Alanna Conaway

Josh Thompson discusses the inspiration for his song "Beer on the Table."

Learn the story behind Joey + Rory's song "That's Important to Me."

In the latter part of 2006, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip got together to write, not knowing that their lives would soon change forever. The three songwriters, christened the Peach Pickers because they all hail from Georgia, have become one of Nashville's most successful writing teams, penning Joe Nichols' 'Gimme That Girl,' Blake Shelton's 'All About Tonight' and Luke Bryan's 'I Don't Want This Night to End,' among others.

The Boot sat down with songwriter Wyatt Durrette to discuss the Zac Brown Band's hit single, 'Colder Weather.'

Songwriter Wyatt Durrette tells The Boot about the tear-jerking inspiration behind the Zac Brown Band's fourth single off their platinum-selling 'Foundation' album, 'Highway 20 Ride.' Wyatt was also Zac's co-writer on the band's first three No. 1 hits, 'Chicken Fried,' 'Whatever It Is' and 'Toes.'

Steve Azar talks to The Boot about his latest single, 'Hard Road,' which he co-wrote with James House. It's funny ... it's always the second song. It's the ones that you don't know you're going in to write, and that you don't have figured out or haven't thought about all night...

Country newcomer Emily West knows a thing or two about being spontaneous. So when the 'Rocks in Your Shoes' singer sat down with The Boot, we decided to give her a little pop quiz. She happily dished on a few "wild and crazy" factoids about herself in this candid chat...

The Boot sat down with sibling trio, The Harters, to discuss their current single, 'If I Run,' which was written by Leslie Harter, Michael Harter and Rachel Williams. Mike: When you co-write, it's hard to pin point whose life it's about...