Dave Berg (songwriter)
Encyclopedia
Dave Berg is an American country music
songwriter. His credits include the Number One country hits "Somebody" by Reba McEntire
, "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)
" and "These Are My People
" by Rodney Atkins
, and "Moments
" by Emerson Drive
. Berg has also co-written singles for Ty Herndon
, Keith Urban
, Sarah Buxton
, Chris Cagle
, Blake Shelton
and others.
. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee
in the early 1990s. Berg landed his first country cut in 1995 when Ty Herndon
sent "I Want My Goodbye Back
" into the country Top Ten.
Berg's songwriting credits include four Number One country songs: "Somebody" by Reba McEntire
, "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)
" and "These Are My People
" by Rodney Atkins
, and "Moments
" by Emerson Drive
. In 2007, he received the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Country Song of the Year award for "If You're Going Through Hell," as well as a Songwriter of the Year award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International
. Other Dave Berg co-writes that reached the country Top Ten include "Stupid Boy
" by Keith Urban
and "What Kinda Gone
" by Chris Cagle
. Berg won ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards again in 2008.
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...
songwriter. His credits include the Number One country hits "Somebody" by Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
, "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)
If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)
"If You're Going Through Hell " is the title of a song written by Dave Berg, Sam Tate and Annie Tate. It was recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins and released in January 2006 as the lead-off single to his 2006 album If You're Going Through Hell. The song became a number-one hit...
" and "These Are My People
These Are My People
"These Are My People" is the title of a song written by Dave Berg and Rivers Rutherford, and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins...
" by Rodney Atkins
Rodney Atkins
Rodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second...
, and "Moments
Moments (Emerson Drive song)
"Moments" is a song by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. Released in both Canada and the United States, the song was a Top Five hit on the Canadian country music charts. It also reached Number One on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first Number One single not only...
" by Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...
. Berg has also co-written singles for Ty Herndon
Ty Herndon
Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most...
, Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
, Sarah Buxton
Sarah Buxton (Singer)
Sarah Buxton is an American country music artist, formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records...
, Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle is an American country music artist. Signed with Virgin Records Nashville in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud...
, Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
and others.
Biography
Dave Berg is a native of Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in the early 1990s. Berg landed his first country cut in 1995 when Ty Herndon
Ty Herndon
Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most...
sent "I Want My Goodbye Back
I Want My Goodbye Back
"I Want My Goodbye Back" is the title of a song written by Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson and Dave Berg, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in June 1995 as the second single from his debut album, What Mattered Most...
" into the country Top Ten.
Berg's songwriting credits include four Number One country songs: "Somebody" by Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
, "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)
If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)
"If You're Going Through Hell " is the title of a song written by Dave Berg, Sam Tate and Annie Tate. It was recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins and released in January 2006 as the lead-off single to his 2006 album If You're Going Through Hell. The song became a number-one hit...
" and "These Are My People
These Are My People
"These Are My People" is the title of a song written by Dave Berg and Rivers Rutherford, and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins...
" by Rodney Atkins
Rodney Atkins
Rodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second...
, and "Moments
Moments (Emerson Drive song)
"Moments" is a song by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. Released in both Canada and the United States, the song was a Top Five hit on the Canadian country music charts. It also reached Number One on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first Number One single not only...
" by Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...
. In 2007, he received the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Country Song of the Year award for "If You're Going Through Hell," as well as a Songwriter of the Year award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International
Nashville Songwriters Association International
The Nashville Songwriters Association International is a 501 not-for-profit trade organization that works to help songwriters in three ways: through legislative advocacy, through education and advice about the actual craft of songwriting, and through teaching about the music industry, and how to...
. Other Dave Berg co-writes that reached the country Top Ten include "Stupid Boy
Stupid Boy
"Stupid Boy" is a song by Keith Urban from Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing.Stupid Boy may also refer to:* "Stupid Boy", a song by the Gear Daddies from Billy's Live Bait...
" by Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
and "What Kinda Gone
What Kinda Gone
"What Kinda Gone" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Cagle. It was released in July 2007 as the first single from his album My Life's Been a Country Song, which was released in early 2008...
" by Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle is an American country music artist. Signed with Virgin Records Nashville in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud...
. Berg won ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards again in 2008.