Ep. 14: Luke Laird
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Writer Is
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2017
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
To call this songwriter's work profound is a gross understatement. His name is practically synonymous with the term "country radio." Just this past year he earned his 23rd #1 Country Single on the Billboard Charts with Luke Bryan's "Fast". A few of his other notable collaborations include Carrie Underwood's "Last Name", Kenny Chesney's "American Kids", and Blake Shelton's "Hillbilly Bone (feat. Trace Adkins)." Raised in Pennsylvanian countryside, and now based in Nashville with his family, this writer has become one of the most respected and sought-after songwriters in modern country music. And The Writer Is...Luke Laird!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys this is and the writer is, and I'm your host Ross Golan. |
| 0:15.3 | I've written with hundreds of writers and artists over the years and my favorite part of each |
| 0:19.4 | session is the first hour when we catch up about life and the industry, politics, composition, whatever. |
| 0:27.2 | If you ask me, songwriters are some of the most worldly and intelligent people I've ever |
| 0:31.4 | come across. |
| 0:32.6 | So this is a journey of learning why people write songs, |
| 0:35.5 | how people write songs, and most importantly, |
| 0:38.3 | who the people are who write the songs. |
| 0:41.6 | Now I'm co-producing this with my friend Joe London who is nominated for a |
| 0:45.2 | Grammy earlier this year for Best Country Song. He makes us sound like angels. |
| 0:49.6 | If you want to listen to the songs we discuss in this podcast, go to Spotify and look up our |
| 0:55.2 | playlist and the writer is, or go to our website, www and the writer is. |
| 1:00.8 | Oh and if you enjoy this podcast, please rate us on iTunes or whatever your |
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| 1:42.0 | I'm recording this week's intro from my phone because I'm at a writing camp in New York City. I probably could have found a studio but most of my |
| 1:44.5 | career is sending ideas back and forth using voice notes. So this is the most |
| 1:49.8 | authentic songwriter experience I can give you. This week's guest is Luke Laird. |
| 1:57.0 | We recorded this episode only a few weeks ago and he has since notched his 23rd number one country song with Fast by Luke Bryan. |
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