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-lsb- http://www.gordiesampson.com/ www.gordiesampson.com -rsb- rascal bon jovi , emerson drive , george canyon , martina flatts mcbride , miranda lambert , carrie underwood , keith urban , 1990 -- present big pond , nova scotia , canada maplemusic recordings -lrb- canada -rrb- gordie sampson solo_singer 30 july 1971 guitar , accordion , fiddle , piano , bass , drums , bouzouki thumb gordie sampson
 gordon francis sampson singer-songwriter , producer , recording artist
gordie sampson

gordie sampson -lrb- born july 30 , 1971 -rrb- is a grammy award-winning canadian singer-songwriter and producer from big pond , nova scotia .
beginning his career as a performer on his hometown island of cape breton , both in bands and on his own , sampson has gone on to achieve international success as a songwriter based in nashville .
he has written songs for carrie underwood , keith urban , faith hill , leann rimes , blake shelton , miranda lambert , and rascal flatts , among many other country performers .
he has also released four albums to date as a solo performer .
sampson has received many awards and accolades , including a grammy award , a juno award , two ascap awards , 14 east coast music awards , and honorary degrees from cape breton university and st. francis xavier university
