# Rivers Rutherford

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{{short description|American country music songwriter (born 1967)}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Rivers Rutherford
| image             = Rivers Rutherford - CMA Songwriters Series 2014.jpg
| caption           = Rutherford performing at the CMA Songwriters' Series on September 3, 2014.
| image_size        = 230 px
| background        = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name        = Melvern Rivers Rutherford II
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1967|06|17}}
| birth_place       = 
| origin            = [Germantown, Tennessee](/source/Germantown%2C_Tennessee), U.S. <ref>[http://tasteofcountry.com/jt-hodges-hunt-you-down-lyrics/ JT Hodges, ‘Hunt You Down’ – Lyrics Uncovered]</ref>
| genre             = [Country](/source/Country_music)
| occupation        = [Songwriter](/source/Songwriter)
| years_active      = 1996–present
| website           = {{url|riversrutherford.com}}
}}
'''Melvern Rivers Rutherford II''' (born June 17, 1967) is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs since at least the 1990s as a songwriter; he has written several number one country hits including "[Ain't Nothing 'bout You](/source/Ain't_Nothing_'bout_You)" by [Brooks & Dunn](/source/Brooks_%26_Dunn), which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. Among the other number one songs which he has composed are "[If You Ever Stop Loving Me](/source/If_You_Ever_Stop_Loving_Me)" by [Montgomery Gentry](/source/Montgomery_Gentry), "[When I Get Where I'm Going](/source/When_I_Get_Where_I'm_Going)" by [Brad Paisley](/source/Brad_Paisley) and [Dolly Parton](/source/Dolly_Parton), "[Real Good Man](/source/Real_Good_Man)" by [Tim McGraw](/source/Tim_McGraw), "[Living in Fast Forward](/source/Living_in_Fast_Forward)" by [Kenny Chesney](/source/Kenny_Chesney), "[Ladies Love Country Boys](/source/Ladies_Love_Country_Boys)" by [Trace Adkins](/source/Trace_Adkins), and "[These Are My People](/source/These_Are_My_People)" by [Rodney Atkins](/source/Rodney_Atkins).<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/mattssongwriterspotlite/a/sng_rrutherfrd.htm |title=Matt's Songwriter Spotlight – Rivers Rutherford |access-date=2008-08-08 |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |work=[About.com](/source/About.com) |archive-date=2010-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107080916/http://countrymusic.about.com/od/mattssongwriterspotlite/a/sng_rrutherfrd.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has also released a solo CD called ''Just Another Coaster''.
He was inducted into the [Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame](/source/Nashville_Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame) in 2019

==Singles==
Top 40 country singles co-written by Rivers Rutherford:
* The Highway Men - ([Johnny Cash](/source/Johnny_Cash), [Willie Nelson](/source/Willie_Nelson), [Kris Kristofferson](/source/Kris_Kristofferson), [Waylon Jennings](/source/Waylon_Jennings)) - "American Remains" 1990. 
*[Trace Adkins](/source/Trace_Adkins) – "[Ladies Love Country Boys](/source/Ladies_Love_Country_Boys)"
*[Gary Allan](/source/Gary_Allan) – "[Smoke Rings in the Dark](/source/Smoke_Rings_in_the_Dark_(song))", "[Man of Me](/source/Man_of_Me)"
*[Rodney Atkins](/source/Rodney_Atkins) – "[These Are My People](/source/These_Are_My_People)"
*[Brooks & Dunn](/source/Brooks_%26_Dunn) – "[Ain't Nothing 'bout You](/source/Ain't_Nothing_'bout_You)"
*[Tracy Byrd](/source/Tracy_Byrd) with [Mark Chesnutt](/source/Mark_Chesnutt) – "[A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side](/source/A_Good_Way_to_Get_on_My_Bad_Side)"
*[Jason Michael Carroll](/source/Jason_Michael_Carroll) – "[I Can Sleep When I'm Dead](/source/I_Can_Sleep_When_I'm_Dead)"
*[Kenny Chesney](/source/Kenny_Chesney) – "[Living in Fast Forward](/source/Living_in_Fast_Forward)"
*[Terri Clark](/source/Terri_Clark) – "[Dirty Girl](/source/Dirty_Girl_(Terri_Clark_song))"
*[Clay Davidson](/source/Clay_Davidson) – "[Unconditional](/source/Unconditional_(Clay_Davidson_song))"
*[Cole Deggs & the Lonesome](/source/Cole_Deggs_%26_the_Lonesome) – "I Got More"
*[Emerson Drive](/source/Emerson_Drive) – "[Belongs to You](/source/Belongs_to_You)"
*[Josh Gracin](/source/Josh_Gracin) – "[I Want to Live](/source/I_Want_to_Live_(Josh_Gracin_song))"
*[Andy Griggs](/source/Andy_Griggs) – "[Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man](/source/Tonight_I_Wanna_Be_Your_Man)"
*[Faith Hill](/source/Faith_Hill) – "[When the Lights Go Down](/source/When_the_Lights_Go_Down_(Faith_Hill_song))"
*[JT Hodges](/source/JT_Hodges) – "Hunt You Down"
*[Jamey Johnson](/source/Jamey_Johnson) – "Heartache"
*[Toby Keith](/source/Toby_Keith) – "[Bullets in the Gun](/source/Bullets_in_the_Gun_(song))"
*[Tracy Lawrence](/source/Tracy_Lawrence) – "It's All How You Look at It"
*[Tim McGraw](/source/Tim_McGraw) – "[Real Good Man](/source/Real_Good_Man)"
*[Montgomery Gentry](/source/Montgomery_Gentry) – "[If You Ever Stop Loving Me](/source/If_You_Ever_Stop_Loving_Me)", "[She Don't Tell Me To](/source/She_Don't_Tell_Me_To)"
*[Brad Paisley](/source/Brad_Paisley) (with Dolly Parton) – "[When I Get Where I'm Going](/source/When_I_Get_Where_I'm_Going)"
*[Blake Shelton](/source/Blake_Shelton) – "Heavy Liftin'"
*[Clay Walker](/source/Clay_Walker) – "[Jesus Was a Country Boy](/source/Jesus_Was_a_Country_Boy)"
*[Chuck Wicks](/source/Chuck_Wicks) – "[Stealing Cinderella](/source/Stealing_Cinderella)"
*[Gretchen Wilson](/source/Gretchen_Wilson) – "[Homewrecker](/source/Homewrecker_(Gretchen_Wilson_song))", "One of the Boys"
*[Chely Wright](/source/Chely_Wright) – "[Shut Up and Drive](/source/Shut_Up_and_Drive_(Chely_Wright_song))"

==References==
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