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Jamie O'Neal (born 3 June 1966) is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. She was born Jamie Murphy in Sydney, Australia, to parents Jimmy and Julie Murphy, who were also professional musicians. In the early part of her career she was a backing singer in her native Australia, appearing on Kylie Minogue's Enjoy Yourself Tour of Australia, UK, Europe and Far East Asia in 1990. She rejoined Minogue's tour in 1991 for the Rhythm of Love Tour (Australia and Far East Asia) and the Let's Get To It Tour of the UK and Ireland. In 2000, O'Neal released her debut album, Shiver. The album featured the back-to-back Number One singles "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels". Two other singles were released: the title track, which reached No. 21 on the country charts, and "Frantic", which reached No. 41 in 2002. Since then, she has released one other studio album, Brave in 2005. Her third studio album, Like a Woman, has yet to have a release date.

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Ty Herndon is a household name to country music fans due to his impressive string of hits that began in 1995 when Herndon’s debut single, “What Mattered Most,” rocketed to number one. With 17 singles that have landed him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, numerous industry awards, and more than 4 million albums sold, one might think Herndon would be content to sit back and reflect on his career achievements. Instead, Herndon recently signed a new recording deal with FUNL Music. The Nashville label has announced Ty Herndon as its flagship artist, and released to radio “Journey On,” the title single from his upcoming album.

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There is a very cool moment, preserved for posterity in TV syndication, when Joshua Scott Jones and Meghan Linsey, the duo known as Steel Magnolia, make the connection that changes their lives. It's cattle call audition day for season two of CMT's Can You Duet? Josh and Meghan are secretly ambivalent about the whole thing, skeptical that the judges are going to get their very unique sound. But they do and so began the journey that would put Steel Magnolia in the shows winner's circle and on Big Machine Records.

In the year since winning the show, Steel Magnolia has gone on to win over many more influential fans and supporters. Their bracing take of "Keep On Lovin' You" broke through as the highest charting debut single by a co-ed duo in Billboard history and climbed all the way to No. 5 on the Billboard Country Charts. The song has been downloaded more than a million times and landed in the major motion picture, “Valentine’s Day.” Josh and Meghan spent the summer of 2010 touring alongside Brad Paisley on his massively popular H20 Tour. They also toured with Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton and appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Lopez Tonight.

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Originally from Portsmouth, Ohio, Rick moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music, and it didn't take long before he was drawing attention from all the major record labels in town. He soon signed a deal with Steven Spielberg’s company “Dreamworks “ TM and began recording a solo album with legendary record producer James Stroud. Having 2 singles "The Girls Got It Going On" and "Different Point Of View" from Ferrell's debut album "Different Point Of View" chart on Billboards country music chart.

In 2005 Ferrell formed the duo "Bluefield" with fellow singer/songwriter Jennifer Hicks and recorded and album with grammy award winning Gary Pascoza (the Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss) which also featured the talented Chris Thile playing mandolin on every track. In 2008-09 Bluefield would have 3 songs "Butterfly", "Drive Away" and "Ready To Love You Now" chart on the Billboard country music chart.

As a song writer Rick has been equally successful in his endeavors. Superstar Tim McGraw struck gold when he chose to record Rick’s song titled “Something Like That” (aka The BBQ Stain Song) and took it to #1 on the Billboard chart for 5 weeks in a row. The song continues to be a main stay on radio stations world wide. In fact, at the end of 2009 "Something Like That" would emerge as the most played song of the decade in any genre of music. Soon after Martina McBride flew up the charts with Rick’s power ballad “Where Would You Be?” Because of his versatility, Rick has had his songs recorded by a wide range of artists…from classic country artist like Earl Thomas Conley and Eddie Raven to contemporary artist such as Montgomery/Gentry, Julianne Hough, Jason Michael Carroll, and others. When asked about his inspiration Rick replies, “Most of my influences have been singer/songwriters and I feel my style as a singer and performer has always been best defined through my songwriting".

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Marcus Spencer Hummon (born December 28, 1960 in Washington, DC) is an American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All in Good Time in 1995 and produced a No. 73 single on the Hot Country Songs charts in "God's Country." Hummon has also released several studio albums on his own label, Velvet Armadillo.

Hummon has also co-written songs for many country music artists, including Top 40 singles for Tim McGraw, Wynonna Judd, and Alabama, as well as three Number One country hits: "Cowboy Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks, "Born to Fly" by Sara Evans, and "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts. "Bless the Broken Road" had previously been a minor chart single in 1998 for Melodie Crittenden as well. In 2005, Rascal Flatts' version earned Hummon a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Hummon also co-produced Last of the Good Guys, the debut album for the country group One Flew South, in addition to co-writing several of the songs on it.

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Jessica Leigh Harp (born on February 3, 1982) is an American songwriter and former country artist from Kansas City, Missouri. Between 2005 and 2007, Harp and Michelle Branch recorded and performed as The Wreckers, a duo that topped the country charts in 2006 with the Grammy-nominated "Leave the Pieces." After The Wreckers disbanded, Harp began a solo career on Warner Bros. Records, the same label to which The Wreckers were signed. Her solo debut album single, "Boy Like Me," debuted in March 2009 and was a Top 30 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was followed by her debut album, A Woman Needs, in March 2010.

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Native Run is Rachel Beauregard and Bryan Dawley, both born and raised with deep roots in the Virginia commonwealth. It all started in a tiny, red practice room at their local Virginia venue, Jammin Java. Though a young band, after hitting the road for two years straight they're no rookies to the stage. Wearing their hearts on their sleeves, Beauregard and Dawley bring a chemistry to the stage that is unparalleled.

Collectively, they bear influences from Shakespeare to Springsteen, and from Patsy Cline to Keith Urban. Hailed by Paste Magazine as "The Best of What's Next", it is no surprise that the duo is now taking Nashville by storm. Native Run will be gracing the stage this fall at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

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My relationship with Shane Hines began when I was pulled out from underneath the bed and placed at his feet. I hadn't been played for months and was excited to be in the hands of an active singer-songwriter. Our friendship together started off slow but I took a liking to how he approached each song with a passionate urgency that begged listeners to turn in their seats and listen.

The more time we spent together, I began to realize that his talent for hauntingly sweet melodies was well complimented by insightfully brave and honest lyrics. As his trusty acoustic guitar, I did the best I could to provide lush chord voicings and softly spoken fingerpicking passages. When we hit the road, I was right there in the back seat along side jugs of water, a few books, and some CD's by artists such as B.B. King and the Beatles.

With each strum, a small hole began to wear away in the top of my body and as our tour schedule expanded, Shane Hines was literally breaking through in all parts of the country. Local and regional success took us from Boston to Tennessee, where my case was run over at an outdoor house concert, while national touring grabbed the attention of USA Today. An international tour found us playing at Abbey Road Studios and eventually caught the ear of artist representatives from Orange Amplifiers and Gibson Guitars. This led to the day our family finally expanded and I met my brother, J-45.

The new acoustic in the family started coming along for the ride and I found I was being replaced at some of the best writing houses in Nashville writing songs with Sherrie Austin, Will Rambeaux, Lori McKenna, Bonnie Baker and other amazing writers. In fact, the new guitar was exclusively played on the most recent album "All the Quiet, All the Chaos". On the road, I've found myself staying off to the side of the stage. However, I don't mind. After being a part of the show for so many years, I can now sit back and enjoy what everyone has been listening to all this time; a singer songwriter that writes from the heart and sings from the soul.

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Born and raised in Cincinnati,Ohio, Brian picked up the guitar in his teens and played in a Christian pop/rock band in college. Majoring in electronic communications,he graduated planning on a career in radio broadcasting,but a part-time job as a youth pastor in a small town outside of Cincinnati soon became the focus of his life. Brian spent 10 years in youth and music ministry,writing songs as a sideline before showing his songs to anyone in the music industry. He found immediate success, and by the late 80's had established himself as a premier songwriter with the Benson Music Group, now known as Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing. He has written for such artist as Avalon, 4 Him, Point of Grace, 33 Miles , Mandisa , Brian Littrell, Selah, The Crabb Family, All Star United, Greg Long, Larnelle Harris, Jaci Velasquez, Cliff Richard, Karyn Williams , 16 Cities, Me In Motion, and many others. His writing has earned him thirteen number 1 songs as well as 2 Dove Awards, one for Inspirational Song of the Year in 1994 for "Holding Out Hope to You", recorded by Michael English and the other for Southern Gospel Song of the Year in 2004 for “The Promise" recorded by the Martins.

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Ben Caver is quickly becoming one of Nashville's favorite young singer/songwriters, with his fresh approach to music and unique smooth vocals. In the Fall of 2003, Ben left his hometown of Hoover, AL and began a journey that is still proving to be a promising rise to the top. As Ben attended Belmont University, he focused on honing the craft of writing music and performing at venues on campus and throughout Nashville. It wasn't long before Ben started networking and rubbing elbows with some of the industry's finest writers, performers, and label executives. After finishing school, he was signed as an Artist/Writer with Sony/Tree music. In the time since, Ben has toured, written, and recorded with a host of artists and writers such as Jay Demarcus (Rascal Flatts), Josh Kelley, Keaton Simons (CBS Records), Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift), and Casey Beathard ("No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem", "Don't Blink"), just to name a few.

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