John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music.
His brother, Donn Sherrill, was a student at Vanderbilt, where he introduced John Scott to his fraternity brother, Scott Siman, who recorded demos of his music.
He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter Wolf, Mick Jagger, Michael McDonald and Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.
[1] He is the son of Christian writers John and Elizabeth Sherrill.
^[A] Nominated alongside recording artist Steve Wariner^[B] Nominated alongside co-writer Shawn Camp and recording artist Josh Turner