Carson Chamberlain is an American songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 and steel guitarist who works mainly in the field of country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

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He worked as a bandleader and steel guitar

Steel guitar

Steel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...

ist for Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley

Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...

 until Whitley died in 1989. Afterward, he worked as a touring manager for Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson

Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...

 and Clint Black

Clint Black

Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...

. Chamberlain became an A&R

A&R

Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

 directory at Mercury Nashville in 1994, but later retired from that position. He has also worked as a record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 for several Mercury acts, including Mark Wills

Mark Wills

Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well...

, Billy Currington

Billy Currington

William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself...

 and Easton Corbin

Easton Corbin

Easton Corbin is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two Number One hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll With It", as well as the top 15 hit "I Can't Love You...

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Chamberlain co-wrote the songs "Love's Got a Hold on You

Love's Got a Hold on You

"Love's Got a Hold on You" is the title of a song written by Carson Chamberlain, Jackson's road manager, and Keith Stegall, his producer, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in July 1992 as the final single from Jackson's second album, Don't Rock the Jukebox...

", "Everything I Love

Everything I Love (song)

"Everything I Love" is the title of a country music song written by Harley Allen and Carson Chamberlain. It was recorded by American singer Alan Jackson on his album of the same name. Jackson released the song in January 1997 as the second single from the album, reaching number 9 on the U.S...

" and "Between the Devil and Me

Between the Devil and Me

"Between the Devil and Me" is the title of a country music song co-written by Harley Allen and Carson Chamberlain. It was recorded by American singer Alan Jackson on his 1996 album Everything I Love, from which it was released in late 1997 as the album's fifth single. It peaked at number two on the...

" for Jackson; "The Best Day

The Best Day

"The Best Day" is the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Carson Chamberlain, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 2000 as the first single released from his album, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits...

" for George Strait

George Strait

George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

; and "Walk a Little Straighter

Walk a Little Straighter

"Walk a Little Straighter" is the debut single of country music artist Billy Currington that reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, peaking at #8.-Content:The song tells a story of a boy whose father has alcoholism...

" and "I Got a Feelin'

I Got a Feelin'

"I Got a Feelin'" is the title of a country music song co-written and recorded by American singer Billy Currington. It is the second and final single from his 2003 debut self-titled album. The song reached a peak of #5 on the U.S. country singles charts in mid-2004.-Critical reception:Jeffrey B...

" for Currington.