Rivers Rutherford

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Name = Rivers Rutherford


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Origin = Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre = Country
Occupation = Songwriter
Years_active = 1996–present
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Rivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including several Number One hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to "Billboard". Among the other Number Ones that he has composed are "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" by Montgomery Gentry, "When I Get Where I'm Going" by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, "Real Good Man" by Tim McGraw, "Living in Fast Forward" by Kenny Chesney, "Ladies Love Country Boys" by Trace Adkins, and "These Are My People" and "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" by Rodney Atkins.cite web |url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/mattssongwriterspotlite/a/sng_rrutherfrd.htm |title=Matt's Songwriter Spotlight - Rivers Rutherford |accessdate=2008-08-08 |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |work=About.com] He has also released a solo CD called "Just Another Coaster".

Career

Rivers Rutherford began his songwriting career in 1996 after signing with Universal Publishing.On May 1, 2006 Rutherford released a solo album titled "Just Another Coaster", which primarily included his own renditions of songs that he had written for other acts.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifuxzqgldse |title=Just Another Coaster |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2008-08-08]

Besides his songwriting, Rutherford has also produced albums for Jamie O'Neal, Montgomery Gentry, and Cole Deggs & The Lonesome.

List of singles composed by Rivers Rutherford

The following is a list of Top 40 country singles co-written by Rivers Rutherford.
*Trace Adkins – "Ladies Love Country Boys"
*Gary Allan – "Man of Me"
*Rodney Atkins – "These Are My People", "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)"
*Brooks & Dunn – "Ain't Nothing 'bout You"
*Tracy Byrd with Mark Chesnutt – "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side"
*Jason Michael Carroll – "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"
*Kenny Chesney – "Living in Fast Forward"
*Terri Clark – "Dirty Girl"
*Clay Davidson – "Unconditional"
*Faith Hill – "When the Lights Go Down"
*Montgomery Gentry – "If You Ever Stop Loving Me", "She Don't Tell Me To"
*Josh Gracin – "I Want to Live"
*Andy Griggs – "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man"
*Tracy Lawrence – "It's All How You Look at It"
*Tim McGraw – "Real Good Man"
*Brad Paisley (with Dolly Parton) – "When I Get Where I'm Going"
*Blake Shelton – "Heavy Liftin'"
*Clay Walker – "Jesus Was a Country Boy"
*Chuck Wicks – "Stealing Cinderella"
*Gretchen Wilson – "Homewrecker"
*Chely Wright – "Shut Up and Drive"

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