Carson Chamberlain Explained

Carson Chamberlain
Birth Place:Berea, Kentucky
Genre:Country
Instrument:Pedal steel guitar
Years Active:1980s–present
Associated Acts:Keith Whitley

Carson Chamberlain (born in Berea, Kentucky) is an American songwriter, record producer and session musician who works mainly in the field of country music.

He worked as a bandleader and steel guitarist for Keith Whitley until Whitley died in 1989.[1] Afterward, he worked as a touring manager for Alan Jackson and Clint Black.[2] Chamberlain became an A&R director at Mercury Nashville in 1994, but later retired from that position. He has also worked as a record producer for several Mercury acts, including Mark Wills, Billy Currington and Easton Corbin.[1] [3]

Chamberlain co-wrote the songs "Love's Got a Hold on You", "Everything I Love" and "Between the Devil and Me" for Jackson; "The Best Day" for George Strait; and "Walk a Little Straighter" and "I Got a Feelin'" for Currington.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nashville.com Featured Songwriter: Carson Chamberlain . August 3, 2010 . Nashville.com . April 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720101059/http://www.nashville.com/music/2010/08/nashville-com-featured-songwriter-carson-chamberlain/ . July 20, 2011 .
  2. Web site: The Songs of Carson Chamberlain . Universal Music Publishing . April 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080508042006/http://www.umusicpub.com/spotlight.aspx?id=466 . May 8, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Nashville Songwriter Series: Carson Chamberlain . Moore . Rick . December 16, 2010 . . April 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224011428/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/12/nashville-songwriter-series-carson-chamberlain/ . December 24, 2010 .