Pictured (L-R): Madfun Entertainment\u2019s Alicia Pruitt, Grand Ole Opry\u2019s Dan Rogers, Sam Ellis, Drew Parker, Kashus Culpepper, Rhett Akins, McCoy Moore, Brock Berryhill, Heather Morgan, Lauren Hungate, Lauren Watkins, Jon Nite, Jameson Rodgers, Brad Clawson, Randy Montana, Leslie Satcher and Jordan Rowe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Grand Ole Opry hosted Warner Chappell Music Nashville and Madfun Entertainment songwriters for their two-day \u201cOpry 100 Celebrates The Song\u201d writers retreat last week at the Grand Ole Opry House. The camp had 25 country music hitmakers in attendance.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPictured (L-R, back row): Jordan Rowe, Travis Denning, Andy Albert, Drew Parker, Schmitty, Trisha Yearwood, Ben Williams, Beau Bailey, Nick Walsh, McCoy Moore and Tommy Acker. (L-R, front row): Sam Ellis, Jameson Rodgers, Jessi Alexander, Deana Carter, Heather Morgan and Madfun Entertainment\u2019s Alicia Pruitt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe basis of this camp is built around great songs and family, much like our Nashville songwriting community and the Opry,\u201d says Madfun Entertainment\u2019s Alicia Pruitt<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s important for all of us in the music industry as executives and creators, to continue to pour back into those things that first brought us to love music. This camp helps bring together some of the best songwriters in the world, writing at the best venue in the world, the Grand Ole Opry House, which helps our music community feel even more like family.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe sign on one of our Opry House dressing rooms says it best: \u2018It All Begins With A Song,’\u201d shares The Opry\u2019s Dan Rogers<\/strong>.\u201dIt was great to welcome so many great writers backstage last week, including so many familiar faces who have performed their songs for Opry audiences. As we invite fans to vote for their very favorite among the songs they selected earlier this year as the 100 greatest in country music history, it\u2019s pretty cool to think one deemed the greatest in the Opry\u2019s next century may have been written backstage this week.\u201d<\/p>\n On both days, the writers watched the film of history of the Grand Ole Opry in the Circle Room before breaking out into groups to head backstage for writing sessions in the Opry dressing rooms. Monday (Sept. 15) hosted Rhett Akins, Brock Berryhill, Brad Clawson, Kashus Culpepper, Sam Ellis, Lauren Hungate, Randy Montana, McCoy Moore, Heather Morgan, Jon Nite, Drew Parker, Jameson Rodgers, Jordan Rowe, Leslie Satcher <\/strong>and Lauren Watkins<\/strong>. Tommy Acker, Jessi Alexander, Andy Albert, Deana Carter, Travis Denning, <\/strong>Sam Ellis, McCoy Moore, Heather Morgan, Drew Parker, Jameson Rodgers, Jordan Rowe, Schmitty, Nick Walsh, Ben Williams <\/strong>and Trisha Yearwood\u00a0<\/strong>then took over on Tuesday (Sept. 16).<\/p>\n