Terry Woodford is a hit record producer, music publisher, song­writer, sound engineer, and educator who spent a lifetime developing, marketing, and selling music recordings, teaching students about the music business and coaching creative people on how to write songs that make money.
     He co-founded the nation’s first four-year degree program at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama to teach the ins and outs of the music business. He helped develop curriculum and taught courses in song writing, record production, recording studio techniques, and music publishing.

     In 2000, he was recognized with the “Excellence in Leadership Award” from the University of North Alabama for program development. Many of his students and prodigies have become successful music company executives, hit song writers, music publishers, record producers and recording studio owners. Some of his graduates include Randy Poe, President of Leiber & Stoller Music publishing companies, John Briggs, former Vice President of ASCAP, Marcus Hall C.E.O of Fame publishing companies and many more. One of his prodigies, Mac McAnally, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has won Country Musician of the Year for 10 years in a row. Mac was also Jimmy Buffet’s record producer, guitar player and singer in the Coral Reefers Band.
Terry’s additional accomplishments include: 

Built, owned and operated Wishbone Recording StudioRan an independent record production company and Motown A&R Office in Muscle Shoals, Alabama Founded seven successful music publishing companies. Hired, coached, and published hit songwriters, Richard Butler, Brandon Barnes, Robert Byrne, Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally, Barbra Wyrick, Jesse Boyce, Clayton Ivey, Frank Johnson, Phillip Mitchell, Hershey Reeves, George Soule.Awarded ten gold and three multi-platinum records as a song writer, music publisher, producer, recording engineer, or recording studio owner
Co-produced, wrote and engineered “Scratchin”, a top ten most sampled instrumental track of the 70's hip hop era. It was used on the recent Netflix TV series “The Get Down”

·        Received a BMI Million Performance Award as the songwriter and publisher of Angel in Your Arms which was a hit twice and sold over two million copies

·        Exclusive record producer and songwriter for Motown Records

·        Sang on national radio commercials for Budweiser, American Dairy Association, and South Central Bell

·        Served as a Member, Board of Governors, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Nashville Chapter (4 years)

·        National finals judge for the American Song Festival (5 years)
 Chairman, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Board of Directors (5 years). Raised four million dollars to build an Alabama Music Hall of Fame Museum and tourist attraction in Tuscumbia, Alabama

Terry wrote, produced, engineered and/or published songs for recordings by The Temptations, The Commodores, The Supremes, Hank Williams, Jr., Jimmy Buffet, Mac McAnally, Wayne Newton, John Kay (Steppenwolf), Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Barbara Mandrell, Alabama, Lulu, Jerry Butler, Ronnie Milsap and many other recording artists.