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Universal South Records
Show Dog Nashville is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was founded in 2005 by singer Toby Keith. It was later merged with Universal South Records into Show Dog-Universal Music in December 2009 until it was re-activated in late 2015. Currently, it is distributed by Thirty Tigers. History Universal South Records was started in 2001 under Universal Music Group by record producers Tony Brown (record producer), Tony Brown and Tim DuBois. The label specialized in country music artists, including Joe Nichols, Randy Houser, Phil Vassar and Marty Stuart, as well as alternative country acts Shooter Jennings and Cross Canadian Ragweed. In 2005 it partnered with the talent show ''Nashville Star'', offering a recording contract to Season 3 winner Erika Jo. George Canyon, another ''Nashville Star'' contestant, also recorded for the label. Brown and DuBois stepped down from Universal South in 2006, with Mark Wright (record producer), Mark Wright, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Brown (record Producer)
Tony Brown (born December 11, 1946) is an American record producer and pianist, known primarily for his work in country music. A former member of the Stamps Quartet and backing musician for Emmylou Harris, Brown has primarily worked as a producer since the late 1980s. He is known primarily for his production work with Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, and George Strait. History Following stints with the Dixie Melody Boys and Trav'lers Quartets, he joined J. D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet in 1966. In 1972, he traveled briefly with the The Blackwood Brothers, Blackwood Brothers, thereafter joining the Oak Ridge Boys as a member of The Mighty Oaks Band. Brown also played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland. In 1979, he joined Emmylou Harris's backing band, the Hot Band (Emmylou Harris backing band), Hot Band, taking over for former Presley sideman Glen D. Hardin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville Star
''Nashville Star'' is an American reality television singing competition program that aired for six seasons, from 2003 to 2008. Its first five seasons aired on USA Network, while the last season aired on NBC. Its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television at the time. In Canada, the show aired on CMT through season 5, but moved to E! beginning with season 6. CMT in the United States reaired each episode in season 6. It was similar to ''American Idol'', in that performers had to sing to impress both celebrity judges and the public via call-in and/or internet votes. Unlike ''American Idol'', however, the performers were limited to country music. This restriction was relaxed for Season 6, allowing for the finalists to choose from many genres of music, but the songs were arranged to maintain a country sound. The show is credited with jump-starting the careers of singers Buddy Jewell, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, and Kacey Musgraves amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Johnson (musician)
Martin Bennett Johnson (born September 9, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the frontman of the bands Boys Like Girls and the Night Game. He has written and produced for various artists, including Avril Lavigne, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Christina Perri, Gavin Degraw, and Hot Chelle Rae. Johnson is credited with having several RIAA-certified multi-platinum songs (" The Other Side", " Here's to Never Growing Up", "Two Is Better Than One" (with Taylor Swift), "Love Drunk", " The Great Escape," " You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home"). Songs he has written have sold over 10 million copies and he has had nine top 40 charting singles. Personal life Martin Johnson was born in Andover, Massachusetts on September 9, 1985 and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts. He is of English descent. He is married to singer-songwriter Naomi Cooke of the American country music group Runaway June. Career Boys Like Girls Johnson is the lead singer and plays guitar for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Haun
Lindsey Haun (born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, singer, and director. She is known for her role as Hadley on the HBO television series ''True Blood''. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her role in the 2000 Disney Channel original movie ''The Color of Friendship'' as Mahree Bok, and has starred in the film ''Broken Bridges'', for which she also recorded a portion of the soundtrack. Early life Lindsey Haun was born on November 21, 1984. She is the daughter of Jimmy Haun, a guitarist who has recorded with the bands Yes and Circa. Through him, she is also the granddaughter of singer Rouvaun (Jim Haun). Her mother was a choreographer. Career Haun started acting when she was three, in a commercial for Little Caesars. Her first television appearance was on an episode of ''Anything But Love'', and her first notable film role was as Mara, the ruthless leader of the sinister children in 1995's '' Village of the Damned''. Haun also starred in the Emmy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mica Roberts
Mica Roberts (born in Locust Grove, Oklahoma) is an American country music artist signed to Show Dog Nashville, a label owned by country singer Toby Keith. In 2008, she released her debut single, "Things a Mama Don't Know", a duet with Toby Keith. The song was the lead-off single to her debut EP, ''Days You Live For''. The song only managed to peak at No. 55 on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in 2008. It would be nearly a year before the release of her second single and album. In September 2009, the EP was released on September 15, via Show Dog Nashville. The second single "Days You Live For" was released in October 2009, where it debuted at No. 60 for the week of October 17, 2009. Music career Roberts has performed background vocals for Faith Hill, and has toured with Jessica Andrews and Martina McBride. She also sang backing vocals on two tracks from Andrews' 2003 album ''Now''. Eventually, she caught the attention of Willie Nelson, who recommende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trailer Choir
Trailer Choir was an American country music group composed of vocalists Marc "Butter" Fortney, Crystal Hoyt, and Vincent "Big Vinny" Hickerson. The trio was signed to Show Dog Nashville, a label owned by Toby Keith, in 2007. After recording the song "Off the Hillbilly Hook" for the soundtrack to Keith's film ''Beer for My Horses'', Trailer Choir charted the singles "What Would You Say", "Rockin' the Beer Gut" and "Rollin' Through the Sunshine" on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. These singles were followed by an extended play called ''Off the Hillbilly Hook'' and an album called ''Tailgate''. Hoyt departed the group in February 2011. The remaining members took a small hiatus in 2012, but started touring again in 2013 before ending their career again in 2016. Background Trailer Choir was founded in 2004 by Marc Fortney, known as Butter, along with Vinny Hickerson and Crystal Hoyt, who are respectively known as Big Vinny and Crystal in the group. Trailer Choir had origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter's Chord
Carter's Chord was an American country music group composed of sisters Becky Scott, Emily Fortney, and Joanna Ott, all of whom are singer-songwriters and vocalists. They are also the three daughters of Barny and Carter Roberston, both of whom played in Waylon Jennings' road band The Waylors in the 1970s; Emily Fortney is also married to Marc "Butter" Fortney of Trailer Choir, another country music group. After several years of performing locally, the trio was signed in 2006 to Show Dog Nashville (now Show Dog-Universal Music), a record label owned by country singer Toby Keith. Their debut single, "Young Love", reached the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, as did its followup "Different Breed." Both are included on the group's debut album, which was issued to digital retailers in June 2008. Biography Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson were raised in a musically inclined household in southern California. Their parents—keyboardist and producer Barny Robertson, and vocalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music Television
Country Music Television (CMT) is an American pay TV network owned by Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global. Launched on March 5, 1983, as Country Music Television, CMT was the first nationally available channel devoted to country music and country music videos, with its programming also including concerts, specials, and biographies of country music stars. Over time, the network's programming expanded to incorporate original lifestyle and reality programming while downplaying its focus on country music. As of January 2018, approximately 92 million U.S. homes (or 76.9% of the Nielsen-estimated 119.2 million television households ) receive CMT. The channel's headquarters are located in One Astor Plaza in New York City, and has additional offices in Nashville, Tennessee. History Early years (1983–1991) CMTV, an initialism for Country Music Television, was founded by Glenn D. Daniels, the owner of Video World Productions in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Danie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an American independent record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Specializing in country and pop artists, Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith. The company concentrates on publishing, management, and merchandising and oversees imprints, such as Valory Music, that are part of the Big Machine Label Group. Taylor Swift was the first client of the label. History Big Machine Records was founded by Scott Borchetta, a former punk rock bass guitar player who had worked in the mailroom of his father Mike's music company and eventually became a promotions staff member in 1991 for Universal Music Group's MCA Records. According to ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', Borchetta was an "involved manager" at MCA, "choosing singles and dispensing advice." After he was fired from MC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Borchetta
Scott Borchetta (born July 3, 1962) is an American record executive and founder of the Big Machine Label Group. He started the label in 2005 with 13 employees, as its president/CEO and encompasses four imprints: Big Machine Records, BMLG Records, The Valory Music Co. and Nash Icon Records. In 2015, he became an in-house mentor on ''American Idol'' in the program's 14th and 15th seasons. He is also a sports car racing driver in the Trans-Am Series and owner of NASCAR Xfinity Series team Big Machine Racing. Before Big Machine, Borchetta was a race car driver and executive at the Nashville divisions of DreamWorks Records and MCA Records as well as MTM Records. Early life Borchetta was born in Burbank, California to parents Shari and Mike Borchetta. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California in the 1970s. His father, Mike Borchetta, worked in record promotions for several Los Angeles record labels, including Capitol Records, RCA Records and Mercury Records. In 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records (often referred in copyright notices as SKG Music, LLC) was an American record label founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks Pictures. The label operated until 2003 when it was sold to Universal Music Group. The label itself also featured a Nashville, Tennessee-based subsidiary, DreamWorks Nashville, which specialized in country music and was shut down in 2006. The company's logo was designed by Roy Lichtenstein and was his last commission before his death in 1997. History In October 1994, four years after David Geffen sold his former record label Geffen Records to MCA Music Entertainment, he joined Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg to form DreamWorks SKG. SKG stood for Spielberg, Katzenberg & Geffen. The three partners later launched the subsidiary record label DreamWorks Records in early 1996. Rufus Wainwright was the first artist to be signed to the new record label, in early 1996. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Wright (record Producer)
Mark Wright (born 1957 in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is an American record producer who works mainly in country music. He is known for having worked with Brooks & Dunn, Gary Allan, and Lee Ann Womack. Career Wright was originally a songwriter, having written for Reba McEntire, Amy Grant, and Kenny Rogers. By 1989, he had moved to RCA Records, where he worked in A&R and co-produced Clint Black's debut album '' Killin' Time''. He also produced ''Too Cold at Home'' for Mark Chesnutt, and became senior vice president of MCA Nashville's sister label Decca Records in 1994 until its closure in 1999. In 2001, Wright received a Grammy Award nomination for co-producing Womack's ''I Hope You Dance''. He was later executive vice president of A&R for MCA Nashville, then served in the same position at Sony Music Nashville from June 2003 to December 2006. Wright became president of Universal South Records in 2006, and held the position until the label merged with Toby Keith's Show Dog Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
