#383 - Grammy Nominated Songwriter Jon Nite on Geeking Out When Garth Watched Him Soundcheck + How Having a Kid When He Was 16 Years Old Changed his Life + Writing “I Hope” with Gabby Barrett and Fighting for It To Be A Hit!

From Bobby Bones Presents: The Bobbycast Nashville Podcast Network

Jon Nite (@jnitewriter)is a Grammy-nominated, CMA and ACM award winning singer/songwriter with 15 No. 1’s and counting. He dealt with many struggles in his life growing up without much in Texas, getting his girlfriend pregnant when he was only 16 and the repercussions it had on his father who worked in the church. Jon talks about what motivated him to move to Nashville to study music and pursue songwriting even when everything in his world felt like chaos. He talks about meeting Gabby Barrett for the first time and writing and recording “I Hope” together. He also reveals the real story of how Charlie Puth got added as a featured artist. And the first time he met Garth Brooks and why he apologized to Jon.

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