Trent Dabbs is an American singer-songwriter who was raised in Jackson, Mississippi and is based in Nashville for his professional career. As a solo artist, Dabbs has released eleven albums, including his latest album, Positano, as well as a self-titled collaboration album with Ashley Monroe since his move to Nashville. His songs have been played in several TV shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and commercials for Crate & Barrel and Zales. He also co-produced and co-wrote many of the songs from Pure Country: Pure Heart.
Career In addition to Dabbs' career as a singer, he has also co-written several songs with other artists.Trent Dabbs – Official Site Trent's songwriting credits include Ingrid Michaelson's Top 40 single, "Girls Chase Boys" released in February 2014, Kacey Musgraves' single, "High Horse" released in March 2018 and Coin's single "Growing Pains" released in 2018. He has written several songs that have been on ABC's Nashville including the songs "Undermine" and "Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet" that were both recorded by Hayden Panettiere and "Shine" that was recorded and released by Sam Palladio
Dabbs is also a co-founder of the musical collective Ten Out of Tenn, founded in 2005. In 2015, the collective celebrated its tenth anniversary, and sold out the Ryman Auditorium. In 2012, Trent released the debut album for his band, Sugar & The Hi Lows. He and his bandmate, solo artist, Amy Stroup also released a Holiday album, Snow Angel, in November 2012. The duo released its second album, High Roller in June 2015.
Credits Credits adapted from AllMusic. Song Year Artist Album"Sensation"2024Better Than EzraSuper Magick“Next To Normal“2022LuciusSecond Nature"Maybe We Never Die"2021Anderson EastMaybe We Never Die"Drugs"2021Anderson EastMaybe We Never Die"Falling"2021Anderson EastMaybe We Never Die"Jet Black Pontiac"2021Anderson EastMaybe We Never Die"Like Nothing Ever Happened"2021Anderson EastMaybe We Never Die"Just You & I"2021Anderson EastMaybe We Never Die"Madelyn"2021Anderson EastMaybe We Never Die"Drive Away with You"2021Jill AndrewsEllen"Could've Been"2021Jill AndrewsEllen"Who Came to Play"2021Hey SteveSteve The Party"Run Through the City"2021Hey SteveSteve The Party"Clear Eyes"2021Mokita"Say It Now"2021Matt KearneyAnywhere With You"Anywhere With You"2021Matt KearneyAnywhere With You"All Good Things Return"2021DANIEL SAINT BLACK"Let It Hurt"2021DANIEL SAINT BLACK"heavenly light (work Tape)"2021Wilder Woods"Dried Up River"2021The Lone Bellow"Dream House"2021COINRainbow Mixtape"Hypnotica"2021COINRainbow Mixtape"How It Feels"2021COINRainbow Mixtape"Make It Stop"2021COINRainbow Mixtape"Petals on the Ground"2021Grace Lee"Lie With Me"2020Kree HarrisonChosen Family Tree"Call It Even"2020Jill AndrewsThirties"River Swimming"2020Jill AndrewsThirties"Papercut"2020Luna AuraThree Cheers For The American Beauty"Can't Look Back"2020Matt Kearney"sleepwalking"2020Mokita, Mike Kinsella"Follow No Leader"2020Arum Rae"Chains - Alt Version"2020Avi KaplanLean On Me EP"Banks"2020NeedtobreatheOut of Body"Riding High"2020NeedtobreatheOut of Body"Sympathy"2020SVRCINAElysian Fields"Redhead"2020Carlee Hammack, Reba McEntireIf It Wasn't For You"Love Is a Town"2020Josh GilliganLove Is a Town"My Hallelujah"2020DANIEL SAINT BLACKVelvet Hollywood"When Things Break Apart"2020DANIEL SAINT BLACKDANIEL SAINT BLACK"Shadow"2020DANIEL SAINT BLACKDANIEL SAINT BLACK"Babe Ruth"2020COINDreamland"Youuu"2020COINDreamland"Reach Out"2019BootstrapsDemo Love"Have You Ever Seen a Boy Break Down?"2019Carlos VaraHave You Ever Seen a Boy Break Down?"Man on the Moon"2019Anna Graceman"Room For You"2019Joseph (band)Good Luck, Kid"Side Effects"2019Joseph (band)Good Luck, Kid"Green Eyes"2019Joseph (band)Good Luck, Kid"My Love Goes Out to You"2019Eli Teplin"English Boys"2019LUNA AURA"Sorry Now"2019Jill Andrews"When Does a Heart Move On"2019Joy WilliamsFront Porch"Someday Soon"2019Wilder WoodsWilder Woods"The Summit"2019Avi Kaplan"Sit Down, Who's Been Loving You"2019Arum Rae"Real Place"2019American AuthorsSeasons"Before I Go"2019American AuthorsSeasons"Bring It On Home"2019American AuthorsSeasons"Can't Stop Me Now"2019American AuthorsSeasons"Calm Me Down"2019American AuthorsSeasons"Stay Around"2019American AuthorsSeasons"The Fuss"2018Against The CurrentPast Lives"Black Jeans"2018Lucie SilvasE.G.O."Beat of Your Own"2018Katie HerzigMoment of Bliss"Still Think About You"2018Heather MorganBorrowed Heart"I Love You, But I Need Another Year"2018Liza AnneFine but Dying"Turn For The Worse"2018Liza AnneFine but Dying"Small Talks"2018Liza AnneFine but Dying"I'm Tired You're Lonely"2018Liza AnneFine but Dying"Deep Water"2018American Authors"High Horse"2018Kacey MusgravesGolden Hour"Growing Pains"2018COIN"Lovers On Display"2017Natalie HembyPuxico"Time Honored Tradition"2017Natalie HembyPuxico"Return"2017Natalie HembyPuxico"Grand Restoration"2017Natalie HembyPuxico"Paranoia"2017Liza AnneFine but Dying"Closest To Me"2017Liza AnneFine but Dying"Miss Prince"2017Republican Hair"Jaywalking"2017Republican Hair"Say Me"2017David ArchuletaPostcards in the Sky"Other Things In Sight"2017David ArchuletaPostcards in the Sky"Numb"2017David ArchuletaPostcards in the Sky"Old Days"2016Ingrid MichaelsonIt Doesn't Have to Make Sense"Wanted It That Way"2016Kree HarrisonThis Old Thing"Loners"2016Arum RaeLoners"Wasn't My Time"2016Arum RaeLoners"Testifier"2016The Saint JohnsDead Of Night"Caught Me Dyin"2016The Saint JohnsDead Of Night"Slacker"2016Jillian JacquelinePrime"Finest Hour"2016Jillian JacquelinePrime"The One Thing I Did Right"2016Gabe DixonTurns To Gold"Better Luck Next Time"2015KopeckyDrug for the Modern Age"Half Moon"2015Lindi OrtegaFaded Gloryville"Let It Rain"2015Mat KearneyJust Kids"I'm Not Okay"2015Jill AndrewsThe War Inside "Girls Chase Boys" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out "Time Machine" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out "Stick" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out "Open Hands" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out "Ready To Lose" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out "Everyone Is Gonna Love Me Now" 2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out "Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet" 2014 Hayden Panettiere Nashville Soundtrack "Shine" 2013 Sam Palladio Nashville Soundtrack "Undermine" 2012 Hayden Panettiere & Charles Esten Nashville Soundtrack "Waves That Rolled You Under" 2013 Young Summer Fever Dream EP "Fever Dream" 2013 Young Summer Fever Dream EP "Why Try" 2013 Young Summer Fever Dream EP "Taken" 2014 Young Summer Fever Dream EP "Lifeline" 2009 Mat Kearney City of Black & White "Last One Leaving" – Single 2012 Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown Example "Add It Up" 2010 Andrew Belle The Ladder "Look So Easy" 2010 Dave Barnes What We Want, What We Get "Pop Gun" 2012 Erin McCarley Stadium Electric "Oh My Darlin" 2011 Katie Herzig The Waking Sleep "Holdin Us Back" – Single 2010 Katie Herzig "Rain Or Shine" 2010 Matthew Perryman Jones The Distance in Between "Out of Reach" 2009 Matthew Perryman Jones "Just You" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love "Chin Up" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love "Come On Back" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love "I'm In" 2011 Amy Stroup The Other Side Of Love "On A Day Just Like Today" 2012 Gabe Dixon One Spark "Shine" 2008 Ashley Monroe "Everything I Wanted" 2008 Ashley Monroe "Someday Our King Will Come" 2010 Natalie Grant Love Revolution "Charmed Life" 2012 Joy Williams One of Those Days "Turnaround" 2012 Joy Williams "Songs From This" – EP "Golden Thread" 2012 Joy Williams "Songs From This" – EP "We Are" 2012 Joy Williams We Are (Single) "More Than I Asked For" 2009 Joy Williams More Than I Asked For "10 Stories" 2009 Michelle Featherstone Blue Bike "Where My Head Is" 2009 Andy Davis New History "Believable Doubt" 2007 Andy Davis Let The Woman "Keep Faith" 2008 Matt Wertz Under The Summer Sun "Let Me Love You" 2008 Josh Wilson Trying To Fit The Ocean in a Cup
Discography Quite Often (2004) What's Golden Above Ground (2006) Ashley Monroe and Trent Dabbs (2007) Decade Fades (2008) Your Side Now (2010) (Produced by Thomas Doeve) Transition (2010) (Produced by Thomas Doeve) Southerner (2011) (Produced by Jeremy Bose) Future Like Snow (2012) The Way We Look at Horses (2013) Believer (2015) The Optimist (2016) Positano (2018) Ojai / Be Where You Are (2023)
TV placements
Alias This Time Tomorrow
Bones Keep Me Young
Grey's Anatomy Your Side Now
Ghost Whisperer Inside These Lines
Nashville Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet Acting The Part Ammunition Undermine Shine
One Tree Hill Until You Won Me Over Inside These Lines Odds Of Being Alone Look Back On Same Way Twice This Time Tomorrow Take It All In Follow Suit Off We Go
Hawaii Five-0 Leave To See
Life Unexpected Odds Of Being Alone
World Of Jenks Odds Of Being Alone
The Chase Call It What It Is
The Vampire Diaries Counting Sleep Last Kiss Means to an End Losing Ground Wrap My Mind Around You
The Mountain Yesterdays Apology
The OC Love Goes
October Road It's Not Like That What's Golden Above Ground
The Hills What's Golden Above Ground
Pretty Little Liars Better Off Now Counting Sleep Stay By Me Follow Suit Turn Our Eyes Away This Time Tomorrow Where Fear Runs Through Don't Say Anything
Private Practice This Time Tomorrow
So You Think You Can Dance Inside These Lines
Parenthood Odds of Being Alone
Flashpoint Come To Life
NCIS Better Off Now
Drop Dead Diva I'm Not OK (cover version)
The Arrow Vertigo
Mistresses I'm not OK
Sullivan's Crossing Follow Suit
Music videos Year Video Director 2010 "Inside These Lines" Becky Fluke 2011 "Follow Suit"
References
Biography
Trent Dabbs – Official website
External links TrentDabbs.com – Official website Biography – By Trent Dabbs