David Lee Murphy

If Sam Smith Gives Tom Petty Songwriter Credit, Who Else Should Follow?

9 years ago Liv Carter 3
As Sam Smith is preparing for several predicted Grammy Awards wins, he already gave some of the credit away in a rather unexpected fashion. He added Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne to the songwriters credits. When I first heard there was a buzz about plagiarism surrounding his monster-smash ‘Stay with Me,’ and that it involved Read More

Jason Aldean Celebrates Two #1 Songs in One Day

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Jason Aldean Celebrates Two #1 Songs in One Day
Yesterday, March 5, Jason Aldean celebrated double #1 success. First, he and his team visited the BMI offices to thank all those involved in the success of ‘Take a Little Ride.’ Big Loud Shirt’s Craig Wiseman, one of the song’s publishers, welcomed the crowd and acknowledges the songwriters, Rodney Clawson, Jim McCormick, and Dylan Altman. Read More

Single Review: ‘Pirate Flag’ – Kenny Chesney

11 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: David Lee Murphy, Ross Copperman Less than a year after the album’s release, Kenny Chesney has declared an end to the Welcome to the Fishbowl era by sending the first single off his next album to radio (which is a shame as I’d hoped to see ‘Sing ’em Good My Friend’ released as a Read More

Kenny Chesney Hoists the ‘Pirate Flag’ on January 31, New Single from Upcoming Album

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kenny Chesney Hoists the ‘Pirate Flag’ on January 31, New Single from Upcoming Album
He kept fans guessing with a series of adds, now Kenny Chesney has announced the first single from his upcoming album will be ‘Pirate Flag.’ I do love seeing a good marketing campaign and few get it right more often than Chesney and his team. The uptempo tune was written by Music Row veteran David Read More

Single Review: ‘Anywhere with You’ – Jake Owen

11 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: David Lee Murphy, Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Yeary Jake Owen‘s early career involved singles which, if not exactly deep material, still held a quirky quality which made them his own. With his latest album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, that has drifted even more to unchallenging, easily digestible radio songs. He has now started collecting #1 Read More