Scott Reeves

Music City Pickers LIVE! is a weekly singer-songwriter show at The Factory at Franklin's Little Brick Theater starting in November. It will be hosted by multi-hit singer songwriters Brady Seals and Gordon Kennedy.The performances will consist of talented up and coming songwriters to mega-hit writers and artists. Audiences will be able to sit in a beautifully renovated theater and experience the performers in an intimate setting unlike anywhere else in Franklin, TN.Featured PerformersScott Reeves, Mark Narmore, Bill Labounty and Mark NeslerRead more about our performers below:Scott ReevesIn 2011 Scott Reeves became a member of an elite group of songwriters when Toby Keith’s “Made In America” hit No. 1 on the Billboard county music chart. Working in collaboration with Keith and fellow songwriter Bobby Pinson, Reeves crafted a lyric line that resonated with the nation. The song garnered number one status on the county charts as well as a Top 40 position on the Billboard Hot 100, along with BMI award honors. For Reeves, songwriting has become a passion, and performing country music has been a joy. In 2003 Scott and his good friend Aaron Benward formed the country duo, Blue County. Their collaboration quickly led to a record deal with Curb Records, followed by a self‐titled album that produced several Billboard country chart hits—“Good Little Girls” (Top 10), “That’s Cool” (written by Reeves), “Nothing But Cowboy Boots,” and “That Summer Song.” In 2004 Blue County performed at the County Music Association music festival and the duo was nominated for a coveted CMA award. Later that same year they were also nominated for an American County Music Award. Over the next three years Blue County toured the nation, opening shows for Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Wynonna, Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn, and many others. Their busy schedule also included recording two tracks for the Evan Almighty motion picture soundtrack and making several appearances on the legendary Grand Ole Opry stage. In 2008 Reeves and Benward retired Blue County to focus on independent careers. As if being an award‐winning singer/songwriter wasn’t impressive enough, Scott Reeves is also a very successful Hollywood actor. In 2009 he began a four‐year shift on General Hospital for ABC, where he played Dr. Steven Webber. Scott’s filmography also includes ten years as Ryan McNeil, a feature character on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless, as wells as roles on television series such as Chicago Hope, The King of Queens, Touched By An Angel, and Days of Our Lives. He has also starred in the made for TV movies I Know My First Name Is Steven, Hearts Adrift, When The Cradle Falls, and Half a Dozen Babies. Whether it’s playing and singing in the legendary writers’ rounds at Nashville’s Bluebird Café, performing onstage at The Grand Ole Opry, or acting for the bright lights of Hollywood, each facet of Scott’s career fills out this modern day Renaissance man. Reeves’ roots take him from the backwoods of Delight, Arkansas, to the rolling hills of Tennessee, then out west to the sunshine of LA and back again. For Scott Reeves, “Made in America” is more than a lyric—it’s a lifestyle.Mark NarmoreMark was raised and still resides in Center Star, Alabama, in the shadow of the music mecca of Muscle Shoals. He grew up loving and emulating the sounds from those Shoals studios and has had a 25 plus year career as a songwriter. He graduated from Brooks High in 1983, then attended the University Of North Alabama where hereceived a degree in commercial music in 1988.Mark also worked locally as a radio announcer.With over 80 cuts to his credit, he has had songs recorded by Josh Turner, John Michael Montgomery, Shenandoah, Blackhawk, Terri Clark, Craig Morgan and many others. His song “That’s What I Love About Sunday” was the mostperformed song at country radio in 2005 according to Billboard magazine and spent five weeks at number one. His first cut was on the Shoals supergroup Shenandoah–“Moon Over Georgia” and became a top five hit nationally. Mark was also co-writer along with Walt Aldridge on the number two country hit by Blackhawk, “Like There Ain’t No Yesterday”. Mark was awarded a bronze star for his musical achievements which is on permanent display in the lobby of the Alabama Music Hall Of Fame. His songshave appeared on seven gold or platinum albums. Mark has been a staff songwriter for FAME, Jody Williams Music, Reba McEntire’s Starstruck Music Group, March Music, Sony ATV Tree and currently for Noble Vision Music Group in Nashville.Mark has had 11 songs co-written with and recorded by Josh Turner.Bill LabountyBill Labounty is not only an accomplished musician on the keyboard and solo artist, he is also an established songwriter for other artists, with successes that span almost two decades which include cuts by an array of Pop and Country artists including Patti LaBelle, Jimmy Buffett, The Judds, Steve Wariner, The Temptations, Brooks & Dunn, Steve Goodman and Phoebe Snow, Peter Cetera and Tim McGraw.Bill’s hits include: Robbie Dupree’s “Hot Rod Hearts”, Michael Johnson’s “This Night Won’t Last Forever”, Steve Wariner’s #1 records “Lynda” and “I Got Dreams”, “Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart” (a Grammy-winning record by Alison Kraus and Shenandoah), Tanya Tucker and Delbert McClinton’s “Tell Me About It”, “Tequila Talkin’” by Lonestar, the #1 Shenandoah single “I Want To Be Loved Like That” and Brooks & Dunn’s “Rock My World” (Little Country Girl).Over the years Bill has accomplished at least 100 songs recorded by other artists, resulting in 25 BMI Awards, including 10 Million Performance awards.Mark NeslerCo-writer of Billy Currington’s hit “Let Me Down Easy”  Mark Nesler’s hits include Tim  McGraw’s six week #1 single “Just to See You Smile”; George Strait has two #1 singles from Mark “Go On” and “Living and Living Well”;  Tracy Lawrence first single  “Used to the Pain;  Mark celebrated a #1 hit with Keith Urban “You Look Good In My Shirt”;  Darry Worley’s #1 hit single “I Miss My Friend”.Other’ hit singles include “For You I Will by Aaron Tippin; “Heaven in My Woman’s Eyes” and “Just Let Me Be In Love” by Tracy Byrd, and “Why, Why, Why” by Billy Currington.Mark Nesler is another in the long line of Texas writer/artists.  He writes honest, heartfelt country songs in the spirit of all the country music greats with a definite focus on today’s contemporary sound.