December 15, 2004

News, Country

Cheers for ‘Suds in the Bucket’

BMI songwriters Sara Evans and Billy Montana were in the center of the cheers for their #1 smash "Suds in the Bucket," during a party hosted by BMI Nashville (12/14).

manager Brenner Van Meter, Craig Schelske, BMI's David Preston, Sara Evans, Billy Montana, Jenai, Butch Waugh, Mike Wilson

"Suds in the Bucket," co-written by Jenai and published by Curb Music Publishing and Songs of Moraine, is included on Evans' platinum RCA album Restless, which also boasts the Top 5 tune "Perfect." Evans co-produced the song with Paul Worley.

Billy Montana, Frank Myers, Steve Dean

This is Montana's second trip to the chart summit; he previously hit #1 with the Jo Dee Messina smash "Bring On the Rain." The BMI Award-winning writer, who has had cuts with Lee Ann Womack, Sister Hazel, Blake Shelton, Bering Strait and BlackHawk, is currently finishing his second solo album.

BMI's Patsy Bradley, Curb Music Publishing's Portis Tanner, Anna Lisa Graham

Curb's Drew Alexander, Billy Montana, Sara Evans, Jenai, Brent Maher, Dianna Maher

Helen Darling, Billy Montana, Jenai

BMI's David Preston, Rob Crosby

Mark Selby, Tia Sillers, Billy Montana

Photos by Kay Williams

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