JASON MATTHEWS & Rebecca Lynn Howard $12 - 3.23.24

Jason Matthews

Jason Matthews has always been a writer. From the time he was old enough to hold a pen, he’s been scribbling his thoughts and feelings into spiral bound notebooks. At fifteen, he saw Eric Clapton on television and became obsessed with playing guitar. So after learning how to play three chords, it was only natural that the first thing he did was write a song. And another one. And another one.

In 1995, he chased his dream of being a professional songwriter to Nashville, TN from his home in Harrells Store, NC and never looked back. He scored his first hit in 2002 on Lyric Street recording artist, Kevin Denney, with “That’s Just Jessie”.

In 2006, he struck solid platinum with his first number one on Billy Currington with the most played song of that year, “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right”. This earned him the coveted Music Row Magazine Breakthrough Writer Of The Year Award along with platinum single, album, and ringtone awards.
Recently, he made his debut as a producer with Australian artist, Benn Gunn. The first single (which Jason also co-wrote), “Girls Like Guys With Trucks”, yielded an Australian three week number one. He just produced Canadian artist, ex-Cold Creek County lead singer, Brandon Scott’s highly anticipated solo debut as well as EP releases on artists Cody Webb and Mick Lindsay.

Here is a sample of some of the songs that have made it from the mind of Jason Matthews to records and radio airwaves:
“Lonely Eyes”- Chris Young
“Drinkin’ With You”- Loving Mary (Steven Tyler’s band)
“That Thing We Do”- Blake Shelton
“Tough People Do”, “Break Down Here”, “One Night Stand”- Trace Adkins
“When I Get It”- Craig Campbell
“Country Man”, “Drinkin’ Beer And Wastin’ Bullets”, “Muckalee Creek Water”- Luke Bryan “You Didn’t Have A Good Time”- Randy Travis
“Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right”- Billy Currington
“Break Down Here”- Julie Roberts
“Life Happened”- Tammy Cochran
“One Last Time”- Dusty Drake
“The Ball”- James Otto
“That’s Just Jessie”- Kevin Denney

Rebecca Lynn Howard

Crossover country-pop singer, and two time Grammy Award Winner, Rebecca Lynn Howard grew up in Salyersville, KY, and moved to Nashville in 1997, where she began a career as a songwriter. Her compositions have been recorded by singers like Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Julianne Hough, John Michael Montgomery, and Clay Aiken, to name a few. Her writing style varies from deep-rooted, front porch bluegrass and mountain music, to country, to pop, to heavy power punk rock, and most everything in between. Howard was a featured vocalist on Jim Brickman's "Simple Things" and enjoyed the #1 slot on the Adult Contemporary chart, but she is best known for her smash hit "Forgive", which is still a favorite among fans and critics alike. Recently, she has branched out into the field of record producing, where she has made a splash in the "land down under", with Australia's 2009 Female Vocalist of the Year, Dianna Corcoran. Howard co-produced the record and penned the largest portion of the songs on new album "Keep Breathing", which has already scored three multi-week #1 singles. She is currently writing for Colton Entertainment / Round Hill Music in Nashville. Her latest venture is being part of the new Nashville based band Loving Mary. Rebecca is proving there's not much that's capable of getting in the way of this East Kentucky songbird!

Show at 8:00 pm, $12 cover charge, call 615-794-5527 for show and dinner reservations.