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Nashville Celebrates Premiere Of Tom Douglas’ Documentary, ‘Love, Tom’

February 18, 2022/by LB Cantrell

Pictured (L-R): Jason Owen, Co-President, Monument Records / President & CEO, Sandbox Entertainment; Tim McGraw; Faith Hill; Kelsea Ballerini; Morgan Evans. Photo: Jason Kempin / Getty Images

The music community gathered this week at the Regal Green Hills Theater to celebrate the premiere of Love, Tom—a film from legendary songwriter Tom Douglas.

Douglas, a renowned wordsmith who has crafted such enduring country hits as “I Run to You” (Lady A), “Southern Voice” (Tim McGraw) and “The House That Built Me” (Miranda Lambert), lets viewers in on the stories of his hit songs, tips of the trade, and many lessons learned along the way with Love, Tom. The film features Douglas walking and driving around Nashville in a single night, sitting at random pianos to play his hits and tell viewers his story.

Pictured (L-R): Tom Douglas and Tim McGraw. Photo: Jason Kempin / Getty Images

From executive producers Tom Douglas, Tommy Douglas, Austin Fish, Jason Owen and Michael Lennox, Love, Tom is produced in association with Sandbox Productions in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division. The film will release exclusively on Paramount+ on Thursday, Feb. 24.

In addition to premiering the film, Douglas sat down with friend and co-writer Tim McGraw for a Q&A after the viewing.

“The thing that attracts me to stories is the brokenness,” Douglas said of the film. “I want to know how you overcome failure. I want to know what you do in the desperate times. That’s what I wanted to show. You know, the struggle is really evidence that you’re probably on the right path.”

McGraw added, “There’s been plenty of songs in my career–and most of them you have written–that I don’t really even feel like it’s my song. I feel like I’m just the vessel that it comes through, and the song’s really for everyone else. As a songwriter and a singer, that’s what you try to do. You try to open up a door for people to walk through and express themselves.”

“This is a love letter to songwriters, but it’s also a love letter to Nashville and to the world. It’s a letter of hope,” Douglas said. “If there’s any inspiration or hope that somebody gets out of this, it was worth doing it.”

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LB Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication's six annual print issues and online news. LB is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.
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