Rivers Rutherford | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Melvern Rivers Rutherford II |
Born | June 17, 1967 |
Origin | Germantown, Tennessee, United States [1] |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
Years active | 1996–present |
Website | www.riversrutherford.com |
Melvern Rivers Rutherford II (born June 17, 1967) is an American country music songwriter. Has been writing country songs since at least the 1990s as a songwriter, he has written several number one country hits, including " Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard. Among the other Number Ones that he has composed are " If You Ever Stop Loving Me" by Montgomery Gentry, " When I Get Where I'm Going" by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, " Real Good Man" by Tim McGraw, " Living in Fast Forward" by Kenny Chesney, " Ladies Love Country Boys" by Trace Adkins, and " These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins. [2] He has also released a solo CD called Just Another Coaster. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019
Top 40 country singles co-written by Rivers Rutherford: