Nashville North

Songs and Stories with Nashville's Hit Writers

Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 at 7 pm

Join us as hit songwriters David Lee and Anthony Smith bring great music and fabulous stories to the theatre.

David Lee and co-writer Tony Lane landed their first cut together “This Old Heart" on Terri Clark’s “How I Feel”, shortly after he penned John Michael Montgomery’s title cut “This One’s Gonna Leave a Mark”. His first Top 10 came with Leann Womack’s “Now You See Me Now you Don't", followed by Brad Martin's "Before I Knew Better” in 2002.

In 2003 David signed with BMG Music Publishing and co-wrote his first #1 song “19 Somethin” for Mark Wills, in 2004 “Letters From Home” for John Michael Montgomery, followed by “Lucky Man" performed by Montgomery Gentry. In 2008 Tim McGraw and Faith Hill sung Lee’s riveting love song “I Need You” for which Lee received a Song of the Year Grammy nomination.

Songs written by Anthony Smith are woven into the fabric of country music. His songs have shaped the careers for some of the most iconic country music artists like George Strait, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Montgomery Gentry and others.

Anthony has the uncanny and rare talent of writing songs in ways that have never been written before, that generates visuals and impacts emotions for listeners. With memorable song titles like “Cowboy’s Like Us”, “Who Invented The Wheel”, “Half a Man”, “Run”, “I’m Tryin’”, “Up To The Depths”, “Infinity” and more, you know Anthony’s songs are interesting and capture the imagination of the listener.

Tickets are also available for "One More Round" after the show in the Great Hall. 70 lucky concert goers can purchase a $10 ticket to hear another round of songs and stories!