R.C. Bannon

With a career spanning four decades, R.C. Bannon has written some of country's most recognizable hits. R.C.'s Number 1 records include Ronnie Milsap's "Only One Love in My Life", Barbara Mandrell's "One of a Kind, Pair of Fools", and Steve Azar's "Me Til Monday". Other artists he has written top hits for include: Bobby Bare, Larry Stewart, Roy Head, Hank Thompson, Charlie McClain, and Louise Mandrell. His song "Loveless Motel" which he wrote and sang can be heard in the popular movie "The Outsiders."From 1974 until 1985 when he decided to focus on writing and producing, R.C. was a recording artist for Capitol, Columbia, and RCA. In the early '80s, he was the music coordinator/producer for "Mandrell Sisters TV Show" on NBC. His other television work includes writing material for Bob Hope's Television Special and Red Skelton's Television Special.His love for cars and golf led him to hosting duties for two shows ("Performance Plus" and "Tee It Up") on The Nashville Network and ESPN.R.C. recently left Nashville to get back to his Texas roots with his wife Natalie. He is still writing country music.