Trey Edwin Bruce is an American songwriter. Bruce has written ten Number One singles on the ''

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''. "Look Heart, No Hands", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" and "Whisper My Name" by

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, and "

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" by

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, " A Little Bit of You" by

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among others. He has also co-written numerous singles for other artists, including

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and

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. Bruce received a

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for Best Original Song in 2001 along with co-writers

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and Brian D. Siewart.

Biography

Bruce's musical career began at an early age, when he played drums at various clubs around

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. In 1989, he moved to

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and signed with MCA Music Publishing as a songwriter.Trey Bruce bio
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reached the U.S.

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charts with "Things Are Tough All Over"; in 1993,

reached Number One on the same chart with Bruce's " Look Heart, No Hands". (Travis also recorded two more songs written by Bruce: 1994's " Whisper My Name" and 1998's "

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".) After 3 years at MCA, in 1993, Trey co-founded a small indie publishing company, Big Tractor Music, with record producer Scott Hendricks and there he received 13 ASCAP Awards, an Emmy Award, and the first 5 of 10 #1 singles, multiple top 5 & 10 hits and an Academy Of Country Music Song of the Year nomination. During the Big Tractor years, Trey developed a love for coffee and long nights in the studio so he became a record producer. Trey’s first and still favorite record to make was Chris LeDoux’s critically acclaimed “One Road Man” followed by 4 Trace Adkins albums, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Rebecca Lynn Howard’s “Forgive”. He is the son of singer

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and songwriter

Patsy Bruce Patsy Ann Bruce (née Smithson; March 8, 1940 – May 16, 2021) was an American country-western songwriter, music artist manager, and casting agent and businesswoman. She is best known for songs co-written with her then-husband, singer Ed Bruce, ...

. His daughter, Sela Bruce, is a singer-songwriter. (Royalty Network)

References

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