By the time he'd reached the third grade, he was playing guitar, inspired by Ricky Nelson’s brief promotional appearances at the end of Ozzie and Harriet.
[2] He, along with Larry Gottlieb and Kim Richey, received a Grammy nomination as the songwriters for Trisha Yearwood’s hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)".
Petraglia also wrote and produced Patty Griffin’s song "One Big Love" for her critically acclaimed record Flaming Red (1998).
[3] He has written songs for Warren Zanes (Del Fuegos), Peter Wolf and Kim Richey.
[1] He has also written songs for Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, The Black Keys, Sara Evans, Lee Ann Womack, Brooks and Dunn, and Jessica Andrews.