Stories Behind the Songs

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs with Chris Blair! We hope you enjoy this podcast and will listen, follow, like and rate us here on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, iHeart, YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts!In this episode I sit down with hit songwriter and #1 book author J.T. Harding! You may not know the name, but you know the songs. J.T. has written so many hit songs for artists like Uncle Kracker, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, The Jonas Brothers, Blake Shelton

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs with Chris Blair! We hope you enjoy this podcast and will listen, follow, like and rate us here on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, iHeart, YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts! In this episode I sit down with incredible new trio, The Woods. We talk about how these three came together to create The Woods during the pandemic. They talk about the story behind their first song "Worlds On Fire," the release of "If You Really Love Me," how

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs with Chris Blair! We hope you enjoy this podcast and will listen, follow, like and rate us here on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, iHeart, YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts! In this episode I sit down with the multi-talented and amazing Chrissy Metz! You probably know Chrissy from her starring role as Kate in the award-winning NBC hit series "This Is Us." She is an Emmy and two-time Golden Globe nominee and the show was the winner of the 2018

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs with Chris Blair! We hope you enjoy this podcast and will listen, follow, like and rate us here on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, iHeart, YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts! In this episode I sit down with friend, Filmore. (Tyler) Filmore moved to Nashville after attending Mizzou in Columbia, MO. I first met him shortly after moving to town when we were introduced by Doug Howard who used to head up A&R at Lyric Street Records and then went on to

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs with Chris Blair! We hope you enjoy this podcast and will listen, follow, like and rate us here on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, iHeart, YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts! In this episode I sit down with the incredible Elise Hayes. Elise was one of my picks for unsigned artist of the month in 2022 and I have been blessed to call her a friend for over 10 years now. In this episode we talk about how she went from concerts on her porch to her neighbors to

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs with Chris Blair! We hope you enjoy this podcast and will listen, follow, like and rate us here on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, iHeart, YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts! In this episode I sit down with my buddy and incredible songwriter, Matt Rogers. Matt has songs recorded by Randy Houser, Brett Eldridge, Jimmie Allen, Brad Paisley, Justin Moore, Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch, Chris Young, Dylan Scott, Gary Allan, Mitchell Tenpenny and many more. So far

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs with Chris Blair! This has been a project we have been working on for awhile and we are so glad to finally be launching. I'm even more excited to introduce to you our first guest, Emily Brooke. Emily was one of my "Unsigned Artists of the Month" last year. What does that mean? I own a music venue in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, TN called The Listening Room, and through that venue I see the absolute best singer/songwriters before anyone else really knows them. I

Welcome to Stories Behind the Songs. This is a weekly podcast hosted by Chris Blair in Nashville, TN. In these podcasts, CB sits down with a bunch of his friends in the music industry. Nothing is off limits. You’ll hear stories behind hits you know on radio from the songwriters who wrote them. You’ll hear from new artists that you may never of hear of, but you’ll be introduced to their incredible music. You’ll be inspired. You’ll laugh. You’ll learn. And hopefully, you’ll enjoy and share this