Wyatt Durrette (songwriter)
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Birth name | Wyatt Beazley Durrette III |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
Years active | 2006-present |
Associated acts | Zac Brown Band |
Wyatt Beazley Durrette III or just Wyatt Durrette is an American country music songwriter. He is known mainly as a collaborator of the Zac Brown Band, for whom he has written many of their singles.
Biography[]
Durrette was born in Virginia but moved to Atlanta, Georgia. He wrote his first song at age eleven, and was inspired to pursue songwriting after being brought to a Jimmy Buffett concert by his sister, Dawn. Durrette briefly lived in Byron Center Michigan after his father took a job at the local school. After graduating college, Durrette worked as a bartender and manager of a bar in Atlanta, Georgia, where he met Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band. He began writing songs with the band, and the two began writing songs together. Durrette is the co-writer of many of Zac Brown Band's singles, including their breakthrough "Chicken Fried".[1][2][3]
Durrette also co-wrote Luke Combs' 2019 singles "Beautiful Crazy" and "Even Though I'm Leaving".[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "WYATT DURRETTE, CO-WRITER OF 'COLDER WEATHER,' RECALLS FALLING IN LOVE WITH MUSIC AND FIRST MEETING ZAC BROWN". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Songwriter Spotlight: Wyatt Durrette". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Wyatt Durrette". Musicvf.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Luke Combs' 'Beautiful Crazy' Is a Single for the Fans [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ Billy Dukes (August 26, 2019). "Luke Combs' 'Even Though I'm Leaving' Should Come With a Warning=". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- American country songwriters
- American male songwriters
- Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Living people
- People from Atlanta