Ten Year Town

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Our First LIVE Episode: Jessie Jo Dillon on “10,000 Hours” and “Break Up in the End” | Ten Year Town Ep. 141 Nov 02, 2026

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Our inaugural LIVE episode, recorded in front of an audience in Nashville.
Jessie Jo Dillon is a Nashville songwriter behind “10,000 Hours” (Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber), “Lies Lies Lies” (Morgan Wallen), “Am I Okay” (Megan Moroney), and “Break Up in the End” (Cole Swindell). She also runs Gatsby Records, her imprint with MCA, home to Carter Faith, William Beckmann, and Abigail Osborn.
In this episode, we discuss growing up the daughter of Hall of Famer Dean Dillon, the LA publisher who told her to go home and write country songs, the library book that turned into “Break Up in the End,” and the hotel room in New York where she found out Justin Bieber was on “10,000 Hours.” There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

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Troy Cartwright is a Nashville-based artist and songwriter originally from Dallas, Texas. His songs have collectively garnered hundreds of millions of streams, and he is currently signed to Big Machine Music for publishing. Cartwright has written songs recorded by Cody Johnson, Lee Brice, Nickelback, Ryan Hurd, Josh Abbott Band, and has upcoming cuts with several A-list artists.

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This podcast was produced by Ben VanMaarth.
Intro and Outro music for this episode was composed by Troy Cartwright, Monty Criswell, and Derek George. It is called "Same" and you can listen to it in it's entirety here.
Additional music for this episode was composed by Thomas Ventura.
Artwork design by Brad Vetter.
Creative Direction by Mary Lucille Noah.

Brothers Osborne on “Stay a Little Longer,” “21 Summer,” and the Story Behind “Doors” | Ten Year Town Episode Ep. 140 Oct 26, 2026

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Brothers Osborne are the Grammy, ACM, and CMA award-winning duo of TJ and John Osborne, from Deale, Maryland. Their hits include “Stay a Little Longer,” “21 Summer,” and “Burning Man” with Dierks Bentley. Their fifth album, Watertown, produced by Jay Joyce, is out now on MCA.

In this episode, we discuss a make-or-break dinner with Mike Dungan, fighting Jay Joyce over the “Stay a Little Longer” chorus, Craig Wiseman showing up from the hospital to write “21 Summer,” and how their brother-in-law’s “vision” became “Doors.”

There are, of course, many other stops along the way.
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Abigail Rose: The Story Behind “Betty’s in the Band” and Her New Album Paisley | Ten Year Town Episode 139 Oct 19, 2026

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Abigail Rose is a Nashville-raised singer-songwriter. This year her song “Betty’s in the Band,” a duet with Weston Hunter, went viral and took her from 35,000 to over a million monthly listeners. Her debut album Paisley is out October 23 on Silverlab.
In this episode, we discuss her early years on Music Row, finding her own sound, and how a back-porch rehearsal video turned “Betty’s in the Band” into a viral hit. There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

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Skip Ewing on “Love, Me,” Clint Black, and Turning a No Into a No. 1 Oct 12, 2026

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🎟️ Ten Year Town: A LIVE Episode with Jessie Jo Dillon. Monday, October 19, Analog at Hutton Hotel. Doors 5:00, show 5:30.

Tickets: https://ffm.link/tenyeartownlive

Skip Ewing is a singer-songwriter from Redlands, California, with eleven No. 1 songwriting credits. Those include Randy Travis’ “If I Didn’t Have You,” Clint Black’s “Something That We Do,” and Collin Raye’s “Love, Me.” His songs have been recorded by George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Willie Nelson, and, more recently, ERNEST and Lainey Wilson. As an artist, he had top 5 hits with “Burnin’ a Hole in My Heart” and “It’s You Again.” His new album, Dragonfly, is out now.

In this episode, we discuss practicing guitar with a hair curler under the strings, bluffing his way into a country bass gig, the writers’ night that landed him at Acuff-Rose, the producer who told him “Love, Me” would never get played, and writing “Something That We Do” after Clint Black’s album was already finished.

There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

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Dasha on Writing "Austin," Trusting Her Roots, and What She'd Tell Her Younger Self | Ten Year Town Ep. 137 Oct 05, 2026

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🎟️ Ten Year Town: A LIVE Episode with Jessie Jo Dillon. Monday, October 19, Analog at Hutton Hotel. Doors 5:00, show 5:30.

Tickets: https://ffm.link/tenyeartownlive

Dasha is a California-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter whose 2023 single "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" became a viral breakout and a member of the Spotify Billions Club. She was nominated for New Female Artist of the Year at the 2026 ACM Awards. Her latest single, "82 Chevy," is out now.

In this episode, we discuss the ex-boyfriend who sent her back to country music, the freestyle that became "Austin," and what she'd tell her younger self about surviving the spotlight. There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

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Jamie Moore on Muscle Shoals, "May We All," and "Chasin' You" Sep 28, 2026

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LIVE SHOW TICKET LINK: https://ffm.link/tenyeartownlive
Jamie Moore is a four-time Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. His songs have been recorded by Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, TobyMac, Mackenzie Carpenter, Florida Georgia Line, and Tim McGraw. They include the #1 "May We All" and Morgan Wallen's diamond-certified "Chasin' You," which earned him NSAI's "10 Songs I Wish I'd Written" award. He's an elected board member of NSAI and signed with Spirit Music in 2026.

In this episode, we discuss growing up blocks from FAME Studios, how one co-write got his foot in the door at EMI, finding out "May We All" was the next single from Tim McGraw in a Whole Foods, and the day Craig Wiseman walked out of a write and came back with the first verse of "Chasin' You."

There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

Joybeth Taylor on "Choosin' Texas," "Weren't for the Wind," and Three Songs a Day | Ten Year Town Ep. 135 Sep 21, 2026

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Joybeth Taylor is a Nashville songwriter from Pelham, Alabama. She's written for Morgan Wallen, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, and Hudson Westbrook, co-wrote Ella Langley's "Weren't for the Wind" and Langley and Wallen's "I Can't Love You Anymore," and is a writer on "Choosin' Texas," the 2026 ACM Song of the Year and the longest-running non-holiday No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history. She has Corey Kent's "Empty Words" climbing at radio now. She is currently published by Sony Music Publishing and Verse 2 Music, with TAYCAN Entertainment as a creative partner.

In this episode, we discuss 4 a.m. lifeguard shifts and writing three songs a day for five years before she signed, writing "Weren't for the Wind" on a stranded tour bus in Wyoming, the dinner conversation that turned into "Choosin' Texas," and why that song has been the best and worst thing that's ever happened to her.

There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

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Danny Myrick on "She's Country," "Truck Yeah," and the Demo That Became the Record | Ten Year Town Ep. 134 Sep 14, 2026

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Danny Myrick is a Nashville songwriter from Laurel, Mississippi. He's written for Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Craig Morgan, and Joe Cocker, co-wrote Craig Morgan's "International Harvester" and Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah," and had 2009's most-played country song with Jason Aldean's "She's Country." Before writing full time he sang lead in Western Flyer and cut hundreds of demos and background vocals.

In this episode, we discuss a life-changing call from Bobby Braddock, how a run-in with Jeffrey Steele changed everything, why "International Harvester" has a half-verse, and how a goof-around demo with his engineer became a hit for Jason Aldean.

There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

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Dan Alley on Quitting the Day Job, "Country Song Came On," and "House Again" | Ten Year Town Ep. 133 Sep 07, 2026

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Dan Alley is a Nashville songwriter from Miamisburg, Ohio. He's written for Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, and Drake Milligan, co-wrote Hudson Westbrook's "House Again," and landed his first country radio #1 with Luke Bryan's "Country Song Came On." He's a writer on Luke Combs' current single "Be By You," and is releasing his own music through River House Artists.

In this episode, we discuss walking away from a city job, making the leap to write songs in Nashville, Luke Bryan cutting "Country Song Came On,", co-writing "House Again" with Hudson Westbrook, and quitting drinking and finding "High and Dry" on a back porch in Fort Myers. There are, of course, many other stops along the way.

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Zane Williams on Being 10% Better, Building for the Long Term, and The Wilder Blue | Ten Year Town Ep. 132 Aug 31, 2026

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Zane Williams is a Texas singer-songwriter and the frontman of The Wilder Blue. He spent years as a college coffeehouse performer and a staff songwriter in Nashville, where he wrote "Hurry Home," a top 20 hit for Jason Michael Carroll, before moving back to Texas and building a grassroots following as a solo artist. He formed The Wilder Blue in 2019, and when the band's debut landed in the middle of the 2020 shutdown, a tweet from Luke Combs changed everything. The band just released their new album, Cinco, recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas.

In this episode, we discuss his journey from Texas to Nashville and back, how a book jacket about making his product 10% better changed his life, making his new record at Sonic Ranch, and many other stops along the way.

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