Keith Follesé

Keith Follesé (born 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.

Keith Follesé
Born	1951 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genres	Country
Occupation	Songwriter
Years active	1993-present

Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to Los Angeles, California. There, Follesé tried to form a band while raising his family, but later moved to Nashville, Tennessee after being persuaded by a friend.^[1]

Songs that Follesé co-wrote include "Before You Kill Us All" by Randy Travis, "Life Goes On" by Little Texas and four songs that went to number one between 1999 and 2000: "Something Like That" by Tim McGraw, "I Love You" by Martina McBride, "Smile" by Lonestar, and "The Way You Love Me" by Faith Hill.^[2]

In November 2001, Follesé was named Songwriter of the Year by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).^[3] Follesé founded the Midas Records Nashville label in 2005 with Brad Allen.^[4]

Follesé's sons, Ryan and Jamie, are members of the pop music band Hot Chelle Rae.^[5] In addition to Hot Chelle Rae his son Ryan Follessé is a country solo artist, as well as one half of the country duo Ryan and Rory.