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Tim McGraw with the co-writers of his No. 1 song 'Southern Girl' at the 2014 Big Machine Label Group Show At Country Radio Seminar on February 18, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. Pictured (L-R): Jaren Johnston, Tim McGraw, Lee Thomas Miller, and Rodney Clawson
If you live outside of Nashville, the name Lee Thomas Miller may not ring any bells but it should. The current President of the Nashville Songwriter's Association is also the writer behind several of the country and Christian songs you know and love. Miller, who Music Row Magazine named the Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year in 2003, is currently getting plenty of airplay due to Garth Brooks' new single, "People Loving People," which he (Miller) wrote.

If you're wondering what other hit songs has Miller written, the list is long but top notch!

  • "Crying on a Suitcase" - Casey James
  • "I Just Wanna Be Mad" - Terri Clark
  • "In Color" - Jamey Johnson - Grammy nominee for Country Song of the Year, ACM and CMA Song of the Year winner and Music Row Magazine's Song of the Year in 2009
  • "Jesus In Disguise" - Brandon Heath
  • "Just a Girl" - Brandon Heath
  • "Leaving Eden" - Brandon Heath
  • "Nothing to Die For" - Tim McGraw
  • "Something to Do With My Hands" - Thomas Rhett
  • "Southern Girl" - Tim McGraw
  • "The Impossible" - Joe Nichols - 2003 Grammy nominee for Country Song of the Year
  • "The Wordl" - Brad Paisley
  • "You’re Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins - Nominated for a Grammy, CMA Award and ACM award and 2008 NSAI Song of the Year winner

Over 880 songs by Miller have been registered with BMI and hit tunes have made also their way into the studio with Andy Griggs, Blackhawk, Blue County, Billy Currington, Charlie Worsham, Craig Campbell, Chris Young, Craig Morgan, David Nail, Dierks Bentley, John Michael Montgomery, Josh Kelley, Josh Turner, Linda Davis, Lorrie Morgan, Mark Wills, Mindy McCready, Randy Travis, Rascal Flatts, Rhett Akins, Sammy Kershaw, Scotty McCreery, The Wreckers, Tracy Byrd and Tracy Lawrence.

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