Country Music Songwriters

Several famous country music stars have written hits for other artists. Check out the list below. How many of these did you know?

Take Me There - Kenny Chesney

A 2007 No. 1 hit for Rascal Flatts, 'Take Me There' was written by Kenny Chesney, Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher. Rascal Flatts traveled with Kenny Chesney on his 'Guitars, Tiki Bars & Whole Lotta Love Tour' in 2004.

Good Directions - Luke Bryan

Last year's Entertainer of the Year at the ACM Awards is also an accomplished songwriter. Rachel Thibodeau and Luke Bryan wrote this number one hit for Billy Currington.

My Give a Damn's Busted - Joe Diffie

'My Give a Damn's Busted' was written by Tom Shapiro, Joe Diffie and Tony Martin. It first appeared on Diffie's 2001 album 'In Another World.'

Here We Are - Vince Gill

Beth Nielsen Chapman and Vince Gill were the songwriters on 'Here We Are,' a No. 2 hit for Alabama in 1991.

Living in Fast Forward - David Lee Murphy

David Lee Murphy and Rivers Rutherford wrote 'Living in Fast Forward.' Murphy is scheduled to appear again at Boondocks in Springfield, Illinois on April 19.

If I Could Make a Living Out of Loving You - Alan Jackson

Clay Walker's No. 1 hit 'If I Could Make a Living Out of Loving You' was penned by Keith Stegall, Roger Murrah and Alan Jackson.