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, with several hit songs on country radio to his credit.
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. 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. Ramsey has written several hit songs including The Band Perry's "Chainsaw", Craig Morgan's "Wake Up Lovin' You", Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do", Kenny Chesney's "Save It for a Rainy Day", 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. 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 "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 2017Old DominionHappy 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 Tursi2018Old DominionMake it SweetTrevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi
Philanthropy Ramsey and his wife operate The Ramsey Foundation, which conducts philanthropic activities supporting basic needs and supporting cultural activities in Nashville. They donated $50,000 to keep a local middle school band program functioning. They also support food access in Buchanan with an annual fundraiser supporting the food bank.
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