Michael P. Heeney is an American 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...

 songwriter. He has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including hit singles for Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn

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 (God Must Be Busy), Eric Church

Eric Church

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 (Love Your Love the Most), George Jones

George Jones

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 (Still Doin' Time

Still Doin' Time

"Still Doin' Time" is a 1981 single written by John Moffatt and Michael P. Heeney and recorded by George Jones. "Still Doin' Time" would be George Jones' eight number one country single as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart...

), Tracy Byrd, and 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...

 (Have I Got a Deal for You

Have I Got a Deal for You

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)

Biography

Heeney grew up in an Irish neighborhood in Chicago, IL and moved to Nashville in 1974 to pursue a degree in Recording Industry Management at Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....

. Heeney has been a writer at Sony-ATV-Tree since 1995