Jim McCormick (songwriter)

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Jim McCormick
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Background information
BornNew Orleans, Louisiana
GenresCountry, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Songwriter
Years active2000–present
Associated actsGabby Barrett, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Harry Connick Jr., Jon Pardi, Brantley Gilbert, Randy Travis, Trace Adkins

Jim McCormick is a staff songwriter at Eclipse Music Publishing and previously wrote at BMG Music, Warner Chappell Music , and Generator Music in Nashville. McCormick has celebrated three #1 songs on the Billboard country charts: Gabby Barrett's "The Good Ones" and Jason Aldean's "Take A Little Ride," both of which spent three weeks in the #1 position; and Brantley Gilbert's "You Don't Know Her Like I Do."[1] Current releases written by McCormick include Trace Adkins' "Welcome To," Luke Bryan's "All My Dreaming There," Jason Aldean's "Lights Go Out," Harry Connick Jr.'s "I Do Like We Do," Jon Pardi's "Lucky Tonight," and Trace Adkins's "Jesus and Jones." His songs also have been recorded and performed by Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Jeff Tweedy, Trisha Yearwood, Randy Travis, Ronnie Milsap, Jamey Johnson, Samantha Fish, Smash Mouth as well as many others.[2]

McCormick has served as a board of governors' vice-president for the Recording Academy and on the board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. McCormick is an adjunct faculty member in the Music Industry Studies program at Loyola University in New Orleans and has lectured on the craft and business of songwriting at Berkelee College of Music, Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, and Tulane University, as well as at GrammyPro and NSAI events.[3] He is a member of Nashville's Leadership Music class of 2013 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Georgetown University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from the University of New Orleans.[4]

Early life and education[]

McCormick was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.[5] He attended Jesuit High School where he formed a band with his classmate Ed Conway.[6] Initially a business major at Loyola University, he transferred to Georgetown University after his freshman year.[7] While at Georgetown, McCormick took a poetry workshop with Roland Flint and became enamored with the art form, eventually landing a Lannan fellowship.[8] After graduating, McCormick moved back to New Orleans where he pursued a Masters of Fine Arts in poetry while teaching English at the University of New Orleans.[9]

Musical career[]

While in high school, McCormick formed the band Resonance with classmate Ed Conway. In 1991 they formed The Bingemen with Marc Funti and Cleaver Schmidt.[10] Marc Funti played drums, Ed Conway guitar, Cleaver Schmidt bass and vocals, and Jim McCormick lead vocals for the band.[11] Playing primarily in a roots rock style, the band toured extensively with bands such as Hootie and the Blowfish, Pat McLaughlin, Dash Riprock, the Continental Drifters and Cowboy Mouth.[12][13] The band released their debut EP "Motor in the Ocean" in 1991 and a full-length self-titled album in 1996. In the same year the band performed at South by Southwest and at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. They broke up in 1999.[14]

As a solo artist, McCormick has released four albums: 2001's “Jim McCormick”, “You Can't Drown Your Sorrows” in 2004,  “Live at Jazz Fest” in 2012, and “The Middle of the River” in 2013.[15]

Songwriting[]

After a visit to Nashville in 2000, McCormick began to consider using his formal training in poetry to write songs.[16] He spent the next four years splitting time between New Orleans and Nashville, where he'd sleep on friends’ couches while writing three to four songs a day.[17] In 2003, McCormick signed his first publishing agreement with Generator Music Publishing Company where he worked for two years before signing with Warner Chappell Music. From 2010 to 2020 he held a publishing deal with BMG. In April 2020, he signed with Eclipse Music Group.[18]

McCormick currently splits his time between Nashville and New Orleans.[19]

Songs Recorded Artist Release Date Peak Chart Positions Certifications
US US Country Songs US Country Airplay World
The Good Ones Gabby Barrett 2020 19[20] 1[21] 1[22] 96[23] RIAA: Platinum[24]
Take A Little Ride Jason Aldean 2012 12[25] 1[26] RIAA: Platinum[27]
You Don't Know Her Like I Do Brantley Gilbert 2011 49[28] 1[29] 1[30] RIAA: Platinum[31]
Louisiana Tim McGraw 2016[32]
We Rode In Trucks Luke Bryan 2017 33[33] RIAA: Gold[34]
Sorority Girl Luke Bryan 2013[35]
Every Time I See You Luke Bryan 2009[36]
Cold Beer Drinker Luke Bryan 2013[37]
I'm In Love With The Girl Luke Bryan 2013[38]
Good Lookin’ Girl Luke Bryan 2014[39]
Nobody Does I Do Like We Do Harry Connick Jr. 2015[40]
Jesus And Jones Trace Adkins 2016[41] 44[42]
A Little Bit Of Missing You Trace Adkins 2010[43]
Happy To Be Here Trace Adkins 2008[44]
You Didn't Have A Good Time Randy Travis 2009[45]
Good Times Ain’t What They Used To Be Jamey Johnson 2018[46]
Cowboys Are My Weakness Trisha Yearwood 2020[47]
Noise Radney Foster 2014[48]
Noise Shenandoah 2017[49]
Lucky Tonight Jon Pardi 2017[50]
When I Get It Craig Campbell 2012[51]
It's All Coming Back To Me Now Ronnie Milsap 2006[52]
Changes Jaryd lane 2009[53]
Georgia Mud Joanna Smith 2011[54]
Time Well Spent Bobby Pinson 2005[55]
One Thing Jeff Bates 2009[56]
Live to Love Another Day Smash Mouth 2018[57]
Slow Moving Memory Ty Herndon 2013[58]
Still Remains Cartel 2009[59]
Country Life Brian Milson 2012[60]
The Cowboy's Mine Joey Martin 2017[61]
Roadside Sandwich Jessie Farrell 2009[62]
Like Father, Like Son Hollywood “Wolf” Yates 2010[63]
Girls With Girlfriends Liam Brew 2009[64]
Pretty Runs Out Amanda Shaw 2008[65]
Good Southern Girl Amanda Shaw 2010[66]
Cruise Amanda Shaw 2010[67]
Rock n Roll & Pensacola Joshua Stevens 2008[68]
Love Like This Cory Morrow 2012[69]
Right For Me Dayna Kurtz 2006[70]
Girls With Girlfriends Chris Cavanaugh 2009[71]
You Just Want Me Hannah Weeks 2009[72]
Blame It On A Woman Shane Owens 2016[73]
The Shake The Elms 2013[74]
Unless God Appears First The Elms 2013[75]
The Wildest Heart The Elms 2013[76]
The Little Ways The Elms 2013[77]
Lily The Elms 2013[78]
Saturday High Cowboy Mouth 2013[79]
Young Animal Mulebone 1998[80]
Around The Lakeside Kim Carson 1998[81]
You Can't Drown Your Sorrows Kim Carson 2004[82]
A Girl Could Get Hurt This Way Lindsey Mendez 2010[83]
Dirt Road Dancing Matt Stillwell and Colt Ford 2010[84]
Dirt Road Dancing Cooper Boone 2009[85]
Here In Louisiana Hip Boot Joe 2010[86]
Lulaby David Osmond 2019[87]
Right Once David Osmond 2019[88]
You Wanted Me David Osmond 2019[89]


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