| April 9, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 pm | ||
| April 10, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 pm |
James Dean Hicks
At the age of 10, James Dean Hicks began making the trip from his home on a farm near Bardstown, Kentucky, to the big-city streets of Nashville. There he appeared regularly on the “WSM Midnight Jamboree” with the Grand Ole Opry greats, including Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow. By the time he was 13, James had opened concerts for Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, George Jones and Tammy Wynette.From this almost legendary beginning, James has traveled on to success as one of America’s premier songwriter/artist!Two of James’ compositions — “It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)” and “This Crazy Love” — became #1 hits for the Oak Ridge Boys. Then came “Goodbye Time” for Conway Twitty, and “Jesus and Mama”, recorded by Confederate Railroad which became James’ third #1 hit, followed closely by Sammy Kershaw’s chart-topper “National Working Woman’s Holiday.” James’ song “Grandpa Told Me So” soared up the charts for Kenny Chesney, “The Hole” was a hit by Randy Travis and “God Gave Me You” was a hit for Bryan White. He also has written the title cut “Sweet Kisses” for new pop sensation, Jessica Simpson, as well as, “Life is a Party” by the teen heartthrob, Aaron Carter.
The list of artists who have recorded James Dean Hicks’ songs is long. It includes Crystal Gayle, Charlie Daniels, Linda Davis, and Conway Twitty. Some of country’s hottest young performers are also well-represented on that list — John Michael Montgomery, Neal McCoy, Collin Raye, Lorrie Morgan, Bryan White, Skip Ewing, and pop superstars, Aaron Neville and Tony Rich.
Marc Beeson
This Illinois native cut his teeth playing bars throughout the Southwest during his late teens and early twenties. After a stint in Los Angeles he moved to Nashville. Marc recorded two solo projects for Warner Bros. and BNA before fronting the band Burnin’ Daylight on Curb Records…
As a songwriter Marc has had recordings such as; “When She Cries” (Restless Heart); “Even Now” (Exile); “One Clear Voice” (Peter Cetera); “From The Inside Out” (Linda Davis); “Phones are Ringing All Over Town” (Martina McBride); “This Love” (LeAnn Rimes); “I Wouldn’t Know” (Reba McEntire/Shenandoah); and songs recorded by Trace Adkins, Chicago, Ty Herndon, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Diamond Rio, Ronnie Milsap, Shenandoah, Lila McCann, Kenny Rogers, Steve Wariner, and many others…
The song “When She Cries“, recorded by Restless Heart, won both ASCAP Country and Pop Song of the Year awards. Most recently, his songs have been recorded by Little Texas, Bucky Covington, JoDee Messina and Pat Green…
