Thom Schuyler

Thomas James Schuyler (born June 10, 1952) is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "A Long Line of Love" for Michael Martin Murphey.

Early life Schuyler was born June 10, 1952, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated from Liberty High School, a large public school in Bethlehem.

Career In 1983, Schuyler was signed by Capitol Records. The same year, he released the album Brave Heart. Its title track was a No. 43 single on the Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles charts.

He founded the trio S-K-O, originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet, with J. Fred Knobloch and Paul Overstreet. S-K-O charted seven singles in the mid-1980s, including the Number One hit "Baby's Got a New Baby". When Overstreet later pursued a solo career, the trio was renamed S-K-B, and Craig Bickhardt replaced him.

After S-K-B disbanded, Schuyler continued writing songs and was named chairman of the Country Music Association. From 1992 to 1995, he headed RCA Records' Nashville division, where he signed Kenny Chesney, the band Lonestar, and also played role in launching the career of Martina McBride and Sara Evans. Schuyler continued to write songs for Almo-Irving Music, administered several music catalogs, and recorded a few independent albums. In 2011, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Schuyler is currently the Young Adult Minister at a church in Nashville and an adjunct instructor at Belmont University in Nashville.

Songs written by Thom Schuyler

Year Song Artist 1980 "Hurricane" Leon Everette "Hurricane" Levon Helm 1982 "Love Will Turn You Around" Kenny Rogers "Years After You" Eddie Rabbitt "I Don't Know Where to Start" Eddie Rabbitt 1983 "16th Avenue" Lacy J. Dalton 1984 "Nothing Like Falling in Love" Eddie Rabbitt 1985 "My Old Yellow Car" Dan Seals "A Long Line of Love" Michael Martin Murphey "Years After You" John Conlee "I Fell in Love Again Last Night" The Forester Sisters 1986 "I Want a Love Like That" Judy Rodman "You Can't Stop Love" S-K-O 1987 "Love Out Loud" Earl Thomas Conley "This Old House" SKB "A Little Bit Closer" Tom Wopat 1989 "Point of Light" Randy Travis 1995 "Life Gets Away" Clint Black 2006 "And It Feels Like" LeAnn Rimes

Discography

Albums Year Album 1983 Brave Heart 1993 Precious Child (with Craig Bickhardt) 2008 Prayer of a Desperate Man

Singles