Songs of Nashville: The Real Stories Behind Country Music's Greatest Hits - Hardcover

by Jake Brown (Author)

"Jake Brown puts the songwriter in the spotlight."
--Billboard Country

Here are the untold stories behind country's most influential songs from the tunesmiths themselves--featuring interviews with Jelly Roll, Taylor Swift cowriters Liz Rose and Lori McKenna, Luke Combs cowriter Drew Parker, Morgan Wallen hit writer Josh Thompson, chart-toppers Clint Black and Vince Gill, legends and trendsetters like the late Merle Haggard and Kinky Friedman, Americana troubadour Jim Lauderdale, and song crafters with scores in film and television like A Star Is Born Oscar nominees Hillary Lindsey and Natalie Hemby and Songland judge Shane McAnally.

Songs of Nashville is a look inside the lives and work of the artists who've shaped Nashville and the sound of country. It reveals the emotional fuel, melodic and lyrical science, and pure magic of the Music Row hitmaking machine.

Through in-depth profiles and conversations, country artists reveal the birth stories of the songs you know and love--and some you may not, but you definitely should!--from spontaneous moments of inspiration to the chemistry of collaboration.

Songs of Nashville is a must-read to discover the secrets of the creative process and the enduring power of storytelling that makes country music timeless.

Author Biography

Award-winning biographer and music writer Jake Brown has authored sixty books since 2001, published in eleven countries. His subjects and collaborators include Heart, Joe Satriani, Merle Haggard, Tupac Shakur, Teddy Riley, and Motörhead. Brown is also the creator and host of About the Authors TV, airing on Tubi TV. His television work includes series like Music's Greatest Mysteries on AXS TV and Breaking the Band on Reelz. He is a recipient of the ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, and he lives in Nashville, Tennessee.