Career
Cordle has written songs for Garth Brooks ("Alabama Clay" and "Against the Grain", the latter of which was also recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys), Mountain Heart ("Bitter Harvest"), Ricky Skaggs ("Callin" Your Name", "Highway 40 Blues", "Heartbreak Hurricane"), Loretta Lynn ("Country In My Genes"), George Strait ("Hollywood Squares"), Trisha Yearwood ("Lonesome Dove"), Kathy Mattea ("Lonesome Standard Time"), Diamond Rio ("Mama, Don"t Forget To Pray Foreign Maine") and Bradley Walker ("When I"m Hurtin""). Cordle also has a career of his own, with his band Lonesome Standard Time. He received a Grammy nomination for the group"s debut album, self-titled, in 1992.
In 2005 Cordle"s band played at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.
On his album 2007 "Took Up and Put Down", his sings "The First Train Robbery". A song about the Reno Gang written from brother William Reno"s perspective.
Cordle performed on two bluegrass tribute albums for the British rock band The Moody Blues: Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to The Moody Blues (2004), and Moody Bluegrass TWO. Much Love (2011). The trio tours across the country and performs the hits they wrote for others
