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BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! DAYTIME HIT SONGWRITERS SHOWfeaturing Tony Arata, Joybeth Taylor, Dylan Altmanwith Lucas Ball& Gloria Anderson+ Elliott Prather
Sat, 5 Sep, 12:30 PM CDT
Doors open
11:00 AM CDT
3rd and Lindsley
818 3rd Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37210
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Hear country music’s biggest songs & the stories behind them at DAYTIME hit songwriters show - BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE!
Featuring:
**TONY ARATA**
- “The Dance” (Garth Brooks)
- “Why Ain’t I Running” (Garth Brooks)
- “Here I Am” (Patty Loveless)
- “Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open” (Clay Walker)
- “A Handful Of Dust” (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris)
- “I’m Holding My Own” (Lee Roy Parnell)
- “Satisfied Mind” (Randy Travis and Hal Ketchum)
- “Same Old Story” (Tanya Tucker)
- “Nothing But Love” (Patty Loveless)
- “So Close” (Bonnie Raitt)
**JOYBETH TAYLOR**
- “weren't for the wind” (Ella Langley)
- “Choosin' Texas” (Ella Langley)
- "I Can't Love You Anymore" (Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen)
- "Dandelion" (Ella Langley)
- "Never Call Again" (Gavin Adcock)
- "Hell At Night" (BigXthaPlug and Ella Langley)
- "Something's Gonna Kill Me" (Corey Kent)
- "Need To" (Gavin Adcock)
- "That's Why We Fight" (Ella Langley and Koe Wetzel)
- "girl you're taking home" (Ella Langley)
**DYLAN ALTMAN**
- “Watch The Wind Blow By” (Tim McGraw)
- “Take A Little Ride” (Jason Aldean)
- “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” (Jake Owen)
- “Take It On Back” (Chase Bryant)
- “Baby I’m Home” (Trace Adkins)
- “Young As We Will Ever Be” (Will Hoge)
- “Baby Got Gone” (Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE DISCOVERY ARTIST: LUCAS BALL
PRE-SHOW ARTIST (SET BEGINNING AT 12:15 PM): GLORIA ANDERSON
Food and beverages served when the doors open at 11AM!
General Admission Seating - Pick your seats when you arrive! High top & low top tables available at this seated show. Arrive early for the best seats!
For more information about Backstage Nashville, please visit www.BackstageNashville.net!
Address: 818 3rd Avenue South
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
Country
BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! DAYTIME HIT SONGWRITERS SHOW
BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! DAYTIME HIT SONGWRITERS SHOW
Country
Music
Tony Arata
Tony Arata
Music
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member. Grammy nominee.
Songs: The Dance - Garth Brooks, Dreaming with My Eyes Open - Clay Walker
Anthony Michael Arata, 10 October 1957, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Although Arata completed his education with a degree in journalism, his first interest lay in music. During his university days he played guitar and sang with various bands. His professional career began with a bluegrass band in 1975, and from 1978-82 he wrote and sang many of his own songs with his band Handpicked. He was signed to a songwriting contract by Don Tolle’s Noble Vision label, where Jim Glaser recorded some of his songs, charting ‘The Man In The Mirror’ and ‘I’ll Be Your Fool Tonight’. Arata himself achieved two minor hits with ‘Come On Home’ (1984) and ‘Sure Thing’ (1985) and also recorded an album. In the late 80s, still under contract to Tolle, he relocated to Nashville. In 1990, Garth Brooks enjoyed a number 1 with his song ‘The Dance’. The recording gained many awards, including Song Of The Year (1991), and immediately led to Brooks’ recording Arata’s ‘Same Old Story’ and ‘Face To Face’. Other artists were attracted to his work, and further recordings of his songs began to appear, including ‘Part Of Me’ (Suzy Bogguss), ‘I Used To Worry’ (Delbert McClinton), ‘Slower’ (Dan Seals), ‘Standing By The River’ (Oak Ridge Boys) and ‘One Of My Reasons’ (David Slater). Arata also has business enterprises and is the editor of a trade publication.
Country
Joybeth Taylor
Joybeth Taylor
Country
Songwriting began at the young age of just seven for Pelham, Alabama native Joybeth Taylor, so it was no surprise when the now 27-year-old Taylor packed up all to her name and left the Yellowhammer State in August of 2016 to pursue her passion of songwriting in Nashville.
Taylor vastly developed an ability to captivate audience members within Music City, utilizing her organic and real-life experiences. After penning over 200 songs a year independently for close to five years, Taylor received and signed her first-ever publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing and Verse 2 in April of 2021, earning her first number one song in 2025, “Weren’t For The Wind.” Her most recent radio hit, “Choosin Texas,” broke Taylor Swift’s record for most weeks #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for a female country song.
She now has multiple radio singles and cuts with Ella Langley, Jordan Davis, Warren Zeiders, Gavin Adcock, Corey Kent, Josh Ross, Koe Wetzel, Kameron Marlowe, and Zach John King. Nominated for Music Row’s 2025 Female Songwriter of the Year, as well as Breakthrough Writer of the Year, she continues to make her mark as one of the most pure and crafted lyricists on Music Row.
Singer-Songwriter
Dylan Altman
Dylan Altman
Singer-Songwriter
Originally from the great state of New Jersey, Dylan Altman has been writing songs and performing in Nashville since 1995. Altman has had three #1 songs: Tim McGraw’s “Watch The Wind Blow By,” Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and most recently Jason Aldean’s “Take A Little Ride.” Other artists who have recorded Altman’s songs include Eric Paslay, Chase Bryant, Joe Nichols, Eli Young Band, Gloriana, Jennette McCurdy, Trace Adkins, Will Hoge, Gabe Dixon, John King, JT Hodges, The Almost, Ted Russell Kamp, Hayden Panettiere and Jonathan Jackson.
Altman is an avid supporter and volunteer for Musicians On Call (an organization that provides live music for patients in area hospitals) and co-hosts an annual benefit for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) with good friend and frequent collaborator, EMI Records Nashville recording artist Eric Paslay. His proudest accomplishment is his beautiful daughter Isabella, who serves as his greatest inspiration.
Country
Lucas Ball
Lucas Ball
Country
Lucas Ball’s evergreen sound is rooted in classic ’80s and ’90s country, bridging the gap between the bygone songwriting he loved as a child and the music he hears on the radio today. His songs carry warmth, clarity, and emotional directness — built to let the story breathe, not hide behind any bells & whistles. Melody-forward, honest country.
Country
Gloria Anderson
Gloria Anderson
Country
Gloria Anderson is an Americana and Country singer-songwriter from Luling, a small Texas town. As a military brat with parents who would quiz her on rock bands like Fleetwood Mac or play classic Country like Dolly Parton, she wrote songs about her window observations during six family moves before seventh grade. She began playing her music at open mics and paid gigs around the San Antonio area, including New Braunfels, Spring Branch, and Luckenbach at age seventeen. Gloria’s talents have been on full display in the Lone Star State, as she became the first rising Texas songwriter to completely sell out the Hill Top Cafe in Fredericksburg, played original music twice on 92.3 The Ranch FM, and toured across Texas with Cole Ritter and the Night Owls this past summer. Her sphere of musical influence even spans to the Midwest, as that tour reached Ohio and she performed at the 2022 Illinois State Fair Grand Central Stage. Gloria’s newest hometown, however, is Nashville, Tennessee, where she studied the craft of songwriting at Belmont University on her way to receiving Warner Chappell's 2022-2023 Songwriting Internship and winning Belmont’s 2022 ASCAP Songwriters Showcase. Gloria’s debut single, “Yours,” has reached over 185,000 cumulative streams across all platforms. Her songs have been featured on an assortment of playlists: Spotify’s New Music Nashville and Fresh Finds: Country, Apple Music’s Don’t Mess With Texas, and BMI’s Texas Ten. Gloria’s music combines her humble Texas roots with a bit of Nashville country flair to create a genuine, yet unique, Americana sound, and her relatable lyrics and sweet persona work together to create her image as an empowering girl-next-door who always has a story to tell.
Country
Elliott Prather
Elliott Prather
Country
Hailing from the small town of Ball Ground, Georgia, and now pursuing a bachelor's degree in songwriting at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, Elliott Prather is a young independent country singer-songwriter sharing his love of music with crowds of fans and new faces most weekends.
At an early age, Prather realized that "life's too short to not make good music."
He goes into every songwriting session, every performance with this thought in mind.
Prather began playing gigs around his hometown at the age of 17, learning the ins and outs of being a "professional jukebox." It wouldn't be until two years later when he would finally get the chance to share his original songs with a larger audience with the release of his first album on May 15, 2020.
rather’s music is propelled by a neo-traditional country-rock production and insightful lyrics covering a variety of topics including his back and forth relationship with music, thoughtful storytelling, and his desire to cherish the little things in life.
These themes are evident in songs like "Music Man," "Hard Work," and "While I Still Can."
Even in an intimate, acoustic setting, Prather's message still powers through with his passion and love for performing and songwriting.
"I just want to make and play good music, and I want to invite people to join me."