John Rich (musician)

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Big Kenny (left), and John Rich (right)

John Rich (born in Amarillo, Texas on January 7, 1974) is a member of the country music duo Big & Rich.

1 Before Big & Rich
2 Songwriting
3 Discography
4 Trivia

[edit] Before Big & Rich

Rich graduated in Dickson County, Tennessee and after graduation moved to Nashville where he worked at Opryland USA singing. Not long after he met up with the group Texasee, which eventually changed its name to Lonestar. While in Lonestar, Rich was the bassist and, on some occasions, the lead singer (one of the band's singles, "Heartbroke Everyday," featured his lead vocals). Rich also co-wrote one of the band's #1 singles, "Come Cryin' To Me". In January 1998, Lonestar annouced on their web site that Rich was leaving the band to pursue a solo career. Afterward, Rich became a solo artist with BNA Records, but none of his albums on that label were released until 2006, when "Underneath the Same Moon" was released.

[edit] Songwriting

John has written several chart singles (several with his partner Big Kenny). Songs written by John Rich include:

Title	Artist(s)
"Hicktown", "Why", "Amarillo Sky", "Johnny Cash"	Jason Aldean
"Pickin' Wildflowers"	Keith Anderson
"Corn Fed"	Shannon Brown
"I Play Chicken With The Train"	Cowboy Troy
"If You Don't Wanna Love Me"	Cowboy Troy with Sarah Buxton
"Mississippi Girl", "Sunshine and Summertime"	Faith Hill
"Like We Never Loved at All"	Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
"Come Cryin' To Me", "Say When"	Lonestar
"Redneck Woman", "Here For the Party", "When I Think About Cheatin'", "All Jacked Up", "California Girls"	Gretchen Wilson
"Come To Bed"	Gretchen Wilson with John Rich
"Attitude"	Wynonna