Kim Patton Johnston

In a valley carved into the Appalachian mountains, the seeds of an Irish and Cherokee lineage grew deep roots and stretched to the stars, becoming a tree bearing rich fruit…the tree of songs by Kim Patton-Johnston.

Her ‘genre’… knows no bounds, her ‘format’…no limits. Kim Patton-Johnston is first, last, and always…a songwriter. A songwriter writes songs, must write songs, and will write songs when the rest of the world finds nothing creative to sing about. Kim Patton-Johnston is a songwriter who’s soul always has something to sing about.

From her Dove Award-winning, "Count Your Blessing" (the Martins), to the Judd’s reunion single, "Stuck in Love", to CMT’s most requested video, "Elisabeth" (Billy Gilman), Kim Patton-Johnston is no stranger to having songs of hers recorded to make an impact.

Trisha Yearwood, Kelley Coffey, Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack, Susan Ashton, and Sierra are among artists who’ve recorded songs by Kim Patton-Johnston with the recurring sentiment of "she said what I wanted to sing." For a songwriter, that is perhaps the highest compliment.

As an innovative producer, a captivating artist, and inspired speaker, Kim Patton-Johnston’s name appears on many projects. You’ve heard her voice on CBS, featured on JAG. With three independent CD’s of her own, Kim has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada as artist and event speaker. She’s produced cuts and developed artists for Capitol, Sony/Columbia, and Warner Brothers along with several independent labels.

But when the day is done, and the excitement of the music "business" fades, you can hear the sound of a haunting mountain melody weaving its way through the hollows of Big Sky Heaven Blue Farm in Kingston Springs, Tennessee as a solitary figure, pen in hand, guitar at her heart lets her spirit speak the words that singers all dream of singing…because first, last, and always, Kim Patton-Johnston is a songwriter.