![]() ![]() He was just kind of flirting with the idea of trying to, figure out how to kind of flip an old song into something new. He’s a walking talking jukebox, you know, like he’s all about it. Gorley described the songwriting process as he recalled writing “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” with Cole Swindell while on tour with Thomas Rhett. So this is a 10-year hold that ended up being number one.” So anybody that is holding onto them holds for a while. Talking about Chris Stapleton’s “You Should Probably Leave,” Gorley said “It was fun that a song we wrote in, 2011, 12? Something like that. In contrast, Gorley shared the story of a song that took 10 years to go from a hold to a No.1 hit. He jokingly warned songwriters in the room, “Don’t get used to that.” “We wrote this, we started this song at about 10:30 PM, finished at about 3:00 AM, then he cut it at 10:00 AM after that,” said Gorley, recalling how quickly “One of Them Girls” was recorded after writing it. Before each song, Gorley took fans into the writing room and shared how the tune was written. Out of his more than five dozen chart-toppers, Gorley performed “One of Them Girls” (Lee Brice), “You Should Probably Leave” (Chris Stapleton), “ She Had Me At Heads Carolina” (Cole Swindell), and “Sand in My Boots” (Morgan Wallen). ![]() Gorley is the founder and owner of the music publishing company Tape Room Music, who curated the show. With 65 No.1 songs under his belt, Ashley Gorley could have easily played a marathon show of just his own hits, but it was easy to see how much pride he takes in shining a spotlight on and mentoring others. Organized by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival spanned 10 different stages over the course of five days, offering fans the unique opportunity to hear the stories behind the songs they know and love, as well as hear brand new songs that may become the hits of tomorrow. During the 31st annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, held March 28 through April 1 in Nashville, Tennessee, hit songwriters Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Wyatt McCubbin, and Casey Brown performed to a sold-out crowd at 3rd & Lindsley. ![]()
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