Casey Beathard | |
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| Birth name | Casey Michael Beathard |
| Born | (1965-12-02)December 2, 1965 (age 59) |
| Origin | Torrance, California, U.S.[1][2] Spring Hill, Tennessee, U.S.[3] |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Casey Michael Beathard (/ˈbɛθərd/BETH-ərd;[4] born December 2, 1965[1][2]) is an Americancountry music songwriter. The son of formerNational Football League general managerBobby Beathard,[5] and father ofJacksonville Jaguars quarterbackC. J. Beathard, and country music artistTucker Beathard, he has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including top-ten singles forGary Allan,Billy Ray Cyrus,Trace Adkins,Kenny Chesney, andEric Church.
In 2004 and 2008, he receivedBroadcast Music, Inc.'s Songwriter of the Year award for his contributions.[3][6]
Beathard was born on December 2, 1965, inTorrance, California. He attendedOakton High School inVienna, Virginia, where he was afootball star and graduated in 1984. In 1990, Beathard graduated fromElon University inElon, North Carolina, with a degree in business management. While in Elon, he was a member ofKappa Sigma fraternity and playedcollege football.
In 1991, Beathard moved toNashville, Tennessee, to find work as a songwriter. After finding work at various jobs in Nashville, he was eventually signed to a songwriting contract; his first cut as a songwriter was the title track ofKenny Chesney's 1998 albumI Will Stand, which was released as a single that year.[5] (Chesney later recorded "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems", another Beathard co-write, in 2002.[5]) By the 2000s, many other country music artists had recorded Beathard's material, includingTrace Adkins,Gary Allan,Tracy Byrd, andBilly Currington. For his contributions as a songwriter, Beathard received a Songwriter of the Year award fromBroadcast Music Incorporated in 2004 and 2008.[6]
In 2006, he received his first credit as a record producer, when he co-produced the track "I Wanna Feel Something" on Trace Adkins'Dangerous Man album. This was also Adkins' first co-production credit.[7]
A year later, Beathard received additional honors from BMI as the co-writer ofTracy Lawrence's single "Find Out Who Your Friends Are", Lawrence's first number one in eleven years, and the first single for his personal Rocky Comfort label.[8]
Beathard's son,C. J. Beathard, is a backup quarterback for theJacksonville Jaguars. He played at theUniversity of Iowa and was drafted by theSan Francisco 49ers in the2017 NFL draft.[9] Another son,Tucker Beathard, is signed toDot Records as a recording artist.
His son Clayton, a quarterback at Long Island University, was fatally stabbed during an altercation that began at around 2:50 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2019, outside of the Dogwood Bar & Grill in Nashville.
Several of Casey Beathard's songs are up-tempo party anthems, occasionally centering on alcoholic beverages. The latter theme is most evident on the three cuts recorded by Byrd—"Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo", "Drinkin' Bone", and "How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica"—as well asTrent Willmon's debut single "Beer Man", and "The World Needs a Drink" byTerri Clark.[5] He has occasionally shown a more serious side to his songs as well, such asJeff Bates's "The Love Song",Billy Currington's "Walk a Little Straighter",Billy Ray Cyrus's "Ready, Set, Don't Go", andEric Church's "Homeboy".[5]
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| Song title | Artist | Co-writers | Peak | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Heaven on Dirt" | Gord Bamford | Jason Lee Owens Jr., Phil O'Donnell,Jenee Fleenor | 34 | 04/16/2021 |
| "Hell of a View" | Eric Church | Eric Church, Monty Criswell | 4 | 11/09/2020 |
| "Rock On" | Tucker Beathard | Tucker Beathard, Marla Cannon-Goodman | 2 | 03/06/2016 |
| "Like a Wrecking Ball" | Eric Church | Eric Church | 6 | 03/09/2015 |
| "The Outsiders" | Eric Church | Eric Church | 6 | 10/22/2013 |
| "Like Jesus Does" | Eric Church | Monty Criswell | 6 | 1/28/2013 |
| "He's Mine" | Rodney Atkins | Tim James, Phil O'Donnell | 23 | 11/7/2011 |
| "Just Fishin'" | Trace Adkins | Ed Hill, Monty Criswell | 6 | 3/21/2011 |
| "Homeboy" | Eric Church | Eric Church | 13 | 2/28/2011 |
| "Brown Chicken Brown Cow" | Trace Adkins | Kenny Beard,Rivers Rutherford | 39 | 8/17/2010 |
| "The Boys of Fall" | Kenny Chesney | Dave Turnbull | 1 | 7/12/2010 |
| "The Breath You Take" | George Strait | Dean Dillon, Jessie Jo Dillon | 6 | 7/12/2010 |
| "Come Back Song" | Darius Rucker | Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker | 1 | 7/6/2010 |
| "Way Out Here" | Josh Thompson | Josh Thompson,David Lee Murphy | 15 | 3/29/2010 |
| "All I Ask For Anymore" | Trace Adkins | Tim James | 14 | 5/18/2009 |
| "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)" | Eric Church | Eric Church,Shane Minor | 46 | 3/24/2009 |
| "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" | Rodney Atkins | Marla-Cannon Goodman | 1 | 10/1/2007 |
| "Don't Blink" | Kenny Chesney | Chris Wallin | 1 | 9/10/2007 |
| "How 'bout Them Cowgirls" | George Strait | Ed Hill | 3 | 8/24/2007 |
| "Ready, Set, Don't Go" | Billy Ray Cyrus w/Miley Cyrus | Billy Ray Cyrus | 4 | 8/11/2007 |
| "'Fore She Was Mama" | Clay Walker | Phil O'Donnell | 21 | 10/16/2006 |
| "The World Needs a Drink" | Terri Clark | Eric Church | 26 | 8/29/2006 |
| "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" | Tracy Lawrence | Ed Hill | 1 | 8/21/2006 |
| "Yee Haw" | Jake Owen | Jake Owen, Kendell Marvel | 16 | 2/27/2006 |
| "Do You Want Fries with That" | Tim McGraw | Kerry Kurt Phillips | 5 | 5/23/2005 |
| "I See Me" | Travis Tritt | Chris Mohr | 32 | 3/5/2005 |
| "I Got A Feelin'" | Billy Currington | Billy Currington, Carson Chamberlain | 5 | 1/5/2004 |
| "Hot Mama" | Trace Adkins | Tom Shapiro | 5 | 9/22/2003 |
| "Drinkin' Bone" | Tracy Byrd | Kerry Kurt Phillips | 7 | 8/4/2003 |
| "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" | Kenny Chesney | 2 | 5/26/2003 | |
| "Walk a Little Straighter" | Billy Currington | Billy Currington, Carson Chamberlain | 8 | 4/21/2003 |
| "The Love Song" | Jeff Bates | Jeff Bates, Kenny Beard | 8 | 12/16/2002 |
| "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" | Tracy Byrd | Michael P. Heeney, Marla Cannon-Goodman | 1 | 4/1/2002 |
| "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" | Aaron Tippin | Aaron Tippin, Kenny Beard | 2 | 9/17/2001 |
| "Right Where I Need to Be" | Gary Allan | Kendell Marvel | 5 | 9/11/2000 |
| "I Will Stand" | Kenny Chesney | Mark Germino | 27 | 8/25/1998 |
