Muletown In The Round-Aug 22nd (Kent Blazy/Cory Batten/Leslie Satcher)

105 East 6th Street,Columbia TN 38401

22 August, 2021

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Join us for a special "Muletown in the Round" session with singer-songwriter guests Kent Blazy, Cory Batten, and Leslie Satcher This round we've got a new lineup of singer-songwriters at Marcy Jo's Muletown in Columbia, TN. ----- Kent Blazy grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, playing in various local bands. By the mid-’70s, he was touring as a guitar player for Canadian legend Ian Tyson. After a first-place win in a national songwriting competition, Kent decided to make the move to Nashville. In 1982, Gary Morris sent Kent’s “Headed For A Heartache” to No. 5 on the country chart. Soon after, other cuts followed with The Forester Sisters, T. Graham Brown, Donna Fargo and Moe Bandy. In 1987, Kent was introduced to new demo singer Garth Brooks. The two began writing together, and their first collaboration, “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” became Brooks’ first No. 1 single and NSAI’s 1989 Song of the Year. Their writing partnership yielded four additional Top 5 songs with “Ain’t Goin’ Down (’Til The Sun Comes Up),” “Somewhere Other Than The Night,” “It’s Midnight Cinderella” and “She’s Gonna Make It.” Kent also was a co-writer on the Brooks & George Jones duet “Beer Run,” as well as on “That’s What I Get For Lovin’ You” by Diamond Rio, “My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me” by American Idol finalist Danny Gokey, and “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song)” by Chris Young. Leslie Satcher is a fifth generation Texan. In 1989, during a short trip to Nashville, a friend prompted Leslie to record her voice over the tracks of country standards at The Barbara Mandrell Museum. That was all it took! Just four weeks later she was crossing her beloved Red River in a $1,000 Chevrolet dragging a U-Haul trailer with an ironing board strapped to the back. If her story sounds like the beginning of a country song, it was. After several "day jobs" in "Music City," Leslie's talent as a songwriter was recognized by a friend from church, Guy Penrod of the Gaither Vocal Band, who encouraged her to show her work to friends Larry Strickland and Naomi Judd. It was Naomi who helped her hone her skills into a more commercial form and then introduced her to guitarist Don Potter who was starting a new publishing company. The company never came about, but the prospect of writing for a living blossomed for Leslie. After a Sunday night show at the world famous Bluebird Café, Leslie teamed with accomplished father and son songwriters Max D. and Max T. Barnes. A writing contract with the then new publishing company Island Bound Music ensued. Seven years of cuts by artists such as Joe Diffie, Sara Evans, Lee Ann Womack, Wade Hayes, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Pam Tillis, and Willie Nelson helped Leslie take the next step in her career. Jim Ed Norman of Warner Brothers Records Nashville saw something in the talent from Texas and gave her the chance to record her first project "Love Letters." Leslie and her dear friend, producer Luke Wooten, turned in a critically acclaimed album that established her as one of the leading singer/songwriters in the country music industry today. Currently, Leslie is focusing on her second album as well as continuing to pen songs for other artists as a staff writer for Sony Tree ATV. "Troubadour" (George Strait), "When God Fearin' Women Get The Blues" (Martina McBride), "Tough" (Kellie Pickler), "Politically Uncorrect" (Gretchen Wilson and Merle Haggard), "Prove You Wrong" (Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks & Maren Morris), "I Said A Prayer" (Pam Tillis), "You Still Shake Me" (Deana Carter), "For These Times" (Martina McBride), "100% Proof" (Kellie Pickler), "What Say" (George Strait), "A Man With 18 Wheels" (Lee Ann Womack), "Once You've Heard The Truth" (Randy Travis), "She Wasn't Good Enough For Him" (Reba McEntire), "Whats On My Mind" (Blake Shelton, Jim Lauderdale, and Gary Allan), "You Remain" (Willie Nelson and Andrea Zonn), "Ain't Nothin' To It" (Cody Johnson). Cory Batten was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and moved to Nashville in 2000. It wasn't long before Cory met friend and fellow co-writer and another of Backstage Nashville's Hit Songwriters, Kent Blazy, and the two teamed up on a publishing co-venture. Cory quickly found success with his songs. From bluegrass sweetheart Rhonda Vincent to one of country's newest duos, Love & Theft, Cory's songs have been receiving a lot of attention. Cory's first #1 Hit, Blake Shelton's "She Wouldn't Be Gone" was immediately followed by his second #1 Hit, Chris Young's "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)," both in the very same year. He isn't slowing down. Between traveling regularly to share his music and continuing his writing, Cory has been recording and producing his very own artist project this year that he is pitching on Music Row. Hope to see you there for another evening of songs, stories, and music. --- Doors open at 5:00 pm and the show starts at 6:00. Dinner and drinks are not included, but are available for purchase alongside a full bar of creative cocktails. Marcy Jo's Muletown hosts concerts that folks know as "Muletown in the Round." Originally produced as a season of television shows on RFD-TV, Marcy Jo's contiues the tradition of hosting singers and songwriters who take the spotlight for a night of music and stories "in the round" with talent such as Paul Overstreet, Rory Feek, Wynn Varble, Danny Green, Even Stevens, and more! This weekly music series was taped live at the new Marcy Jo's restaurant located on the square in Columbia, TN... affectionately known as, Muletown.