Bob DiPiero

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Bob DiPiero

Background information
Origin Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 1983-present
Associated acts Pam Tillis
Website Official website

Bob DiPiero (born in Youngstown, Ohio) is an award-winning American country music songwriter who has written several songs for country music artists; among his first was The Oak Ridge Boys' Number One hit "American Made". Other artists who have recorded his material include Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Early years

DiPiero was born in the steel-manufacturing center of Youngstown, Ohio. His family later moved to the suburban township of Liberty, Ohio, where DiPiero graduated from Liberty High School in 1969.[1] He participated in hard rock bands in northeastern Ohio throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1979, DiPiero moved to Nashville, where he initially worked as a session player and traveling musician but gradually moved into songwriting.[1]

Songwriting career

DiPiero's first number one hit as a songwriter was 1983's "American Made" by The Oak Ridge Boys, which also became a national ad jingle for Miller Beer.[2] Since then, DiPiero has co-written several hit singles for other country music artists, with 13 of his songs reaching Number One on the country music charts.[3] In 1995 and 1996, he received the Triple Play award from the Country Music Association for having three number one singles chart in each of those years; in addition, he has received 19 awards from BMI for his contributions as a songwriter.[3][4] He was also one third of the country music supergroup Billy Hill, whose members also included Dennis Robbins and John Scott Sherrill.

At one point, DiPiero was also married to country music artist Pam Tillis, the daughter of singer Mel Tillis.[5] The couple divorced and on June 18, 2006, and he married Leslie Tomasino.[citation needed]

DiPiero launched a music industry-based reality series called "The Hitmen of Music Row," which premiered September 26, 2007, on the Great American Country cable station.[1] Songwriter participants in the series include Tony Mullins, Jeffrey Steele, and Craig Wiseman.[1]

Awards

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  • 1997: Country Music Radio Awards - Song of the Year ("Worlds Apart" by Vince Gill)
  • 1998: Nashville Music Awards - Songwriter of the Year
  • 2000: Sony / A TV , Nashville - Songwriter of the Year. [6]

Singles written or co-written by Bob DiPiero

References

  1. ^ a b c d Benson, John (September 23, 2007). "DiPiero, other songwriters on 'Hitmen of Music Row'", The Vindicator, p. D-1. 
  2. ^ a b c "Bob DiPiero biography" (html). Durango-Songwriters-Expo.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "For Bob DiPiero, All That Counts Is A Great Song" (html). BMI.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  4. ^ "Bob DiPiero and Jeffrey Steele to Share Songwriting Secrets at Conclave Learning Conference" (html). BMI.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  5. ^ "Tillis, Pam biography" (html). ENotes.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  6. ^ "Bob DiPiero" (html). musiccitynetworks.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.

External links

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