Country Hits: Songs from Nashville

When Rick Brantley made the move to Nashville, he established himself as one of the most in-demand young writers on Music Row with cuts ranging from Meat Loaf to David Nail. An artist and dynamic performer as well as a songwriter, Brantley has toured nonstop all over the world, opening for everyone from John Hiatt to Kiefer Sutherland, Zac Brown, and Brandy Clark, as well as headlining his own solo shows.

Brantley continues to add to his impressive portfolio, producing acclaimed records with artists like Rob Baird and Justin Halpin, and directing music videos in his down time.

At only 18, Emily West moved to Nashville, signed with Capitol Records, and released Rocks in Your Shoes, which landed in the top 40 on Billboard’s Hot Country charts. Her haunting duet with Keith Urban, “Blue Sky,” also ranked in the top 40 and was nominated for the Academy of Country Music Awards’ vocal event of the year.

Following her success as a finalist and runner-up on America’s Got Talent, West signed with Sony Masterworks and released her debut album, All For You (2015). West now performs regularly at the famed Grand Ole Opry.

Lindsey Miller is a Nashville, TN based touring and session guitarist who has performed and recorded with a variety of artists and musicians spanning several musical genres. 

Growing up in Prairie Village, KS (a suburb of Kansas City) Lindsey picked up her first guitar at age ten. Although first inspired by Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, and 90s alternative rock, it was her discovery of hometown guitar hero Pat Metheny that initiated her into the world of jazz. Lindsey’s talent and ever-growing interest in jazz improvisation earned her a scholarship to attend the University of North Texas where she performed in the Two O’Clock Lab band and earned a bachelor’s degree in jazz studies. She then went on to complete a master’s degree in music from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Since moving to Nashville in 2012, she has toured with artists such as Brett Eldredge, Lauren Daigle, Kevin Max, and Danny Gokey, and has performed and/or recorded with jazz luminaries such as Brian Blade, Danny Gottlieb, Keith Carlock, Dennis Chambers, and Jeff Coffin. She plays regularly with the Nashville Symphony and has also performed with the Kentucky Opera, Phoenix Symphony, and Kansas City Symphony. Lindsey has appeared on tv shows such as ABC/CMT’s Nashville, CBS’ Tell Me A Story,and the 2022 NBC Rockefeller Tree Lighting. She has worked with some of the best studio musicians in the Nashville recording industry at studios such as Ocean Way, Warner Bros., Treasure Isle, Sound Emporium, Warner Chappell and The Castle Recording Studio. Her music can be heard on Bravo, The History Channel, CBS NFL, Comedy Central, HGTV, and NBC. 

This coming Fall 2023, Lindsey will be releasing her new three-song jazz EP/video project “The Sapphire Session” Live From Layman Drug Company. Follow her instagram @lbmiller83 for more updates.

For more info: www.lindseymillerguitar.com

Native Virginian and Nashville transplant Bryan Dawley has been making music professionally for the past 15 years. His journey began at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV, where he not only double majored in Classical Bass Performance and Jazz Studies but began to experiment with traditional Appalachian instruments.

Fusing the two, Dawley began playing professionally in the DC area and eventually started his band of 10 years, Native Run, with friend and fellow collaborator Rachel Beauregard. After a move to Music City, the two enjoyed great success, signing to Showdog Universal Records and Creative Nation/Combustion Publishing, and touring the world with various artists spanning from Lady A to John Hiatt to Carrie Underwood. 

In recent years, Dawley has toured with singer/songwriter Ruston Kelly, and began a music production career in 2019. Bryan lives in East Nashville with his wife Karrie and two kids, Clara and Levi. 

Ross McReynolds is a creator who uses the drums to express what he feels is happening in the room. McReynolds has been touring and recording out of Nashville for seven years, and finds he gets closer to finding his voice every day.

McReynolds has had the opportunity to either tour or record with Katie Pruitt, Maia Sharp, Anthony Da Costa, Lydia Luce, Jordan Lehning, Josh Grange, Juan Solorzano, Jessy Wilson, The Muddy Magnolias, Dynamo, Cody Fry, Cory Wong, Kelsey Waldon, and Jess Nolan, and hopes to continue expanding this list while also continuing to find his voice and learn the art of music making.

Andrew Sovine is a multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer originally from Nashville. He has collaborated with such artists as Big Kenny (Big & Rich), Wynonna, Chase Rice, Don Gallardo, Cale Tyson, Kelsey Waldon, Kink Ador, Janelle and the Gentleman, Kaylyn Scardefield, Bobby McGrath, Harold Allen, Birdcloud, Maureen Murphy, Meghan Linsey, and most notably Ashley McBryde.

Sovine’s work has garnered multiple GRAMMY® Award nominations and has a style that embraces his love of noise, fuzz, delay, open tunings, and general mischief. In addition to his touring and recording work he also owns and operates The Back Room Record Studio in Savannah, GA.