Georgia Music Songwriters / Producers / Others B - D

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Bruce Burch was a songwriter from Gainesville, GA. Bruce landed a job writing songs at Famous Music in Nashville, which was owned by Paramount, then opened his own publishing company in 1991 - Bruce Burch Publishing. He co-wrote two #1 hits, recorded by Reba McEntire, "Rumor Has It", released in November 1990 and "It's Your Call", released in December 1992, as well as songs recorded by T. Graham Brown and others.

Kandi Burruss, an East Point native, is a singer songwriter who co-wrote "No Scrubs" recorded by TLC winning a Grammy Award for Best R & B Song in 2000, "Bills, Bills, Bills" recorded by Destiny's Child, " and "There You Go" recorded by Pink.  Burruss signed a record deal with Asylum Records and released her first EP in 2009, "Fly Above EP". Burruss was a writing contributor for the song "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran in 2017. 

Michael Carter is a country music singer, songwriter and guitarist from Sylvester, GA. He's penned songs for Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, Craig Campbell and Thomas Rhett. He is the lead guitarist and band leader for Luke Bryan.

Born December 13, 1943 in Atlanta, Mike Clark was co-owner and manager of Southern Tracks Studios. In the 1960''s while Bill Lowery and he cultivated talent, Clark also was a session or touring drummer for the Classics IV's "Traces" and Billy Joe Royal's "Cherry Hill Park." In the '70s, he began producing records as his work with Lowery's thriving empire continued, working with such diverse acts as Starbuck and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. Clark was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1999.

Paul Cochran (Atlanta, GA) was a record producer and manager.  The Georgia Music Hall of Famer, has made tremendous contributions to Georgia music with artists like  The Classics IV, The Roeman and many others. He was co-owner with Buddy Buie and Bill Lowery of the publishing company, Low-Sal Publishing. 

Grady Cole was born on August 26,1909, near LaFayette, a northwest Georgia town with a population at the time of about 1500. After graduating from high school at nearby Trion, he moved to Rome, Georgia, where he worked in a textile mill for a living and studied and performed music as a hobby and second source of income. One of Cole's co-workers at the textile mill was a young lady named Hazel Key, who had been born and reared in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Cole and Key were married on August 18, 1930. Their song "The Tramp On the Street" was recorded in 1939 and was later made famous by Hank Williams and Joan Baez.

A native of Thomson, GA, Pat Cooper has always been drawn to all things Southern, family and music. Appreciating the little things in life – days at the lake, cold beer and a few friends to cut up with – Cooper is a simple man with endless dreams. Inspiration behind his music stems from his experiences growing up in a small town, to relationships to his motivation to “bring the real country of the old days back.” “The 1990s to the early 2000s were, in my opinion, the best years of country music ever,” says up-and-coming singer-songwriter Patrick Cooper. “I appreciate the emotions and feelings that those songs made you feel. I’d like to bring that fire of country back!” Cooper co-wrote Luke Comb's smash hit "This One's For You".

Ian Copeland (on your left in photo) was a record executive and promoter who lived in Macon, GA when he worked for the Paragon Agency booking tours for rock bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Charlie Daniels Band. 

Bryan-Michael Cox from Atlanta, GA is a record producer and songwriter known mostly for his work with Mariah Carey, Usher, Mary Blige and Toni Braxton. During his career Cox has been responsible for more than 100 million album sales, 35 number-one hits, and 12 Grammy Award nominations (including nine wins). For his contribution to the music industry, Cox was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

Dallas Davidson is a native of Albany, GA and is a country music singer songwriter. Davidson is one of the three Peach Pickers (Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip) who has written songs for Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Justing Moore, Blake Shelton and many other notable country music artists. Davidson received the 2012 ACM Songwriter of the Year; a 2012 ACM nominee for Song of the Year (for "Just a Kiss"); the 2011 BMI Country Awards’ Songwriter of the Year together with Rhett Akins. He is also a recipient of three CMA Triple Play Awards, one in 2010 and two in 2011; this award is given to songwriters who write three number-one singles in a one-year span

A State Farm Insurance Company agent for nearly three decades, Mike Dekle, a native of Athens, GA,  has balanced his career with ventures into country music songwriting. His songs have been covered by such country artists as Ricky Skaggs, T.G. Sheppard, Moe Bandy, the Whites, Hank Thompson, and Keith Whitley. Kenny Rogers has recorded a half-dozen of Dekle's tunes