Gary Burr
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Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut
, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music
performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League
from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill
departed the group. Burr later moved to Nashville and became a highly respected songwriter, penning hits for a plethora of country
artists (and a few Pop
and Rock
artists). Burr's first Top-10 hit as a songwriter was "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me
" released by Juice Newton
; the single reached #7 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1982.
He has recently been touring with Carole King
.
, and Olivia Newton-John
's Back with a Heart
.
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Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 59,653.-History:...
, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League, sometimes abbreviated PPL, is an American country-rock band whose roots began between 1964 and 1969 in Waverly, Ohio with Craig Fuller, George Powell, Tom McGrail, Jim Caughlan and John David Call. In 1970 McGrail named the band after a 19th century temperance union mentioned...
from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
departed the group. Burr later moved to Nashville and became a highly respected songwriter, penning hits for a plethora of country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artists (and a few Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
artists). Burr's first Top-10 hit as a songwriter was "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me
Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me
"Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" is a 1982 song recorded by country-pop singer Juice Newton. It was a #7 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of that year. It also charted at #4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #30 on the Billboard Country chart. The recording garnered...
" released by Juice Newton
Juice Newton
Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
; the single reached #7 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1982.
He has recently been touring with Carole King
Carole King
Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
.
Songs written/co-written by Gary Burr
- "The Time Machine" - Collin RayeCollin RayeFloyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as...
- "Wrong Again" - Mindy McCreadyMindy McCreadyMelinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the...
- "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on MeLove's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me"Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" is a 1982 song recorded by country-pop singer Juice Newton. It was a #7 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of that year. It also charted at #4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #30 on the Billboard Country chart. The recording garnered...
" - Juice NewtonJuice NewtonJudith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist... - "Walkin' Into Trouble" - Juice NewtonJuice NewtonJudith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...
- "Make My Life With YouMake My Life With You"Make My Life with You" is a 1984 single written by Gary Burr and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Make My Life with You" was The Oak Ridge Boys' eleventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...
" - The Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge BoysThe Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s... - "I Try to Think About ElvisI Try to Think About Elvis"I Try to Think About Elvis" is a single release by Patty Loveless and written by Gary Burr. It was recorded at Sony/Epic in the spring of 1994. It was included on her second album with Sony/Epic Records, When Fallen Angels Fly, her seventh career album. The single was released in July 1994...
" - Patty LovelessPatty LovelessPatty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and... - "A Thousand Times a DayA Thousand Times a Day"A Thousand Times a Day" is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and Gary Nicholson. It was originally recorded by American country singer George Jones on his 1992 album High-Tech Redneck....
" - Patty LovelessPatty LovelessPatty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and... - "Up and Flying" - Pete StringfellowPete StringfellowPete Stringfellow is an American singer, songwriter and performer in the music and movie industry.-Biography:Stringfellow was born in Hermosillo, Mexico on June 3, 1972...
and Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... - "I Wear Your Love"- Kathy MatteaKathy MatteaKathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
- "Bus Ride"- Suzy BoggussSuzy BoggussSusan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...
- "Can't Be Really GoneCan't Be Really Gone"Can't Be Really Gone" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in October 1995 as the second single from his 1995 album All I Want...
" - Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... - "To Be Loved by YouTo Be Loved by You"To Be Loved by You" is a 1996 song performed by Wynonna. The first single from Wynonna's Revelations album, it was also that album's first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.-Chart performance:...
" - Wynonna - "Cover to Cover" - Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray CyrusWilliam "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
- "More LoveMore Love (Doug Stone song)"More Love" is the title of a song a recorded and co-written by American country music singer Doug Stone. He co-wrote it with Gary Burr. It was the third and final single released from his album, More Love...
" - Doug Stone - "Too Busy Being in LoveToo Busy Being in Love"Too Busy Being in Love" is a single by American country music singer Doug Stone that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on The Canadian RPM Tracks chart...
" - Doug Stone - "What's in It for MeWhat's in It for Me"What's in It for Me" is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and John Jarrard and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in June 1994 as the fourth single from the album John Berry. The song reached #5 on the U.S...
" - John Berry - "Man of My WordMan of My Word"Man Of My Word" is a single by American country music singer Collin Raye that reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in August 1994 as the third single from his CD, Extremes.-Chart performance:...
" - Collin RayeCollin RayeFloyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as... - "Burned Like a RocketBurned Like a Rocket"Burned Like a Rocket" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" - Billy Joe RoyalBilly Joe RoyalBilly Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s... - "That's My JobThat's My Job"That's My Job" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album Borderline. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" - Conway TwittyConway TwittyConway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... - "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)"The Vows Go Unbroken " is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and Eric Kaz, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in 1989 as the second single from the album Something Inside So Strong. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
" - Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... - "Watch MeWatch Me (song)"Watch Me" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in July 1992, it was the first single from her album Watch Me. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1992....
" - Lorrie MorganLorrie MorganIn 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... - "Sure LoveSure Love (song)"Sure Love" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in September 1992 as the first single from his album Sure Love. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 1993.-Chart performance:...
" - Hal KetchumHal KetchumHal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry... - "In a Week or TwoIn a Week or Two"In a Week or Two" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was the lead-off single released from their second album Close to the Edge...
" - Diamond RioDiamond RioDiamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... - "One Night a DayOne Night a Day"One Night a Day" is the title of a song recorded by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. The song is featured on his fifth album, In Pieces and also appears on The Limited Series. The song was written by Gary Burr and Pete Wasner...
" - Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... - "We Don't Have to Do This" - Tanya TuckerTanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
- "Where Was IWhere Was I"Where Was I" is a single by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. Released in 1994, it was the second single from the album A Bridge I Didn't Burn. The song reached #20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" - Ricky Van SheltonRicky Van SheltonRicky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... - "Till You Love MeTill You Love Me"Till You Love Me" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in October 1994, it was the third single from her album, Read My Mind. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1995. It was also McEntire's first entry on the...
" - Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... - "One Last Good Hand"- Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
- "What Mattered Most" - Ty HerndonTy HerndonBoyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most...
- "Heart Half Empty" - Ty Herndon & Stephanie BentleyStephanie BentleyStephanie Kay Bentley is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's single "Heart Half Empty", which peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
- "On the Side of AngelsOn the Side of Angels"On the Side of Angels" is a song by LeAnn Rimes, released as a promotional single from her album You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs. It was also later featured on her Greatest Hits album.- "Holiday in Your Heart" Promotion :...
" - LeAnn RimesLeAnn RimesLeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... - "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes SenseNothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense"Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense" is a song performed by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. Released in 2004, it was the first single from Rimes' This Woman album. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.-Chart performance:...
" - LeAnn Rimes - "I Already Do" - Chely WrightChely WrightRichell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"...
- "It Was" - Chely Wright
- "A Man Ain't Made of StoneA Man Ain't Made of Stone (song)"A Man Ain't Made of Stone" is the title of a song recorded by Randy Travis. It was released in August 1999 as the lead single from his album, A Man Ain't Made of Stone, it peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at #24 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks. It also peaked at #82...
" - Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits... - "Out of My BonesOut of My Bones"Out of My Bones" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in March 1998 as the lead-off single from his 1998 CD, You and You Alone, it peaked at number two on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while it was a number-one hit in Canada...
" - Randy Travis - "You Made Me That Way" - Andy GriggsAndy GriggsAndrew Tyler "Andy" Griggs is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville and a fourth for Montage Music Group...
- "This Is the Night" - Clay AikenClay AikenClayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...
- "Before Your Love" - Kelly ClarksonKelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
- "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" - Ricky MartinRicky MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
& Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994... - "Tomorrow's Goodbye" - Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...
- "Todo" - Alejandra GuzmánAlejandra GuzmánAlejandra Gabriela Guzmán Pinal , better known as Alejandra Guzmán, is a Latin Grammy Award–winning Mexican rock singer and actress. She has had a dedicated fanbase throughout Latin America since the late 1980s, and is known as the "Queen of Rock" in the Hispanic world...
- "Just Around the Eyes" - Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
- "I Would Be Stronger Than That" - Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
- "Outside My WindowOutside My Window"Outside My Window" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sarah Buxton. The song was released in June 2009 as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2010. It has since become Buxton's second Top 30 hit on the U.S...
" - Sarah BuxtonSarah BuxtonSarah Buxton is an American country music artist, formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records... - "In the Meantime" — Sarah MarinceSarah MarinceSarah Marince is an American country music singer from Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Active as a singer since childhood, she self-released one album in 2008...
- "Learning To Live With Me" - Gary AllanGary AllanGary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,...
- "Always Something To Believe In" - Malea McGuinnessMalea McGuinnessMalea McGuinness is a female singer-songwriter, musician and actress, best known for her role in Broadway’s The King and I as Tuptim, alongside Lou Diamond Phillips.-Early life:...
As producer
Burr has produced a number of songs and albums, including the Disney Records album The Best of Country Sing the Best of DisneyThe Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney
-Chart performance:...
, and Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
's Back with a Heart
Back with a Heart
Back With a Heart is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1998.-Production, Release and Singles:The album was recorded in Nashville and marked a return to the U.S Country charts after an absence of almost twenty years. The album featured the single "I Honestly Love You," a re-recording of her...
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U.S. Senate Testimony
As a note of his importance and influence as a major American songwriter, Burr gave Testimony to the U.S. Senate in November, 2005 concerning audio/video piracy (specifically from China) on behalf of himself and the RIAA.http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:plJIZKweIKcJ:hsgac.senate.gov/_files/112105Burr.pdf+%22gary+burr%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us