Songwriter Showcase
Join us in Downtown Valdosta as we bring the Music City's "Bluebird Cafe" to town!
Nashville award winning, hit writers Churck Jones & Tony Arata will take the stage to perform their hit songs, recorded by some legends of country music!
Garth Brooks, Rascal Flatts, Jake Owen, Diamond Rio, Reba McEntire, Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood & Tanya Tucker just to name a few!
Click HERE to purchase tickets. $20 General admission seats. Limited Seating, so don't delay!
CHUCK JONES
Chuck Jones’ compositions embody the spirit and soul of his hometown, Memphis, TN. He has had songs recorded by artists as diverse as Patti Labelle, Ronnie Milsap, Shelby Lynne, Chris Ledoux, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Charlie Daniels, Deana Carter, Reba McEntire and Peter Cetera. John Berry’s version of “Your Love Amazes Me” hit the #1 spot and also won Song Of The Year from the Country Radio Music Awards and the Music City News Country Songwriter Awards. Chuck has also had #1’s with Diamond Rio’s “Love A Little Stronger” and Billy Dean’s “It’s What I Do”. He has had over 140 songs recorded, multiple top ten singles, and various other charting singles on country and pop radio during his tenure in Nashville. He recently started his own publishing company, Jonesin’ For A Hit LLC, which has garnered recordings on a variety of artists ranging from Montgomery Gentry and Trace Adkins to Rascal Flatts, Jake Owen, Randy Houser, and Robert Counts. He resides in Nashville.
Chuck's Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chuck.jones.779642?ref=tn_tnmn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChucksGuitar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjonesmusic/
Reverb Nation: http://www.reverbnation.com/chuckjones?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav
TONY ARATA also visit online at tonyarata.com
* Born in Savannah, Ga. (10/10/57); grew up on Tybee Island, Ga.
* Married 30 years (Jaymi); two daughters - Katherine Elizabeth; Allison Virginia
* Graduated from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga., 1980 (B.S. Journalism)
* Moved to Nashville 26 years ago from Savannah
* Published by Little Tybee Music / Tony Arata Music (ASCAP)
* Member of ASCAP; NARAS; NSAI; CMA –
* Inducted into The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (October 7, 2012)
* CDs - Way Back When / Such Is Life / Sing You Back To Me
Songs recorded include:
Artist Song Album
Garth Brooks The Dance Garth Brooks Same Old Story No Fences
Face To Face The Chase
Kickin’ and Screamin’ In Pieces
The Change 1 Fresh Horses
Anonymous 2 The Limited Series
That's The Way I Remember It 3 ...in the life of Chris Gaines Why Ain’t I Running 4 Scarecrow
Patty Loveless Old Soul 9 Dreaming My Dreams
Nobody Here By That Name 5 Dreaming My Dreams
Long Stretch of Lonesome 6 Long Stretch of Lonesome
Here I Am When Fallen Angels Fly
Handful of Dust When Fallen Angels Fly/Mountain Soul II
Everybody’s Equal The Trouble With The Truth
Someday I Will Lead the Parade 7 The Trouble With The Truth
Emmylou Harris I Hear A Call Cowgirl’s Prayer
Bonnie Raitt So Close 8 Souls Alike
Lee Roy Parnell I’m Holding My Own On The Road
You Can’t Get There From Here Every Night’s A Saturday Night
Tell the Truth 9 Tell the Truth
Right Where It Hurts 9 Tell The Truth
Daddies and Daughter 9 Back To The Well
Something Out of Nothing 9 Back To The Well
Old Soul Back To The Well
The Hunger 9 Back To The Well
That’s All There Is 9 Back To The Well
Breaking the Chain 9 Back To The Well
Westlife The Dance The Love Album
Trisha Yearwood Sing You Back To Me 10 Hope, Heartache & the Power of Love
Fairytale Thinkin’ About You
Delbert McClinton I Used To Worry 7 Never Been Rocked Enough
Reba McEntire This Is My Prayer For You 6 The Secret of Giving 1-2
TONY ARATA (CONT’D) Songs recorded include:
Artist Song Album
Randy Travis Satisfied Mind You and You Alone
Clay Walker Dreaming With My Eyes Open Clay Walker
Suzy Bogguss Part of Me Aces
I Wish Hearts Would Break Nobody Love—Nobody Gets Hurt
Love Every Time Suzy Bogguss
Love Is Stronger Suzy Bogguss
Don Williams Handful of Dust I Turn the Page
The Answer 11 Relections
Del McCoury I’d Love To Do Some Living 11 Streets of Baltimore
Hal Ketchum Satisfied Mind The Hits
Tanya Tucker Same Old Story Box set collection
Dave Koz The Dance The Dance
Dan Seals Slower Walking The Wire
Jim Glaser Man in the Mirror Man In The Mirror
1 w/ Wayne Tester 5 w/Pete Wasner 9 w/ Lee Roy Parnell
2 w/ Jon Schwabe 6 w/ Gary Scruggs 10 w/ Gene Nelson
3 w/ Tommy Sims 7 w/ Scott Miller 11 w/ Steve Wariner
4 w/ Garth Brooks/Kent Blazy 8 w/ George Marinelli, Jr./ Pete Wasner
Singles released include:
The Dance—No. 1 single on Garth Brooks; Grammy nomination (country song) in 1990; Song of the Year in 1990 from the Academy of Country Music (ACM); No. 1 for three weeks in Billboard and Radio & Records; most-performed song of 1990 in Radio & Records; nominated for CMA Song of the Year in 1991
Here I Am— No. 1 single on Patty Loveless from CMA Album of the Year When Fallen Angels Fly
Dreaming With My Eyes Open—No. 1 single on Clay Walker
I’m Holding My Own—No. 1 single on Lee Roy Parnell
The Change — Top-20 single on Garth Brooks
Why Ain’t I Running — Top-20 single on Garth Brooks from his CD Scarecrow
That’s The Way I Remember It—Top-30 AC single on Garth Brooks from Garth Brooks...in the life of Chris Gaines
You Can’t Get There From Here—Top-40 single on Lee Roy Parnell
Song Contact: Matt Lindsey / Matt Lindsey Music / matt@mattlindseymusic.com
Administration: Kim McCollum / Words & Music / kim@wordsandmusic.com
Booking/CDs: tony@tonyarata.com / CDBaby.com