CMT | by Craig Shelburne | Mon, Apr 27
Mon, Apr 27
Last week, I interviewed songwriter Monty Powell prior to his No. 1 party for “Sweet Thing,” recorded and co-written by Keith Urban. They have been friends since 1993, Powell said, so on behalf of Urban’s millions of fans, I had to ask - What is he really like?
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