associated_acts years_active article_title background genre origin name occupation
billy dean dusty springfield 197x-present tom shapiro
 non_performing_personnel country kansas city , missouri , usa tom shapiro songwriter , record producer
tom shapiro

tom shapiro -lrb- born in kansas city , missouri -rrb- is an american songwriter and occasional record producer , known primarily for his work in country music .
to date , he holds four country songwriter of the year awards from broadcast music incorporated , as well as the songwriter of the decade award from the nashville songwriters association international .
he has also written more than fifty top ten hits , including twenty-six number ones .
