Chris Farren (country musician)

Last updated
Chris Farren
Born Naples, Florida
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer
Years active1983–present

Chris Farren is an American country music songwriter and record producer. He is the president of Combustion Music, a publishing and music production company which was founded in 2001. [1] [2]

After attending East Carolina University, Farren signed with MCA in 1983 for a songwriting contract, with which he composed songs for movies and television. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in the mid-1980s and sang backing vocals in addition to writing songs. Farren produced albums by Boy Howdy, Kevin Sharp, and Deana Carter in the 1990s, and was named Country Producer of the Year in 1997 by American Songwriter magazine. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

Greg Wells Canadian record producer

Greg Wells is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and audio engineer. He has worked with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kid Cudi, Adele, Michael Bublé, Rufus Wainwright, John Legend, In The Heights, Taylor Swift, Crash Test Dummies, Jazmine Sullivan, The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic, Ariana Grande, "San Quentin Mixtapes, Vol. 1" with David Jassy, Pharrell Williams, Pink, Theophilus London, Dua Lipa, Keith Urban, Celine Dion, Jake Wesley Rogers, Missy Elliot, MIKA, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Deftones, Katy Perry, Jamie Cullum, Aerosmith, Weezer, as well as Sir George Martin, Quincy Jones, Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the Count Basie Orchestra.

Christopher Marsh Lindsey is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter and record producer. He has created major hits for Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Kellie Pickler, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Lonestar, and many others. Lindsey has over 250 commercial recordings of his songs selling 90 Million records and counting.

"Move It On Over" is a song written and recorded by the American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1947.

<i>The Silver Tongued Devil and I</i> 1971 studio album by Kris Kristofferson

The Silver Tongued Devil and I is the second studio album recorded by singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson. It was produced by Fred Foster, released in July 1971 on Monument Records and followed his critically acclaimed debut Kristofferson.

<i>Ladies Love Outlaws</i> (Waylon Jennings album) 1972 studio album by Waylon Jennings

Ladies Love Outlaws is an album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Nashville in 1972. Together with Jennings' previous album Good Hearted Woman, it marks his transition toward his Outlaw Country image and style. "Ladies Love Outlaws" coined the use of the term "Outlaw" to refer to the country music subgenre, which was developing at the time of its release.

<i>The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection</i> 2007 EP by Taylor Swift

The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, originally titled Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, is a Christmas and debut extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The EP was first released on October 14, 2007 by Big Machine Records exclusively to Target stores in the United States and online. The release was originally a limited release for the 2007 holiday season, but was re-released to iTunes and Amazon.com on December 2, 2008 and again in October 2009 to Target stores. The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection features cover versions of Christmas songs and two original tracks written by Swift, "Christmases When You Were Mine" and "Christmas Must Be Something More", all of which have a country pop sound.

Ellis Miah Musical artist

Ellis Miah is an American songwriter, record producer, composer, vocalist and DJ of Bangladeshi and Caribbean descent. He has had over 17 records on various Billboard charts including the Billboard 200, Electronic Album, Club Play and Maxi Singles as part of the production teams the Orange Factory and Beat Hustlerz. As a songwriter, producer and remixer he has worked with artists including Miley Cyrus, Backstreet Boys, Annie Lennox, RuPaul, Big Freedia, Siedah Garrett, Todrick Hall, and Loleatta Holloway.

Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song) 1967 song by Ray Charles

"Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen. It was produced by Joe Adams for ABC Records/Tangerine Records. To date, this version of the song has been the biggest commercial success, spending twelve consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 15.

Barry Fasman is an American music producer, songwriter, arranger, composer and orchestral conductor, specializing in the Pop genre.

Verlon Thompson is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and troubadour from Binger, Oklahoma. He has long partnered with Guy Clark as a producer, guitarist, and song co-writer.

Doug Johnson is an American record producer and songwriter. He began in the 1970s working as an engineer and mixer for the Lowery Group. His first production credit was for The Burch Sisters, an act which signed with Mercury Nashville in 1988. A year later, Johnson helped Doug Stone secure a contract with Epic Records. While at Epic, Johnson became the vice president of A&R, helping the label to sign Patty Loveless while producing for Ty Herndon, John Michael Montgomery, and others. Johnson also assembled the members of the Gibson/Miller Band, which recorded two albums for Epic. He was promoted to senior vice president of the label in 1994, then moved to Giant Records in 1997, becoming president of that label. Johnson also produces and co-writes for Lee Brice.

Michael Knox (record producer) Musical artist

Michael Knox is an American music producer and artist manager.

James Snyder (1934–2020) was an American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Wheeling, West Virginia who charted on the country and western music billboards in the 1960s and 1970s, died December 11, 2020. and gained recognition for his work on the West coast country music scene, leading the house band at North Hollywood's historic Palomino Club. He became a prominent figurehead on the LA country scene during the 1970s, with strong influence. Snyder played the Grand Ole Opry in May 1970 with his biggest hit, “The Chicago Story.” Jimmy Snyder and the Palomino Riders won their first ACM award in 1980 for “Best Non-Touring Country Band". In February 1970, he was nominated "Most Promising Artist of the Year" by Record News, Cashbox, and Billboard Magazine. Snyder soon found himself playing with Elvis Presley, appearing on several of his West Coast performances. Elvis Presley used to joke that Snyder actually sang the Presley song "Memories" on the record, because of Snyder's uncanny ability to imitate the singer's voice. Snyder worked with countless country music greats, including longtime friends Merle Haggard, with whom he recorded "Haggard State of Mind," and Willie Nelson. He penned the Buck Owens tune "All I Want For Christmas Is My Daddy" as well as Kay Adams' "Husband Stealer" at Tower Records. In recent years, Leon Russell invited Snyder to sing on "He'll Have To Go" for the Legend In My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III album, released by Leon Russell in 1998. Russell was Snyder's piano player at the Rag Doll Club in North Hollywood.

Clifton “Clif” Magness is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for co-writing and producing several tracks on Avril Lavigne’s 2002 debut album, Let Go including the song "Losing Grip".

Randall "Randy" Lamar Howard was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, publisher and producer. His music involved Outlaw country, Traditional country, Old Southern gospel, Blues and Christian Country.

Lem Springsteen is an American songwriter and dance and house music producer. He is best known as part of house production duo Mood II Swing.

Tom Collins (record producer) Musical artist

Bernie Tom Collins is an American music producer and publisher in Nashville, Tennessee who has received three CMA Awards as Producer of the Year, and seven Grammy nominations. He produced a steady stream of country music hits over a 30-year span from artists including Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Sylvia, Tom T. Hall, Jim Ed Brown, James Galway, Marie Osmond, and Steve Wariner. Collins served as Chairman of the Board of the CMA in 1979 and 1980.

Shep Crawford is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B and gospel musician, songwriter, and record producer best known for Whitney Houston's "Same Script, Different Cast", Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", Tamia's "Stranger in My House", Sisqó's "Incomplete", and Kelly Price's "As We Lay". He is the founder and pastor of The Experience Christian Ministries in Los Angeles, California.

Marcus "Bellringer" Bell also known as Marcus Bell or simply "BellRinger" is an American music producer, composer, and musician. He has worked with national and international recording artists, including American artists Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, Italian pop star Gala, British singer Fleur East, and Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter Che'Nelle. Bell wrote and produced 3 songs on Che'Nelle's 2007 debut album Things Happen for a Reason.

Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio, known professionally as Eddie del Barrio, is an Argentinian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pianist. He is a founding member of the jazz fusion band Caldera. He has collaborated with Earth, Wind & Fire, Stan Getz, Herb Alpert, and Dianne Reeves.

References

  1. "Combustion Music". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  2. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (February 8, 2003). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 42–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. Tanja L. Crouch (October 15, 2009). 100 Careers in the Music Business. Barron's Educational Series. pp. 119–. ISBN   978-1-4380-8117-5.