Georgia Music Songwriters / Producers / Others S - Z

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Jeremy Stover is a country music songwriter from Ellijay, GA. Stover is known for crafting several top hits "The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home" by Justin Moore, "Beer's Better Cold" by Travis Denning and other music artists like Tim McGraw, Montgomery Gentry, Chris Janson, Ronnie Dunn and others. His first number 1 single as a songwriter was "Wherever You Are", recorded by Jack Ingram.

Keith Thomas from Conyers, GA is a record producer and songwriter who has worked on 40 #1 hits and has received multiple Grammy Awards. His first job was staff writer in Nashville, TN for Ronnie Milsap. Later he signed with Word Records where he began a seven year tenure as a songwriter and producer. During this time, Thomas produced 16 albums with 20 #1 hits.

Alan Walden, Macon, GA, is a manager, publisher, promoter and booking agent of music. His brother, Phil Walden, and he formed Phil Walden Artists and Promotions. During this time Alan would manage of 44 music artists, including Otis Redding. After Redding's untimely death, he would become one of the owners of Capricorn Records, along with Phil Walden and Frank Fenter. It was at Capricorn that Alan would sign blues singer, Boz Scaggs.

Butch Walker, Rome, GA, is a musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Growing up in Cartersville, GA, he worked with several rock groups during the 1980's. Many of the songs that he co-wrote or produced have been hits for other artists, including SR-71, Avril Lavigne, Sevendust, Injected, The Donnas, Hot Hot Heat, American Hi-Fi, Default, Gob, Midtown, Puffy AmiYumi, Pink, Katy Perry, Pete Yorn, Quietdrive, Green Day, Adam Lambert, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, Rayland Baxter, Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra, Train, The Wallflowers, Jewel, The All-American Rejects, The Academy Is..., The Cab, Saosin, Never Shout Never, Weezer, New Politics, Fall Out Boy, The Struts, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Matt Nathanson, and Elizabeth Cook.

Danny Whitten is a musician and songwriter from Columbus, GA who penned songs recorded by Rod Stewart, including the hit song "I Don't Want To Talk About It" and "Everything But The Girl" as well as backing up playing guitar for Neil Young during recording sessions leading up to Young's second album, "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere".

After launching indie label hits in 1967 Atlantic Records recruited Dick Wooley, Macon, GA, to head their Southeast and Midwest record promotions. At Atlantic, Dick helped launch many legendary Rhythm & Blues and Rock artists who are now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In 1972, after working at Atlantic Records provided Dick an opportunity to become Capricorn Productions Vice President, Macon, GA, when they switched to Warner Brothers and debuted the label as Capricorn Records. He promoted several unknown artists at Capricorn into a tidal wave of hit records that established "Southern Rock".

Chip Young was a record producer and session guitarist from Atlanta, GA. He produced numerous recordings for Delbert McClinton, Mickey Newbury, Billy Swan, Tony Joe White, and many others. Young played on a myriad of hit recordings for recording artists -  Eddy Arnold, Bobby Bare, J. J. Cale, Guy Clark, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Louvin, Charlie McCoy, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Charley Pride, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Nancy Sinatra, Tanya Tucker, Tony Joe White, and many more. He released his own album April 2000, "Havin' Thumb Fun With My Friends" along with 10 of his fellow "thumb picking" guitarist, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Scotty Moore, Grady Martin, Reggie Young, Jerry Kennedy, Wayne Moss, Leon Rhodes, Pete Wade and Jimmy Capps.