Country Musician, Songwriter. She gained fame as half of a successful American songwriting team. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she began writing songs as a child. In 1945 at the age of 20, she met her husband Boudleaux Bryant in a hotel elevator, and they eloped five days after meeting each other. They formed a songwriting team that would become one of the great songwriting teams of country music. During the first years of their marriage, they wrote at least 90 songs without any results. They began by setting music to poetry that she wrote, and soon afterwards they sent a copy of their song, "Country Boy" to Fred Rose, who bought the song and would go on to found the famous Acuff-Rose Publishing Company. In 1967, they left Acuff-Rose and formed their own company called House of Bryant Publishing Company. They continued writing through the 1970s and in 1979, they released together an album of them singing entitled, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" or "A Touch Of Bryant." In the 1980s, it was estimated that they had written over 3000 songs and had sold over 300 million or more copies. In 1972, they were inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1986, they were elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 1991, they were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1987, her husband died at the age of 67, but she continued to perform and write music until her own death in April of 2003 at the age of 77. They wrote songs for the likes of Al Martino, Dean Martin, Little Jimmy Dickens, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, the Grateful Dead, Ray Charles, Simon & Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, Carl Smith, Jim Reeves, The Everly Brothers, Frankie Laine, Buddy Holly, and Sonny James. Among there songs they wrote were "Hey Joe," "Bye Bye Love," "Problems," "All I Have To Do Is Dream," "Wake Up Little Susie," "Bird Dog," "Rocky Top," "We Could," and "Raining in My Heart." The Bryants' song "Rocky Top" became the official state song of Tennessee in 1982.
Country Musician, Songwriter. She gained fame as half of a successful American songwriting team. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she began writing songs as a child. In 1945 at the age of 20, she met her husband Boudleaux Bryant in a hotel elevator, and they eloped five days after meeting each other. They formed a songwriting team that would become one of the great songwriting teams of country music. During the first years of their marriage, they wrote at least 90 songs without any results. They began by setting music to poetry that she wrote, and soon afterwards they sent a copy of their song, "Country Boy" to Fred Rose, who bought the song and would go on to found the famous Acuff-Rose Publishing Company. In 1967, they left Acuff-Rose and formed their own company called House of Bryant Publishing Company. They continued writing through the 1970s and in 1979, they released together an album of them singing entitled, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" or "A Touch Of Bryant." In the 1980s, it was estimated that they had written over 3000 songs and had sold over 300 million or more copies. In 1972, they were inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1986, they were elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 1991, they were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1987, her husband died at the age of 67, but she continued to perform and write music until her own death in April of 2003 at the age of 77. They wrote songs for the likes of Al Martino, Dean Martin, Little Jimmy Dickens, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, the Grateful Dead, Ray Charles, Simon & Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, Carl Smith, Jim Reeves, The Everly Brothers, Frankie Laine, Buddy Holly, and Sonny James. Among there songs they wrote were "Hey Joe," "Bye Bye Love," "Problems," "All I Have To Do Is Dream," "Wake Up Little Susie," "Bird Dog," "Rocky Top," "We Could," and "Raining in My Heart." The Bryants' song "Rocky Top" became the official state song of Tennessee in 1982.
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