Kelley Lovelace

John Kelley Lovelace is an American songwriter known mainly for his work with country artist Brad Paisley. He has written several of Paisley's singles, including the number 1 hits "He Didn't Have to Be" (Paisley's first number 1^[2]), "The World", "Ticks", "Online", "I'm Still a Guy", "Start a Band", "Water", and "Remind Me". He has also written Top 10 singles for Joe Nichols, Jason Aldean, Terri Clark, and Carrie Underwood. In 2010, he received an ASCAP award for "Water".^[3]

Kelley Lovelace
Birth name	John Kelley Lovelace
Born	Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.[1]
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation	Songwriter
Years active	1999–present

Lovelace is an alumnus of Hixson High School^[4][5] in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Belmont University in Nashville.^[1] Lovelace also played football for Hixson High.^[6]