Hit writers Round with Frank J Myers, Andy Griggs & Dennis Morgan $15- 7.27.24
Frank J Myers
Frank J Myers is from Dayton, Ohio. He moved to Nashville in 1981. Frank got his start in Nashville as band leader, road manager and lead guitarist for Eddy Raven in 1981 and worked with Eddy for 9 years. It was with Eddy that Frank started writing, playing and co producing sessions. They had 2 number ones, 5 number twos and 3 top tens. Songs such as I Got Mexico, Bayou Boys, You Should’ve Been Gone By Now, Sometimes A Lady and many others. It was in 1982 though, that Frank had his first single (a song he wrote by himself) with You and I for Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle which stayed number one: four weeks country, number two for six weeks AC and number 6 for four weeks Pop.
It was during his time with Eddy Raven that Frank met Gary Baker. They had their first number one together in 1993 with Once Upon A Lifetime by Alabama. Gary and Frank recorded one album for MCG/Curb Records as Baker & Myers and were 3 time nominees for Duo Of The Year at the ACM’s and CMA’s. Their greatest accomplishment as writers together came when John Michael Montgomery recorded I Swear which was number one for 4 weeks on the Country charts. The song was then recorded by All 4 One and went to number one on the pop charts and stayed there for 11 weeks.
Since then, I Swear has won these awards:
American Songwriter Magazine
Pop, AC, R&B, Country and Overall Song of the year. Pop, R&B, Country and Overall Songwriters of the year.
1st Annual Country Radio Awards
Single and Song of the year
C.M.A. Awards
Single of the year Song of the year nomination
Grammy Awards
Country song of the year
Best R&B Vocal and Song of the year nomination
A.C.M. Awards
Single and Song of the year
N.S.A.I. Awards
Award for Country, Pop, and AC Song of the year
A.S.C.A.P. Awards
Country, Pop and R&B Song of the Year
Billboard Magazine Awards
#1 song of 1994
Jukebox Awards
1994 Song and Songwriters of the Year
International Song Of The Years Awards
Canada, Germany, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan and China
Frank also co-wrote I’m Already There the 7-week number one smash by Lonestar,which was nominated for a Grammy and CMA Song and Single Of The Year. The song also went to number 2 on the AC chart. It was also named American Songwriter Magazine’s Country Song of the year and Frank was voted Country Songwriter of the year along with Gary Baker and Richie McDonald. His single My Front Porch Looking In by Lonestar is the first record in R&R history to go to #1 fall to number #2 for 6 weeks and go back to #1. #1 Tomorrow by Chris Young which was also nominated for ACM Single of the Year. Frank has had songs recorded by over 50 Country and Pop Artists. 12 #1's and 20 top 10's.
Andy Griggs
Andy Griggs often says his influences in music are like a pot of gumbo. Growing up in Monroe, LA, he was raised on Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, Waylon, Bill Monroe, hardcore blues, and hardcore rock’n roll, sprinkled with a touch of jazz. He often says, “there is no defining a style of song. As long as there’s soul, it has a place in music.”
Andy Griggs has had 13 singles and 6 Top 10’s on the Billboard country chart, 3 #1’s including Bluegrass #1 Georgia Peach” with Larry Sparks, "You Won't Ever Be Lonely”, "She's More" and he's also had 2 motion picture soundtracks. Andy is one of the greatest at being and adverse country/blues/gospel/bluegrass singer.
Dennis Morgan
Dennis Morgan is a Nashville, TN songwriter who has been active for over 50 years. He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, has been the BMI songwriter of the year 4 times, NSAI songwriter of the year 2 times, has won over 50 BMI awards and 20 BMI million-air performance awards. Grammy nominated and writer of over 5000 songs including "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" by Barbara Mandrell and George Jones, "Smoky Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap and Dolly Parton, "My Heart Can't Tell You No" by Rod Stewart, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" by Aretha Franklin and George Michael, "Let Me Let Go" by Faith Hill, and "Broken Down" by Eric Clapton, etc.
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