Casey Beathard

Casey Beathard
Birth nameCasey Michael Beathard
Born (1965-12-02) December 2, 1965 (age 58)
OriginTorrance, California, U.S.[1][2]
Spring Hill, Tennessee, U.S.[3]
GenresCountry
OccupationSongwriter
Years active1998–present

Casey Michael Beathard (/ˈbɛθərd/ BETH-ərd;[4] born December 2, 1965[1][2]) is an American country music songwriter. The son of former National Football League general manager Bobby Beathard,[5] and father of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback C. J. Beathard, and country music artist Tucker Beathard, he has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including top-ten singles for Gary Allan, Billy Ray Cyrus, Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, and Eric Church.

In 2004 and 2008, he received Broadcast Music, Inc.'s Songwriter of the Year award for his contributions.[3][6]

  1. ^ a b "RolandNote Country Music Database Searches". RolandNote.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Birth of Casey Beathard". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Spring Hill's Casey Beathard is BMI's newly awarded Songwriter of the Year". Entertainment News. November 13, 2004. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  4. ^ Brown, Daniel. "49ers Analysis: How rookie C.J. Beathard showed promise of better days ahead," The Mercury News (San Jose, CA), Sunday, August 20, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2020
  5. ^ "Casey Beathard". Broadcast Music Incorporated. December 1, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  6. ^ "BMI Celebrates Country Music at 2004 & 2008 Awards; Shania Twain, Toby Keith & Casey Beathard Lead Winners; Loretta Lynn Honored as BMI Icon". Business Wire. November 9, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2007.