Phil O’Donnell

Blake Shelton's 'Doin What She Likes' Tops Mediabase, Thomas Rhett, FGL Enter Top 10

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Blake Shelton's 'Doin What She Likes' Tops Mediabase, Thomas Rhett, FGL Enter Top 10
Well, I just bet that when Phil O’Donnell and Wade Kirby were writing about fresh fajitas, they had no idea they would be celebrating their next #1 hit! Blake Shelton‘s ‘Doin’ What She Likes’ crowns the Mediabase Country Singles Chart this week, and it seems obvious what Warner needs to be serving at the #1 Read More

Album Review: Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee
Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee (Stoney Creek, 2013) North Carolina rock band Parmalee entered country music by way of the quite stupid ‘Musta Had a Good Time.’ It functions as the opening track of their Stoney Creek debut album, Feels Like Carolina, and the tawdriness of that song is soon eclipsed by the strong set Read More

Songwriter Phil O’Donnell Inducted into New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Songwriter Phil O’Donnell Inducted into New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame
Nashville songwriter Phil O’Donnell traveled back to his native Canada last week where he was inducted into the New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame. He shared the honor with Marc Durelle, the late Gary Burgess, Larry Mattson and Johnny Storm. The ceremony, hosted by Gary Morris, was held on October 19. O’Donnell traveled to Read More

Craig Morgan Presents Career Overview on 'The Journey,' Due Out September 2

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Craig Morgan Presents Career Overview on 'The Journey,' Due Out September 2
Craig Morgan will release new album, The Journey, on September 2, 2013. It will offer a look back at some of his biggest hits, with updated recordings, and also includes four brand new song. The project’s single, ‘Wake Up Lovin’ You,’ has been well-received by both critics and country radio, and is currently climbing the Read More

CMA Songwriters Series Returns for Ninth Year with Host Bob DiPiero

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Songwriters Series Returns for Ninth Year with Host Bob DiPiero
The popular CMA Songwriters Series, my favorite event series in country music, returns for a ninth consecutive year. It all started in New York City and several new cities are being added this year. The series is hosted by Bob DiPiero and scheduled to perform this year are Craig Morgan, Shane Minor and Phil O’Donnell Read More

Single Review: ‘I’ll Keep The Kids’ – Montgomery Gentry

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Songwriters: Eddie Montgomery, Ira Dean, Phillip O’Donnell Written about Eddie Montgomery’s 2010 divorce, Montgomery Gentry’s latest single, ‘I’ll Keep The Kids’ is one of those songs that I think every songwriter writes when they go through a period of life that’s marked by bitterness. The lyrics are excellent. They really do an excellent job of Read More

Single Review: More Trucks than Cars – Craig Morgan

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: More Trucks than Cars – Craig Morgan
Songwriters: Craig Morgan, Phil O’Donnell, Craig Wiseman Craig Morgan has developed a wide, and widely successful, repertoire of songs about southern living, and he adds to that with his new single, ‘More Trucks than Cars.’ As with all the songs on his latest album, This Ole Boy, Morgan sounds fantastic. This is the type of lyric Read More