Trent Dabbs

Trent Dabbs is an American singer-songwriter who was raised in Jackson, Mississippi and is based in Nashville for his professional career. As a solo artist, Dabbs has released eleven albums, including his latest album, Positano, as well as a self-titled collaboration album with Ashley Monroe since his move to Nashville. His songs have been played in several TV shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and commercials for Crate & Barrel and Zales. He also co-produced and co-wrote many of the songs from Pure Country: Pure Heart.

Career
In addition to Dabbs' career as a singer, he has also co-written several songs with other artists. Trent's songwriting credits include Ingrid Michaelson's Top 40 single, "Girls Chase Boys" released in February 2014, Kacey Musgraves' single, "High Horse" released in March 2018 and Coin's single "Growing Pains" released in 2018. He has written several songs that have been on ABC's Nashville including the songs "Undermine" and "Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet" that were both recorded by Hayden Panettiere and "Shine" that was recorded and released by Sam Palladio

Dabbs is also a co-founder of the musical collective Ten Out of Tenn, founded in 2005. In 2015, the collective celebrated its tenth anniversary, and sold out the Ryman Auditorium. In 2012, Trent released the debut album for his band, Sugar & The Hi Lows. He and his bandmate, solo artist, Amy Stroup also released a Holiday album, Snow Angel, in November 2012. The duo released its second album, High Roller in June 2015.

Credits
Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Discography

 * Quite Often (2004)
 * What's Golden Above Ground (2006)
 * Ashley Monroe and Trent Dabbs (2007)
 * Decade Fades (2008)
 * Your Side Now (2010) (Produced by Thomas Doeve)
 * Transition (2010) (Produced by Thomas Doeve)
 * Southerner (2011) (Produced by Jeremy Bose)
 * Future Like Snow (2012)
 * The Way We Look at Horses (2013)
 * Believer (2015)
 * The Optimist (2016)
 * Positano (2018)
 * Ojai / Be Where You Are (2023)

TV placements
Alias
 * This Time Tomorrow

Bones
 * Keep Me Young

Grey's Anatomy
 * Your Side Now

Ghost Whisperer
 * Inside These Lines

Nashville
 * Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet
 * Acting The Part
 * Ammunition
 * Undermine
 * Shine

One Tree Hill
 * Until You Won Me Over
 * Inside These Lines
 * Odds Of Being Alone
 * Look Back On
 * Same Way Twice
 * This Time Tomorrow
 * Take It All In
 * Follow Suit
 * Off We Go

Hawaii Five-0
 * Leave To See

Life Unexpected
 * Odds Of Being Alone

World Of Jenks
 * Odds Of Being Alone

The Chase
 * Call It What It Is

The Vampire Diaries
 * Counting Sleep
 * Last Kiss
 * Means to an End
 * Losing Ground
 * Wrap My Mind Around You

The Mountain
 * Yesterdays Apology

The OC
 * Love Goes

October Road
 * It's Not Like That
 * What's Golden Above Ground

The Hills
 * What's Golden Above Ground

Pretty Little Liars
 * Better Off Now
 * Counting Sleep
 * Stay By Me
 * Follow Suit
 * Turn Our Eyes Away
 * This Time Tomorrow
 * Where Fear Runs Through

Private Practice
 * This Time Tomorrow

So You Think You Can Dance
 * Inside These Lines

Parenthood
 * Odds of Being Alone

Flashpoint
 * Come To Life

NCIS
 * Better Off Now

Drop Dead Diva
 * I'm Not OK (cover version)

The Arrow
 * Vertigo

Mistresses
 * I'm not OK