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Wynn Varble
admits he must have been destined for a career in country music.
Wynn was raised in the small town of Ellenwood, Georgia, where
music was a central part of his life. He recalls his father’s
collection of country LP’s and the hours he spent listening to
the legends: Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, and
Jimmie Rodgers, whom Wynn credits as being his primary musical
influences. He says he did just about anything to hear the
newest country record – even if it meant trading in his big
brother’s rock albums and catching trouble for it
afterwards!
Wynn picked up a guitar for the first time
when he was 15 and taught himself to play. He remembers
picking out his first original melodies soon after he mastered
basic chord progressions. The creative sparks started flying,
and Wynn formed a bluegrass band when he turned 16. After
graduating high school, Wynn started on the path to musical
success playing the club circuit. His talent playing bluegrass
landed him gigs from Austin to Ft. Lauderdale; during this
time he was perfecting his style, not only as a country artist
but also as a songwriter.
In 1982, Wynn visited some
friends in Nashville. He spent several months writing with an
up-and-coming singer/songwriter named Dave
Gibson. It was this collaboration that proved to be Wynn’s
ticket out of the club scene and into the Nashville music
community.
Varble
completely relocated to Nashville in 1992. Gibson introduced
him to Cliff Williamson, then-director of Starstruck Writers
Group, and Wynn was signed to the publisher in 1994. After
Starstruck was sold to Warner/Chappell Music, Wynn joined the
Warner/Chappell writing staff.
Wynn had his first #1
song "Have You Forgotten" with Darryl Worley in 2003. The song
has been nominated for SONG OF THE YEAR by the CMA
Awards.
Wynn’s songs have been cut by a range of great
artists, including Garth Brooks, Lee Ann Womack, Brad Paisley,
Darryl Worley, Montgomery Gentry, Jason Sellers, Gary Allan,
Trace Adkins, Clint Daniels, Kevin Denney, Tracy Byrd, The
Kinleys, Chris LeDoux, Danni Leigh, Mark Chesnutt and Sammy
Kershaw.
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