Charlie BlackArriving in Nashville in 1970, Charlie Black has produced a large catalog of recorded songs. He has been named Songwriter of The Year three times and was elected to the NSAI Songwriter Hall Of Fame in 1991.
Beginning with his first hit “I Don’t Know You Anymore”, recorded by Tommy Overstreet, Charlie has written 14 #1 songs including “Shadows In The Moonlight” by Anne Murray, “Right On The Money” by Alan Jackson”, “You Lie” by Reba McEntire, 100% Chance Of Rain by Gary Morris, and the Grammy nominated songs “A Little Good News” by Anne Murray and “Come Next Monday” by K.T.Oslin. Charlie Black songs have been recorded by such legendary artists as Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Don Williams, Paul Anka, Crystal Gayle, Tanya Tucker, and George Strait.
His song “Goodbye Says It All” was Blackhawk’s first big hit, and he helped launch Phil Vassar’s rising star with “Carlene”, and “Six-Pack Summer”. Charlie and his wife, hit songwriter Dana Hunt Black, have also written the title song for George Strait’s recent platinum album “Somewhere Down In Texas”. They now live in Port St. Joe, Florida.
Dana Hunt BlackDana Hunt Black, a North Carolina native, moved to Nashville in 1993 to pursue a career in music. She signed her first publishing deal with Double J Music in 1994 and had her first Number One song in 1995 with GEORGE STRAIT'S "CHECK YES OR NO" which went on to win the SONG OF THE YEAR. While at Double J, Hunt also landed cuts on CLAY WALKER, PERFECT STRANGER, and JAMES BONAMY.
Upon signing with Neon Sky Music in 1996, Dana Hunt landed GARY ALLAN'S top five debut single "IT WOULD BE YOU" co-written with Kent Robbins and "YOU HAVEN'T LEFT ME YET" on GEORGE STRAIT'S "One Step At A Time" album. In 1999 her song "WRITE THIS DOWN" proved to be another big hit for George staying at Number One for four weeks and once again winning SONG OF THE YEAR. Other cuts Hunt acquired while with Neon Sky include "I KNOW WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS" on GEORGE STRAIT'S last Christmas album, two cuts on George's self-titled album called "WHICH SIDE OF THE GLASS" and "HOME IMPROVEMENT", "GOODNIGHT" recorded by SUZY BOGGUS, "WHOLE NIGHT TONIGHT" cut by CLAY WALKER, "WHAT DO I DO NOW" recorded by TRACY BYRD and "THE THRILL IS BACK" cut by ALAN JACKSON.
Certainly Dana has had a steady line of cuts in Nashville. Still, she follows the theory that she hasn't written her best song yet and daily crafts her songwriting skills with a love for the art that continues to grow.