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Recorded in the green room at Dosey Doe as part of the Real Life Real Music Songwriter Series syndicated radio program. Visit www.realliferealmusic.com for more information.
Many people are first introduced to singer/songwriter Thom Shepherd by one of the long list of songs that he has written, but were recorded and released by other artists. He wrote the 2011 GMA Canada Song and Video of the year for High Valley's recording of "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)." He is the writer of the #1 singles "Redneck Yacht Club", recorded by Craig Morgan, and "Riding with Private Malone" recorded by David Ball. He wrote the title track of Tracy Lawrence's Grammy nominated album "The Rock," and the #1 Josh Abbott and Pat Green single, "My Texas." Kevin Fowler recorded two of Thom's songs, taking "Beer Season" to #1 for three weeks and "Cheaper To Keep Her" to #3 on the Texas Music Chart. In total, Thom has had over 10 singles and over ninety cuts by artists including Easton Corbin, Colt Ford, Bucky Covington, George Jones, Trailer Choir, Montgomery Gentry, Buddy Jewell, and Cledus T. Judd. After years of living in Nashville, Thom relocated to Texas in 2011 to pursue a full-time touring career. "I've always written songs so that I could perform them live on stage," he says. "It's always exciting when someone else records one of my songs, but there is no greater feeling than connecting with an audience." His current single is "Band Aid On A Bullet Wound."