A Closer Look
Culture At A Crossroads
Season 2, Episode 17
Deric Ruttan joins the show to share about his country music career that started when he was 12 after getting his first guitar. He talks about his journey that has included writing songs for successful country stars such as Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Aaron Pritchett, and Jason Aldean. Plus, what led him to Nashville in 1994 and why he attributes his songwriting to God.
Also, don’t miss his explanation of why he is totally fine with other artists singing the #1 songs that he writes.
Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes here or search for Culture At A Crossroads on Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you get your podcasts and listen for free.
This is a profile of country music singer/songwriter Deric Ruttan.
Feb 11, 2007 - Aaron Pritchett - My Way
Feb 24, 2009 - Dierks Bentley - What Was I Thinkin' (Official Music Video)
Feb 24, 2009 - Dierks Bentley - Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do (Official Music Video)
Feb 27, 2009 - Eric Church - Guys Like Me (Official Music Video)
Mar 6, 2010 - Eric Church - Hell On The Heart (Official Music Video)
Jun 5, 2013 - Blake Shelton - Mine Would Be You
March 6, 2014 - Busy hit songwriter Deric Ruttan
Mar 29, 2016 - Blake Shelton - Came Here To Forget (Official Music Video)
April 3, 2018 - Jason Aldean - Any Ol' Barstool
Nov 22, 2019 - Meet the Canadian behind some of country music’s biggest hits
Deric’s music can be found on his YouTube channel here.