NASHVILLE TO NEW YORK
Nashville To New York is an evening of hit songs and the stories behind them. Patterned after the famous “in-the-round” writer nights in Nashville, Nashville To New York is hosted by Hall of Fame songwriter Gary Burr and hit songwriter Georgia Middleman. Every Nashville to New York show features Gary and Georgia and one of their amazing friends, brought to the big city to entertain and thrill you with their songs and tales of show business. If you love songs and songwriting and have ever wanted to hear them right out of the mouths of the artists who dreamed them up...Nashville To New York is the show you do NOT want to miss!!
GARY BURR
Gary Burr is a Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame member, ASCAP, Billboard and NSAI Country Songwriter of the Year. He’s had fourteen #1 hits and has written songs recorded by Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Carole King, Ringo Starr, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin, Kelly Clarkson, Joe Cocker and many more. A recording artist in his own right, Gary has released five cds including his most recent “Shout.” He was also part of the country-rock trio Blue Sky Riders along with Georgia Middleman and Kenny Loggins. In 2024, Gary released his debut novel – “Reunion”- an imaginative reworking of The Beatles history where the lads are now in their late 50’s and John Lennon was never shot on that fateful day in front of The Dakotas. www.garyburr.com
GEORGIA MIDDLEMAN
Hit songwriter Georgia Middleman has had her songs recorded by Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Reba, Joe Nichols, Martina McBride, Sheila E., Radney Foster, Maia Sharp, Mark Chesnutt, Sarah Buxton, Terri Clark and many others. Her song “When The Right One Comes Along” was featured on the ABC hit TV show “Nashville.” Georgia has released five cds of her own, including her latest “Requests” - an acoustic collection of her most requested songs. From 2011 to 2017, Georgia was one-third of the trio Blue Sky Riders, along with her husband, Gary Burr and pop icon Kenny Loggins. Over the years, she has sung back-up for Carole King and Ringo Starr. www.georgiamiddleman.com
MAIA SHARP
Maia Sharp has had her songs recorded by Bonnie Raitt, The Chicks, Cher, Edwin McCain, David Wilcox, Art Garfunkel, Lizz Wright, Lisa Loeb, Terri Clark, Keb’ Mo’ (including his recent single with Taj Mahal) and Trisha Yearwood (including her recent single “The Wall or the Way Over”) and many more. And through it all, Maia has continued to record her own albums; ten solo releases, one collaborative project with Art Garfunkel and Buddy Mondlock and her duo project, Roscoe & Etta. Maia is also an adjunct professor at NYU and has been writing for Songwriting With: Soldiers since 2017. Her latest album, Tomboy is out now and available in all the ways. www.maiasharp.com
