Renee Bell with Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Chris Young at the People Country Issue celebra

I am humbly proud that I introduced Joe Galante to Renee Bell . They became the most successful buy used rental cars A R team in Nashville. Renee was the first and only female Executive Vice President of A R—thanks to Galante, who always gave women their due. She was employed at the label, originally RCA, now Sony, in excess of 15 years.
It was years ago, but I'll never forget buy used rental cars the day Renee called me to come to her office which was located then just beyond buy used rental cars CMA. As usual, I just walked in. She smiled, slid a tape into the machine and played buy used rental cars "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy." Songwriter Paul Overstreet was singing the demo but I knew it was a Kenny Chesney smash. My very words, "That song will be the curve in the road for Kenny. Superstar time!" Chesney has scored 21 No. 1 hits that she found or approved. She also worked directly with Carrie Underwood, Brooks buy used rental cars Dunn, Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Jake Owen and Josh Thompson as well as overseeing all projects buy used rental cars for the entire roster in her position as head of the A R department.
Besides "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy," other songs that Renee helped place includes "Jesus, Take the Wheel" buy used rental cars and "Before He Cheats" for Underwood, "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" for Brooks Dunn , and as of late "Man I Want To Be" for Chris Young along with many, many others.
This past week Music Row publishers have contacted Renee to thank her for changing buy used rental cars the lives of their artists and songwriters by placing hundreds of songs on Sony Records. Females up and down Music Row talk about what a role model she has been for women in the business.
Beginning her A R career at MCA with Tony Brown , Renee along with Tony was responsible for signing The Mavericks and David Lee Murphy . Always in the trenches finding hits and placing them with George Jones, Conway Twitty, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Wynonna Judd , as well as many others, she held this position for eight years. Jimmy Bowen made her a Vice President at Capitol and it was Renee who first recognized the talent of songwriting great Casey Beathard .
A couple weeks ago we ran into Harry Chapman and Buddy Cannon when we met for lunch. She was so excited about working with Ronnie Dunn this past year on his debut solo album. When she told me about Jake Owen's new record they'd just finished she was just as excited and equally excited about getting started on Josh Thompson's sophomore album. She felt Jake and Josh were poised to finally have their moment. With the same Renee excitement, she told me about Bradley Gaskin that John Rich brought to her and Kristen Kelly , a new act that Paul Overstreet had discovered in Texas, and Casey James. When I spoke with her a couple days ago she stressed how much she hated not being a part of their careers, but is so very proud and excited for all of them.
Renee Bell with Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Chris Young at the People Country Issue celebration party at Nashville s Hutton Hotel in August 2009. Pictured (l-r): buy used rental cars Young; Lambert; Lisa Ramsey-Perkins, Sony Sr. Dir. A R; McBride; and Bell.
Love and Theft may be celebrating the release of their second studio album, but to the ACM-nominated country duo, the self-titled release might as well be their first. And in a way, it is. Love and Theft is Stephen buy used rental cars Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson's first album since joining RCA Nashville, the home to many of their musical inspirations.
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