The Peach Pickers
The Peach Pickers is an American songwriter team, composed of Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip.
The Peach Pickers | |
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| Origin | Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan |
| Members | Rhett Akins Dallas Davidson Ben Hayslip |
Akins and Hayslip met while attending high school together in Valdosta, Georgia, before Akins signed a contract with Decca Records in the mid-1990s. Davidson began songwriting in college, where he was roommates with singer Luke Bryan at Georgia Southern University. He and Akins met in 2004 when the two co-wrote "Kiss My Country Ass", which both Akins and Blake Shelton recorded. After Akins brought Davidson to a songwriting session, the three began holding songwriting meetings every Wednesday.[1][2] Among the songs that they have written together are Shelton's "All About Tonight", Josh Turner's "All Over Me", Jack Ingram's "Barefoot and Crazy", Brooks & Dunn's "Put a Girl in It", Joe Nichols' "Gimmie That Girl", and Bryan's "I Don't Want This Night to End".[3] All three members of the team also have co-writers' credits outside their collaborations.[1]
References
- "Peach Pickers — Behind the Spotlight". Theboot.com. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- "Peach Pickers songwriting trio finds success with weekly quotas - Nashville Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- "The Insider's View: The Peach Pickers : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City". Musicrow.com. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2014-08-22.