Kim McLean
| Kim McLean | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Kim Patton Kim Patton-Johnston |
| Born | April 1, 1961 |
| Origin | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Americana, Gospel, Country, Bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 197x-present |
| Labels | Hippie Chick Twang |
| Associated acts | The Folklahoma Appalachi-Groove Train |
Kim McLean (born April 1, 1961; formerly known as Kim Patton or Kim Patton-Johnston) is a singer-songwriter originally from Greensboro, North Carolina of Irish-Cherokee heritage. McLean moved to Nashville to pursue a career in songwriting. A month after arriving in Music City, she signed her first staff songwriting deal with an upstart publishing company, Little Big Town, run by publishing mogul, Woody Bomar.
One year later, she received her first songwriting credit for Terri Gibbs, who had recently received the CMA's Horizon Award. From that sprang a continuing career of over 200 songwriting credits including genres of country, bluegrass, Americana, AAA, pop, and blues. In 1999, McLean received a Dove Award for Country Gospel song of the year for "Count Your Blessing" which was recorded by The Martins. Other artists who've recorded Kim McLean songs include Tim McGraw, The Happy Goodmans, Trisha Yearwood, Jennifer Hanson, Lee Ann Womack, Billy Gilman, Sierra, and more. Since her first publishing deal with Little Big Town, she has also written for EMI, Centergy, King Lizard, New Haven, Worley World, Skyline, and Sony-Tree. Her own publishing company, Kim McLean Music houses most of her Gospel copyrights.
Her songs have been used on several major network TV shows including JAG, Early Edition, As the World Turns, The West Wing, and Hope & Faith, which also included a cameo appearance by McLean. Rick Schroder used "All We Ever Find", a McLean composition recorded by Tim McGraw, for the feature film Black Cloud, about a Native American boxer who made the Olympic boxing team.
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