Kim Tribble Explained

Kim Tribble
Birth Name:Kim Chadwick Tribble[1]
Birth Date:14 November 1951
Birth Place:Muscle Shoals, Alabama[2]
Origin:Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:Country
Occupation:Songwriter
Years Active:1993-2021
Death Place:Nashville, Tennessee

Kim Chadwick Tribble (November 14, 1951-August 26, 2021)[3] was an American country music songwriter.

Active since the mid-1990s, he has written for David Lee Murphy, Montgomery Gentry, Doug Stone, and others. Two songs written by Tribble, "Guys Do It All the Time" by Mindy McCready and "I Can Still Feel You" by Collin Raye, have made number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[4] Tribble signed with SESAC in 2008.[5]

Tribble was a frequent collaborator of David Lee Murphy, having written songs on all of his albums.[6]

Tribble died at age 69 in Nashville, Tennessee, following complications of dementia with Lewy bodies.[7]

List of songs written by Kim Tribble

YearSingle TitleRecording ArtistCo-writerChart Positions
Billboard Country
1993"Drive Time"Lisa StewartAnnette Cotter72
1994"Addicted to a Dollar"Doug StoneRay Hood, Doug Stone, Ray Maddox4
"Just Once"David Lee MurphyDavid Lee Murphy36
1995"Out with a Bang"13
1996"In Your Face"Ty HerndonAnnette Cotter63
"Guys Do It All the Time"Mindy McCreadyBobby Whiteside1
1997"Breakfast in Birmingham"David Lee MurphyDavid Lee Murphy51
"The Kind of Heart That Breaks"Chris CummingsChris Cummings, Phillip Douglas50
1998"For Lack of Better Words"Restless HeartJoie Scott64
"I Can Still Feel You"Collin RayeTammy Hyler1
2001"It's My Time"Martina McBrideTammy Hyler, Billy Crain11
"People Like Us"Aaron TippinDavid Lee Murphy17
2002"On a Mission"Trick Pony19
2004"Loco"David Lee Murphy5
2005"Shoes"Shania TwainTammy Hyler, Joie Scott, Shania Twain, Robert John "Mutt" Lange29
2007"A Feelin' Like That"Gary AllanDavid Lee Murphy, Ira Dean12
2009"One in Every Crowd"Montgomery GentryEddie Montgomery, Ira Dean5
"Long Line of Losers"Kevin Fowler23
"Whistlin' Dixie"Randy HouserRandy Houser31
2013"Let There Be Cowgirls"Chris CagleChris Cagle16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tribble, Kim Chadwick. https://archive.today/20130717213001/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&cae=85635941&affiliation=SESAC&keyid=348313&keyname=TRIBBLE+KIM+CHADWICK. dead. 17 July 2013. Broadcast Music Incorporated. 17 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Kim Tribble. SESAC. 17 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Kim Chadwick Tribble of Nashville, Tennessee . Alternative Cremation and Funeral . November 20, 2022.
  4. Web site: Kim Tribble: Top Songs as Writer. musicvf.com. 17 July 2013.
  5. Web site: SESAC signs hit songwriter Kim Tribble. 11 December 2008. SESAC. 17 July 2013.
  6. News: Herrin's David Lee Murphy comes home with new CD. 25 March 2004. The Southern Illinoisan. 17 July 2013.
  7. Web site: "One In Every Crowd" Songwriter Kim Tribble Dies . 27 August 2021 . American Songwriter . November 20, 2022.