Jeff Trott
Jeffrey Robert Trott is an American songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with prominent artists across genres in the United States and abroad. Trott has been named BMI Songwriter of the Year.
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| Birth name | Jeffrey Robert Trott |
| Born | San Mateo, California, United States |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Bass, Keyboards, Lapsteel, Veena |
| Website | www |
He is known for writing many hits with Grammy winning artist Sheryl Crow, "If It Makes You Happy," "Every Day is a Winding Road," "My Favorite Mistake," "Soak Up The Sun," and "Good Is Good" as well as the Top 10 Billboard Country single "Easy" from her 2013 album Feels Like Home. He has produced tracks on her multi-platinum albums C'mon, C'mon and Wildflower, also co-writing and producing Crow's 2017 album Be Myself. Trott also appears on Crow's most recent album Threads that was released in 2019 - credited as a songwriter, producer and musician.
In 2019 Trott produced, wrote and performed on the Hootie and the Blowfish album Imperfect Circle. The band's first new album in 14 years. The album was met with positive reviews.