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Matthew Ramsey - Wikipedia

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Matt Ramsey

Background information
Birth name	Matthew Thomas Ramsey
Also known as	Matt Ramsey
Born	(1977-10-21) October 21, 1977 (age 47) Buchanan, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar
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,^[1] with several hit songs on country radio to his credit.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]^[6] 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.^[7]^[8] Ramsey has written several hit songs including The Band Perry's "Chainsaw",^[9] Craig Morgan's "Wake Up Lovin' You",^[10] Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do",^[11] Kenny Chesney's "Save It for a Rainy Day",^[12]^[13] 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.^[14] 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)
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
	Sam Hunt	Montevallo	"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

References

^ "Old Dominion". CMT. 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Country Aircheck Weekly May 4, 2015" (PDF). Country Aircheck. May 4, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^ "Country Aircheck Weekly October 5, 2015" (PDF). Country Aircheck. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^ "Billboard Chart History: Old Dominion". Billboard. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ "Old Dominion country band has Roanoke valley roots". The Roanoke Times. June 3, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ "About Old Dominion". Old Dominion. 2015. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ "Brandy Clark and Old Dominion Laugh About Hater and Hot Rollers". Rolling Stone. June 23, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^ "New Music to Know: Old Dominion is the Band Writing Today's Country Hits". radio.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^ "The Band Perry Receives Challenge Coins for 'Chainsaw'". Music Row Magazine. June 5, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ "Story Behind the Song: Craig Morgan, 'Wake Up Lovin' You'". the Boot. February 18, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Dierks Bentley Celebrates No. 1 Success With Song's Writers". CMT. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Kenny Chesney, 'Save It For a Rainy Day'". Taste of Country. June 16, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ "Kenny Chesney's 'Save It For a Rainy Day' Becomes 4th Straight No. 1 Song". the Boot. September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ "Old Dominion Takes an Unusual Path to Country's Top 10". Billboard. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

v t e Old Dominion
Matthew Ramsey Trevor Rosen Whit Sellers Geoff Sprung Brad Tursi
Studio albums	Meat and Candy (2015) Happy Endings (2017) Old Dominion (2019) Time, Tequila & Therapy (2021) Memory Lane (2023)
EPs	Old Dominion (2014)
Singles	"Shut Me Up" "Break Up with Him" "Snapback" "Song for Another Time" "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" "Written in the Sand" "Hotel Key" "Make It Sweet" "One Man Band" "Some People Do" "I Was on a Boat That Day" "No Hard Feelings" "Memory Lane" "Can't Break Up Now"
Related articles	Discography Army of Me Shane McAnally

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