Melanie Castleman
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Melanie Castleman, née Melanie Spradlin, is a country songwriter. She is originally from Westerville, Ohio
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She was nominated for Grammy Award
(with her songwriting partner and husband Robert Lee Castleman
) in 2007 for "Like Red on a Rose" by Alan Jackson. Los Angeles Times
music critic Randy Lewis wrote, of the song: It "is a tightly focused paean to long-term love that derives emotional power from expressive simplicity."
She has also co-written songs for:
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...
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She was nominated for Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
(with her songwriting partner and husband Robert Lee Castleman
Robert Lee Castleman
Robert Lee Castleman is an American country singer and songwriter.His debut album, "Crazy as Me" was released on Rounder Records in 2000.He has won a Grammy Award in 2002 in the Best Country Song category for writing "The Lucky One" performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station.Other songs he wrote or...
) in 2007 for "Like Red on a Rose" by Alan Jackson. Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
music critic Randy Lewis wrote, of the song: It "is a tightly focused paean to long-term love that derives emotional power from expressive simplicity."
She has also co-written songs for:
- Alison Krauss & Union StationAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
("Crazy as Me") - Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan 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...
("Maybe I Should Stay Here", "Nobody Said That It Would Be Easy") - Jon RandallJon RandallJon Randall Stewart is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 1995, he debuted that year with the album What You Don't Know. A second album for RCA, 1996's Great Day to Be Alive, was recorded but never released...
("My Life")