MUSIC CITY HIT-MAKERS, SOME OF NASHVILLE’S MOST SUCCESSFUL SONGWRITERS AND SYMPHONY MUSICIANS, ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP AND RELEASE SHOW

SONGS & SYMPHONY EP AVAILABLE JUNE 4; CHRIS DESTEFANO, 

RIVERS RUTHERFORD AND MARCUS HUMMON TO PERFORM RELEASE SHOW 

AT CITY WINERY

Music City Hit-Makers (MCHM), created by classically trained violinist Charles Dixon, announces the release of their debut EP Songs & Symphony on June 4. The EP features some of Nashville's most successful songwriters including Brett James, Jessi Alexander, Chris DeStefano, Hillary Lindsey, Marcus Hummon and Rivers Rutherford, who have penned hits for Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus and countless other superstars. MCHM, often referred to as "the most famous people you’ve never heard of," features Nashville’s biggest songwriters performing their hits as arranged for a symphony by award-winning studio musician and arranger Charlie Judge.

“Nashville is the epicenter of great songwriting, so the top songwriters in Nashville really are the best in the business,” says Charlie Judge. “It is my incredibly good fortune to have the opportunity to work with these talented writers, both as a keyboardist in the studio recording their hits, and as an arranger re-casting their songs for orchestra.”

The group of writers featured on this project has a combined seventy five #1 hits from today’s superstars as well as country music legends and new artists. Taste of Country, The Boot and Billboard will be providing early listen of select songs prior to release.

“Most of the hit songs we incorporate in our Music City Hit-Makers shows can be heard on country radio,” continues Charlie Judge. “But great songs transcend genre, and they work equally well whether they’re dressed in a cowboy hat or a tuxedo. I find great joy in stripping the songs down to their essence, finding the emotional core, and then rebuilding them with the endlessly inspiring orchestral palette.”

Pre-order available on May 10, 2019.

To celebrate the release of Songs & Symphony, MCHM’s Chris DeStefano, Rivers Rutherford and Marcus Hummon will be performing on June 4 at City Winery in Nashville.

Tickets for City Winery show available here.

Music City Hit-Makers Songs & Symphony Track Listing: 

Brett James - “I Hold On” - recorded by Dierks Bentley 

Jessi Alexander - “Mine Would Be You” - recorded by Blake Shelton 

Chris DeStefano - “From The Ground Up” - recorded by Dan + Shay 

Hillary Lindsey - “Girl Crush” - recorded by Little Big Town 

Marcus Hummon - “Born To Fly” - recorded by Sara Evans 

Rivers Rutherford - “When I Get Where I’m Going” - recorded by Brad Paisley with Dolly Parton

RIVERS RUTHERFORD ADDED TO FIRST AND THE WORST EVENT, SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1, 2015 AT 3RD & LINDSLEY

PREVIOUS ANNOUNCED PERFOMERS AT INAUGURAL EVENT, BENEFITTING MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE, ARE RICHARD LEIGH, LIZ ROSE, PHIL BARTON, ROXIE DEAN, AND WYNN VARBLE

PRESS RELEASE

(NASHVILLE, Tenn. – March 16, 2015) Hit songwriter, Rivers Rutherford (“Ain’t Nothing Bout You”/Brooks & Dunn, “Living In Fast Forward”/Kenny Chesney, “Real Good Man”/Tim McGraw), has been added to the star-studding songwriter lineup for the First And The Worst event, which will feature some of Nashville’s most recognized songwriters coming together to perform the first and the worst songs they ever wrote, as well as their songs that have become top-selling records recorded by superstar artists.  The inaugural First and The Worst is scheduled for April 1, 2015 at 3rd and Lindsley.

Hosted by Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and music critic Peter Cooper, the evening will also feature Richard Leigh (“Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” and “I’ll Get Over You”/Crystal Gayle, “The Greatest Man I Never Knew”/Reba McEntire), Liz Rose (“Tim McGraw,” “Teardrops On My Guitar,” and "You Belong To Me"/Taylor Swift), Phil Barton ("A Woman Like You"/Lee Brice, “She Rides Away”/David Nail, “Yeah Yeah Yeah”/Dustin Lynch), Roxie Dean ("When I Think About Angels"/Jamie O'Neal, “Why They Call It Falling”/Lee Ann Womack), and Wynn Varble (“Waitin’ On A Woman”/Brad Paisley, “Have You Forgotten”/Darryl Worley, and “I’m A Little More Country Than That”/Easton Corbin).

All event proceeds from sponsorship tables, ticket sales and the silent auction will benefit Music Health Alliance. The non-profit’s work assists songwriters, artists and music industry professionals in finding affordable health solutions and financial resources at every stage of their career. The mission of Music Health Alliance is to Heal the Music by providing access to healthcare through services that PROTECT, DIRECT & CONNECT music professionals with medical and financial solutions. In two short years, they have saved over $5.5 million dollars in insurance premiums, reduction of medical bills, and prescription savings.