Tn Songwriters Contest with Jamie Teachenor, Larry Cordle & Jason Matthews- 1.27.25
Jamie Teachenor
Jamie Teachenor is an award-winning, multi-platinum singer/songwriter and producer, U.S. Air Force Veteran, International Speaker, and Adjunct Professor of Songwriting at Middle Tennessee State University. Jamie has written songs for and recorded with major artists such as Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, Collin Raye, Trisha Yearwood, Joey + Rory, Gretchen Wilson, Kenny G, Vince Gill, Warrant, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the National Symphony Orchestra, and rock-n-roll legend, Jerry Lee Lewis. He has released multiple albums as a solo artist and as the frontman for multiple bands–including Lo-Fi, Teachenor Clark, and the United States Air Force Academy Band - Wild Blue Country. As a singer, his first appearance on the charts was Blake Shelton’s 2003 hit single, Playboys of the Southwestern World, and as a songwriter, Blaine Larsen’s 2005 debut hit single, How Do You Get That Lonely—a song addressing teenage suicide. Recently, he appeared on the charts with Rory Feek's 2021 co-written release, Met Him in a Motel Room, featuring Trisha Yearwood. 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.
Larry Cordle
Grammy award-winning Larry Cordle is a singer-songwriter, producer, recording artist, and Kentucky Music Hall of Fame member. He is best known for writing mega-hit songs like “Highway 40 Blues” and “Murder On Music Row,” co-written with Larry Shell. In addition, he is featured on numerous collaborative albums and singles, such as the 2022 GMA Dove Award-winning song, “The Sweet By and By,” with Dolly Parton, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, and Bradley Walker. Cordle’s original songs have been recorded by artists such as Alison Krauss, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson, and Ricky Skaggs. He has provided harmony vocals for artists such as Blake Shelton, Garth Brooks, and many more.
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
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