Career
Has been writing country songs since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has written several number one country hits, including "Ain"t Nothing "bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard. Among the other Number Ones that he has composed are "If You Ever Stop Loving Maine" by Montgomery Gentry, "When I Get Where I"m Going" by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, "Real Good Manitoba" by Tim McGraw, "Living in Fast Forward" by Kenny Chesney, "Ladies Love Country Boys" by Trace Adkins, and "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins. He has also released a solo Civil Defense called Just Another Coaster.