Jim Beavers http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/rss/C3760 This BMI RSS feed contains news articles, events, and musicworld articles for a specific affiliate or group. en affiliates@bmi.com Copyright 2008 2008-07-23T22:00:01-05:00 Key West Songwriters Festival Mixes Roots Music Royalty with Mainstream Songwriting Elite http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/536475 Popoff, Jeremy, Malo, Raul, Johnson, Jamey, Chapman, Stephanie, Aldean, Jason, Allan, Gary, Barnes, Max T., Bentley, Dierks, Bogard, Steve, Brice, Lee, Cannon, Chuck, Clawson, Rodney, Davidson, Dallas, Diamond Rio, Emerick, Scotty, Hannan, Gary, Hill, Faith, Johnson, Doug, Jones, Chuck, Keen, Robert Earl, Keith, Toby, Lambert, Miranda, LeDoux, Chris, Lee, David, Lucas, Lauren, McGraw, Tim, Mobley, Wendell, Niemann, Jerrod, Pinson, Bobby, Rascal Flatts, Sandford, Chas, Sherrill, John Scott, Steele, Jeffrey, Strait, George, Sugarland, Travis, Randy, Wariner, Steve, Singer-Songwriter Lineup Includes Robert Earl Keen, Raul Malo, Kim Richey & Jeffrey Steele

The 13th Annual Hog's Breath Key West Songwriters Festival looms enticingly on the horizon. Presented by Cherry Heart Music and proudly supported by charter sponsor BMI, the event is slated for April 30 through May 4 in Key West, Florida. The festival revolves around five days and nights of more than 20 free shows, staged at an array of the island's most popular drinking holes and hot spots. Informal adaptations of Nashville's signature in-the-round acoustic showcases dominate much of the schedule, while this year, a street concert Saturday, May 3 featuring the Jeffrey Steele Band and Robert Earl Keen adds a Mardis Gras fillip to the mix.

  • Robert Earl Keen
  • Raul Malo
  • Kim Richey

BMI songwriters dominate the diverse lineups. Americana trendsetters including Robert Earl Keen, Raul Malo, Kim Richey and John Oates will perform alongside Nashville's most engaging and prolific hitmakers, including Jeffrey Steele (Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts the Most"), John Scott Sherrill (Steve Wariner's "Some Fools Never Learn"), Wendell Mobley (Rascal Flatts' "Fast Cars & Freedom"), Jamey Johnson (George Strait's "Give It Away"), Scotty Emerick (Toby Keith's "As Good As I Once Was"), David Lee (Tim McGraw's "I Need You," featuring Faith Hill), Keith Follese (Tim McGraw's "Something Like That"), Jim Beavers (Gary Allan's "Watching Airplanes"), Heather Little (Miranda Lambert's "Gunpowder and Lead"), Steve Bogard (Dierks Bentley's "Every Mile A Memory"), Bobby Pinson (Sugarland's "Want To"), Doug Johnson (Randy Travis's "Three Wooden Crosses"), Chas Sandford (John Waite's "Missing You"), Chuck Cannon (Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now"), Max T. Barnes (Diamond Rio's "That's How Your Love Makes Me Feel"), Chuck Jones (Chris LeDoux's "Cadillac Ranch"), Rodney Clawson (Jason Aldean's "Why"), Gary Hannan (Joe Nichols's "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"), Billy Yates (George Jones's "Choices"), Jerrod Niemann (Garth Brooks' "Good Ride Cowboy") and Dallas Davidson (Trace Adkins's "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"), with Curb recording artist Lee Brice (Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory"), singer/songwriters Heather Morgan, Stephanie Chapman and Lauren Lucas and Orange County rock outfit Lit's Jeremy Popoff.

  • Jeffrey Steele
  • John Oates
  • Jamey Johnson

For a complete list of sponsoring hotels, local businesses, schedules and participating songwriters, please visit www.keywestsongwritersfestival.com or call 305.296.4222.

]]> 2008-04-23T17:27:01-05:00 Jim Beavers Celebrates First No. 1 at BMI http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/536234 Beavers, Jim, Allan, Gary, Beavers, Brett, Bentley, Dierks, Wright, Mark, Country BMI helped songwriter Jim Beavers toast his first no. 1 hit, "Watching Airplanes," Thursday, March 6 amidst a crowd of friends, peers and family. Recorded and co-produced by Bakersfield country-cool artist Gary Allan, co-written by Jonathan Singleton and co-produced by Mark Wright, the wistful tune resonated with a broad spectrum of listeners. A former industry executive and university professor, Beavers is currently enjoying a surge of creative success: he penned chart-climber "Trying to Stop Your Leaving," recorded by Dierks Bentley, along with Brad Paisley's "Mr. Policeman."

Jim Beavers is the younger brother of contemporarily prolific producer, songwriter and musician Brett Beavers. "I'm not sure, but I believe I'm a bit younger than you were when you scored your first no. 1, Brett," Beavers quipped, "By about 19 days. Not that I'm counting, or anything."

Photos by John Russell

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