Indie Shows This Weekend in Nashville

Pat McLaughlin is a maverick. The revered, if a bit enigmatic, singer, songwriter and guitarist has spent years honing his layered style. Dedicated only to the pursuit of a new groove or an old feeling, his songs rehash the sights and sounds of a reformed nomad with roots in Iowa, footprints in San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, and a home in Nashville. McLaughlin's compositions have been recorded by a jaw-dropping array of artists including Bonnie Raitt, Alan Jackson, Taj Mahal, Trisha Yearwood, Al Kooper, Nanci Griffith, Josh Turner, Shawn Camp and Don Williams. Gary Allan recorded Pat's "Songs About Rain," securing yet another BMI Country Award for McLaughlin. An in-demand studio musician, Pat's guitar "chunking" finessed projects by Jamie Hartford, Rosanne Cash, Julie Roberts, Don Williams, Al Cooper, Shawn Camp, Cowboy Jack Clement, Neil Diamond and many more. As further testament to McLaughlin's skill, engineer David Ferguson called on Pat to play acoustic guitar for the final Johnny Cash recording sessions. A frequent collaborator of John Prine, Pat McLaughlin frequently finds himself working alongside legends. Rolling Stone called McLaughlin "a tasty, rootsy gem," while he prompted the Tennessean's Peter Cooper to spout poetry: "Groove and soul, slink and stutter, groove and soul, wisdom and pain, groove and soul." In 2006, McLaughlin released Horsefly, again featuring the co-production credits of McLaughlin and Kenny Greenberg. Loose but focused, the tracks ebb and flow seamlessly, offering wry observations on life's satisfactions and misfires. "No one since Dan Penn has better mixed '60s soul idioms with country music sentiment," proclaimed the Chicago Sun-Times. "Pat McLaughlin is an American treasure."

Hear country music ’ s biggest songs & the stories behind them at DAYTIME hit songwriters show - BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! Featuring: ** AIMEE MAYO** - “My Best Friend” (Tim McGraw) - “Amazed” (Lonestar) - “Let's Make Love” (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill) - “Red High Heels” (Kellie Pickler) - “Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus” (Sara Evans) - “Bar At The End Of The World” (Kenny Chesney) - “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful” (Kellie Pickler) - “Drugs Or Jesus” (Tim McGraw) - “Every Time I Hear That Song” (Blake Shelton) - “It’s Always Somethin’” (Joe Diffie) - “Let It Go” (Tim McGraw) - “Places I’ve Never Been” (Mark Wills) - “This One’s For The Girls” (Martina McBride) - “Who You’d Be Today” (Kenny Chesney) **CHRIS LINDSEY** - “Amazed” (Lonestar) - “Your Everything” (Keith Urban) - “Let's Make Love” (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill) - “Things Change” (Tim McGraw) - “Red High Heels” (Kellie Pickler) - “Backseat Of A Greyhound Bus” (Sara Evans) - “I Wonder” (Kellie Pickler) - “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful” (Kellie Pickler) - “Every Time I Hear That Song” (Blake Shelton) - “Sleepwalker” (Adam Lambert) - “This One’s For The Girls” (Martina McBride) **SUMMER OVERSTREET** - “3, 2, 1” (Tucker Wetmore) - “Phone, Keys, Wallet” (Lainey Wilson and John Mayer) - "Up There Down Here" (Jake Owen) - "First Born Daughter" (Max McNown) - "Burning Love" (Hudson Westbrook) - "WHISKEY WHISKEY" (Graham Barham) DISCOVERY ARTIST: SJ McDonald PRE-SHOW ARTIST: Julia Huthinson (at 12:15 PM)