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The Grammy nominated singer songwriter, Clint Daniels, was born and raised in the Florida Panhandle. He gained an interest in music as a child, singing with his sister in church. Inspired by Bluegrass, Daniels taught himself to play guitar by the time he turned 12. After graduating high school, he moved to Nashville, TN in pursuit of a career in the country music industry. In 1998, he signed a record deal with Arista Records. While with the label, Daniels released several songs, two of which charted on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs. After his time with the label, he has focused his career on songwriting and has been performing at showcases across the country.

Among his many accolades over the past few years, Jeffrey Steele has been named to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame as a Poet and Prophet, twice awarded BMI Songwriter of the Year and thrice the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) Songwriter of the Year. CMA has twice awarded him the coveted “Triple Play Award” for three No. 1 songs in a year. His country and A/C mega-hits include a string of chart toppers including: “Raise ‘Em Up”, “Knee Deep”, “Here,” “My Wish,” “The Cowboy In Me,” “These Days”, “My Town”, “Something to be Proud of”, “Everyday” and the groundbreaking “What Hurts The Most,” nominated for Best Country Song at the Grammy Awards.

Additionally, he has won over 35 BMI Country and Pop awards, was nominated for a Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Award for Best Original Song “I Thought I Lost You” for the Disney/Pixar animated feature BOLT, performed by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, been named one of Billboard Magazine’s top 5 writer’s 8 years in a row, as well as Music Row Magazine’s Songwriter of the Year Award. Steele’s latest album features performances with Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Jamey Johnson, John Rich and others.

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Her journey is one that would begin in the churches and regional rodeo circuits around her hometown in Woodville, Texas. By her pre-teen years, she had already amassed regular appearances on the aforementioned "The Rosie O'Donnell Show", an opening act slot with one her greatest influences Percy Sledge and a recording contract with Lyric Street Records. The latter encouraged her family to move to Nashville where she immersed herself in the songwriting community appearing on such iconic stages as The Ryman and the Bluebird Cafe'. Those foundations ensured her success when she audition for the TV phenomenon "American Idol", securing a spot in Hollywood on Season 12.

American Idol" would put Kree in millions of homes across the U.S. where she would rise to become a finalist and score her first Billboard charting hit with "All Cried Out" reaching #34 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "'American Idol' taught me that I never have to dilute my voice or my songwriting to prove I have something to say." She would follow up that success with a debut project titled "This Old Thing" which peaked at #28 on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart and #20 on the Heatseeker Album Chart. Her voice can also be heard backing Kacey Musgraves on her premiere project "Same Trailer Different Park" and Eli Young Band's "Life at Best." Kree has traversed an applauded career collaborating with the iconic Wynonna Judd, Keith Urban, Delbert McClinton and many more. Now, fans will hear her true-to-heart stories and vulnerable emotions with her forthcoming project "Chosen Family Tree.

His songs have been featured in TV shows, commercials and movies. Among his countless awards are 50 BMI Million--Air honors, multiple Songwriter of the Year awards and 2 consecutive Triple Play awards for 3 #1 songs within a 12--month period. In 2007, Bob was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Nashville’s Walk of Fame. In 2014, the Country Music Hall of Fame honored Bob with their prestigious “Poets and Prophets Series: Salute to Legendary Songwriter Bob DiPiero” and the Country Music Association also presented Bob with the CMA Chairman’s Award. On November 7, 2017 Bob DiPiero received yet another incredible honor when BMI presented him with their prestigious Icon Award celebrating his outstanding career achievement and honoring his unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers. This remarkable accolade leaves no question that Bob DiPiero’s career has truly been iconic.

Marty Dodson was born in Apple Valley, California, and moved around for several years until his family settled in Nashville, TN. Growing up, he was intimidated by the sheer number of people coming to Nashville to become singers or songwriters. So, he went to college and earned a degree in psychology.After working ten years as a youth minister, Marty decided to change careers. Trouble was, he didn’t know what he wanted to be when he grew up. He fumbled around for several years, doing odd jobs and trying to decide on a direction for his life. Finally, a book he read helped him realize that what he REALLY wanted to be was a songwriter. He had run into Gordon Payne, a member of the Crickets, while working one of his odd jobs. Gordon helped him re-write one of his songs and demo it in a Nashville studio. Marty was hooked. He threw caution to the wind, quit the other jobs and began writing full-time. Marty’s self-professed “greatest achievement” in his songwriting career to date was knocking artist Psy (“Gangnam Style”) out of the #1 spot in South Korea and winning “Song of the Year” honors for South Korea and all of Asia with his song “Bounce” recorded by Cho Yong Pil. Marty currently resides in Nashville TN with his wife Candy. He is a partner and co-founder of SongTown.Com and is a writer for Sail Away Songs.