Wyatt Durrette (songwriter)
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May 2, 1974
Wyatt Durrette | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wyatt Beazley Durrette III May 2, 1974 |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Wyatt Beazley Durrette III is an American country music songwriter. He is known mainly as a collaborator of the Zac Brown Band, for whom he has written many of their singles.
Durrette was born in Virginia but moved to Atlanta, Georgia. His father was attorney and politician Wyatt Durrette. He wrote his first song at age eleven, and was inspired to pursue songwriting after being brought to a Jimmy Buffett concert by his sister, Dawn. Durrette briefly lived in Byron Center Michigan after his father took a job at the local school. After graduating college, Durrette worked as a bartender and manager of a bar in Atlanta, Georgia, where he met Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band. He began writing songs with the band, and the two began writing songs together. Durrette is the co-writer of many of Zac Brown Band's singles, including their breakthrough "Chicken Fried".[1][2][3]
Durrette also co-wrote Luke Combs' 2019 singles "Beautiful Crazy" and "Even Though I'm Leaving".[4][5]
Durrette’s songs have a combined 1.5 billion digital streams, and 13 Number Ones and 16 Number Ones at Country & Rock Radio.[6]
