Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...

Pianist and music industry executive David Briggs, famed for his work in Muscle Shoals as well as with Elvis Presley and ...

In the world of studio musicians, David Briggs was one of the absolute greats. He came from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and his ...

Via Willin’ David Music, the publishing company Briggs co ... is Briggs' continuing work as a jingle craftsman. When Garth Brooks arrived in Nashville in the mid-1980s, Briggs contracted the ...

Well, the sentiment comes from a country music legend — Garth Brooks. “If one looks down ... He wrote songs for Merle Haggard and David Frizzell, Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Tracy Byrd ...

The musicians worked together on the very successful tunes Unanswered Prayers. They also co-created the knockout hit single Rodeo.

“If one looks down on the list of music’s greatest writers of all time,” Brooks said ... He wrote songs for Merle Haggard and David Frizzell, Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Tracy Byrd ...

By Jessica Nicholson Country music songwriter Larry Bastian, known for penning songs including Garth Brooks’ “Unanswered ... recorded by Merle Haggard and David Frizzell (“Lefty”), Tammy ...

Other singers Larry had coached in his career included Janie Fricke, David Frizzell ... behind Garth Brooks' hits like "Unanswered Prayers" & "Rodeo". His influence on country music is timeless ...