Larry Cordle To Play Show For Greater Hazard Area Performing Arts Series

Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Left Of Center Records) TVeteran hit songwriter, Larry Cordle, will be a featured performer on Friday, April 29, 2011, at 6:30pm, at the Hazard Community College in the First Federal Center as part of the HCTC Greater Hazard Area Performing Arts Series. In conjunction with the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music and the HCTC Springs Writers Conference, Cordle will also be joined by fellow writer Chad Warrix, originally a Hazard native who now makes his home in the Nashville, TN, area.

Cordle, a current Nashvillian by way of Eastern Kentucky, began his career as a professional songwriter with "Highway 40 Blues," a song first recorded by Ricky Skaggs in 1983. The somewhat-autobiographical tune hit number one, Skaggs' fifth consecutive, and stayed on the Billboard charts for 12 weeks. Since then, he has written songs for artists ranging from Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks to Loretta Lynn and George Jones to Alison Krauss, among several others. Over 55,000,000 recordings have been sold to date containing songs written or co-written by Cordle.

In addition to Cordle's wildly successful songwriting career, his own artist endeavors in the bluegrass and Americana world, along with his band, named Lonesome Standard Time after his Grammy-nominated song, has left its mark on the industry, as well. Various award nominations have been abundant, several followed by wins, as a result of his seven recordings. The latest, Pud Marcum's Hangin', released March 15, 2011, quickly shot to the top of the Airplay Direct charts as a result of high radio demand. For more on Larry Cordle, visit www.larrycordle.com.