Leigh Reynolds http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/rss/C641 This BMI RSS feed contains news articles, events, and musicworld articles for a specific affiliate or group. en affiliates@bmi.com Copyright 2008 2008-09-05T13:00:00-05:00 Trent Tomlinson Lands Lyric Street Deal http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234426 Artists, Reynolds, Leigh, Tomlinson, Trent, Musical Styles, Country Trent Tomlinson has joined the artist roster at Lyric Street Records. Already enlisted at Cal IV Entertainment as a staff writer, Tomlinson's songs have been recorded by Blue County ("How You Walk") and Emerson Drive ("Light of Day"). Tomlinson is currently recording his debut album in Nashville with producer Leigh Reynolds.

Pictured are (front) Lyric Street Records' Doug Howard, Trent Tomlinson and Leigh Reynolds (back) Cal IV Entertainment's Daniel Hill and Cal Turner III, BMI's Perry Howard. Photo: Brian Tipton
]]> 2005-04-24T18:00:00-05:00 Sparks Flies at Rebel Celebration for ‘40’ http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234378 Artists, Gill, Vince, Griggs, Andy, Hall, Tom T., Krauss, Alison, Reynolds, Leigh, Sparks, Larry, Stanley, Ralph, Tyminski, Dan, Vincent, Rhonda, Musical Styles, Bluegrass, Country, Type, International Larry Sparks, the reigning International Bluegrass Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year, marked the March 1 release of his album 40 with a party and performance co-hosted by BMI Nashville and Rebel Records.

BMI's Harry Warner, Rebel Records' Dave Freeman, Larry Sparks, BMI's Paul Corbin, producer Don Rigsby

Named to commemorate Sparks' 40th year as a professional bluegrass performer, the 16-song package - produced by Don Rigsby -- pairs him with a glittering array of fellow country and bluegrass stars, including Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Andy Griggs, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Tom T. Hall, Dan Tyminski, Sharon & Cheryl White, Rebecca Lynn Howard, the Isaacs, the Marshall Family, Kevin Denney, Paul Williams, Jim Hurst, Kenny Smith, Tim Stafford, Don Rigsby, Chris Jones, Russell Moore, Ronnie Bowman and the legendary Ralph Stanley, who gave Sparks his start in the music business.

Kevin Denney, Larry Sparks

A native of Lebanon, Ohio, Sparks joined the Stanley brothers band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, in 1964, when he was 16 years old. Two years later, elder brother Carter Stanley died, and surviving brother Ralph asked Sparks to take his place as lead vocalist. In 1969, Sparks formed his own band, the Lonesome Ramblers, and has headlined the bluegrass circuit ever since. A BMI affiliate since 1973, he has recorded for Rebel Records since 1980.

Larry Shell, Leigh ReynoldsWSM Radio's Eddie Stubbs, IBMA's Dan Hays

Sharon White, Pam Sparks

Tom T. Hall, Carl Jackson, Larry Sparks

Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers: Matthew Madden (acoustic bass), Scott Napier (mandolin), Joshua McMurray (banjo) and Michael Feagan (fiddle)

Photos by Alan Mayor

]]> 2005-03-13T17:00:00-05:00 Merle Haggard Holds Court at BMI Nashville http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234041 Artists, Guthrie, Woody, Haggard, Merle, Hall, Tom T., Keith, Toby, Nelson, Willie, Parnell, Lee Roy, Reynolds, Leigh, Trick Pony, Musical Styles, Blues, Country Merle Haggard was the man of the hour during a BMI-hosted reception on April 19 celebrating the release of 40 #1 Hits on Capitol Nashville. Haggard received a Special Citation of Appreciation from BMI in recognition of his 42-year affiliation with the performing rights organization. Among his BMI songwriting honors are two-time Country Songwriter of the Year and more than 50 BMI Pop and Country Awards. In addition to toasting the release of the 2-CD #1 collection, Capitol President & CEO Mike Dungan presented a plaque that commemorated "50 albums in five decades."

BMI's Paul Corbin, band member/co-writer Freddy Powers, Bobby Bare, Merle Haggard, Toby Keith, BMI's Joyce Rice

Merle Haggard, Capitol's Mike Dungan

Haggard is also on tour promoting his critically acclaimed Hag Records debut, Haggard Like Never Before. Its current single is Woody Guthrie's "Reno Blues (Philadelphia Lawyer)," a duet with Willie Nelson.

Liz & Casey Anderson, Hope Powell

Capitol's Larry Willoughby, Leigh Reynolds, Carl Jackson

BMI's Thomas Cain, Sonny CurtisBilly Deaton, BMI's Nancy Moore

XM Radio's Shannon McCombs, "Country Music Across America" host Storme Warren, Country Music Hall of Fame's Kyle Young

Janine & Ronnie Dunn, Merle Haggard, BMI's Joyce Rice, Lee Roy Parnell, Donna KcKenzie

Trick Pony's Ira Dean, Chuck Howard, Merle Haggard

Tom T. Hall, Merle Haggard, Jeannie Seely, Dixie Hall

Photos by Steve Lowry

]]> 2004-04-27T18:00:00-05:00 Ronnie Milsap Celebrates Gold Milestone http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233828 Artists, Reynolds, Leigh, Musical Styles, Country Ronnie Milsap celebrated the gold certification of his album 40 #1 Hits with a party and performance at BMI Nashville. Producer Scott Hendricks, formerly of Virgin Records [which released the album] presented a gold record plaque to Milsap, who then handed out plaques to others associated with the record, including manager Burt Stein of Gold Mountain Entertainment, booking agent Buddy Lee Attractions, and RCA Label Group's Joe Galante, with whom he began his recording career in 1973. Milsap played a medley for the crowd of friends and colleagues, including "It Was Almost Like A Song," "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World," "Pure Love" and "There Ain't No Getting Over Me." A winner of several ACM, CMA and Grammy Awards, Milsap is currently working on various studio projects.


Scott Hendricks, BMI's Joyce Rice, Ronnie Milsap, RLG's Joe Galante and manager Burt Stein


Leigh Reynolds, Ronnie Milsap, Kevin Denny, Billy Craven


BMI's Bradley Collins, Tom Collins, Ronnie Milsap, BMI's Harry Warner


Ronnie Milsap (center) with wife Joyce and son Todd


Ronnie Milsap

photos: Kay Williams

]]> 2003-08-28T18:00:00-05:00 BMI is Overcome by ‘The Impossible’ http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233197 Artists, Dalley, Amy, Kelly, R., Miller, Lee Thomas, Reynolds, Leigh, Musical Styles, Country Man With A Memory, the chart-topper was written by Lee Thomas Miller and Kelley Lovelace, produced by Brent Rowan and published by Mosaic Music. "The Impossible" is also the first #1 for Miller, a long-time Nashville session guitarist who previously has had songs recorded by BlackHawk ("Days Of America"), Billy Yates ("I Smell Smoke") and Ken Mellons ("Bundle Of Nerves").


Universal South's Bryan Switzer, Mosaic Music's Tim Hunze, Universal South's Tony Brown, Mosaic Music's Lisa Ramsey, Joe Nichols, Universal South's Tim DuBois, Lee Thomas Miller, BMI's David Preston


Joe Nichols and Radio & Records' Lon Helton


Mosaic Music's Nancy Tuck and Lisa Ramsey, Joe Nichols, Lee Thomas Miller, Mosaic Music's Tim Hunze and Amy Shepherd


Lee Thomas Miller, Joe Nichols, Jana Miller


Lee Thomas Miller, Kelly Lovelace, Amy Dalley, BMI's Perry Howard, Leigh Reynolds
]]> 2002-11-21T17:00:00-05:00 Leigh Reynolds http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233669 Artists, Reynolds, Leigh, Musical Styles, Country During a visit to the Nashville office, Leigh Reynolds was surprised when BMI's Joyce Rice presented him with a Million-Air certificate for his song "That Ol' Wind." Reynolds co-wrote "That Ol' Wind" with Garth Brooks, who recorded it on his Fresh Horses album. Reynolds's current project is producing the debut album from BMI affiliate Kevin Denney, to be released this fall on Lyric Street Records.

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