Tia Sillers
"The
great thing about being a songwriter
is that it enables you to slip out of
your skin and have so many other voices,"
says tunesmith
Tia Sillers. “I
could never sing a Merle Haggard song,
but I'd like to think I could write
one." Her song, “I Hope You
Dance", initially recorded by LeeAnn
Womack, struck an emotional chord with
listeners by capturing the essence of
experiencing life. The song received
national exposure on television with
Oprah and in articles in Newsweek and
the New York Times, as well as being
performed at the Nobel Prize awards
ceremony. It went on to win every conceivable
award including the Grammy, CMA, ACM,
NSAI, ASCAP and BMI song of the year.
"I Hope You Dance" inspired
a series of gift books of the same title
that became bestsellers. The song also
enjoyed success in Europe and South
America with the artist Ronan Keating.
Sillers has also had many cuts by other
artists including Alan Jackson ( "That'd
Be Alright" -- #1), The Dixie Chicks
( "There's Your Trouble" --
#1 and Grammy Nominated), Pam Tillis
( "Land of the Living" --
Top 5), Kenny Wayne Shepherd ( "Last
Goodbye" -- Top 5, "Was"
--Top 5, "Blue On Black" --
#1). Not only did "Blue on Black"
hold the number one spot on the rock
charts for 17 weeks, it was also the
1998 Billboard Rock Song of the Year.
Other artists to have recorded Sillers
songs include Martina McBride, Trace
Adkins, Trisha Yearwood, Diamond Rio,
Wynonna, Patty Loveless and Sister Hazel.
She is proud to call Ten Ten Music her
new publisher. Check out more at
http://www.markselby.com/tia.html