Neil Thrasher
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| Birth name | Joe Neil Thrasher, Jr. |
| Born | July 13, 1963 |
| Origin | Alabama, United States |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, rhythm guitar |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Label(s) | Asylum (in Thrasher Shiver) |
| Associated acts | Diamond Rio Wendell Mobley Thrasher Shiver Rascal Flatts |
Neil Thrasher (born Joe Neil Thrasher, Jr., July 13, 1963) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver, another singer-songwriter, were members of a country music duo known as Thrasher Shiver, which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted one single on the U.S. Billboard country music charts in early 1997.
Although Thrasher Shiver has not been active since 1997, Neil himself has written several singles for other country music artists, such as Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Diamond Rio, and Montgomery Gentry. Neil has also received an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award in 2004 for his efforts.[1]
[edit] Biography
Neil Thrasher was born in 1963 in the state of Alabama. His father was a member of a gospel music band known as the Thrasher Brothers.[1] Thrasher later attended Middle Tennessee State University; although he had originally planned to play college football, he later switched his focus to singing and songwriting.[1] At college, he met his future wife, Lana, who worked at a management company that managed Garth Brooks. The company's owner, Bob Doyle, introduced Neil to another singer-songwriter named Kelly Shiver. The two soon formed the duo Thrasher Shiver, which released one album in 1996 on Asylum Records; in addition, Neil co-wrote Diamond Rio's 1996 single "That's What I Get for Lovin' You".
Although Neil and Kelly did not record any other albums as Thrasher Shiver, they both continued to write songs, with Neil being the more prolific of the two. In 1999, Reba McEntire released "What Do You Say", one of Thrasher's compositions; the song reached Top 5 on the Billboard country music charts. Another one of his songs charted two years later, when Jeff Carson peaked at #14 with "Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)".[2]
[edit] Other compositions by Thrasher
Other artists who have recorded Thrasher's songs include Kenny Chesney ("I Lost It", "How Forever Feels", "There Goes My Life"); Rascal Flatts ("I Melt", "Fast Cars and Freedom", "Take Me There"); and Montgomery Gentry ("Some People Change", which was also cut by Chesney but never released as a single).[1][2] "There Goes My Life", "Fast Cars and Freedom", and "Take Me There" were Number One singles on the country music charts.
