Gary Burr

Gary Burr
Origin	Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter Record producer
Instrument(s)	Background vocals Acoustic guitar Bass guitar Piano
Years active	1982-present
Website	www.garyburr.com

Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer with many hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group. Burr later moved to Nashville and became a songwriter, penning hits for a plethora of country artists (and a few Pop and Rock artists). Burr's first Top-10 hit as a songwriter was "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" released by Juice Newton, which reached #7 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1982.

Songs written/co-written by Gary Burr

• "The Time Machine" - Collin Raye
• "Wrong Again" - Mindy McCready
• "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" - Juice Newton
• "Walkin' Into Trouble" - Juice Newton
• "Make My Life With You" - The Oak Ridge Boys
• "I Try to Think About Elvis" - Patty Loveless
• "A Thousand Times a Day" - Patty Loveless
• "Up and Flying" - Reba McEntire
• "I Wear Your Love"- Kathy Mattea
• "Bus Ride"- Suzy Bogguss
• "Can't Be Really Gone" - Tim McGraw
• "To Be Loved by You" - Wynonna
• "Cover to Cover" - Billy Ray Cyrus
• "More Love" - Doug Stone
• "Too Busy Being in Love" - Doug Stone
• "What's in It for Me" - John Berry
• "Man of My Word" - Collin Raye
• "Burned Like a Rocket" - Billy Joe Royal
• "That's My Job" - Conway Twitty
• "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" - Kenny Rogers
• "Watch Me" - Lorrie Morgan
• "Sure Love" - Hal Ketchum
• "In a Week or Two" - Diamond Rio
• "One Night a Day" - Garth Brooks
• "We Don't Have to Do This" - Tanya Tucker
• "Where Was I" - Ricky Van Shelton
• "Till You Love Me" - Reba McEntire
• "One Last Good Hand"- Reba McEntire
• "What Mattered Most" - Ty Herndon
• "Heart Half Empty" - Ty Herndon & Stephanie Bentley
• "On the Side of Angels" - LeAnn Rimes
• "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense" - LeAnn Rimes
• "Bottle" - LeAnn Rimes
• "I Already Do" - Chely Wright
• "It Was" - Chely Wright
• "Everything" - Chely Wright
• "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" - Randy Travis
• "Out of My Bones" - Randy Travis
• "You Made Me That Way" - Andy Griggs
• "This Is the Night" - Clay Aiken
• "Before Your Love" - Kelly Clarkson
• "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" - Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera
• "Tomorrow's Goodbye" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• "Todo" - Alejandra Guzmán
• "Just Around the Eyes" - Faith Hill
• "I Would Be Stronger Than That" - Faith Hill
• "Outside My Window" - Sarah Buxton
• "In the Meantime" — Sarah Marince
• "Learning To Live With Me" - Gary Allan
• "Always Something To Believe In" - Malea McGuinness
• "Younger" - Joe Cocker
• "In Front Of The Alamo" - Hal Ketchum

As producer

Burr has produced a number of songs and albums, including the Disney Records album The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney, and Olivia Newton-John's Back with a Heart.

U.S. Senate Testimony

As a note of his importance and influence as a major American songwriter, Burr gave Testimony to the U.S. Senate in November, 2005 concerning audio/video piracy (specifically from China) on behalf of himself and the RIAA. [1]

Blue Sky Riders

Burr is a member of Blue Sky Riders, a country music trio also featuring Kenny Loggins and Georgia Middleman (whom he married in 2012). They released their debut album, Finally Home, on January 29, 2013.

Sources

• Official Web site
• Short bio at East Central One
• Bio at Disney Country record label

External links

• Audio interview with Gary Burr, Kenny Loggins and Georgia Middleman (Blue Sky Riders) on the Sodajerker On Songwriting podcast