Matthew Ramsey
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Thomas Ramsey |
| Also known as | Matt Ramsey |
| Born |
October 21, 1977 Buchanan, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
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| Member of | Old Dominion |
Matthew Thomas Ramsey (born October 21, 1977) is an American country music singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of his band Old Dominion, with several hit songs on country radio to his credit.
Early life
Ramsey grew up in Buchanan, Virginia, where he attended James River High School. He learned to play the drums at a young age before picking up the guitar at age 14. He received a degree in Illustration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Career
Ramsey moved to Nashville in 2000 to pursue a career in songwriting, where he met Trevor Rosen and the two became members of the group Old Dominion. Ramsey has written several hit songs including The Band Perry's "Chainsaw", Craig Morgan's "Wake Up Lovin' You", Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do", Kenny Chesney's "Save It for a Rainy Day", as well as songs by Sam Hunt and Luke Bryan. The band released its debut studio album, Meat and Candy, which included the number one singles "Break Up with Him" and "Song for Another Time", and top five single "Snapback", on November 6, 2015. The band has released three more albums, Happy Endings, their self-titled album, and Time, Tequila & Therapy in 2017, 2019, and 2021, respectively.
Songs written by Ramsey
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-writer(s) |
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| 2013 | The Band Perry | Pioneer | "Chainsaw" | Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally |
| Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | "Goodbye Girl" | Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally | |
| Craig Morgan | The Journey (Livin' Hits) | "Wake Up Lovin' You" | Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne | |
| 2014 | Dierks Bentley | Riser | "Say You Do" | Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion EP | "Break Up with Him" | Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi | |
| "Nowhere Fast" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| "Beer Can in a Truck Bed" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| "Wrong Turns" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| Sam Hunt | Montevallo | "Ex to See" | Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne | |
| "Make You Miss Me" | Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne | |||
| Kenny Chesney | The Big Revival | "Save It for a Rainy Day" | Andrew Dorff, Brad Tursi | |
| 2015 | Pat Green | Home | "Day One" | Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally |
| Old Dominion | Meat and Candy | "Break Up with Him" | Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi | |
| "Nowhere Fast" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| "Beer Can in a Truck Bed" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| "Wrong Turns" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| "Snapback" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi | |||
| "Half Empty" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| "Said Nobody" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi | |||
| "Song for Another Time" | Trevor Rosen, Matt Jenkins, Brad Tursi | |||
| "Crazy Beautiful Sexy" | Josh Osborne, Ross Copperman | |||
| "'Til It's Over" | Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman | |||
| "We Got It Right" | Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman | |||
| 2016 | Mark Leach | Homemade | "If You're Down" | Trevor Rosen, Matt Jenkins |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Happy Endings | "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi, Jesse Frasure |
| "A Girl is a Gun" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi, Matt Jenkins | |||
| "Be With Me" | Brad Tursi, Ross Copperman | |||
| "Can't Get You" | Josh Osborne, Andrew Dorff | |||
| "Everything to Lose" | Josh Osborne, Matt Dragstrem | |||
| "Hotel Key" | Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne | |||
| "Not Everything's About You" | Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi, Andrew Dorff | |||
| "Shoe Shopping" | Shane McAnally, Luke Laird | |||
| "So You Go" | Brad Tursi, Andrew Dorff | |||
| "Stars in the City" | Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne, Brad Tursi | |||
| "Still Writing Songs About You" | Trevor Rosen, Shane McAnally, Brad Tursi | |||
| "Written in the Sand" | Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi | |||
| 2018 | Old Dominion | Make it Sweet | Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi |