Vancleave’s own Paul Overstreet coming home to South Mississippi – WXXV News 25

Probably the most prolific songwriters in nation music grew up in South Mississippi, and he’s coming house once more to show his abilities.

Paul Overstreet, who spent most of his youth in Vancleave, will play The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula on July 8. Tickets are on sale at www.grandmagmusic.com in addition to at Scranton’s Restaurant.

The present is a part of the “Native Mississippians Singer/Songwriter Classes” introduced by Grand Magnolia Music.

Overstreet has written hits for artists similar to Randy Travis, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Keith Whitley, Allison Krauss, The Judds, George Jones, Ronnie Millsap, Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood, together with many others.

A few of these hits embrace “Love Can Construct a Bridge”, “Endlessly and Ever, Amen,” “Digging up Bones” and “On the Different Hand.” Different well-known songs he’s written embrace “She Thinks My Tractor’s Attractive,” “When You Say Nothing at All” and “Some Seaside.”

The efficiency will likely be Overstreet’s first in Jackson County in three years. He has written or co-written 27 Prime Ten songs, gained two Grammy awards in addition to a number of Academy of Nation Music and Nation Music Affiliation Music of the 12 months Awards plus two Dove Awards for Music of the 12 months and Artist of the 12 months. Overstreet additionally was named the BMI Songwriter of the 12 months for 5 consecutive years within the 1990’s, an achievement that has not been duplicated by some other artist.

Overstreet was the primary inductee within the Mississippi Songwriters Corridor of Fame, and likewise is a member of The Nashville Songwriters Corridor of Fame.

“I’m trying ahead to coming again to The Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Overstreet mentioned. “I wouldn’t have needed to develop up anyplace else. That’s what made me who I’m. I discovered rather a lot concerning the massive world rising up in a small city.”

He additionally has scored hits of his personal as a solo artist, topping the charts with “Daddy’s Come Round To Mama’s Method Of Considering,” “Seein’ My Father In Me”, “Heroes,” “Ball and Chain” and “All The Enjoyable.” He scored one other No. 1 hit when he joined fellow Mississippian Paul Davis and Tanya Tucker for a particular vocal occasion, with “Gained’t Take Much less Than Your Love.”

“I’m a songwriter at coronary heart,” Overstreet added. “It’s the very best life within the enterprise.”

In 2011 Overstreet turned Jackson County’s first marker recipient on the Mississippi Nation Music Path.

The path markers, researched and positioned by the Mississippi Improvement Authority, had been first unveiled in 2010 and have honored such musical pioneers as Conway Twitty, Charley Satisfaction, Religion Hill, Jimmie Rodgers and Marty Stuart.