Nashville is recognized worldwide as the home of country music and in recent years has evolved as the last bastion of pure songwriting. UMPG Nashville is recognized as one of Nashville’s premiere publishers. With an active and aggressive staff of current songwriters UMPG continually delivers material that becomes hits for country music’s most elite artists such as Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill and Shania Twain. But to categorize the songs being created by the UMPG Nashville writers as country would be a big mistake. Artists of all genres find hit songs or collaborators from this versatile staff. These include Celene Dion, Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Paulina Rubia, Ricky Martin, John Mayer, Marco Borsata, Jerry Garcia and The Coors. In addition to tunes from current writers the UMPG Nashville catalog spans the width of the musical landscape, from the 1940’s Folk/Blues of the Delmore Brothers, the 1950’s and 1960’s classics of Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly. It also includes country classics from Webb Pierce, Brenda Lee, Mel Tillis and many more.
Some of UMPG Nashville’s most classic and popular song titles include: “Breathe†and “It Matters To Me†by Faith Hill, “Thunder Rolls†and “If Tomorrow Never Comes†by Garth Brooks, “Daddy Sang Bass†by Johnny Cash, “Gone Country†and “It Must Be Love†by Alan Jackson, “Good Old Boys Like Me†by Don Williams, “Change The World†by Eric Clapton, “Blues Stay Away From Me†by the Delmore Brothers, “The Devil Went Down To Georgia†by Charlie Daniels, “That Don’t Impress Me Much†and “Honey I’m Home†by Shania Twain, “Strawberry Wine†by Deana Carter, “Forty Hour Week†by Alabama, “I Hope You Dance†by Leann Womack, “Walkaway Joe†and “Wrong Side Of Memphis†by Trisha Yearwood, “Blue Clear Sky†by George Strait and “Ain’t Nothin’ ‘Bout You†by Brooks and Dunn.
UMPG Nashville owns and administers many prominent catalogs. The list of catalog writers and staff writers includes Bob McDill, Rivers Rutherford, Gary Burr, Pat Alger, Matraca Berg, Dickey Lee, Kostas, Troy Verges, Mel Tillis, Marijohn Wilkin, John D. Loudermilk, Stephanie Bentley and many more.
