Whether it’s behind the pen as the writer of record-breaking hits like the Billboard “Song of the Year,” Love Like Crazy (Lee Brice), or the CMA, ACM, CCMA, and NSAI “Song of the Year,” Three Wooden Crosses (Randy Travis), at the console as producer for artists like Lee Brice, Hank Jr., Clay Walker, and John Michael Montgomery, or behind the desk helming an A&R department, Doug Johnson knows his way around a hit.

Throughout his 30-plus-year career as a songwriter, Johnson has had over 100 cuts, including 7 Number One hits and 10 Top 10s by everyone from Bertie Higgins and Alicia Bridges to George Strait, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, Wynonna, and Kenny Rogers, among others. Johnson made history when he broke a country music record with Lee Brice’s Love Like Crazy, which spent an incredible 56 weeks on the charts.

His production credits are equally notable: as VP/A&R for Epic Records in the early ’90s, he oversaw the careers of Patty Loveless, Collin Raye, Doug Stone, Joe Diffie, Ty Herndon, Sons of the Desert, and many others. He later moved to Giant Records as President, where he guided the careers of Clay Walker, The Wilkinsons, Blake Shelton, Joe Nichols, and Neal McCoy, among others.

Following his time at Giant Records, Johnson led the A&R department at Curb Records, whose roster included Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Wynonna, Hank Jr., Rodney Atkins, Lee Brice, Clay Walker, and Heidi Newfield, among others.

In 2012, Doug Johnson joined the team at Black River Entertainment as Vice President of A&R and is currently working with Black River's artist roster, which includes Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Young, MaRynn Taylor, Scotty Hasting, and more.