Brett Beavers

Brett Beavers (born in Waco, Texas) is an American country music songwriter and producer and a co-author of a book, Something Worth Leaving Behind.

Brett Beavers
Origin	Waco, Texas
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, producer
Instrument	Bass

Education and early career

Beavers attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in secondary education^[1] in 1985.^[2] He played bass guitar with Mack Abernathy for the next four years throughout the United States, working on his skills as a songwriter.^[2] He married and taught high school science in Tyler, Texas southeast of Dallas during a year off^[2] and moved to Nashville to join a band with Deryl Dodd.^[3] Shortly after arriving in Nashville, Beavers began touring with Martina McBride as a bass player and bandleader from 1992 to 1996. He performed in the same capacity with Lee Ann Womack from 1997 to 2005.^[2] During that time, he started a publishing company and his songs started to be recorded by Tim McGraw, Billy Ray Cyrus, and other artists.^[3] In 2005, he stopped performing and touring to pursue songwriting and being a producer.^[2] His brother, Jim, is also a Nashville songwriter.^[4]

With Dierks Bentley

Much of Beavers' success has been in tandem with Dierks Bentley; he produces and a co-writer of several of Bentley's songs, a collaboration which began in 2001.^[5] The partnership has produced several number-one Hot Country Songs including "Sideways",^[6] "Come a Little Closer",^[7] "Feel That Fire",^[8] and "Every Mile a Memory".^[9] In addition they were given a SOCAN^[10] and NSAI Achievement Award for "What Was I Thinkin'",^[11] a BMI Award Most Performed Song award for "Trying to Stop Your Leaving",^[12] and they received Grammy Award nominations for Best Country Song, "Long Trip Alone"^[13] and for Country Song of the Year, "Every Mile a Memory".^[14] The songs which he has written and produced for Bentley led to Beavers winning BMI Country Awards each year from 2006 to 2009.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Author

Along with Tom Douglas, Beavers wrote Something Worth Leaving Behind, an inspirational book based on a song with the same name which they co-wrote for Lee Ann Womack.^[19]