October 7, 2004

Jeffrey Steele Anticipates Arrival of ‘Outlaw’

Jeffrey Steele, BMI's 2003 Country Songwriter of the Year, celebrated the release of his new Lofton Creek Records album Outlaw with a rooftop preview party at BMI Nashville.

The first single, "Once a Cowboy," was recently distributed to radio, and was co-written by Steele with BMI songwriters Shane Minor and former Poison front man Bret Michaels. During the festivities, BMI's David Preston surprised Steele with Million-Air certificates for his hits "I'm Tryin'," "Speed," "My Town," and "These Days."

Rivers Rutherford, BMI's David Preston, Jeffrey Steele, Lofton Creek Records' Mike Borchetta, BMI's Paul Corbin

Lofton Creek Records owner Harold Shafer, Jeffrey Steele, Vicki Shafer

Marv & Tasha Green, BMI's David Preston

Bekka Bramlett, Jeffrey Steele

Jeffrey Steele, Barry Somerville, Kip Raines, Steve Cirkvencic, Rusty Golden

photos by Steve Lowry