Anthony Smith

Blessed in eastern Tennessee, this musician was deeply in love with music from an early on age. As a young child, he would frequently gaze upon his father’s baby blue Fender electric guitar. By enough time Smith was six or seven, he was playing electric guitar and learning several tunes. Smith was subjected to a number of music, which range from nation artists such as for example Johnny Salary and Johnny Money to ’70s rock and roll groups such as for example Aerosmith, ZZ Best, and Led Zeppelin. By his early twenties, Smith relocated to Kentucky to hone his musical abilities. During Kentucky, he joined up with Sneaky Pete, a residence band that could perform in the Soundstage Golf club. Telling everyone that was a moving rock to Nashville, he relocated to Nashville a couple of years later. After network through his connections at labels and in addition several songwriters, he got an area at a normal singer/songwriter’s display at Nashville’s The Broken Spoke. Mercury Nashville manager Luke Lewis received a demonstration of Smith’s music and instantly loved what he noticed. After providing Smith a house, Smith began composing for artists such as for example Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Lonestar, and Montgomery Gentry. His music “Didn’t I” was also presented within the We Had been Troops soundtrack. In 2001, Smith began focus on his debut single recording. In June 2002, If That Ain’t Nation premiered on Mercury Nashville.