Gary Burr

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Gary Burr
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Background = solo_singer
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Record producer
Instrument = Background vocals
Acoustic guitar
Bass guitar
Piano
Origin = Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Genre = Country
Years_active = 1982-present
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Associated_acts = Pure Prairie League
URL = www.garyburr.com

Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by Country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982-85, taking over after Vince Gill's departure from the group. Burr later moved to Nashville to become one of the most-respected songwriters there, penning hits for a plethora of Country artists (and a few Pop & Rock artists) and also works as a producer.

ongs written/co-written by Gary Burr

* "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" - Juice Newton
* "Make My Life with You" - The Oak Ridge Boys
* "I Try to Think About Elvis" - Patty Loveless
* "A Thousand Times a Day" - Patty Loveless
* "Can't Really Be Gone" - Tim McGraw
* "To Be Loved by You" - Wynonna
* "More Love" - Doug Stone
* "Too Busy Being in Love" - Doug Stone
* "What's in It for Me" - John Berry
* "Man of My Word" - Collin Raye
* "Burned Like a Rocket" - Billy Joe Royal
* "That's My Job" - Conway Twitty
* "The Vows Go Unbroken" - Kenny Rogers
* "Thanks Again" - Ricky Skaggs
* "Can't Be Really Gone" - Tim McGraw
* "Watch Me" - Lorrie Morgan
* "Sure Love" - Hal Ketchum
* "In a Week or Two" - Diamond Rio
* "One Night a Day" - Garth Brooks
* "We Don't Have to Do This" - Tanya Tucker
* "Where Was I" - Ricky Van Shelton
* "Till You Love Me" - Reba McEntire
* "What Mattered Most" - Ty Herndon
* "Heart Half Empty" - Ty Herndon & Stephanie Bentley
* "On the Side of Angels" - LeAnn Rimes
* "Nothing 'Bout Love Makes Sense" - LeAnn Rimes
* "I Already Do" - Chely Wright
* "It Was" - Chely Wright
* "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" - Randy Travis
* "Out of My Bones" - Randy Travis
* "You Made Me That Way" - Andy Griggs
* "This Is the Night" - Clay Aiken
* "Before Your Love" - Kelly Clarkson
* "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" - Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera
* "Tomorrow's Goodbye" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
* "Todo" - Alejandra Guzman

As producer

Burr has produced a number of songs and albums, including the Disney Records album "The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney," and Olivia Newton-John's "Back With A Heart."

Other achievements

* Burr gave a then-unknown Faith Hill her first professional job as a backup singer in his band and became her co-producer for a time.
* He has been named Songwriter Of The Year by a number of groups such as ASCAP, Billboard & NSAI.
* In early 2007, he appeared live on the cable TV network VH1 Classic with the rock duo Shaw Blades as a backing member, performing songs from their album "Influences".
* Burr is a counselor at the Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp. [http://rockandrollfantasycamp.com/website_/garyburr.html]
* He has been collaborating and co-writing tracks for Ringo's albums "Ringorama" and "Choose Love," and has toured with him as a guitar player for Ringo's band The Roundheads.
* Burr tours with Carole King as her guitar player in her 'Living Room Tour,' playing in the USA, Australia, and Japan, among other places.

U.S. Senate Testimony

As a note of his importance and influence as a major American songwriter, Burr gave Testimony to the U.S. Senate in November, 2005 concerning audio/video piracy (specifically from China) on behalf of himself and the RIAA. [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:plJIZKweIKcJ:hsgac.senate.gov/_files/112105Burr.pdf+%22gary+burr%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us]

ources

* [http://www.garyburr.com/ Official Web site]
* [http://www.eastcentralone.com/burr/garyburr.htm Short bio at East Central One]
* [http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Song-Albums/disney_country/gary_burr_bio.html Bio at Disney Country record label]