. After playing football at Indiana University, O'Hara's dreams of moving on to the NFL were dashed due to a knee injury that set him off on a singer-songwriter track. After moving to Nashville in 1975, O'Hara quickly landed a publishing contract, but spent five years doing odd jobs before transitioning to full-time songwriting.
His high and lonesome voice, combined with O'Kanes duo partner Kieran Kane, helped the duo land six top 10 Billboard country songs from their three studio albums and scored a Grammy nomination for best country performance by a duo or group with vocals for"Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You." The pair are credited with helping to spearhead the burgeoning late 1980s-early 1990s alt-country/Americana movement before O'Hara pivoted to a solo career with his 1994 solo album.
"He had a way of looking at life with such a beautiful sensibility,” said Emmylou Harris in a statement. Harris, who recorded two O'Hara songs and who frequently went to Nashville Sounds minor league baseball games with the songwriter, added,"We always talked baseball. I was so adamant against the designated hitter, but it was Jamie who made me see that it prolonged the life of a great athlete. He could understand that, because of what had happened to him in football.
His uncompromising vision did nothing to impede his songwriting career, as he became a prolific Nashville force, penning tunes for artists including Gary Allan, Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood, George Jones, Shelby Lynn, Sara Evans, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Tammy Wynette and The Chicks over the years.
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