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writing of this article, the song had not yet been released. So, we’ve all
got something to look forward to. “I’m especially proud of these two
songs,” he said.
Growing up, Mitch thought of people like the “King of Country”
George Strait as his heroes. Although Strait is still held in high regard,
Mitch’s idea of a hero in the world of country music has somewhat
changed. “Seeing the process, what it takes to get a song out there, my
heroes are now some of these great songwriters,” said Mitch. At the
top of his list is Casey Beathard with whom he co-wrote “Doubt Me
Now.” Beathard has written hits for a long list of artists including Eric
Church and Kenny Chesney. He’s received the Broadcast Music, Inc’s
Mitch collaborated on six songs from
Chris Janson's latest album Real Friends.
The songs include:
“Check” (Chris Janson, Tommy Cecil,
Greylan James, James McNair, Mitch
Oglesby)
“Done" (Chris Janson, Mitch Oglesby,
Jamie Paulin, Matt Roy)
“God’s Gotta Be a Good Ole Boy “(Chris
Janson, Brock Berryhill, Brad Clawson,
Greylan James, Mitch Oglesby)
“Real Friends” (feat. Blake Shelton) (Chris
Janson, Brad Clawson, Greylan James,
Mitch Oglesby)
“Beer Me” (Chris Janson, Brock Berryhill,
Jason Blaine, Jay Brunswick, Mitch
Oglesby)
“Country USA” (Chris Janson, David Lee
Murphy, Mitch Oglesby).
ABOVE Mitch with country singers Luke Bryan and Chris Janson.
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