For more than a quarter-century, Ty Hager has been making people laugh.  Sometimes he makes them think too...but mostly laugh.  He began as a stand-up comic in Nashville in the late 80's (even appearing on national TV), then turned his focus to songwriting - albeit much of it goofy songwriting.  He struggled at that for twenty years - writing hundreds of songs and playing hundreds of shows - before landing a deal with Winthrop Records in 2002.  He recorded two CD's - Funny Ha Ha, Funny Strange and Songs About Life and Girls (but mostly girls) - over the next five years with Winthrop (getting some national airplay), then moved back to Oklahoma in 2008, where he spent the next years hosting morning radio shows, then producing and hosting a show on the American Forces Radio Network.  In 2012 he spent six months writing his first novel, Diary of a Dead Guy, about a murdered country singer channeling his memoirs through a 12-year-old redneck kid.  He also compiled transcripts of his interviews with hit country songwriters (from the aforementioned AFRN show) into Nashville Songsmiths, which is now also available as an audio book. 

Ty returned to Nashville in 2016, and reunited with his band the CowTippers for live shows and recording.  He's also completed the country opera adaptation of his novel. In addition, he owns and operates BARGAIN BANDSITES & BIOS, creating websites for other bands, songwriters, and entertainers. He also started FANCY SHOESTRING VIDEOS, and edits/directs music videos and more!

Ty's the proud father of two beautiful daughters, and Grandpa to another little princess. 

As of this writing, Ty has mostly retired from live performing, but may be un-mostly-retiring soon.