Ted Hewitt

Ted Hewitt is an American country music producer, songwriter, singer, and musician who has written and performed songs for numerous acts including Rodney Atkins, Tracy Byrd, Glen Campbell, Reba McEntire, and others. < He co-produced Atkins' 2006 album, If You're Going Through Hell, which was certified platinum by the RIAA. Other popular tracks written or produced by Hewitt include "Love Lessons" by Tracy Byrd and "Wine into Water" by T. Graham Brown (#44).

Early life and education Hewitt grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and was the child of two professional musicians. His father was an opera singer and actor who appeared alongside Andy Griffith in the Broadway production of No Time for Sergeants. Hewitt learned how to play the guitar at the age of 15. His father died early in his life. Hewitt graduated from Emory College in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1984. It was there that he began his career in country music. which peaked at #44 on the Hot Country Songs list. which peaked at #50 on the Billboard list of Top Country Albums. This ultimately led to Hewitt producing Atkins' 2006 platinum-selling album, If You're Going Through Hell. The album peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums list and at #3 on the Billboard 200 list and contained four #1 singles. In recognition of the album, Atkins was awarded the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Male Vocalist in 2006.

Hewitt has also produced other albums and tracks for Rodney Atkins including the albums It's America (2009) and Take a Back Road (2011). Most recently, Hewitt produced a 2014 single for Atkins called "Eat Sleep Love You Repeat." In 2014, Hewitt was nominated by the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) for the Best Record Producer award for his work on Brett Kissel's album, Started with a Song. He was again nominated for a CCMA Award in 2017 for Songwriter of the Year for co-writing Brett Kissel's song, "Cool with That." Over the course of his career, Hewitt has also produced and performed on albums for artists like Waylon Jennings, Reba McEntire, Wynonna Judd, Les Taylor, Alabama, and numerous others.

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1986 Alabama The Touch

1994 David Ball David Ball

Mark Wills Wish You Were Here

1999 Kenny Rogers She Rides Wild Horses

2000 Wynonna Judd New Day Dawning

Writer, producer

US Country #36

Writer, producer

2008 Patti Page and Vince Gill Best Country Songs Writer, producer

Writer, producer

US Country #20 Producer, vocals US Country #23

2017 Brett Kissel We Were That Song