Operation Song® hosts a benefit show at The Listening Room Cafe on Thursday, November 9 in celebration of Veterans Day. Come together to commemorate Veterans Day with an evening filled with music and captivating stories, featuring renowned Nashville songwriters who have proudly contributed to Operation Song®. Tickets are $15 each.
Get tickets online at The Listening Room Cafe. Steve Williams and Mark Irwin are set to perform.
STEVE WILLIAMS
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, moved to Nashville in 1995 and toured with such acts as Kenny Chesney, Tanya Tucker, Buddy Jewell, Deborah Allen and Sherrie’ Austin playing guitar, piano and adding vocals. As a songwriter Steve celebrated his first #1 hit with the song, “Redneck Yacht Club,” recorded by Craig Morgan. ASCAP called the song, “The summer song of 2005.” Soon after, he penned, “I Get To,” recorded by Blue County, which rose to #1 on the Christian country music charts. On his album Twang, Steve’s song, “Where Have I Been All My Life,” is heralded as George Straits most poignant song of his career. Bucky Covington took Steve’s song, “A Fathers Love ( The Only Way He Knew How)” to number 23 on the Billboard Charts as well. Steve also owns and operates Pier Pressure Music Publishing, and is co-owner of Redneck Yacht Club, LLC. His songs have been recorded by artists George Strait, Craig Morgan, Steve Holy, Buddy Jewell, Trick Pony and more. For more info check www.SteveWilliamsSongs.com and www.RedneckYachtClub.com.
Mark Irwin
It took Mark Irwin four years to land his first cut after moving to Nashville in 1987, which happened to be the Christmas song “Meet Me Under The Mistletoe” recorded by Randy Travis for his “Old Time Christmas” album. But, that was just the beginning of his incredible songwriting journey. Irwin also co-wrote Alan Jackson’s first number one hit “Here In The Real World”, a two-time CMA Song of the Year nominee, ACM Song of the Year nominee and winner of the Music City News’ Award for Song of the Year 1990. He also co-wrote the Tyler Farr number one single “Redneck Crazy” and the Tim McGraw number one hit song “Highway Don’t Care”, featuring Taylor Swift on guest vocals and Keith Urban on guitar … as well as Blake Shelton’s number one hit single, “Neon Light”. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow also recorded one of his songs for her movie “Country Strong.” Irwin also had the song “Bet You Still Think About Me” on Blake Shelton’s CD “If I’m Honest” and “Sleeping in the Stars” on the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill duets CD ‘The Rest Of Our Life.” Follow him on his Facebook page.