanna Carter co-wrote three songs for her multi-platinum debut disc, including the #2 hit "Count Me In."

In January 2000, Chuck started the new millennium off by forming his own publishing LLC Jonesin' For A Hit, administered by his wife, Becky Pommer-Jones' company - BPJ Publishing. He has garnered cuts on projects by Neal McCoy, Coley McCabe, Steve Holy, and Tommy Shane Steiner. He and his wife, Becky, live in Nashville with their daughter, Savannah Grace.

Chuck's new cd Inexpressible, is also available online at www.nashvilleunderground.com.


Paul Thorn

Inveterate storyteller Paul Thorn credits his gift of gab to being the son of a Pentecostal preacher. "You get to know how to get along with almost everybody. You just have to sit down and start getting to know one another."

Thorn has a lot to tell. One would expect to hear great stories from a guy who had his first singing gig during a tent revival at age three, was a professional boxer, made chairs for a living, skydives for fun, and who happens to be one of the South's finest songwriters.

A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, Thorn pursued boxing in his youth. His career zenith was a national TV appearance with Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran, lasting six rounds ("Duran Survives Bloodbath" screamed the New York Post). After saying "no mas" to boxing, for the next dozen years he worked in a furniture factory by day, and played out his musical passions by night. While performing at a Tupelo pizza joint, he was discovered by legendary manager Miles Copeland and whisked to Los Angeles. He recorded the critically-acclaimed albums Hammer & Nail (1997) and Ain't Love Strange (2000).

Thorn drew an opening slot for Sting and has subsequently toured with other heavy-hitters, including Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, John Hiatt, Richard Thompson, Robert Cray, Marianne Faithfull, and John Prine.

His other albums include Mission Temple Fireworks Stand (2002), Are You With Me? (2004), and the recently released DVD/CD combo The Paul Thorn Band -- So Far So Good LIVE, available at www.paulthorn.com.