Kent Blazy is an American country songwriter born in Lexington, Kentucky, now calling Nashville home. A member of the 2020 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, Blazy’s catalog includes enduring hits such as Garth Brooks’ “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and “Ain’t Goin’ Down (’Til the Sun Comes Up),” and Chris Young’s “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song).” Garth Brooks began writing with Blazy in 1987 and took the stage at the induction to present him and perform their breakout hit “If Tomorrow Never Comes.” Beyond multiple singles with Brooks, Blazy has penned songs recorded by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless, Chris Young, and more, amassing seven No. 1 hits to his credit.

Raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Kent Blazy began playing rhythm guitar and singing in local bands at an early age, drawing inspiration from The Byrds, Rodney Crowell, and Joe Ely. He later toured with Canadian icon Ian Tyson before former Exile member Mark Gray encouraged him to move to Nashville. After an initial publishing deal dissolved, Blazy scored a breakthrough when Gary Morris took his song “Headed for a Heartache” into the country Top 5. In the late 1980s, he met a then-unknown Garth Brooks, with whom he co-wrote “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” Brooks’s first No. 1 hit. Their collaboration continued throughout the 1990s with singles including “Ain’t Goin’ Down (’Til the Sun Comes Up),” “It’s Midnight Cinderella,” “She’s Gonna Make It,” “Somewhere Other Than the Night,” and the George Jones duet “Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?).” Blazy also co-wrote Diamond Rio’s “That’s What I Get for Lovin’ You” and Patty Loveless’s “Can’t Get Enough.”  

Blazy joined fellow songwriters Pat Alger, Tony Arata, and Kim Williams to record A Songwriters’ Tribute to Garth Brooks, an album featuring their own renditions of songs they penned for Brooks, released in 2001 via VFR Records. Beyond his work with Brooks, Blazy co-wrote Crystal Shawanda’s “You Can Let Go,” Chris Young’s 2009 No. 1 “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song),” and American Idol Season 8 finalist Danny Gokey’s debut single, “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.”