Album Notes

Sam Gay is a 25-year veteran in the music industry. He began his career in Memphis in 1979 playing guitar and singing in local bands. Eventually, he was tapped to produce several independent record projects. In 1989, he moved to Nashville. He was signed as a staff songwriter at the Acuff-Rose Publishing company where he wrote "Me And The Moon" which was recorded by Bryan White on Bryan's million-selling debut album.
Sam has also been a staff writer at Hamstein Music Group, Bluewater Music, Edisto Music, and Corlew Music Group/Windswept Pacific Music.
His songs have been recorded by Little Texas, Montgomery Gentry, Bryan White, Johnny Rodriguez, Ricky Van Shelton, Bonnie Bramlett and others.
He has honed his skills as a producer while working on countless song demos, artist development projects and independent records in some of Nashville's top recording studios. He is a contributing writer and co-producer on "voices from afar," a CD created to benefit the American Foundation for Addiction Research.
As a performer, Sam has been a regular at the Bluebird Café and other Nashville mainstay songwriter nights as well as performing for audiences across the US and in Europe.

Currently, Sam is touring with his wife and musical partner Templeton Thompson (www.templetonthompson.com).