Chris Tompkins w/ Craig Wiseman and Rodney Clawson

Chris Tompkins

Chris Tompkins has experienced no lack of success since his arrival in Nashville.  After moving from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Tompkins received his first publishing deal at the age of 22 with Little House Music, and he started working with Big Loud Shirt in 2006.   His first Top 20 single came soon after his first deal with Rachel Proctor’s release of “Me And Emily”, and in 2006, his song “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood controlled the country charts. Not only did it achieve #1 on every country chart and hold its position for five consecutive weeks, but it achieved ASCAP Song of the Year in 2007, Country Song of the Year at the 2008 Grammys and was the first country song to have over two million digital download sales.

Tompkins achieved multiple other #1 singles with songs including Chris Young’s “Voices”, Luke Bryan’s “Drunk On You”, Dierk’s Bentley’s “Drunk On A Plane”, FGL’s “Anything Goes” Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away”.   In 2013, The Grammys named “Blown Away” the Country Song Of The Year, and the following year, “Drunk On A Plane” was proclaimed one of the “Songs I Wish I’d Written” at the NSAI Awards.

Amongst innumerable artists to have cut his songs, some include Rascal Flatts, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton, Eli Young Band, Jimmy Buffett and Hank Williams, Jr.  With over 15 #1’s and years of success, the writer of “Burnin’ It Down”, “Helluva Life” and “Sure Be Cool If You Did” continues to experience success that he shares with his wife, Jessica, son and daughter.

Craig Wiseman 

Craig Wiseman is one of country music’s most renowned, talented and distinguished writers. From his early days of writing and drumming in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to being crowned Songwriter of the Century by ASCAP, he has indeed created for himself a monumental platform in the history of country music. As the writer of songs including Brooks and Dunn’s “Believe” to Blake Shelton’s “Boys ‘Round Here”, Wiseman has amassed over 300 cuts, 100 singles, and 25 #1's. After moving to Nashville in 1985 to pursue a career in songwriting, he received his first chart success after having co-written “The Only One”from Roy Orbison’s album, Mystery Girl. In 1990, Wiseman signed his first publishing deal with Almo/Irving Music, and ten years later, he signed with BMG Music Publishing. In 2003, Wiseman opened his own publishing company, and within the first year of the independent company’s operation, Wiseman experienced the first single of the catalog; “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw not only peaked at the top of the charts for ten weeks, but it also was named NSAI Song of the Year, CMA Song of the Year, ACM Song of the Year and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. Big Loud Shirt Publishing is now home to several of Nashville’s top country songwriters including Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Sarah Buxton and Matt Dragstrem Wiseman’s success continued to escalate at exponential levels. Not only was he proclaimed ASCAP’s “Songwriter of the Year” in 2003, 2005, and 2007 and “Writer of the Year” by NSAI and Music Row in 1997, but he was impressively named NSAI’s “Songwriter of the Decade” in 2009 and won the 2014 Heritage Award from ASCAP as the most performed country songwriter of the century. Although these accomplishment are nothing less than extraordinary, Wiseman’s talents and endeavors do not only pertain to the field of songwriting. As a complement to Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying”, Wiseman co-wrote a book by the same title, which topped the New York Times Best Seller list in 2004, as well as a follow-up journal, which proceeded to influence a worship campaign in American churches. Additionally, he co-wrote the book A Baby Changes Everything in 2008, in conjunction with the #1 Faith Hill single of the same title. The following year, Wiseman starred in a reality TV show, The Hitmen of Music Row, which aired on GAC. For the past eleven years, Wiseman has hosted The Stars of Second Harvest Show at the Ryman, showing his philanthropic heart and giving all proceeds to the Second Harvest Food Bank Of Middle Tennessee. To date, this concert event has raised $1,000,000 for the food bank. After years of success, accomplishments, and hard work, Wiseman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October 2015.

Rodney Clawson

Clawson was raised in Gruver, Texas. Through the encouragement of his friend and classmate John Rich, Clawson signed to his publishing contract in 2000. His first hit as a songwriter was "I Can't Be Your Friend" by Rushlow.[1] Clawson co-wrote the songs "Why", "Amarillo Sky" and "Johnny Cash" for Jason Aldean. In 2008, he received a Song of the Year nomination from the Country Music Association for George Strait's number 1 single "I Saw God Today".[2] That same year, Clawson moved to a publishing contract with Big Loud Shirt, owned by songwriter Craig Wiseman.[1] Other artists who have recorded his songs include Faith Hill, Big & Rich and Buddy Jewell.[2][3] He has also produced singles by Jake Owen and James Wesley.

VIP & General Admission Tickets are available

VIP Tickets include private Meet & Greet at Noiseblock Recording Studio with complimentary refreshments & premium seating at the show

VIP-$100

General Admission- $25

Doors Open at 6:30

Show starts at 7:00

** This is a fundraiser for the Muscle Shoals Music Association**