It All Begins With A Song: The Songwriters
These are the singer/songwriters and various members of the music industry featured in the documentary It All Begins With A Song: The Story Of The Nashville Songwriter.
Nashville, Tennessee’s songwriting culture has helped shape Music City’s collaborative approach to everything from tourism to real estate to healthcare.
Meet the Songwriters
Alison Mosshart
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: The Kills, The Dead Weather
Andrew Combs
Singer, Songwriter
Barry Dean
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Blake Shelton, Little Big Town, Ingrid Michaelson
Bart Herbison
Executive Director
National Songwriting Association International (NSAI)
Ben Folds
Singer, Songwriter
Bill Anderson
Singer, Songwriter
Bob Dipiero
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Vince Gill, George Strait, Faith Hill
Brad Paisley
Singer, Songwriter
Brandy Clark
Singer, Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry
Brett James
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Bon Jovi, Backstreet Boys, Carrie Underwood
Busbee
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Pink, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani
Caitlyn Smith
Singer, Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: John Legend, Meghan Trainor, Lady Antebellum
Charles (Chip) Esten
Actor, Songwriter
Claude Kelley
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Bruno Mars, Kesha, Michael Jackson
Connie Harrington
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Lee Brice, Terri Clark, Brooks & Dunn
Craig Wiseman
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton
David Hodges
Singer, Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Evanescence
Desmond Child
Singer, Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: KISS, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper
Erin McCarley
Singer, Songwriter
Forest Glen Whitehead
Composer, Producer
Garth Brooks
Singer, Songwriter
Gordon Kennedy
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Peter Frampton
Jeffrey Steele
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts
Jessi Alexander
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Miley Cyrus, Lee Brice, Blake Shelton
Jimmy Robbins
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line
Jody Williams
Former Vice President, Creative
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
John Hiatt
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Willie Nelson
Jon Randall
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert
Jonathan Cain
Keyboardist
Songs Recorded By: Journey
Kacy Musgraves
Singer, Songwriter
Keb' Mo'
Singer, Songwriter
Kelley Lovelace
Songewriter
Songs Recorded By: Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean
Kelsea Ballerini
Singer, Songwriter
Lari White
Singer, Songwriter
Lee Thomas Miller
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By:, Chris Stapleton, Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley
Luke Bryan
Singer, Songwriter
Mac Davis
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Elvis, Glenn Campbell, Merle Haggard
Mac McAnally
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Linda Davis
Mikky Ekko
Singer, Songwriter
Phil Vassar
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney
Ray Stevens
Singer, Songwriter
Rodney Crowell
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Johnny Cash, Bob Seger, Keith Urban
Shane McAnally
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum
Shannon Sanders
Producer, Songwriter
Thom Schuyler
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Eric Church, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis
Ton Arata
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Garth Brooks, Patty Loveless, Randy Travis
Verlon Thompson
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Jimmy Buffett, Dierks Bentley, Alan Jackson
Victoria Shaw
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Ricky Martin, Garth Brooks, Christina Aguilera
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Songwriter
Songs Recorded By: Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Peter Frampton
It All Begins With A Song
An award-winning film about one of the most important unknown forces in music: The Nashville Songwriter.
