Jimmy Melton began his career as a musician at the age of eight, learning the guitar from his father. He then moved on to the banjo and at the age of twelve, became one of the youngest performers ever to appear on the world famous Grand Ole Opry. Soon thereafter, he was invited to appear with guitar legend Chet Atkins on “Pop Goes The Countryâ€, a popular country music television series. Jimmy was also fortunate enough to get the chance to perform with a few more of his heroes, bluegrass legends Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs.
By his late teens, Jimmy had already spent almost ten years touring the summer bluegrass festivals and fairs.
In his early twenties, Jimmy left the bluegrass scene, formed a country band, bought a big p.a. system, and played the county fair/dance hall circuit in and around his native west Tennessee.
After dabbling in songwriting as far back as he can recall,
Jimmy moved to Nashville to pursue his career and landed his first publishing deal in 1996 with Murrah Music, owned by Hall of Fame songwriter Roger Murrah. He then moved on to write for another Hall of Famer, the legendary Harlan Howard, giving him yet another chance to hone his craft with one of the greats.
Jimmy recently entered into a new publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing in Nashville, and is working on building a catalogue there. He has also worked in the past as a session musician, playing on many albums as well as his own recordings. His original songs have been recorded by some of the following artists.
Hank Williams, Jr., Mark Chesnutt, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Kenny Rogers, Neal Coty, Reba McEntire, Kevin Denney, Brian Mccomas, Craig Morgan, Trent Willmon, Tracy Lawrence, Dierks Bentley, Neal McCoy, Dean Brody, Joe Nichols and George Jones.
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