James Slater

James T. Slater  is a two time, grammy nominated, piano-playing, bilingual singer-songwriter of Bolivian American descent signed to BMG Music Publishing in Nashville, Tennessee.   Born in Durham, North Carolina, and raised in the tropics of the Panama Canal Zone in Central America.

Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Luke Combs, Enrique Iglesias, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson, Kelly Pickler, Alabama, Reba McEntire, Gloriana, Runaway June, Martina McBride, Chris Brown, Chris Young and a host of others have all recorded his songs.   His Grammy nominations include Jamey Johnson's "The High Cost of Living", country song of the year, and Martina's “In My Daughter’s Eyes”, which has become a modern day standard.

James wrote Keith Urban’s hit single, God Whispered Your Name,  and Tim McGraw’s God Moves The Pen…Kenny Chesney’s Wasted and Guys Named Captain as well as new songs on Old Dominion and Hootie and the Blowfish albums as well as Warner Brother’s Shy Carter’s first single, Good Love.  James calls Nashville home. James lived in Zurich Switzerland for six years touring, and recording with Belgian super group Vaya Con Dios and has traveled the world from Panama to Dublin, from Spain to Havana.

James’ “Key West Address” is a love letter to the island, so much so that the mayor of Key West has awarded James the "keys to the city" and proclaimed the song "Key West Address" the island's official theme. And his song “Cafe Con Leche” is regularly featured on No Shoes Nation Radio…

His latest solo album is Famous In Key West, Shrimp Boat Sessions  which is available on Spotify and I Tunes….featuring new songs recorded at Jimmy Buffett’s Legendary Shrimp Boat Studios in the Conch Republic, Key West, Florida…