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Stories Behind the Songs

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs. This is a weekly podcast hosted by Chris Blair in Nashville, TN. After over 20 years in Nashville and owner of the famous music venue The Listening Room, CB has become friends with some of the biggest names in music, the writers behind the hits and amazing industry leaders. In this podcast, he sits down with those friends and shares their stories. You’ll hear about the songs you know from radio, you’ll hear from brand new artists and much more. Whether you have

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00:58:13

Clay Mills: Diamond Rio, Darius Rucker & SongTown!

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2023/08/22

In this episode, Chris Blair sits down with Clay Mills. Clay is from the Mississippi Delta and he talks about how he worked the soybean fields with his family and how working those fields is where he really found his love of music. You'll hear the story behind how he moved to New York at the age of 19 to write TV jingles from classical to hip hop, got over 1500 jingles placed in commercials and shows, and then ended up moving to Nashville to become a songwriter. He talks about the stories behind

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01:01:48

Neil Medley: Made For You + South End Kid

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2023/08/15

Neil Medley is one of the very first guys I met when I moved to Nashville about 20 years ago. Originally from Louisville, KY, he started his career in marketing but about 13 years ago he decided to go full time into songwriting. In this episode you're going to hear about that transition and how that move led him quickly to his first album cut with Luke Bryan. You'll hear about the songs he wrote after that like "Wasn't That Drunk" for the Josh Abbott Band that featured Carly

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00:38:28

Jason Duke: Kelsea Ballerini's Dibs!

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2023/08/08

This week's episode is with Jason Duke, who's a local guy that grew up just outside of Nashville. He was a wrestler back in the day, but then turned songwriter and ended up writing Kelsea Ballerini's smash hit, Dibs. Hear the story about how he walked out of a college class three years in to change his major, how he started in the music industry as a song plugger (someone who takes songs that people have written to artists or labels in hopes to get them recorded) and how he balanced

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00:55:26

Kelly Archer: Brett Young, Justin Moore & Chris Lane

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2023/08/01

In this week's episode I sit down with the amazing Kelly Archer! Kelly is originally from Vancouver, British Columbia. Her songs have been recorded by Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Eli Young Band, Montgomery Gentry, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Cassadee Pope, and many more. In this podcast you'll hear the story of how she grew up and how she dipped her toe into songwriting at an early age by re-writing another popular song; but how that made her begin to follow that path. She had a very

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00:54:45

Mark Irwin: From Alan Jackson to Tim McGraw

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2023/07/25

In this episode you'll hear the stories behind the songs written by Mark Irwin. Mark has been in Nashville for over 25 years and was the writer of Alan Jackson's first #1 hit "Here In The Real World." He also wrote "Redneck Crazy" for Tyler Farr, "Highway Don't Care" for Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift along with other great songs written for Jimmy Buffett, Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Randy Travis and more. He also talks about how he got a check for $5,000

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01:13:02

Justin Wilson: Drunk Me

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2023/07/18

Justin Wilson, originally from north Georgia, has around 80 songs recorded and over 20 songs that have been radio singles. In this episode you'll hear how he followed his path to Nashville and stories behind some of his hits like "Drunk Me" for Mitchell Tenpenny, "We Went" for Randy Houser, "Momma's House" for Dustin Lynch and "Kiss You In The Morning" for Michael Ray. He's also written songs for Blake Shelton, Lee Brice, Granger Smith, Morgan

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01:05:16

Jordan Walker: When It Rains It Pours

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2023/07/11

Jordan Walker, from Texas, has been around music his whole life. In this episode we are going to talk about how he got kicked out of his high school choir his senior year and how his favorite number is 2 so he moved to Nashville on 2/22/2012 to pursue music. He met Johnny McGuire and they formed the duo Walker McGuire - we talk about how that started and the story behind their hit "Till Tomorrow." He is a regular at The Listening Room with a great group of guys he writes with including Mitchell

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01:02:13

Brian Davis: Memory I Don't Mess With (Special July 4...

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2023/07/04

In this special July 4 edition, we introduce you to amazing songwriter Brian Davis. Brian grew up in North Carolina and has been around music since a very young age. He would hang out in the honky-tonks with his father and grandfather tuning their guitars or doing anything he could to help them just so he could be around the music. He got his first publishing deal in Nashville from the iconic Harland Howard and has written hits for acts like Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and more. In

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00:50:20

Tigirlily Gold: Shoot Tequila

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2023/06/27

Welcome, Tigerlilly Gold! Sisters, Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, formed their due back in their hometown of North Dakota. In this episode I sit down with these incredible ladies and hear how they got started, how they ended up making the move to Nashville and how they went from playing honkytonks like Dierk's Bentley's Whiskey Row on Broadway to being invited to play the incredible and iconic Grand Ole Opry stage. We will talk about the stories behind their latest single, Shoot Tequila and

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00:46:42

Blessing Offor: Believe

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2023/06/20

In this episode I sit down with my brother Blessing Offor who was born blind in his left eye and later became fully blind because if an accident with a Super Soaker water gun. He talks about how going through that accident got his obsessed with piano and writing. We talk about his song “Tin Roof” that he wrote with Natalie Hemby and released with Chris Tomlin & friends along with his top 20 Billboard smash “Brighter Days” and more. Make sure you go follow Blessing and let us know what you

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00:38:26

James McNair: Luke Combs #1 Lovin' On You

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2023/06/13

In this episode I sat down with my buddy James McNair who wrote the #1 song for Luke Combs, Lovin’ On You. We met in St. Augustine where I host The St. Augustine Songwriters Festival every year and have been friends ever since. He is an incredible songwriter and artist. In this episode he talks about the story behind that song, Lovin’ On You, along with other songs he’s written. He talks about how he got to Nashville and then ended up getting a publishing deal after getting an email from Brian

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00:55:03

Jet Harvey: Rock and a Hard Place

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2023/06/06

In this episode you will hear the story behind "A Rock And A Hard Place" that Jet Harvey wrote for Bailey Zimmerman. You'll hear how we was on a trip to Boston and got in a fight with his girlfriend - now his wife - and how he ordered red wine, watched tears roll down her face and walked out the door...and how the entire song is basically exactly what happened to him in Boston - later changed to Austin by Bailey. We talk about how he got his start as a Christian artist and traveled all

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01:06:55

AJ Kross: Hearts Don't Really Break

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2023/05/30

EPISODE 15 - We are still very new to the podcast world but we started this 15 weeks ago and I can't thank you all enough for the support. I hope you continue to listen, share, subscribe and follow wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @SBTSongs and I promise to continue to sit down with friends in the music industry to bring you great stories behind the songs! In this episode I sit down with long time friend, AJ Kross. We talk about how he traveled in a gospel band with his

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01:11:24

Rob Williford: Luke Combs & WILDCARD

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2023/05/23

In this episode I sit down with "Rowdy" Rob Williford. Rob played guitar and wrote hits with Luke Combs since Luke got his start just up until last December when he retired to focus more on songwriting and his own project. We are going to dive into life on the road with Luke and talk about the stories behind the massive hits Rob wrote for Luke like "One Number Away," "Doin This," and "Nothin But You." So far Rob has written 8 songs that have been recorded by

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00:41:20

Victoria Shaw: The River

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2023/05/16

In this episode you meet the one and only - Victoria Shaw. From New York to LA to Nashville, Victoria has written songs for Garth Brooks, Lady A, John Michael Montgomery, Ricky Martin, Doug Stone, Jim Brickman and more. She is so incredibly talented and through that talent has won herself an ACM Award for Song of the Year, two daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Song, 4 Emmy nominations and several ASCAP and SESAC Awards. She's going to talk about how she met Garth Brooks, the story behind

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00:30:59

Jacob Rice: Whatever Floats Your Boat

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2023/05/09

Influenced by Bruno Mars, Old Dominion, Train and Billy Currington, Jacob Rice started his journey into his musical career by moving to Nashville, TN in 2020 during the middle of a worldwide pandemic. He put out his first song "Whatever Floats Your Boat" followed by a song he wrote for his wife called "Forever I Do." In this episode, Jacob talks about those songs along with how he did the donkey ride of shame and left his wife at the top of a mountain. Listen to hear the whole

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00:50:00

Kent Blazy: Songs for Garth Brooks

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2023/05/02

If Tomorrow Never Comes, Ain't Going Down and more for Garth Brooks. Getting You Home (The Black Dress Song) for Chris Young. These are just a couple songs that the amazing Kent Blazy has written, as well as singles for Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and others. He's had a total of 7 #1 hits so far and they're just going to keep on coming. I have had the honor and pleasure of knowing Kent and calling him a friend for about 17 years now. He's as humble and kind as he is

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00:48:26

Jim Peterik: Eye Of The Tiger

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2023/04/25

I got to fly to Chicago to sit down with the legend himself, Jim Peterik. I met Jim over 15 years ago and we have been close friends ever since. In this episode you’re going to hear the stories behind the phone call from Sylvester Stallone that changed his life and led to him writing the song “Eye Of The Tiger” for the movie Rocky. You’ll hear about how he created the bands Ides Of March and Survivor. You’ll hear the story behind the song “Vehicle” and more. We sat down in Jim's home studio and had

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00:44:02

Phil Barton: A Woman Like You

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2023/04/18

I was in the room when he got his first #1 award and I'll never forget it. In this episode I have the privilege of sharing the story behind the songs written by Phil Barton. Phil came to Nashville from Australia where he already has some major success with a children's band called "Glower Pot Gang" that has sold over 400,000 records. He's done almost 90 kids records including some huge success for things like Bob the Builder and Thomas the Train. Once he moved to Nashville Phil

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00:43:32

Lost Saints: Hookup to a good time!

Stories Behind the Songs ·

2023/04/11

There was some mastermind thought that went into how the Lost Saints became a trio! In this episode, we meet this new up-and-coming artists/trio and hear how each of them made their way to Nashville, how they met and how one of the members somewhat kidnapped the others to trick them into seeing how they all sounded together - and that was a good move! Their harmonies blend so well and I have loved Chris, Afton and Derek since I first heard them in 2019 in St. Augustine, Florida. You're going to

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