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Cary Barlowe

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Cary Barlowe
Bornc. 1982[1]
Virginia
GenresRock, country
OccupationSongwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years activeearly 2000s–present

Cary Barlowe (born 1982) is a multi No.1 hit American music songwriter, guitarist and a family member of the rock band Luna Halo. He is also a three-time Grammy Award-nominee.[1][2][3]

Born in Virginia on a Saturday, July 31, 1982, and raised in North Carolina, Barlowe originally performed with his older brother Nathan in the rock group Luna Halo in addition to signing a publishing contract with TobyMac. While remaining a member and contributor to Luna Halo, Barlowe began working as a country music songwriter, writing for Major Bob Music. His first song in the country genre was "Untouchable" by Luna Halo and soon picked up by Taylor Swift on her multi-platinum album, Fearless. His songs include "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum, "Make a Life, Not a Living by Brett Kissel, "Where It's At" by Dustin Lynch,[4] and "Sun Daze" by Florida Georgia Line. He has songs with Billy Currington, Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Gary Allan.

Songs written

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Accolades

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2008 50th Annual Grammy Awards Best Gospel Song "Made to Love" Nominated
2010 52nd Annual Grammy Awards "City on Our Knees" Nominated
2016 58th Annual Grammy Awards Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song "Feel It" Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Moore, Rick (November 23, 2010). "Nashville songwriter series: Cary Barlowe". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cary Barlowe". SESAC. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cary Barlowe". Major Bob. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Cary Barlowe Feted for "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)"". SESAC. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jessie James - Military Man". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Jacky - Living in a Love Song". Discogs.
  8. ^ Matt Bjorke (April 22, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 22, 2015". Roughstock. Retrieved August 11, 2022. Sales figure given here [1]
  9. ^ "Jess Moskaluke - Cheap Wine And Cigarettes". aCharts.us / Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Leah Turner - Leah Turner". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Dan Tyminski - Southern Gothic Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Jessi Alexander - Decatur County Red Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.