Country Artist Bobby Braddock

After arriving in Nashville, Bobby Braddock joined Marty Robbins’ band as a pianist in February 1965. In January of the next year, a song he wrote for Robbins, “While You’re Dancing”, became Braddock’s first record to appear on the charts. He then signed his first of five recording contracts with major record labels and a publishing contract with Tree Publishing Company. Braddock quickly established himself as a bankable songwriter, penning songs in the 1970s for such artists as The Statler Brothers, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Duncan, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Tommy Overstreet.

Braddock continued his successful songwriting career well into the 21st century, writing songs recorded by artists including Lacy J. Dalton, T.G. Sheppard, John Anderson, Mark Chesnutt, and Tracy Lawrence. Braddock sometimes co-wrote songs with Curly Putman or Sonny Throckmorton, fellow members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

As a producer, Braddock’s greatest success thus far is the discovery of Country singer Blake Shelton, securing a recording deal in 2001. Braddock is credited as producer for several of Shelton’s number-one Country hits, including his debut single “Austin” which spent five weeks at the top of the charts. Also in 2001 Braddock penned the song “I Wanna Talk About Me”, intended for Shelton but eventually recorded by Toby Keith. “I Wanna Talk About Me” topped the Billboard Country Charts for five weeks in 2002.

Braddock is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit singles.