The Peach Pickers are an American songwriting team, composed of Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip. Akins and Hayslip met while attending high school together in Valdosta, Georgia, before Akins signed a contract with

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in the mid-1990s. Davidson began songwriting in college, where he was roommates with singer

Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter, and television personality. He began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before signing with Capitol Reco ...

at Georgia Southern University. He and Akins met in 2004 when the two co-wrote "Kiss My Country Ass", which both Akins and Blake Shelton recorded. After Akins brought Davidson to a songwriting session, the three began holding songwriting meetings every Wednesday. Among the songs that they have written together are Shelton's " All About Tonight", Josh Turner's " All Over Me", Jack Ingram's " Barefoot and Crazy",

Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

's "

Put a Girl in It "Put a Girl in It" is a song co-written by singer Rhett Akins along with Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, who are collectively known as The Peach Pickers, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in May 2008 as th ...

", Joe Nichols' "

Gimmie That Girl "Gimmie That Girl" is a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols. It was released in October 2009 as the second single from Nichols’ 2009 album '' Old Things New''. T ...

", and Bryan's "

I Don't Want This Night to End "I Don't Want This Night to End" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in September 2011 as the second single from his album '' Tailgates & Tanlines''. The song, written by Bryan, Rhett Akin ...

". All three members of the team also have co-writers' credits outside their collaborations. In 2022, the trio began touring as a performing act on Luke Bryan's tour.

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* American country songwriters American male songwriters People from Valdosta, Georgia American songwriting teams Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-songwriter-stub