Total sales of albums containing Bogard songs are well over one hundred fifty million units. Bogard has won twenty-two ASCAP, BMI and SESAC awards with hits and cuts by artists as diverse as Reba, Tanya, Patty Loveless, Etta James, The Four Tops, Sinead O’Connor, Jack Ingram, and Restless Heart. He has had two Grammy nominations for Best Country Song with Dierks Bentley and has produced nine major-label album projects for Arista, Virgin, Lyric Street and Sony. Recent cuts include song recorded by Gary Alan, Kristian Bush, and Restless Road.
Bogard has had at least one #1 song in each of the last 5 decades!
Over fifteen years ago Steve was elected to the board of the Nashville Songwriter’s Association International and served an unprecedented seven years as NSAI’s Board President. During that time, he worked closely with the NMPA, DiMA, the RIAA, BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC on legislation affecting songwriters’ rights and income.