Shane Minor

If the best songs come from life’s own experiences, Shane Minor has a lot to pull from.

On the road that led him to hit songwriting he grew up as a working cowboy’s son and a preacher’s grandson. He started singing in church at 4 years old and around the same age learned to ride horses and started rodeo’n. After a bad rodeo injury at 20 years old Shane rode the brakes for a while unable to heal up. He moved in with his southern Oklahoma grandparents who pastored a church. Shane credits his tenacity and God-fearing spirit to his grandparents, especially his grandmother Elsie Earp who is the great niece of legendary lawman, Wyatt Earp.

In his teenage years and college years Shane traveled most of California and Oklahoma singing in local honky-tonks and dives where he would sit in with complete strangers and local bands and started building up a grass roots following. Not making enough money to support himself he followed the Earp blue line in his blood and by an accidental twist of fate he took a job with the Los Angeles police dept as a police officer.  Shane worked in Watts area in south central Los Angeles during the 1992 Rodney King riots. While working with the LAPD, Shane would still sing around the greater LA area and that is where he and CMA award winning producer Dann Huff first met. Dann had Shane come to Nashville for label meetings. On the trip Shane was signed by Mercury Records and ended his 9 years stint with the LAPD.

Shane Minor’s first record was released in 1999. Slave To The Habit, his first single, went Top 10 on the country billboard charts. He was Shania Twain’s opening act on her stadium tour. His video for Slave To The Habit won him VH1/MTV awards which were some of the first given to country artists. Ater his journey with Mercury Records, Shane turned down making another record to pursue his love of writing songs. Shane knows his way around the billboard charts. He has spent time there with his own songs as an artist and a writer. Shane is currently one of Sony Nashville’s most prestige writers. He not only writes but mentors newly signed artists. He is also an award-winning member of BMI Nashville.

If you listen to country radio you will hear a Shane Minor song being sung by a big major artist and the new rising stars as well.

Shane’s Hit Songs Include:

  • Beautiful Mess  – Diamond Rio
  • She Thinks She Needs Me – Andy Griggs
  • Fall – Clay Walker And Kimberly Locke From American Idol
  • Brand New Girlfriend- Steve Holy
  • International Harvester – Craig Morgan
  • Live A Little – Kenny Chesney
  • Chillin’ It – Cole Swindell
  • Close Your Eyes – Parmalee
  • Playing The Part – Jamey Johnson
  • His Kind Of Money – Eric Church
  • Broken Windshield View – Chris Lane
  • You’re In My Head – Brian Mccomas
  • Yup – Easton Corbin

 

Shane has written for many other artists including Rascal Flatts, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, Randy Houser, Justin Moore, Chase Rice, Chris Young, Neal McCoy, Tyler Farr, The Farm, Kevin Fowler, Rodney Atkins, Love and Theft, Brett Michaels, Josh Thompson, Trace Adkins and many more.

SongPerforming ArtistStream
7500 OBOTim McGraw   
A Feelin’ Like ThatGary Allen   
A Little More Country Than ThatEaston Corbin   
A Little Too LateToby Keith   
All I Want to DoSugarland   
Already GoneSugarland   
AlrightDarius Rucker   
Amarillo SkyJason Aldean   
American HoneyLady A   
American KidsKenny Chesney   
American MadeThe Oak Ridge Boys   
Anything ColdGreylan James   
Anything GoesFlorida Georgia Line   
AnywayMartina McBride   
Anywhere With YouJake Owen   
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or NotThompson Square   
As Good as I Once WasToby Keith   
Bama BreezeJimmy Buffet   
Beach BoysLoCash & The Beach Boys   
Beautiful MessDiamond Rio   
Beer for My HorsesToby Keith ft. Willie Nelson   
Beer Never Broke My HeartLuke Combs   
Beer With JesusThomas Rhett   
Before You Kill Us AllRandy Travis   
Better TogetherLuke Combs   
Big Green TractorJason Aldean   
Blame It On YouJason Aldean   
BlowEd Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, Bruno Mars   
Blue Clear SkyGeorge Strait   
BoyFaith Hill   
Brand New GirlfriendSteve Holy   
Bring On The RainJo Dee Messina   
Broken Windshield ViewChris Lane   
Burnin’ It DownJason Aldean   
Burning ManDierks Bentley   
Carried AwayGeorge Strait   
Carrying Your Love With MeGeorge Strait   
Chasing After YouRyan Hurd & Maren Morris   
Chillin’ ItCole Swindell   
City On Our KneesToby Mac   
Cleaning This GunRodney Atkins   
Close Your EyesParmalee   
Cold As YouLuke Combs   
Cool AgainKane Brown ft. Nelly   
Cowboys Like UsGeorge Strait   
Crash My PartyLuke Bryan   
Crawling Back to YouDaughtry   
Crazy TownJason Aldean   
CryFaith Hill   
Damn Your EyesEtta James   
Didn’t IJames Wesley   
DirtFlorida Georgia Line   
Don’t Let Me Be LonelyThe Band Perry   
Don’t Rock the JukeboxAlan Jackson   
Don’t You Wanna StayJason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson   
DreamerOzzy Osbourne   
Drink On ItBlake Shelton   
Drink to That All NightJerrod Niemann   
Drunk MeMitchell Tenpenny   
Drunk On A PlaneDierks Bentley   
Drunk On YouLuke Bryan   
Dust On The BottleDavid Lee Murphy   
Every Mile a MemoryDirks Bentley   
Every Time I Hear That SongBlake Shelton   
Everything’s Gonna Be AlrightKenny Chesney & David Lee Murphy   
Everywhere But OnMatt Steel   
FallClay Walker   
Family ManCraig Campbell   
Famous FriendsChris Young & Kane Brown   
Fancy LikeWalker Hayes   
Feel That FireDirks Bentley   
Felt Good On My LipsTim McGraw   
Five More MinutesScotty McCreery   
ForgiveRebecca Lynn Howard   
Friends in Low PlacesGarth Brooks
From A Table AwaySunny Sweeney   
Georgia RainTrisha Yearwood   
Get Drunk and Be SomebodyToby Keith   
Get Your Shine OnFlorida Georgia Line   
God’s CountryBlake Shelton   
Good One Comin' OnBlackberry Smoke   
Good Ride CowboyGarth Brooks
Goodnight KissRandy Houser   
Hard to LoveLee Brice   
Heartache On The Dance FloorJon Pardi   
HeavenKane Brown   
Here and NowKenny Chesney   
Here In The Real WorldAlan Jackson   
Hey WhiskeySmithfield   
Hey WorldLee Brice   
Highway Don’t CareTim McGraw & Taylor Swift   
His Kind Of MoneyEric Church   
Hold OnToby Mac   
HomemadeJake Owen   
HomesickKane Brown   
I Called MamaTim McGraw   
I Do (Cherish You)98 Degrees   
I Don’t DanceLee Brice   
I Drive Your TruckLee Brice   
I Got YouThompson Square   
I Hate EverythingGeorge Strait   
I HopeGabby Barrett   
I Hope You’re Happy NowCarly Pearce & Lee Brice   
I Love This BarToby Keith   
I Love This LifeLoCash   
I Love YouMartina McBride   
I Saw God TodayGeorge Strait   
I’m Gonna Miss HerBrad Paisley   
I’m Just Talkin’ About TonightToby Keith   
If Heaven Wasn’t So Far AwayJustin Moore   
If I Didn’t Have YouThompson Square   
If I Don’t Make it BackTracy Lawrence   
If You’re Reading ThisTim McGraw   
International HarvesterCraig Morgan   
It Don’t Hurt Like It Used toBilly Currington   
It HappensSugarland   
It’s Getting Better All The TimeBrooks & Dunn   
Jealous BonePatty Loveless   
Knowing YouKenny Chesney   
Last ShotKip Moore   
Lettin’ The Night RollJustin Moore   
Lights Come OnJason Aldean   
Like A CowboyRandy Houser   
Like A CowboyParker McCollum   
Like I Love Country MusicKane Brown   
Like I Loved YouBrett Young   
LipstickRunaway June   
Little Bit of EverythingKeith Urban   
Little RockReba   
Live A LittleKenny Chesney   
Live A Little Love A LotKenny Chesney   
Living In Fast ForwardKenny Chesney   
Long Trip AloneDirks Bentley   
Lost In This MomentBig & Rich   
Love Remains the SameGavin Rossdale   
Love You BackRhett Akins   
Lover LoverJerrod Niemann   
Lovin’ You Is FunEaston Corbin   
Made In AmericaToby Keith   
Made to LoveToby Mac   
Mama’s SongCarrie Underwood   
Memory I Don’t Mess With WithLee Brice   
MercyAyron Jones   
More Than A MemoryGarth Brooks
Morning RideLee Greenwood   
My Kinda PartyJason Aldean   
Never Wanted Nothing MoreKenny Chesney   
New Fool at an Old GameReba   
Night ShiftJon Pardi   
Nobody to BlameChris Stapleton   
Nothin’ On But The RadioGary Allen   
Old GloryJerrod Niemann   
On PaperTrent Harmon   
One Night At a TimeGeorge Strait   
One Of Those NightsTim McGraw   
One Right ThingMarshmello & Kane Brown   
Outlaw State of MindChris Stapleton   
Outskirts of HeavenCraig Campbell   
OverBlake Shelton   
Party CrowdDavid Lee Murphy   
Party ModeDustin Lynch   
Peter PanKelsey Ballerini   
Playing The PartJamey Johnson   
Prayed For YouMatt Stell   
Let Your Boys Be CountryJason Aldean   
Praying for DaylightRascal Flatts   
Pretty GirlAmanda Jordan   
Pretty HeartParker McCollum   
Rear View TownJason Aldean   
Red High HeelsKellie Pickler   
Red Solo CupToby Keith   
River’s Still RunningHigh Valley   
Round HereFlorida Georgia Line   
Round HereFlorida Georgia Line   
RunGeorge Strait   
Seeing RedDustin lynch   
She Never Cried In Front Of MeToby Keith   
She Thinks She Needs MeAndy Griggs   
She’s CountryJason Aldean   
Shinin’ On MeJerrod Niemann   
Shining on MeJerrod Niemann   
Slow Dance in HeadlightsMaRynn Taylor   
SmileLonestar   
Sober Saturday NightChris Young   
Some of ItEric Church   
Somebody Like ThatTenille Art   
Something Like ThatTim McGraw   
SorryBuckcherry   
Southern GirlTim McGraw   
StacyGretchen Wilson   
Stealing HomeWillie Nelson   
Suds In The BucketSara Evans   
Sun DazeFlorida Georgia Line   
Sunburnt LipsLuke Bryan   
Sunny and 75Joe Nichols   
Sure Be Cool If You DidBlake Shelton   
Sweet Southern ComfortBuddy Jewell   
Take A Little RideJason Aldean   
Ten Rounds of Jose CuervoTracy Byrd   
The Church On Cumberland RoadShenandoah   
The ClimbMiley Cyrus   
The FoolLee Ann Womack   
The Good OnesGabby Barrett   
The Last CowboyJamey Johnson   
The Lucky OneFaith Hill   
The Only Way I KnowJason Aldean   
The Way You Love MeFaith Hill   
There a GirlTrent Harmon   
This Could Still Be UsKeith Urban   
This Is ItScotty McCreery   
Thought About YouTim McGraw   
Til It’s GoneKenny Chesney   
TomorrowChris Young   
Truck YeahTim McGraw   
Undo ItCarrie Underwood   
UntouchableTaylor Swift   
Waitin’ on a WomanBrad Paisley   
Want ToSugarland   
Watching YouRodney Atkins   
Way Out HereJosh Tompson   
We BackJason Aldean   
We Didn’t Have MuchJustin Moore   
What About NowLonestar   
What Do You WantJerrod Niemann   
What IfsKane Brown   
Whatcha Think About Country NowMorgan Wallen   
When the Lights Go OutJason Aldean   
Where Ever You AreJack Ingram   
Where I Come FromMontgomery Gentry   
Where I Come From Coming OutDylan Marlowe   
Where It’s AtDustin Lynch   
Whiskey GirlToby Keith   
Whiskey On My BreathLove and Theft   
Who Are You When I'm Not LookingBlake Shelton   
Who I Am With YouChris Young   
WhyJason Aldean   
Why We DrinkJustin Moore   
WinkNeal McCoy   
Worlds ApartVince Gill   
Worship YouKane Brown   
Wrong Baby WrongMartina McBride   
You Don’t Know Her Like I DoBrantley Gilbert   
You Look Like I Need A DrinkJustin Moore   
You Make It EasyJason Aldean   
You TimeScotty McCreery   
You’re In My HeadBrian McComas   
YupEaston Corbin   
RambleCody Jinks   
Never Go Home AgainCody Johnson   
Wrong End of the RainbowChris Hennessee , Jamey Johnson   
RambleChris Hennessee , Alison Krauss   
Sippin’ On FireFlorida Georgia Line   
You, Me And WhiskeyJustin Moore   
Home Alone TonightLuke Bryan, Karen Fairchild   
Monday Morning ChurchAlan Jackson   
You Don’t Know JackLuke Byran   
Last CallLee Ann Womack   
Like I CouldRhonda Vincent   
His & HersJoey + Rory   
Good LovinJess Moskaluke   
Poet's PrayerSunny Sweeney   
The Bars Getting LowerReba McEntire   
Not Enough TequilaTerri Clark   
Weddings, Funerals, & Empty Hotel BarsTerri Clark   
Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)Gary Allan   
Learning How to BendGary Allan   
Love Let It Do What It DoRobert Randolph & the Family Band featuring Darius Rucker   
The BladeRonnie Dunn   
I Would've Love YouJake Hoot, Kelly Clarkson   
Till You Get ThereTy Herndon   
She’ll Leave You With A SmileGeorge Strait   
So You Don’t Have To Love Me AnymoreAlan Jackson   
Love YouJack Ingram   
Kiss You TonightDavid Nail   
Like We DoHarry Connick, Jr.   
Damn StraitScotty McCreery   
Missing MissouriSara Evans   
Why Can't I Leave Her AloneGeorge Strait   
Just Got Started Loving' YouJames Otto   
In ColorJamey Johnson   
You Don’t Know Her Like I DoJosh Gracin   
Where My Girls AtChris Janson   
Where I Come FromMontgomery Gentry   
We Owned The NightLady A   
Tonight Looks Good On YouJason Aldean   
Small Town ThrowdownBrantley Gilbert   
Shotgun RiderNeal McCoy   
Running Out Of MoonlightRandy Houser   
Rain Is A Good QuestionLuke Bryan   
Put A Girl In ItBrooks & Dunne   
Play It AgainLuke Bryan   
Kiss My Country AssBlake Shelton   
Kick The Dust UpLuke Bryan   
Just A KissLady A   
I Don't Want This Night To EndLuke Bryan   
Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ EverydayLuke Bryan   
Honky Tonk BadonkadonkTrace Adkins   
Gimme Me That GirlJoe Nichols   
Doin' My ThingLuke Bryan   
Dirt Road DiaryLuke Bryan   
Country Girl (Shake It For Me)Luke Bryan   
Boys 'Round HereBlake Shelton   
Barefoot And CrazyJack Ingram   
Back To GodRandy Houser   
All About TonightBlake Shelton   
21Hunter Hayes   
All Over MeJosh Turner   
That's My Kind Of NightLuke Bryan   
Start A BandBrad Paisley w/Keith Urban   
That's How Country Boys RollBilly Currington   
The One That Got AwayJake Owen   
Single White FemaleChely Wright   
I Am My MotherRebecca Lynn Howard   
You Won't Ever Be LonelyAndy Griggs   
If HeavenAndy Griggs   
She's MoreAndy Griggs   
I'll Go CrazyAndy Griggs   
Tonight I Want To Be Your ManAndy Griggs