I just wanted to let you know that Mega-Hit Country Songwriter Jeffrey Steele will be our honoree this year and our keynote interview at TAXI’s annual convention, the Road Rally.
Jeffrey Steele at TAXI's 2003 Road Rally
Here’s a list of his professional accomplishments:
- 2007 BMI Songwriter Of The Year
- 2007 BMI Song Of The Year, “What Hurts The Most”
- 2006 NSAI Writer Of The Year
- 2005 NSAI Writer Of The Year
- 2003 BMI Writer Of The Year
- 2003 BMI Writer Of The Year
- 29 Top 10 Songs
- 24 Top Five Songs
- 8 No. 2 Songs
- 8 No. 1 Songs
- Currently for 2008: Rascal Flatts “Here” climbs the charts.
- Recently for 2008: Rascal Flatts “Everyday” #2, Phil Vassar’s “Love is a Beautiful Thing” #2, Craig Morgan’s “International Harvester” #8 and Cascada’s pop smash, “What Hurts the Most” #1
- One of Billboard magazines Top 5 Writers, 6 years in a row
- Over 35,000,000 airplays on radio and television
- Over 500 songs cut in an 8-year period by over a 100 artists
- 95 singles released off more than 75 Gold and Platinum records
- Over 50 million records sold
- More than 50 writers awards
- 2007 CMA Triple Play Award (3 no 1 songs in a year) “Brand New Girlfriend”, “My Wish”, and “What Hurts the Most”
- 3 Grammy nominations as a writer and as a musician
- 1991 Academy of Country Music award, Band of the Year
- Judge/mentor on season 6 of NBC’s, “Nashville Star”
- Star of the G.A.C. T.V. reality show, “The Hitmen of Music Row”
- Multi Platinum Producer of artists like: Montgomery Gentry, Keith Anderson, and John Waite, with 2 no. 1 songs and 6 Top 10 songs.
His Songs:
My Town, Speed, Something To Be Proud Of, Hell Yeah, Gone, Chrome, I’m Trying, Brand New Girlfriend, What Hurts The Most, My Wish, Me And My Gang, These Days, Everyday, The Cowboy In Me, When The Lights Go Down, Unbelievable, Big Deal, She’d Give Anything, A Cowboys Born With A Broken Heart, They Don’t Make Em Like That Anymore, Everytime I Hear Your Name, Couldn’t Last A Moment, Help Somebody, Love Is A Beautiful Thing, International Harvester.
To learn more about becoming a TAXI member, getting two free tickets to this event, and to see the schedule of events for this year’s Rally, please click here.
That’s all for now,
Michael