Dave Gibson (songwriter)
David Lowell Gibson (born October 1, 1946[2]) is an American country music songwriter. Gibson has written songs for Alabama, Tanya Tucker, and others.
Dave Gibson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Lowell Gibson[1] |
| Born | October 1, 1946 El Dorado, Arkansas |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | late 1980s-present |
| Labels | Epic (in Gibson/Miller Band) |
| Associated acts | |
Gibson was born in El Dorado, Arkansas and raised in Odessa, Texas before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1982.[3]
He held a publishing contract with a company owned by The Oak Ridge Boys. Between 1990 and 1994, Gibson was the frontman of the Gibson/Miller Band.
Gibson was married to singer-songwriter Daisy Dern.[4]
List of songs written by Dave Gibson
Gibson wrote or co-wrote the following songs:[5]
- Alabama: "Jukebox in My Mind"
- Larry Boone: "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger"
- Confederate Railroad: "Queen of Memphis", "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind"
- Joe Diffie: "Ships That Don't Come In"
- Gibson/Miller Band: "High Rollin'", "Texas Tattoo", "Red, White, and Blue Collar", "Stone Cold Country"
- James House: "That'll Be the Last Thing"
- Montgomery Gentry: "Lonely and Gone"
- Southern Pacific: "Honey I Dare You", "All Is Lost"
- Pam Tillis: "Do You Know Where Your Man Is"
- Tanya Tucker: "If It Don't Come Easy"
- Conway Twitty: "House on Old Lonesome Road"
- Steve Wariner: "Midnight Fire", "Don't You Give Up on Love", "Heart Trouble"
References
- "BMI results for David Lowell Gibson". BMI.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- "Bio". smswf.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Dave Gibson: Storytelling & Music in DNA". Nashville Music Guide. August 23, 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Dave Gibson". musicvf.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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