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Arkansas man is living the life of his dreams. He wrote a
song, and now one of the biggest names in country music is
singing it.
He's Brent Baxter. Remember his
name, because you won't likely see his face again or hear his
voice. His work and his words may someday move you to tears.
Brent is a songwriter, and one of his songs is a hit. Not
just any song, but Alan Jackson's hit song, "Monday Morning
Church," which has climbed to number six on The Country
Billboard Charts in a matter of weeks.
This ASU
graduate and Batesville native says it is a rags to riches
story that started as a far-fetched dream. After college,
Baxter took the stable, practical road working at Alltel, but
dreaming of Nashville.
One day, he decided to go to
Nashville. Brent's parents say it seemed an impulsive move,
especially with no job secured. Brent waited tables at Cracker
Barrel, which he swore he wouldn't do, and he did. Two years
and several part time jobs later, this song about a man
grieving his spouse, makes it into Alan Jackson's hands. He
hears the ballad, and he loves it. So now, every time this
song is on the radio, everytime someone buys the CD, or you
see the video, Brent Baxter is getting a little more money.
The famous line about a church on a Monday morning
came from his mother and a poem she wrote many years ago. One
of the lines is "when the parking lot was as empty
as a Monday morning church." Baxter is quick to credit
his mom for the great line, and he's quick to credit the once
in a lifetime break he got. He says it can happen to you. You
have to plan your own way. There's not a road map, and this is
how you become successful.
Someone asked him once what
would you do if you had all the money in the world and he said
I'm doing it, I'm doing it. Now that's great. Baxter says its
kind of like winning the lottery.
(Brent
Baxter) "It's a huge blessing. It's easy to see God in it,
because I know it's not supposed to
happen."
Brent has quit his job at Cracker
Barrel. He signed a full time deal, and spends his days
writing more songs. His mother is a teacher, and she came up
with the idea, writing a poem about how lonely a parking lot
is on Friday afternoon.
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