Troy Verges

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Troy Verges
Born20th-century
OriginLouisiana, United States
GenresCountry, pop
OccupationSongwriter
Years active2000s–present

Troy Verges is an American songwriter of country and pop music from Louisiana.

Career

His first cut as a songwriter was a track on Faith Hill's Breathe.[1] His credits include the singles "Wanted", recorded by Hunter Hayes; "Beer Money", recorded by Kip Moore; "Who I Am", recorded by Jessica Andrews; "Blessed", recorded by Martina McBride; "Wasted", recorded by Carrie Underwood; "Day Drinking", recorded by Little Big Town;[2] "Shotgun Rider", recorded by Tim McGraw;[3] and "I Want Crazy",[4] recorded by Hunter Hayes – all of which went to number one on the country music charts.

"Wanted" was ACM nominated in 2013 for Song of the Year,[5] while "I Want Crazy" received a 2014 Grammy nomination[6] and "Day Drinking" received a 2015 Grammy nomination.[7] "Wanted", composed by Hunter Hayes and Troy Verges, took home Song Of The Year honors at the 2013 BMI Country Awards.[8] and was also named one of Billboard's top ten songs of the decade [9]

He produced and mixed the Anders Osborne album Coming Down.[10]

Awards

Verges was named "Songwriter of the Year" in 2002 by

Broadcast Music Incorporated and "Songwriter of the Year" by the Nashville Songwriters Association International
.

In 2011, Verges garnered both and Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Original Song category for his composition "Coming Home" from the film Country Strong.

List of songs co-written by Verges

(alphabetical by song title)

See also

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