Thomas James Schuyler (born June 10, 1952, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for

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, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "A Long Line of Love" for Michael Martin Murphey. In 1983, Schuyler signed to

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and released the album ''Brave Heart''. Its title track was a No. 43 single on the Hot Country Singles (now

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) charts. Later, he founded the trio

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(originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) with

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and

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. S-K-O charted seven singles in the mid-1980s, including the Number One hit "Baby's Got a New Baby". Overstreet later assumed a solo career and the trio was renamed S-K-B when Craig Bickhardt replaced him. After S-K-B disbanded, Schuyler continued to write songs, and was eventually made chairman of the

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. He also headed RCA Records' Nashville division from 1992 to 1995. In that role he signed singer Kenny Chesney, the band

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and also had a significant role in launching the career of Martina McBride and Sara Evans. Schuyler continued to write songs for Almo-Irving Music, administered several music catalogs and recorded a few independent albums. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. Schuyler is currently the Young Adult Minister at a church in

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and an adjunct instructor at Belmont University.

Songs written by Thom Schuyler

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schuyler, Thom 1952 births American country singer-songwriters Living people Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) alumni Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania People from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania S-K-O members Country musicians from Pennsylvania