Hit writers round with Jamie Teachenor, Jimmy Yeary & Jason Matthews- 4.5.24
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
JIMMY YEARY
Jimmy has written more than two-thousand songs, many of which have been featured on albums selling millions of copies--Grammy winners, gold and platinum awards among them. 14 of Jimmy's songs have been certified "Number 1" hits as singles by Billboard Magazine. Both the CMA and ACM awarded Jimmy Yeary with "Song of the Year" for I Drive Your Truck--the inspiring song he wrote about the father of a fallen soldier and how he continues to remember his son. Jimmy's most recent Number 1’s were Everything's Gonna Be Alright, a song he wrote for Kenny Chesney and David Lee Murphy, and I Called Mama, a song he wrote for Tim McGraw.
JAMIE TEACHENOR
Jamie Teachenor is a multi-platinum singer/songwriter, U.S. Air Force Veteran, and Adjunct Professor of Songwriting at MTSU. He earned his M.B.A. from Troy University and his Ph.D. from Liberty University. Teachenor found his place in American military history when he composed Semper Supra, the official anthem for the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, the United States Space Force.
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