Allison Moorer

Allison Moorer is a country singer-songwriter and author born in Mobile, Alabama in 1972. She signed with MCA Nashville in 1997 and achieved early success with her debut single "A Soft Place to Fall," which was featured in The Horse Whisperer and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song in 1999. She has released ten studio albums and held an MFA in Creative Writing. Her work has been recorded by artists including Trisha Yearwood, Kenny Chesney, and Miranda Lambert. In May 2024, she took a position as a writer-editor at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.