Tom Douglas

Thomas Stevenson Douglas (born January 27, 1953) is an American country music songwriter. He has written Top 10 Billboard Country hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney and others.

Early life Tom Douglas was born in Atlanta, where he grew up with musical influence from his father, who sold steel by day and played the piano and ukulele at night. Douglas describes, “There was always music in the house” and describes his father as being an artist at heart. Tom took piano lessons in second grade, but didn't find real interest in the instrument until he first heard “Your Song” by Elton John. He would often practice and learn by playing Glen Campbell hits, especially those written by Jimmy Webb, who is Douglas’ idol.

Douglas graduated from Oglethorpe University in 1975, and from Georgia State University in 1977 with an MBA. He worked in Atlanta selling advertising, but decided to quit his job to pursue his calling in songwriting. At the age of 27, Douglas opened a small publishing company with two of his friends, and moved to Nashville to pursue music for four years. During his time in Nashville, he met his wife, Katie, with whom he decided to move to Dallas to work in commercial real estate, where he would stay for 13 years and raise 3 children. "Little Rock" was nominated for Song of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1994, and received a "Million-Air" award from Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) for receiving one million spins on country radio. and returned to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997.

Douglas topped the charts again in 1998 with his second number-one hit, “The Gift”, as recorded by and co-written with Jim Brickman. In 2001, Douglas started cowriting for Tim McGraw, and wrote the Number One singles "Grown Men Don't Cry" and "Southern Voice," as well as the Top Five songs "My Little Girl" (which also became the end title for the Fox film, “Flicka” in 2006) and "Let It Go."

Honors, recognition and notable work In 1994, "Little Rock," reached No. 2 and was nominated for CMA Song of the Year In 1998 "The Gift" (recorded co-written with Jim Brickman), reached No. 1 In 2001, "Grown Men Don't Cry", recorded by Tim McGraw reached No. 1 In 2009, I Run to You recorded by Lady Antebellum, reached No. 1 and earned CMA Single of the Year Also in 2014, Tom Douglas paired up with Jobs for Life to teach a six-week songwriting class to inmates at Hill Detention Center in Nashville. Douglas was inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 5, 2014. In 2015, "Raise 'Em Up", recorded by Keith Urban and Eric Church Earned Airplay #1, and received a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance In 2016, Douglas released Shatter the Madness with Allen Shamblin In 2018, Douglas received the MusicRow Award for Song of the Year for his work on Chris Janson's single "Drunk Girl". In 2019, Miranda Lambert's classic "The House That Built Me" earned the Academy of Country Music's first ever Song of the Decade Award, commemorating the ballad's impact and cultural significance.

List of Singles Co-Written by Tom Douglas

Alabama — "We Made Love" Lady Antebellum — "I Run to You", "Hello World", "Heart of the World" Blue County — "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" Miranda Lambert — "The House That Built Me" Martina McBride — "Love's the Only House", "God's Will" Tim McGraw — "Grown Men Don't Cry", "My Little Girl", "Let It Go", "Southern Voice", "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" George Strait — "I Got a Car" John Michael Montgomery — "Nothing Catches Jesus By Surprise" Collin Raye — "Little Rock", "Love Remains", "The Gift" Sons of the Desert — "Leaving October" Phil Vassar — "This Is My Life", "Prayer of a Common Man" The Warren Brothers — "Where Does It Hurt", "Hey Mr. President" Lee Ann Womack — "Something Worth Leaving Behind" Yankee Grey — "Another Nine Minutes" Brett Eldredge — "One Mississippi", Somethin' I'm Good At", "Illinois", "No Stopping You", "Brother" Mockingbird Sun — "That Girl Tonight" Carrie Underwood — "Forever Changed", "Ghost on the Stereo" Keith Urban and Eric Church — "Raise 'Em Up" Celine Dion — "Recovering" Drake White — "Livin’ the Dream" Sister Hazel — "Something to Believe In" Chris Janson — "Drunk Girl" Abby Anderson — "Make Him Wait" Kenny Chesney — "Song for the Saints" Rachel Wammack — "Damage" Josh Osborne — "Going Home" Sarah McLachlan — "Song for My Father" Pink featuring Chris Stapleton — "Love Me Anyway" Kane Brown — "For My Daughter"

Other Notable Songs 2001-2010 2001 "Mr. Midnight", recorded by Garth Brooks on his album Scarecrow "Melancholy Blue", recorded by Trisha Yearwood on her album Inside Out 2002 "Passionate Desperate Love", becorded by Emerson Drive on their self-titled album 2003 "Four Down and Twelve Across", recorded by George Strait on his album Honkytonkville "Sleep Baby Sleep", recorded by Jon Christopher Davis on his album Lone Star Attitude 2004 "Leaving October", recorded by Drew Womack on his self-titled album 2005 "Freedom", recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album The Road and the Radio "I Am a Man", recorded by Lonestar on their album Coming Home "Hear Me", recorded by Michael Bolton on his album Til The End Of Forever 2006 "A Million Kisses Late", recorded by Matt Dusk on his album Back in Town 2007 "Love Land", recorded by Martina McBride on her album Waking Up Laughing "Back There Again", recorded by Blake Shelton on his album Pure BS "The Buffalo", recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his album Home at Last 2009 "Faith In You", recorded by Faith Hill on her albul Country Love "Love of My Life", recorded by Jim Brickman on his album From The Heart 2010 "When You Have A Child", recorded by Reba McEntire on her album All the Woman That I Am

2011-present 2011 "Heart of the World", recorded by Lady Antebellum on their album Own the Night "Rocket Science", recorded by Lori McKenna on her album Lorraine 2012 "Sing 'Em Good My Friend", recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album Welcome To The Fish Bowl "Van Gogh", recorded by Neal McCoy on his album XII 2013 "One Mississippi", recorded by Brett Eldredge on his album Bring You Back "Marley", recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album Life on a Rock "Number 37405", recorded by Tim McGraw on his album Two Lanes of Freedom 2014 "If This Bus Could Talk", recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album The Big Revival "Meanwhile Back At Mama's", recorded by Tim McGraw on his album Sundown Heaven Town

2015 "To The Moon And Back", recorded by Luke Bryan on his album Kill The Lights "Love Land", recorded by Reba McEntire on her album Love Somebody "Livin' The Dream", recorded by Drake White on his album Spark "Cold Spot", recorded by Kane Brown on his album Kane Brown "Four Down and Twelve Across" by George Strait on his album Strait Out of the Box, Pt. 2 2017 "Drive", recorded by The Eli Young Band on their album Fingerprints "Everybody", recorded by Chris Janson on his album Everybody "Savannah", recorded by Parmalee on their album 27861

2018 "Unravel", recorded by Nashville (2012 TV series) for season 6, episode 7