He is a singer-songwriter born in Weatherford, Texas,
who studied at the North Texas State University followed by the University
of Texas.A few years after his
graduation he relocated to Nashville in 1990 to try his hand at the music
business there, but for the first five years tinted windows until at last
he had amassed enough demo work to make a living singing harmony. After his slow beginnings his career
finally took off and he has now appeared on albums that have sold an
estimated total of 100 million worldwide and for 5 years in a row named "Musician
of the Year" by Music Row Magazine. Artists he has recorded with include John Anderson, Jimmy
Buffett, Glen Campbell, Faith Hill, George Jones, Martin McBride, Olivia
Newton John, Joan Osborne, Sir Cliff Richard, George Strait, Randy Travis, Travis
Tritt, Hank Williams Jr and Trisha Yearwood among countless others. Some of the recordings he features
on include Licence to Chill and Live at Texas Stadium by
Jimmy Buffett, Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood, It Just Comes
Natural by George Strait, All I Want for Christmas is a Real Good Tan
by Kenny Chesney, White Trash with Money by Toby Keith, Back With
a Heart by Olivia Newton John, Fireflies by Faith Hill, Greatest
Hits 4 by Hank Williams Jr., These Days by Vince Gill and Something's
Going On
by Cliff Richard.His
songwriting has also got him noticed and his work as been recorded by several
acts that include Coley McCabe and South 65.
