Trent Dabbs is an American singer-songwriter who was raised in Jackson, Mississippi and is based in Nashville for his professional career. As a solo artist, Dabbs has released eleven albums, including his latest album, Positano, as well as a self-titled collaboration album with Ashley Monroe since his move to Nashville. His songs have been played in several TV shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and commercials for Crate & Barrel and Zales. He also co-produced and co-wrote many of the songs from Pure Country: Pure Heart.[citation needed]

Trent Dabbs
Background information
OriginJackson, Mississippi
GenresSinger-songwriter, Pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1999–present
LabelsReady. Set. Records!
WebsiteTrentDabbs.com

Career

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In addition to Dabbs' career as a singer, he has also co-written several songs with other artists.[1] Trent's songwriting credits include Ingrid Michaelson's Top 40 single, "Girls Chase Boys" released in February 2014, Kacey Musgraves' single, "High Horse" released in March 2018 and Coin's single "Growing Pains" released in 2018. He has written several songs that have been on ABC's Nashville including the songs "Undermine" and "Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet" that were both recorded by Hayden Panettiere and "Shine" that was recorded and released by Sam Palladio[2]

Dabbs is also a co-founder of the musical collective Ten Out of Tenn, founded in 2005. In 2015, the collective celebrated its tenth anniversary, and sold out the Ryman Auditorium. In 2012, Trent released the debut album for his band, Sugar & The Hi Lows. He and his bandmate, solo artist, Amy Stroup also released a Holiday album, Snow Angel, in November 2012. The duo released its second album, High Roller in June 2015.[3]

Credits

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[4]

Song Year Artist Album
"Sensation" 2024 Better Than Ezra Super Magick
“Next To Normal“ 2022 Lucius Second Nature
"Maybe We Never Die" 2021 Anderson East Maybe We Never Die
"Drugs" 2021 Anderson East Maybe We Never Die
"Falling" 2021 Anderson East Maybe We Never Die
"Jet Black Pontiac" 2021 Anderson East Maybe We Never Die
"Like Nothing Ever Happened" 2021 Anderson East Maybe We Never Die
"Just You & I" 2021 Anderson East Maybe We Never Die
"Madelyn" 2021 Anderson East Maybe We Never Die
"Drive Away with You" 2021 Jill Andrews Ellen
"Could've Been" 2021 Jill Andrews Ellen
"Who Came to Play" 2021 Hey Steve Steve The Party
"Run Through the City" 2021 Hey Steve Steve The Party
"Clear Eyes" 2021 Mokita
"Say It Now" 2021 Matt Kearney Anywhere With You
"Anywhere With You" 2021 Matt Kearney Anywhere With You
"All Good Things Return" 2021 DANIEL SAINT BLACK
"Let It Hurt" 2021 DANIEL SAINT BLACK
"heavenly light (work Tape)" 2021 Wilder Woods
"Dried Up River" 2021 The Lone Bellow
"Dream House" 2021 COIN Rainbow Mixtape
"Hypnotica" 2021 COIN Rainbow Mixtape
"How It Feels" 2021 COIN Rainbow Mixtape
"Make It Stop" 2021 COIN Rainbow Mixtape
"Petals on the Ground" 2021 Grace Lee
"Lie With Me" 2020 Kree Harrison Chosen Family Tree
"Call It Even" 2020 Jill Andrews Thirties
"River Swimming" 2020 Jill Andrews Thirties
"Papercut" 2020 Luna Aura Three Cheers For The American Beauty
"Can't Look Back" 2020 Matt Kearney
"sleepwalking" 2020 Mokita, Mike Kinsella
"Follow No Leader" 2020 Arum Rae
"Chains - Alt Version" 2020 Avi Kaplan Lean On Me EP
"Banks" 2020 Needtobreathe Out of Body
"Riding High" 2020 Needtobreathe Out of Body
"Sympathy" 2020 SVRCINA Elysian Fields
"Redhead" 2020 Carlee Hammack, Reba McEntire If It Wasn't For You
"Love Is a Town" 2020 Josh Gilligan Love Is a Town
"My Hallelujah" 2020 DANIEL SAINT BLACK Velvet Hollywood
"When Things Break Apart" 2020 DANIEL SAINT BLACK DANIEL SAINT BLACK
"Shadow" 2020 DANIEL SAINT BLACK DANIEL SAINT BLACK
"Babe Ruth" 2020 COIN Dreamland
"Youuu" 2020 COIN Dreamland
"Reach Out" 2019 Bootstraps Demo Love
"Have You Ever Seen a Boy Break Down?" 2019 Carlos Vara Have You Ever Seen a Boy Break Down?
"Man on the Moon" 2019 Anna Graceman
"Room For You" 2019 Joseph (band) Good Luck, Kid
"Side Effects" 2019 Joseph (band) Good Luck, Kid
"Green Eyes" 2019 Joseph (band) Good Luck, Kid
"My Love Goes Out to You" 2019 Eli Teplin
"English Boys" 2019 LUNA AURA
"Sorry Now" 2019 Jill Andrews
"When Does a Heart Move On" 2019 Joy Williams Front Porch
"Someday Soon" 2019 Wilder Woods Wilder Woods
"The Summit" 2019 Avi Kaplan
"Sit Down, Who's Been Loving You" 2019 Arum Rae
"Real Place" 2019 American Authors Seasons
"Before I Go" 2019 American Authors Seasons
"Bring It On Home" 2019 American Authors Seasons
"Can't Stop Me Now" 2019 American Authors Seasons
"Calm Me Down" 2019 American Authors Seasons
"Stay Around" 2019 American Authors Seasons
"The Fuss" 2018 Against The Current Past Lives
"Black Jeans" 2018 Lucie Silvas E.G.O.
"Beat of Your Own" 2018 Katie Herzig Moment of Bliss
"Still Think About You" 2018 Heather Morgan Borrowed Heart
"I Love You, But I Need Another Year" 2018 Liza Anne Fine but Dying
"Turn For The Worse" 2018 Liza Anne Fine but Dying
"Small Talks" 2018 Liza Anne Fine but Dying
"I'm Tired You're Lonely" 2018 Liza Anne Fine but Dying
"Deep Water" 2018 American Authors
"High Horse" 2018 Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour
"Growing Pains" 2018 COIN
"Lovers On Display" 2017 Natalie Hemby Puxico
"Time Honored Tradition" 2017 Natalie Hemby Puxico
"Return" 2017 Natalie Hemby Puxico
"Grand Restoration" 2017 Natalie Hemby Puxico
"Paranoia" 2017 Liza Anne Fine but Dying
"Closest To Me" 2017 Liza Anne Fine but Dying
"Miss Prince" 2017 Republican Hair
"Jaywalking" 2017 Republican Hair
"Say Me" 2017 David Archuleta Postcards in the Sky
"Other Things In Sight" 2017 David Archuleta Postcards in the Sky
"Numb" 2017 David Archuleta Postcards in the Sky
"Old Days" 2016 Ingrid Michaelson It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
"Wanted It That Way" 2016 Kree Harrison This Old Thing
"Loners" 2016 Arum Rae Loners
"Wasn't My Time" 2016 Arum Rae Loners
"Testifier" 2016 The Saint Johns Dead Of Night
"Caught Me Dyin" 2016 The Saint Johns Dead Of Night
"Slacker" 2016 Jillian Jacqueline Prime
"Finest Hour" 2016 Jillian Jacqueline Prime
"The One Thing I Did Right" 2016 Gabe Dixon Turns To Gold
"Better Luck Next Time" 2015 Kopecky Drug for the Modern Age
"Half Moon" 2015 Lindi Ortega Faded Gloryville
"Let It Rain" 2015 Mat Kearney Just Kids
"I'm Not Okay" 2015 Jill Andrews The War Inside
"Girls Chase Boys" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out
"Time Machine" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out
"Stick" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out
"Open Hands" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out
"Ready To Lose" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out
"Everyone Is Gonna Love Me Now" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out
"Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet" 2014 Hayden Panettiere Nashville Soundtrack
"Shine" 2013 Sam Palladio Nashville Soundtrack
"Undermine" 2012 Hayden Panettiere & Charles Esten Nashville Soundtrack
"Waves That Rolled You Under" 2013 Young Summer Fever Dream EP
"Fever Dream" 2013 Young Summer Fever Dream EP
"Why Try" 2013 Young Summer Fever Dream EP
"Taken" 2014 Young Summer Fever Dream EP
"Lifeline" 2009 Mat Kearney City of Black & White
"Last One Leaving" – Single 2012 Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown Example
"Add It Up" 2010 Andrew Belle The Ladder
"Look So Easy" 2010 Dave Barnes What We Want, What We Get
"Pop Gun" 2012 Erin McCarley Stadium Electric
"Oh My Darlin" 2011 Katie Herzig The Waking Sleep
"Holdin Us Back" – Single 2010 Katie Herzig
"Rain Or Shine" 2010 Matthew Perryman Jones The Distance in Between
"Out of Reach" 2009 Matthew Perryman Jones
"Just You" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love
"Chin Up" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love
"Come On Back" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love
"I'm In" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love
"On A Day Just Like Today" 2012 Gabe Dixon One Spark
"Shine" 2008 Ashley Monroe
"Everything I Wanted" 2008 Ashley Monroe
"Someday Our King Will Come" 2010 Natalie Grant Love Revolution
"Charmed Life" 2012 Joy Williams One of Those Days
"Turnaround" 2012 Joy Williams "Songs From This" – EP
"Golden Thread" 2012 Joy Williams "Songs From This" – EP
"We Are" 2012 Joy Williams We Are (Single)
"More Than I Asked For" 2009 Joy Williams More Than I Asked For
"10 Stories" 2009 Michelle Featherstone Blue Bike
"Where My Head Is" 2009 Andy Davis New History
"Believable Doubt" 2007 Andy Davis Let The Woman
"Keep Faith" 2008 Matt Wertz Under The Summer Sun
"Let Me Love You" 2008 Josh Wilson Trying To Fit The Ocean in a Cup

Discography

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  • Quite Often (2004)
  • What's Golden Above Ground (2006)
  • Ashley Monroe and Trent Dabbs (2007)
  • Decade Fades (2008)
  • Your Side Now (2010) (Produced by Thomas Doeve)
  • Transition (2010) (Produced by Thomas Doeve)
  • Southerner (2011) (Produced by Jeremy Bose)
  • Future Like Snow (2012)
  • The Way We Look at Horses (2013)
  • Believer (2015)
  • The Optimist (2016)
  • Positano (2018)
  • Ojai / Be Where You Are (2023)

TV placements

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Alias

  • This Time Tomorrow

Bones

  • Keep Me Young

Grey's Anatomy

  • Your Side Now

Ghost Whisperer

  • Inside These Lines

Nashville

  • Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet
  • Acting The Part
  • Ammunition
  • Undermine
  • Shine

One Tree Hill

  • Until You Won Me Over
  • Inside These Lines
  • Odds Of Being Alone
  • Look Back On
  • Same Way Twice
  • This Time Tomorrow
  • Take It All In
  • Follow Suit
  • Off We Go

Hawaii Five-0

  • Leave To See

Life Unexpected

  • Odds Of Being Alone

World Of Jenks

  • Odds Of Being Alone

The Chase

  • Call It What It Is

The Vampire Diaries

  • Counting Sleep
  • Last Kiss
  • Means to an End
  • Losing Ground
  • Wrap My Mind Around You

The Mountain

  • Yesterdays Apology

The OC

  • Love Goes

October Road

  • It's Not Like That
  • What's Golden Above Ground

The Hills

  • What's Golden Above Ground

Pretty Little Liars

  • Better Off Now
  • Counting Sleep
  • Stay By Me
  • Follow Suit
  • Turn Our Eyes Away
  • This Time Tomorrow
  • Where Fear Runs Through

Private Practice

  • This Time Tomorrow

So You Think You Can Dance

  • Inside These Lines

Parenthood

  • Odds of Being Alone

Flashpoint

  • Come To Life

NCIS

  • Better Off Now

Drop Dead Diva

  • I'm Not OK (cover version)

The Arrow

  • Vertigo

Mistresses

  • I'm not OK

Music videos

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Year Video Director
2010 "Inside These Lines" Becky Fluke
2011 "Follow Suit"

References

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  1. ^ Trent Dabbs – Official Site
  2. ^ Schlansky, Evan (October 17, 2012). "Local Songwriter Trent Dabbs Gets A Boost From ABC's Nashville". American Songwriter Magazine. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "With High Roller (and Song Premiere), Sugar and the Hi-Lows Sweeten the Pot". The Huffington Post. June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Trent Dabbs | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
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