词条 | Bob DiPiero |
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| image = Bob DiPiero - CMA Songwriters Series 2014.jpg | caption = DiPiero performing at the CMA Songwriters' Series in September 2014. | name = Bob DiPiero | background = solo_singer | birth = | origin = {{birth date and age|1951|03|03}} Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1983–present | associated_acts = Pam Tillis | website = Official website }} Bob DiPiero (born March 3, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15 US number one hits and several Top 20 single for Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery Gentry, Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, Pam Tillis, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Travis Tritt, Bryan White, Billy Currington, Etta James, Delbert McClinton, Van Zant, Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless, and many others. Early yearsDiPiero was born in the steel-manufacturing center of Youngstown, Ohio. His family later moved to the suburban township of Liberty, Ohio, where DiPiero graduated from Liberty High School (Ohio) in 1969.[1] He went on to graduate from Youngstown State University's Dana School of Music. He participated in hard rock bands in northeastern Ohio throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1979, DiPiero moved to Nashville, where he initially worked as a session player and traveling musician but gradually moved into songwriting.[1] Songwriting careerDiPiero's first number one hit as a songwriter was 1983's "American Made" by The Oak Ridge Boys, which also became a national ad jingle for Miller Beer and Baby Ruth candybar.[2] Since then, DiPiero has co-written countless hit singles for other country music artists, with 15 of his songs reaching No. 1 on the country music charts.[3] In 1995 and 1996, he received the Triple Play award from the Country Music Association for having three number one singles chart in each of those years. In addition, he has received 36 awards from BMI for his contributions as a songwriter.[3][4] He was also one third of the country music supergroup Billy Hill, whose members also included Dennis Robbins and John Scott Sherrill. He has helped make Nashville a port of call for legendary performers from all genres, writing with Neil Diamond, Carole King, Johnny Van Zant and Delbert McClinton, among many others. At one point, DiPiero was married to country music artist Pam Tillis, the daughter of singer Mel Tillis. The couple divorced. On June 18, 2006, he married music publisher, Leslie Tomasino.[5] DiPiero launched a music industry-based reality series called "The Hitmen of Music Row," which premiered September 26, 2007, on the Great American Country cable station.[1] Songwriter participants in the series include Tony Mullins, Jeffrey Steele, and Craig Wiseman.[1] Awards{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
Singles written or co-written by Bob DiPiero
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | first = John | last = Benson | title = DiPiero, other songwriters on 'Hitmen of Music Row' | work = The Vindicator | page = D-1 | date = September 23, 2007}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.durango-songwriters-expo.com/hit-songwriter-bios-bob-dipiero.html |title=Bob DiPiero biography |accessdate=2007-07-24 |work=Durango-Songwriters-Expo.com}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/233469 |title=For Bob DiPiero, All That Counts Is A Great Song |accessdate=2007-07-24 |work=BMI.com}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/535071 |title=Bob DiPiero and Jeffrey Steele to Share Songwriting Secrets at Conclave Learning Conference |accessdate=2007-07-24 |work=BMI.com}} 5. ^http://www.melesongwriters.org/?q=node/30 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901033431/http://www.melesongwriters.org/?q=node%2F30 |date=2010-09-01 }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://nu.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?id=3047&sid=3042 |title=Bob DiPiero |accessdate=2007-07-24 |work=musiccitynetworks.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041128/http://nu.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?id=3047&sid=3042 |archivedate=2007-09-27 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Montgomery Gentry's Energy Shines On "Headlights"|url=http://shorefire.com/releases/entry/montgomery-gentrys-energy-shines-on-headlights|accessdate=July 30, 2014|work=Shore Fire Media|date=July 24, 2014}} External links
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