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Lee Thomas Miller has two songs vying for a Grammy.
When Music Row songwriter Lee Thomas Miller and his co-writer, Kelley Lovelace, were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 for “The Impossible,” a hit recorded by Joe Nichols, Miller says he told himself to enjoy it for all it was worth, because a Grammy nod wouldn’t likely come around again.
Fast-forward six years, to the 51st annual Grammy Awards, and call it de ja vu. This year, Miller has not one, but two—count’em, two—songs nominated in the Best Country Song category of this year’s Grammys contest on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Los Angeles.
A musical wordsmith beneath the BMI banner, Miller, in a recent interview, said his first Grammy nod was a once-in-a-lifetime honor he savored every minute of, but now, with his name beside a pair of the five songs up for the honor, well, it’s just downright “surreal,” if one has to describe the feeling.
“We got to go to the Grammys in 2003 (in New York) with ‘The Impossible,’” Miller recalled. “It is one of the coolest things I have ever done, (and) I said then that we would probably never get to do it again. It is so hard to get that nomination. I am still speechless over having two this year … (and) the experience will be awesome. My wife and I have never been to L.A. so that (will be) a new experience as well.”
The upcoming trip to Los Angeles to the 51st annual contest for the Millers was made possible this year by the country hits “In Color” and “You’re Gonna Miss This,” the latter of which became the fastest-rising No. 1 of singer Trace Adkins’ career. Miller wrote the former cut with the artist who took it to the top of the charts, Jamey Johnson, and co-writer-artist James Otto, and he penned the latter with fellow BMI tunesmith Ashley Gorley.
As for his reaction to dual-Grammy nods in a single category, “The (songwriting) competition in this town is so amazing that any success surprises me!” Miller exclaimed. “People have been telling me ‘In Color’ would get a Grammy nod all year. I thought that sounded crazy when it first came out, but everyone thought it was that kind of song.”
Meanwhile, the 2009 Grammy nomination for “You’re Gonna Miss This,” Miller said, “shocked me not because I don't think it is of that caliber, but because there had been no talk of that one” as a Grammy contender until he attended the 2008 Country Music Association Awards in November 2008, where the song also yielded a nod.
During the CMA event, Miller said, “Somebody said, ‘Hey, I’ll bet ‘Miss This’ is nominated for a Grammy.’ That was the first time I entertained the thought, but then I couldn't imagine being nominated for two of the five. That is crazy.” … Just call the native Kentuckian crazy like a fox when it comes to crafting country magic.
FRIENDLY, MUSIC-FILLED REMINDER: Platinum-selling country artists Little Texas perform a benefit concert at Watertown High School, just a few minutes east of Nashville, Friday, Feb. 6, to benefit Watertown Elementary and the memory of former student, Cody Choate, 12. (Hope you caught Little Texas' bassist Duane Propes in the WSM studios this morning with Billy Cody chatting up the show and talking about the band's 20th anniversary. Good listenin', to be sure.)
Related Reading: Real life inspires songwriters to pen No. 1 song; Country singer Jamey Johnson's 'In Color' hit; Nashville songwriters unsung heroes of country music and 51st annual Grammy Awards
Lee Thomas Miller co-wrote You're Gonna Miss This by artist Trace Adkins.
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