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 Chely Wright
Singer/songwriter Chely Wright is best known for hits such as "Single White Female" and "Shut Up and Drive," but she is also a top-notch songwriter in her own right. Through her songs, Chely feels the freedom to write and record songs that mean something to her and is willing to fully share with us what she is about. She wrote eight of the twelve songs on her new CD, her sixth album, The Metropolitan Hotel, including the emotionally moving single, "The Bumper of My S.U.V." The song spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Magazine Country Singles Sales chart and touched the hearts of our deployed military and their families around the world. Chely is also a BMI award-winning co-writer of the recent Clay Walker hit "I Can't Sleep."
Chely's music has garnered many accolades and awards from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. She received the Academy of Country Music's Award for Best New Female Artist in 1995, and she was featured in People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2002.
But her many charitable endeavors are what fill up her heart. In addition to her talents as an artist and performer, Chely is known for her integrity, business savvy and personal contributions. Her foundation, Reading, Writing & Rhythm, which she founded in 1999 following the Columbine tragedy, raises money to benefit music education in public schools across America and has approached the one-million dollar mark in funds raised for the cause.
In 2003, she was named "Woman of the Year" by the American Legion Auxiliary and "Kansan of the Year" for her career achievements, her charity work and her support of the U.S. armed forces. She was recognized by The National Association for Music Education in 2001 with its Stand Up For Music Award; and in 2002, she was presented with their Fame Award for her Reading, Writing and Rhythm foundation.
chelywright.musiccitynetworks.com
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|  Gary Burr
From his first pop hit, Juice Newton's "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" in 1982, to his Ricky Martin / Christina Aguilera duet "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely," to his most recent country hit "Nothin' ‘Bout Love Makes Sense" by LeAnn Rimes, Gary Burr has become one of pop and country's most successful and in-demand songwriters. He has been named Writer of the Year by ASCAP, Nashville Songwriters Association International and Billboard magazine. Gary has also recently been inducted in the Nashville Songwriters Association International's Hall of Fame.
His collaborators include Carole King, Ringo Starr, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Kenny Loggins, Desmond Child, Billy Mann, Cathy Dennis, Kara Diaguardi, Eric Bazilion, Mark Hudson, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Lisa Loeb, Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw and many others. He has had 13 number-one hits on the pop, latin and country charts.
Gary has produced albums for Faith Hill, Olivia Newton-John and Disney and is currently working in his Nashville studio with several developing pop and country artists. He is an in-demand vocalist and guitarist in the Nashville studio scene.
In the 80s, Gary replaced Vince Gill as the lead singer in the seminal country-rock band Pure Prairie League and performed with them all over the world. He currently tours with Carole King in her successful "Living Room Tour"—an intimate three-piece show that highlights the legendary singer-songwriter whose album Tapestry paved the way for many of today's female artists. Gary also writes and performs with Ringo Starr (drummer in the obscure 60's pop group The Beatles) as a member of Ringo's band The Roundheads.
www.garyburr.com
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 Victoria Shaw
Victoria Shaw's songs have been staples on the charts since the early ‘90s. Victoria's number-one hit compositions include, Garth Brooks' "The River" and "She's Every Woman," Ricky Martin's "Solo Quiero Amarte," Doug Stone's "Too Busy Being in Love," Jim Brickman's "Sending You A Little Christmas" and "I Love The Way You Love Me," ACM Song of the Year in 1993 recorded by John Michael Montgomery and Boyzone. Other hits include Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's duet "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" and the Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood duet "Where Your Road Leads." In 1992, Victoria was signed to Warner/Reprise records where she released two critically acclaimed albums.
Victoria is passionately involved with many charities including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 1998, she wrote and executive produced the song "One Heart at a Time" featuring the vocals of Garth Brooks, Olivia Newton-John, Billy Dean, Michael McDonald, Neal McCoy, Faith Hill and Bryan White. Victoria generously donated all of her writer/publisher proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis. In 1999, Victoria started Taffeta Records and released her third CD Old Friends, New Memories.
Four of Victoria's songs have been nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Original Song. In 1998-1999 she won an Emmy with the song, "This is Our Moment," which was featured on "As the World Turns," and was co-written with Earl Rose and Olivia Newton-John. In 1999-2000, she won her second Emmy in the same category for the song, "When I Think of You," which was featured on "One Life to Live." Victoria has also performed throughout the world, including opening for Garth Brooks at his legendary concert in Central Park, playing the London Palladium twice and more recently touring with Jim Brickman.
In addition to writing and performing, Victoria has been working with new country trio Lady Antebellum. Victoria has two main focuses in her life. One is songwriting and her other most important passion and focus is her family, which includes her husband and their two daughters, Ruby and Ava.
Victoria is currently working on a new CD to be released in the spring, but her latest CD Old Friends New Memories is available through her website at www.victoriashaw.com or at www.amazon.com.
www.victoriashaw.com
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