It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter

Jan 31, 2019

1h 20m

★ 4.0

Overview

Everyone knows Elvis Presley’s In the Ghetto and A Little Less Conversation. But who wrote those songs? That was Mac Davis, and almost no one has heard of him. He shares this fate with dozens of other songwriters who have been responsible for massive hits. Coincidentally, many of them live in Nashville, Tennessee – though this documentary reveals that isn’t quite as accidental as it seems.

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Documentary

Music

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Bill Anderson

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Garth Brooks

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Luke Bryan

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Brandy Clark

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Chip Epsten

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Ben Folds

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Bart Herbison

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Claude Kelly

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Keb' Mo'

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Alison Mosshart

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Kacey Musgraves

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