Nashville Songwriters in the Round
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CRITIC’S PICK:
Fri., Nov. 21
Nashville Songwriters in the Round, Avon Theatre—You may not recognize Clay Mills, Heather Morgan or Michael Logan, but they might be some of the names lost in the small print as composers for the country songs you love. The list of superstars they have written for is headed by Kenny Chesney, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban, and there are many others. They will be doing a joint guitar-pull, swapping stories and tunes where you’ll get to hear their compositions stripped down, the way they wrote them before glitzy producers took over. These shows always provide a unique look inside the creative minds of the folks behind the spotlight. — Hal Horowitz
From the venue:
Grammy-winning and Nominated Artists with #1 songs on Billboard Charts
Songs written for Superstar artists, including:
Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Dan + Shay, Hunter Hayes, Caitlyn Smith, and More!
Songs featured on shows like Suits, Nashville, Parenthood, Heartland, Virgin River, The Hills, The Fosters, and many more.
Featured Artist/Songwriters:
Gordie Sampson wrote “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” performed by Carrie Underwood, which wound up at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six weeks in a row and earned Gordie a Grammy for Best Country Song of the Year. Since then, Sampson’s songs have been cut by a long list of established artists that includes Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Dan + Shay, Hunter Hayes and Caitlyn Smith and by young up-and-comers like Carly Pearce, Caylee Hammack and Tenille Townes.
Heather Morgan is a Nashville-based country singer-songwriter originally from Richardson, Texas. She has penned songs for top artists like Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Maren Morris, and Brett Eldredge. Notably, she co-wrote Eldredge's hits "Beat of the Music" and "Lose My Mind," both of which reached #1 on the charts!
Michael Logen is a Grammy-Nominated, Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter as heard on “Nashville, “One Tree Hill”, “Parenthood”, “SUITS”, “Heartland”, “Virgin River”, “The Fosters”, “The Hills”, “American Idol”, The Olympics, BBC, CMT and NPR.
He's been featured in “Rolling Stone”, “Performing Songwriter,” and “Billboard Magazine”.Also a prolific songwriter, Michael has written songs for other artists like Kelly Clarkson (on Grammy-Winning album, “Stronger”), Sister Hazel, Mat Kearney, Jonny Lang, Marc Broussard, Will Hoge, Ashley Monroe, Bucky Covington, Brandon Heath and many more
At Avon Theater
Nashville Songwriters in the Round | 11/21/2025 7:30 PM