J. Remington Wilde is an American

United States

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 songwriter

Songwriter

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. He began his professional career in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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, in 1977, and signed with ATV Music Group (now Sony/ATV Music Publishing) in 1979. His songs have been recorded by many country and pop artists, including Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...

, Gary Allan

Gary Allan

Gary 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,...

, Juice Newton

Juice Newton

Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...

, Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty

Conway 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...

, Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

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, Tommy Overstreet

Tommy Overstreet

Tommy Overstreet is an American country singer. Often known simply as "T.O." by fans and radio disc jockeys, Overstreet has five top five hit singles in the Billboard country charts and 11 top 10 singles. His popularity peaked in the 1970s.-Early life:Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Overstreet...

, Randy Travis

Randy Travis

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 and more, earning numerous RIAA certified gold and platinum discs

Music recording sales certification

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His songs have also been in several film

Film

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s including the Universal Pictures 1990 release White Palace, starring Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

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 and James Spader

James Spader

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