Mary Gauthier, more join epic writers' round concert for MTSU's new Songwriters Center

Mary Gauthier poses on the red carpet before the 2018 Americana Honors and Awards show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.
Mary Gauthier poses on the red carpet before the 2018 Americana Honors and Awards show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018.

One dozen songwriting talents — spanning multiple genres and generations — will share the stage for a benefit concert at 3rd & Lindsley on May 19.

The group includes acclaimed folk singer Mary Gauthier, Pat Alger (who co-wrote "The Thunder Rolls" with Garth Brooks), Tony Arata (who penned Brooks' "The Dance"), Carlene Carter (who wrote and co-wrote her own hit recordings, including "Every Little Thing") and Roger Cook (with credits including "Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress," and the famed Coca-Cola jingle "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing").

The concert is a benefit for the new Songwriting Center at Middle Tennessee State University — specifically, their efforts to name a room in the facility after songwriter and executive Ralph Murphy, who died in 2019.

Along with fellow performers Jim “Moose” Brown and Kathy Bailey and Michael Bonagura of Baillie & The Boys, the show will also feature a round of MTSU songwriting students: Natalie Madigan, Katy Dunlap, Kaleigh Wooten, and Saylor Brasseaux.

Tickets are $20, available at 3rdAndLindsley.com

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