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About Me

Brent Baxter grew up writing short stories in his small hometown of Batesville, Arkansas. However, it wasn't until his sophomore year at Arkansas State University that he first discovered songwriting. Back home over Christmas break, a friend put a melody to a poem Brent had written, and he was hooked.
Brent worked on his songwriting while earning both a business degree and his MBA. Following college, he moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he dove into the local songwriting community. In March of 2002, Brent finally traded his cubicle for a rented room in Nashville. When he wasn't waiting tables or working in the royalty/administration department of Bluewater Music, he was writing songs and meeting with publishers.
Brent's first cut came in early 2004, as "Monday Morning Church" was recorded by Alan Jackson. The song went on to become a Top 5 hit. In early 2005, Brent signed his first publishing deal, becoming a staff songwriter for Major Bob Music. Brent wrote for Major Bob for three years before leaving to write for his own publishing company, Cowboy Chords Music.
Brent has also had songs recorded by Randy Travis, Lady Antebellum, and Lonestar, among others.
Below, you'll find the "Country Song Workshop" store. It contains audio lessons on different aspects of songwriting. Check it out. And for more info, click on my "Friends" link to CSW!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/25/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/countrysongworkshop
Band Members:
Influences: Alan Jackson - Monday Morning Church
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THOMAS MARTINEZ PERFORMING "GO TO HIM"

LADY ANTEBELLUM PERFORMING "A WOMAN SCORNED"

President Ronald Reagan talks Tau Kappa Epsilon, my fraternity

Sounds Like: "Monday Morning Church" - Alan Jackson
"Every Head Bowed" - Randy Travis
"Woman Scorned" - Lady Antebellum (bonus track)
"Last Night Last" - Lady Antebellum (bonus track)
"Tough" - Lonestar
Record Label: Cowboy Chords Music (ASCAP)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Lonestar cut!

Hey, ya’ll...Great news today! Dean Sams just called a little while ago to confirm that Lonestar cut one of my songs this week! The song is called "Tough," and I wrote it with Brent Anderson a...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:14:00 PST

Lady Antebellum cuts!

Great news- Lady Antebellum cut two of my songs last week! They're a new band on Capitol Nashville, and their album is due out in the Spring. Lord willing, both songs will make the record. Keep you...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:14:00 PST

Tim Meitzen- Southwind cuts

My good friend (and first cowriter), Tim Meitzen just released his 2nd indie album, SOUTHWIND, and we wrote 10 of the 14 songs together. You should check out his myspace page (he's in my top friends)...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:44:00 PST

New VIDEOS Posted!

Hey, ya'll...Just wanted to let you know that I've posted 4 videos under the "video" link on this page. They are..."Monday Morning Church" video by Alan Jackson"Monday Morning Church" live on the 200...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:27:00 PST

Country Weekly

My friend and co-writer, Lane Turner, received a write-up in the January 15, 2007 issue of Country Weekly magazine. It mentions a song Lane and I wrote together called, "Love You Like Me." Here's th...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 04:46:00 PST

September demos!

Well, September has certainly been a musical month. I just got 9 songs demoed through my publisher, Major Bob Music, and one through a cowriter. I'm excited about getting these tunes circulating thr...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:43:00 PST

Randy Travis cut!

I just got the call yesterday that I got a Randy Travis cut! It's a song called "Every Head Bowed," and it was the first song I wrote with a friend of mine (and Capitol Records artist) Brandon Kinney...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:48:00 PST

New Indie Cuts!

My good friend and cowriter, Roxie Randle, has just released her debut CD, entitled, "Live At The French Quarter Cafe'." It contains three songs Roxie and I wrote together: "As Far As I Ca...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:02:00 PST

Monday Morning Church

Here's the text of a "Story Behind The Song" feature Country Weekly ran on a while back. Thought you might find it interesting. God Bless, Brent.story behind the songMonday Morning Church Brent Baxt...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:49:00 PST

Who my friends are... (nothing personal)

Hey, everybody. Just for the record, I want to explain my reasoning behind who I do and do not accept as myspace friends. Right now, I'm only accepting folks I personally know or have a co...
Posted by Brent Baxter on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:39:00 PST