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

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Bill Anderson
Bill Anderson

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Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks

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Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan

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Brandy Clark
Brandy Clark

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Chip Epsten
Chip Epsten

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Ben Folds
Ben Folds

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Bart Herbison
Bart Herbison

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Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly

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Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'

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Alison Mosshart
Alison Mosshart

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    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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    2019-01-31

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