Liz Hengber

Liz Hengber was born in Brooklyn, NY, and made her way to Nashville in 1986. Instead of landing a staff writing deal like she had planned, she landed a waitress job at the Bluebird Café. However, Liz claims that this is where she went to school. Every night she'd hear writers like Don Schlitz, Paul Overstreet, Michael Johnson, and John Prine play one amazing song after another. "I knew then how high my standards needed to be."

In 1991 (three restaurant jobs later), Liz landed her first publishing deal with Reba McEntire's company, Starstruck Writers Group, and in seven months was celebrating her first cut and her first #1 song "For My Broken Heart."

Liz stayed at Starstruck for nine years, and during that time had three more Reba #1 songs: "Forever Love," "It's Your Call," and "And Still." She also crossed over to the AC charts with her Peter Cetera song "Do You Love Me That Much," which was also in the movie Goodbye Lover."

In the year 2000, Liz had two hit songs back to back on the charts: "She's More" by Andy Griggs and "Unconditional" by Clay Davidson. This put Liz in Billboard Magazine's Top 10 Country Writers of the Year.

Liz has also had cuts with the following artists:
CONWAY TWITTY, DEANA CARTER, RICK TREVINO, JASON SELLERS, PETER CETERA, TRICK PONY, LARI WHITE, LILA MCCANN, REGINA REGINA, LINDA DAVIS, LISA BROKOP, CRYSTAL BERNARD, LEE GREENWOOD, JENNIFER DAY, TAMARA WALKER, SOUTH 65, CLAY DAVIDSON, ANDY GRIGGS, JULIE ROBERTS, TRENT WILLMON, EISA DELANG, AND BOMBSHELL.

Liz Hengber is also on the Board of Directors of the NSAI where she has worked side by side other dedicated members to protect the rights and the future of songwriting.

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