#370 - Brett James on His 27 No. 1’s as Songwriter including 6 No.1’s in One Year + Dropping Out of Medical School to Pursue Music + Winning a Grammy for “Jesus Take the Wheel”

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🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Brett James is a Grammy award-winning songwriter, has had more than 500 cuts, appearing on albums with combined sales of over 110 million copies, and 27 No. 1 hits. Brett had a fascinating journey to Nashville. He talks to Bobby about how he went from medical school to pursuing a career as a solo country artist in the 90’s. Brett shares how it all started with him writing one song that led to him getting major cuts for Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley and more!

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