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Story Behind The Song: Lee Ann Womack - I May Hate Myself In The Morning

In this Roughstock exclusive, veteran songwriter Odie Blackmon describes how he came to write one of the most iconic songs of Lee Ann Womack's career and the song that won her an Album of the Year award for There's More Where That Came From, her traditional country tour de force.
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Songwriter Profile: Odie Blackmon

In this exclusive feature, we talk with respected -- and frequent Gary Allan collaborator -- Odie Blackmon about his career, his teaching at Vanderbilt, and wisdom for new songwriters and much more.
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Story Behind the Song: Gary Allan, "Pieces"

With Set You Free, Gary Allan has proven to be able to still deliver hit-worth singles. The star stylist followed up career hit "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)" with "Pieces." In our latest Story Behind the Song, read on here to learn more about how Gary's second hit from Set You Free was written!