He wrote Come Over for Kenny in 2012, which earned him an ASCAP award, and wrote Keith Urban’s Cop Car.
Sam independently released his own music, a free mixtape on his website, as well as writing Love Somebody for Reba, which became the title track of her 27th album.
By 2014, he had impressed enough to get himself signed, and released a short EP to announce himself as a country artist.
After this came a series of singles and his debut studio album, Montevallo, which was a record-breaker in country music.
