068 - Clay Mills :: The Gamble that is Songwriting
The Rich Redmond Show - A podcast by Rich Redmond - Fridays
Mississippi Delta native Clay Mills’ list of accolades is quite impressive. Ten-time ASCAP awards winning songwriter/producer, penning #1 hits for Darius Rucker (“Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”), Diamond Rio (“Beautiful Mess”), and Kimberley Locke (“Fall”). Along the way collecting Grammy Nominations for “Beautiful Mess” and Trisha Yearwood’s “Heaven Heartache and the Power of Love”.
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Clay has had over 75 songs recorded by artists such as Lady Antebellum, Trisha Yearwood, Clay Walker, Reba McEntire, Easton Corbin, Andy Griggs, and many other. Clay’s most recent hits include Darius Rucker’s “History In The Making” and “I Got Nothing”
A few things that came up:
Songwriting process
Moved to Nashville 1997
Diamond Rio's Beautiful Mess was the first #1
Going Away party story, more like an intervention 11:00
Diamond Rio harmonies, high voice guy
Started in NYC
Cameron Shannon story
You're only as good as your last hit
Writing 2 a day
Songwriter rounds
Don't think I don't think about it" LIVE
Writing for Darius Rucker on his tour bus
SONGTOWN
Trisha Yearwood breakout hit for Clay Second Chance
Songwriting is a gamble for sure
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