Michael Severs (sometimes Mike Severs) is an

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. While living in

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

, Severs has played on many ''Billboard'' 200/U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums-charting records. He has worked on many occasions with Leland Sklar, Brent Mason,

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, Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin, Glenn Worf, Jim Horn, Terry McMillan, Bruce Bouton and Pat Severs. On Don McLean's 2009 album ''

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'', Severs also appeared as a

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, engineer, as well as a

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and keyboard programmer. He has worked with some of the biggest names in music history, such as Dolly Parton,

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, Alabama, Eric Church, Olivia Newton-John,

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, Felix Cavaliere,

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...

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and

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Discography

* 1980 - Dolly Parton - ''

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly ''Dolly, Dolly, Dolly'' is the twenty-second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on April 14, 1980, by RCA Victor. The album's two singles, " Starting Over Again" and "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to Yo ...

'' * 1982 - Dolly Parton - ''

Heartbreak Express ''Heartbreak Express'' in the twenty-fourth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. It was released on March 29, 1982, by RCA Records. The album returned Parton to a more fully realized country sound (a process she had begun on the previous year's ''9 ...

'' * 1983 - Dolly Parton - ''

Burlap & Satin ''Burlap & Satin'' is the twenty-fifth solo studio album by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released on May 2, 1983, by RCA Records. The album straddled the line between pop and country sounds. Consisting mostly of Parton's own composi ...

'' * 1990 - Joe Diffie - '' A Thousand Winding Roads'' * 1991 -

Davis Daniel Robert Andrykowski (born March 1, 1961) is an American country music artist who records under the name Davis Daniel. Between 1991 and 1996, he recorded three studio albums on various divisions of Mercury Records: 1991's ''Fighting Fire with Fire ...

- '' Fighting Fire with Fire'' * 1993 - Kieran Halpin - ''The Rite Hand'' * 1993 - Sammy Kershaw - '' Haunted Heart'' * 1994 -

- ''

'' * 1995 - Confederate Railroad - ''

When and Where ''When and Where'' is the third studio album by the American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was issued by Atlantic Records in 1995. The album includes the singles "When and Where", "Bill's Laundromat, Bar and Grill", "When He Was My ...

'' * 1996 - Gretchen Peters - ''

The Secret of Life "The Secret of Life" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Gretchen Peters. It was then recorded by Faith Hill and released in April 1999 as the fifth and final single from her album ''Faith''. It peaked at No. 4 on the U. ...

'' * 1996 - Stephanie Bentley - ''

Hopechest ''Hopechest'' is the only studio album by American country music artist Stephanie Bentley. It was released on January 9, 1996 via Epic Records Nashville and it accounted for four singles, in addition to reprising a single from Ty Herndon's debut a ...

'' * 1996 -

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- '' Crank It Up: The Music Album'' * 1996 - Steve Wariner - ''No More Mr. Nice Guy'' * 1997 -

Raybon Brothers Raybon Brothers were an American country music duo from Sanford, Florida, consisting of brothers Marty Raybon and Tim Raybon. Prior to the duo's inception in 1997, Marty Raybon was the lead singer of the country music band Shenandoah, having left ...

- ''

'' * 1997 -

The Buffalo Club The Buffalo Club was an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group was composed of Ron Hemby (lead vocals, guitar), John Dittrich (vocals, drums), and Charlie Kelley (vocals, guitar). Hemby was a vocalist in the Christian gro ...

- ''

'' * 1998 - Lulu Roman - ''Intimate Expression'' * 1999 - Marty Balin - '' Marty Balin Greatest Hits'' * 2000 - Christafari - '' Dub, Sound, and Power'' * 2002 - Chad Simmons - ''Heaven Sent'' * 2004 -

Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...

- ''

Bipolar and Proud ''Bipolar and Proud'' is a 2004 album released by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. The album was originally slated to be named "Cledus Gone Wild", but was changed at the last minute. This album also produced his highest chart single in "I Lo ...

'' * 2008 - One Flew South - ''

Last of the Good Guys ''Last of the Good Guys'' is the debut album of the American country music group One Flew South. It was released on Decca Records Nashville on May 27, 2008. The album's debut single, "My Kind of Beautiful" (co-written and previously recorded by An ...

'' * 2008 - Olivia Newton-John - ''

A Celebration in Song ''A Celebration in Song'' is the twenty-third and final solo studio album by British-Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 3 June 2008 by Warner Bros. in Australia. The worldwide release of the album was by EMI, on 2 September 20 ...

'' * 2009 - Don McLean - ''

'' * 2009 - Eric Church - ''

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'' 2014- Rod Stewart- Another Country

References

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