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One night, backstage at the Opry, Justin Tubb (son of Ernest Tubb) invited Gary to be a guest on the
famous Ernest Tubb Record Shop Midnight Jamboree. This is one of the longest-running radio shows in
the world and has left a profound mark in music history.

The push to be a Nashville recording artist continued as Gary worked with different managers, including
Mike McDaniel (brother of Mel McDaniel) and Kari Reeves/Del Reeves Productions (she got Billy Ray
Cyrus his record deal). He has additionally sung demos for many songwriters. In one studio alone he lent
his voice to 65 demos in one summer.

In 1998, Gary began producing his own music and continued to produce projects for many songwriters.
Gary began using his technical talent and his own recording studio as a service to other musicians,
songwriters, and artists. Some notable people Gary has recorded or produced for specific projects include
Mark Collie, Craig Campbell, Ken Mellons, Terry Bayless, Jason Roller, Buddy Spiker, Fred Newell,
Johnny Hiland, JD Myers, Chuck Courtney, Becky Coyle, Brian Glenn, Doug Jernigan, Chasing Lexi,
Mark Cash, Dennis McCall, Kim Parent, Cotton Payne, Hoot Gibson, Darrin Vincent, Ric Sandler, Mike
Oldham, Jessica Miller…and more.

Photo credit: John Coyle