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Story Behind the Song: Rascal Flatts Fast Cars and Freedom Believe it or not, "Fast Cars and Freedom" didnt come about quickly.  At first, all Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher had was a guitar lick — one that was a clear winner, but kept being put on the backburner as they worked on other tunes. But after they reteamed with Rascal Flatts frontman Gary LeVox, the song sped to life. "You dont look a day over fast cars and freedom," LeVox sang on the 2005 hit. "That sunset river bank, first ti...

Jennifer Turnbow Nashville Songwriters Association International, the organization that organizes the Tin Pan South festival, has promoted a longtime operations manager to COO. Jennifer Turnbow had been NSAI’s senior director of operations. She joined the Music Row-based group in 2005, shortly before she graduated from Vanderbilt University. In her new role, Turnbow will continue to oversee the group’s day-to-day operations and finances, be its legislative advocate and help lead Tin Pan Sou...

  Friday Jan 8, 2021 at 10:36 AM Jan 8, 2021 at 10:36 AM “And if it looks like we were scared to death/ Like a couple of kids just tryin’ to save each other/ You should’ve seen it in color.” Jamey Johnson’s award-winning 2008 hit “In Color” - a song about looking back at old black and white photos from World War II and beyond - was actually first inspired by old shots shown at Nashville’s annual BMI Awards. The song’s co-writer, Lee Thomas Miller, brou...

“And if it looks like we were scared to death/ Like a couple of kids just tryin’ to save each other/ You should’ve seen it in color.”Jamey Johnson’s award-winning 2008 hit “In Color” - a song about looking back at old black and white photos from World War II and beyond - was actually first inspired by old shots shown at Nashville’s annual BMI Awards.The song’s co-writer, Lee Thomas Miller, brought up the photos in a conversation