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Wyatt Durrette (songwriter)

Wyatt Durrette
Birth nameWyatt Beazley Durrette III
OriginRichmond, Virginia, United States
Years active2006–present

Wyatt Beazley Durrette III or just Wyatt Durrette is an American country music songwriter. He is known mainly as a collaborator of the Zac Brown Band, for whom he has written many of their singles.

Biography

Durrette was born in Virginia but moved to Atlanta, Georgia. His father was attorney and politician Wyatt Durrette. He wrote his first song at age eleven, and was inspired to pursue songwriting after being brought to a Jimmy Buffett concert by his sister, Dawn. Durrette briefly lived in Byron Center Michigan after his father took a job at the local school. After graduating college, Durrette worked as a bartender and manager of a bar in Atlanta, Georgia, where he met Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band. He began writing songs with the band, and the two began writing songs together. Durrette is the co-writer of many of Zac Brown Band's singles, including their breakthrough "Chicken Fried".[1][2][3]

Durrette also co-wrote Luke Combs' 2019 singles "Beautiful Crazy" and "Even Though I'm Leaving".[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "WYATT DURRETTE, CO-WRITER OF 'COLDER WEATHER,' RECALLS FALLING IN LOVE WITH MUSIC AND FIRST MEETING ZAC BROWN". Taste of Country. April 11, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Songwriter Spotlight: Wyatt Durrette". Rolling Stone Country. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wyatt Durrette". Musicvf.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Luke Combs' 'Beautiful Crazy' Is a Single for the Fans [Listen]". Taste of Country. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Billy Dukes (August 26, 2019). "Luke Combs' 'Even Though I'm Leaving' Should Come With a Warning=". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyatt_Durrette_(songwriter)