Nashville Connection

University Alumni Leaving a Lasting Impression on The Music City

If you’re a country music fan, chances are good that many of the tunes you hear every day on the radio were either written or performed by Georgia Southern alumni. Maybe your favorite is “The Dance,” by Garth Brooks. How about “Honey Bee” by Blake Shelton, “Gimmie That Girl” by Joe Nichols, “Farmer’s Daughter” by Rodney Atkins, or “We Rode in Trucks” by Luke Bryan?

These lyrics, penned by University graduates who got their start performing in Statesboro’s night spots, are now sung by some of the hottest talent in country music. They’ve received such honors as ASCAP’s Songwriter of the Year, the Song of the Year award from the Academy of Country Music, and countless Grammy and Country Music Association nominations.

Alumni have performed hundreds of times at the Grand Ole Opry, hosted Sirius XM radio talk shows and one artist’s gold single recently sold more than 128,000 tracks in just one week. Here, we present a tribute to our alumni whose dedication to their craft has rocketed them to stardom in The Music City and beyond.

-Stories by Mary Beth Spence

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