Dallas Davidson
| Dallas Davidson | |
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| Origin | Albany, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Website |
Dallas Davidson is an American country music singer and songwriter from Albany, Georgia, who has written for artists such as Blake Shelton, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, Randy Houser, Lady Antebellum, and Billy Currington. He generally writes with others, notably as a member of The Peach Pickers.[1]
Career
Davidson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 and joined Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) for performing rights representation and signed a publishing deal with Big Borassa Music, which lasted until 2008.[2] Davidson signed with EMI Music Publishing Nashville in 2008 and extended his contract with them in 2012.[3]
Trace Adkins recorded Davidson's "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" shortly after Davidson arrived in Nashville, taking the song to number 2 on the country charts in early 2006.[4] Davidson co-wrote the Brad Paisley-Keith Urban duet "Start a Band," which reached number 1 in January 2009.[5][6] This song was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Country Collaboration with vocals.[7] He also co-wrote Billy Currington's "That's How Country Boys Roll," which went to number 1 in 2010.[8]
Other singles that Davidson co-wrote in the late 2000s included "Put a Girl in It" by Brooks & Dunn, "Barefoot and Crazy" by Jack Ingram and "Gimmie That Girl" by Joe Nichols, all collaborations with Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, also known as The Peach Pickers. "Gimmie That Girl" made it to number 1 on the charts in April 2010.[9]
In 2010, Davidson also co-wrote "All About Tonight" by Blake Shelton, "All Over Me" by Josh Turner and "Rain Is a Good Thing" by Luke Bryan. These songs earned Davidson the award for Billboard's Hot Country Music Songwriter of 2010.[10]
Other songs that Davidson co-wrote and featured in the Billboard Hot 100 include Justin Moore's "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away",[11] Lady Antebellum's "Just a Kiss" and "We Owned the Night".[12] Luke Bryan also recorded Davidson's "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)", "I Don't Want This Night to End" and "That's My Kind of Night".[13] In 2013, he co-wrote "Runnin' Outta Moonlight" by Randy Houser, "Granddaddy's Gun" by Aaron Lewis and "Keep Them Kisses Comin'" by Craig Campbell.
Davidson received the 2012 ACM Songwriter of the Year; a 2012 ACM nominee for Song of the Year (for "Just a Kiss"); the 2011 BMI Country Awards’ Songwriter of the Year together with Rhett Akins. He is also a recipient of three CMA Triple Play Awards, one in 2010 and two in 2011; this award is given to songwriters who write three number-one singles in a one-year span. Davidson is the Chairman of the Georgia Music Foundation.[14] In 2015 he launched his own publishing company, Play It Again together with Austin Marshall.[15]
Personal life
Davidson is married with one son.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
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Collaboration albums
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Heat | |||
| The Brotherhood Album (with Rhett Akins) |
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47 | 19 |
Music videos
| Video | Director |
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| "Country Thang" (w/ Colt Ford) | Potsy Ponciroli |
Songs written
| Album | Song | Co-written with |
|---|---|---|
| Songs About Me (2005) | "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" | Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson |
| "Always Gonna Be That Way" | Chris Tompkins | |
| Old Boots, New Dirt (2014) | "Tonight Looks Good on You" | Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley |
| Torn Jeans & Tailgates | "Y'all Can Have This Town" | Brian Kolb |
| Rhett Akins, Keith Anderson, Ben Hayslip | ||
| C'mon (2008) | "C'mon" | Keith Andesron |
| N/A | "The Clown" (2014) | Hillary Lindsey, James T. Slater |
| It's America (2009) | "Friends with Tractor" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Frankie Ballard (2011) | "A Buncha Girls" | Frankie Ballard, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| Marty Dodson | ||
| Ashley Gorley | ||
| "Tell Me You Get Lonely" | Marty Dodson | |
| I Don't Dance (2014) | "I Don't Dance" | Lee Brice, Rob Hatch |
| "Dirt Cheap" | Luke Bryan, Hillary Lindsey | |
| Cowboy Town (2007) | "Put a Girl in It" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| New to This Town (2012) | "Bring It One Home" | Kix Brooks, Rhett Akins |
| Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| Doin' My Thing (2009) | "Rain is a Good Thing" | Luke Bryan |
| Rhett Akin, Ben Hayslip | ||
| "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" | Luke Bryan | |
| Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| "Suntan City" | Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Luke Bryan, Jim McCormick | ||
| "That's My Kind of Night" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley | |
| Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace | ||
| Ashley Gorley | ||
| Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| "Checkin' Out" | Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| "Kick the Dust Up" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley | |
| Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| Luke Bryan | ||
| Lucky Sometimes (2013) | "Lucky Sometimes" | Ben Hayslip, Charles Kelley |
| My Life's Been a Country Song (2008) | "Little Sundress" | Rhett Akins |
| Never Regret (2013) | "Keep Them Kisses Comin'" | Ben Hayslip |
| Numbers (2011) | "Meet Me in the Barn" | Jason Michael Carroll, Patrick Davis |
| Little Bit of Everything (2008) | "That's How Country Boys Roll" | Billy Currington, B. Jones |
| "All Day Long" | Frankie Ballard, Ben Hayslip | |
| "Angels Fly Away" | ||
| Ronnie Dunn (2011) | "Let the Cowboy Rock" | Ronnie Dunn |
| Redneck Crazy (2013) | "Hot Mess" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| "Criminal" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Tyler Farr, Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley | ||
| Tyler Farr, Houston Phillips | ||
| Anything Goes (2014) | "Smile" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley |
| Every Chance I Get (2011) | "Skirts and Boots" (w/Frankie Ballard) | James T. Slater, Jimmy Yeary |
| Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| Chippin' Away (2011) | "Here's to Me and You" | Ben Fowler, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Halfway to Heaven (2010) | "Back in the Day" | Brantley Gilbert, Ben Hayslip |
| "Small Town Throwdown" (feat. Justin Moore & Thomas Rhett) | Brantley Gilbert, Rhett Akins,Ben Hayslip | |
| "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" | John Kennedy | |
| Single (2016) | "Falling" ( | Keith Urban, Brett James |
| 21 (2015) | "21" | Hunter Hayes, Kelley Lovelace, Ashley Gorley |
| Anything Goes (2008) | "Back to God" | Randy Houser |
| Randy Houser | ||
| "Runnin' Outta Moonlight" | Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace | |
| Randy Houser | ||
| "Mine Tonight" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Randy Houser, Craig Wiseman | ||
| Rob Hatch | ||
| Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace | ||
| Ben Hayslip, Martin Johnson | ||
| N/A | "I Can't Make It Rain" (2009) | Ben Hayslip, Adam Hooper, Zack Hooper, John Milldrum |
| Big Dreams & High Hopes (2008) | "Barefoot and Crazy" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Casey James (2012) | "So Sweet" | Casey James, Patrick Davis |
| Take It to the Bank (2014) | "Where My Girls At" | Chris Jansen |
| The Dollar (2006) | "Flying Silver Eagle" | Jamey Johnson |
| Jamey Johnson | ||
| "Good Times Ain't What They Used to Be" | Jamey Johnson, Jim McCormack | |
| Sweet and Wild (2010) | "Stay Here Forever" | Jewel, Bobby Pinson |
| "The Shape of You" | Jewel, David Lee Murphy | |
| Own the Night (2011) | "We Owned the Night" | Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood |
| Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood | ||
| "Footprints on the Moon" | ||
| The Road (2013) | "Granddaddy's Gun" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Bobby Pinson |
| Don't Let Go (2007) | "Tough" | |
| N/A | "Night That You'll Never Forget" (2014) | Ashley Gorley |
| "Louisiana" | ||
| "Touchdown Jesus" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| XII (2012) | "Real Good Feel Good" | Jimmy Ritchy, Sam Hunt |
| Keith Anderson, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| Rebels on the Run (2011) | "Where I Come From" | Rodney Clawson |
| Justin Moore (2009) | "The Only Place That I Call Home" | Justin Moore, Jeremy Stover |
| "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" | Rob Hatch, Brett Jones" (2011) | |
| This Ole Boy (2012) | "This Ole Boy" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Real Things (2007) | "She's All Lady" | Jamey Johnson |
| "Gimmie That Girl" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| "Take It Off" | Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace | |
| Rodney Clawson, Jim Beavers | ||
| Rhett Aksin, Ben Hayslip | ||
| "Smile on Mine" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace | ||
| Yellow Brick Road (2007) | "I Love Women My Momma Can't Stand" | Rhett Akins |
| "They Should Have Named You Cocaine" | Jerrod Niemann, Jamey Johnson | |
| Easy Does It (2009) | "Nothin' Grows in Shadows" | Rhett Akins, Doug Johnson |
| "The One That Got Away" | Jake Owen, Jimmy Ritchy | |
| "Life of the Party" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley | |
| Ashley Gorley, Zach Crowell | ||
| Play (2008) | "Start a Band" (w/Keith Urban) | Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace |
| Changed (2012) | "Hot in Here" | Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace |
| Single | "Dirt Cheap" (feat. Mike Eli) | Luke Bryan, Hillary Lindsey |
| Ignite the Night (2014) | "Do It Like This" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley |
| Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas (2013) | "Ragin' Chajun Redneck Christmas" | Willie Robertson |
| True Believers (20130 | "Heartbreak Road" | Darius Rucker, Rhett Akins |
| Startin' Fires (2008) | "Country Strong" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | ||
| "Kiss My Country Ass" | Rhett Akins, Jon Stone | |
| "All About Tonight" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| "Good Ol' Boys" | ||
| "Boys 'Round Here" | Rhett Akins, Craig Wiseman | |
| Rhett Akins, Bobby Pinson | ||
| "One Night Girl" | Ashley Gorley | |
| Where Country Grows (2011) | "Keepin' It Rural" | Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Yeary |
| Tate Stevens (2013) | "That's How You Get the Girl" | Ben Hayslip, Rivers Rutherford |
| Way Out Here (2010) | "I Won't Go Crazy" | Josh Thompson |
| Haywire (2010) | "All Over Me" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Blue Collar Crusie | "Meet Me in the Barn" | Patrick Davis, Jason Michael Carroll |
| Drunk on Sunshine (2013) | "Drunk on Sunshine" | Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace |
| Single | "Rain on the Roof" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| "Thirsty" | Rhett Akins, Brett Eldredge | |
| I Got Your Country Right Here (2010) | "Blue Collar Done Turn Red" | Gretchen Wilson |
| It All Happen at a Honky Tonk (2013) | "Sweet Little Song and Dance" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Chris Young (2006) | "I'm Heading Your Way, José" | James T. Slater |
References
- ↑ "Songwriter Spotlight: Dallas Davidson Says He's Just 'Misunderstood'". Rolling Stone. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Songwriter Dallas Davidson joins BMI". BMI. 2004-10-20. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ↑ Skates, Sarah (January 5, 2012). "Davidson, EMI Renew Publishing Deal". MusicRow. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Trace Adkins - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ Morris, Edward (July 14, 2009). "Writers of "Start a Band" Celebrate a No. 1 Single". CMT News. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Chart Beat: Kelly Clarkson, 'At Last,' Coldplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ Stefano, Angela (August 5, 2015). "Behind the Song: Brad Paisley + Keith Urban, 'Start a Band'". The Boot. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot Country Songs chart - Billy Currington". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "Joe Nichols Snags One Hit, Misses Another". The Boot. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ Mayfield, Adam (June 21, 2011). "Dallas Davidson". www.briterevolution.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Justin Moore - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Lady Antebellum - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Luke Bryan - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Georgia Music Foundation – About Us". www.georgiamusicfoundation.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ Thompson, Gayle (March 22, 2015). "Dallas Davidson Launches His Own Music Publishing Company". The Boot. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ Conaway, Alanna (March 7, 2015). "Songwriter Dallas Davidson and Wife Welcome Baby Boy". Nash Country Weekly. Retrieved 2016-05-06.