Dave Lenahan is a passionate and prolific songwriter and a veteran of country radio. Music is in his blood and his diversified musical influences and unique life experiences are all reflected in his music today to create a unique style of his very own. 

Raised in Cleveland, Ohio music was always an integral part of Lenahan’s life and he, of course, has an undeniable love for Rock ‘n’ Roll music being raised in the genre's ``birthplace.” Lenahan has fond memories of his grandfather bringing home boxes of 45 records taken from local jukeboxes and listening to them for hours at a time. He also recalls visiting a local department store as a child and his mom telling him and his brother, Rusty, that she would buy each of them a toy and he told her that he instead wanted a needle for his record player. “Some of my fondest memories early on were singing in the church choir with my mother. She had a beautiful voice,” he reflects. “At age 11, my parents bought guitars for my brother and me. We played during the church masses and sang for hours on end.” 

As the years went by, Lenahan landed a job in radio working in the jazz, rock, and adult contemporary formats. He later accepted a position at WOBL outside of Cleveland, which was the first station in the northeast to play country music. Following that, Lenahan moved over to the award-winning WUBE, served as director of a popular broadcast school, and took over the drive-time slot on WYGY in Cincinnati. Lenahan’s longstanding radio career spanning three decades allowed him the opportunity to meet and interview many of country music’s legends and iconic artists including Willie Nelson, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, and Montgomery Gentry. 

Working in the country format required frequent trips to Nashville, so every time Lenahan visited, it became increasingly difficult to leave. He fell in love with Nashville and the music community so as his full-time radio career was winding down, Nashville kept tugging at his heartstrings. Around this time, he discovered Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and was invited to speak to their members about the 

process of how songs are chosen to be on the radio and how they enter and rise up the charts. Lenahan eventually joined NSAI and became the Cincinnati Coordinator. This was a very active group - they put on festivals and brought Nashville pro-writers in to speak and perform. They even filmed TV shows with these pro-writers which spawned new and exciting ideas for Lenahan and required more frequent visits to Music City where he found himself building in more time for co-writing sessions, seminars, networking, and to record demos on the songs he was writing. Eventually, he and his wife Patti decided to make the highly-anticipated move to Nashville. 

Lenahan is comfortable both in front of a mic as well as behind the scenes. He is also very connected with the Nashville songwriter community. He spends his time writing, co-writing, and working on his online show, Songwriter Connection Podcast. He interviews Nashville’s award-winning hit songwriters as well as rising talent each week about their songs and the stories behind their songs. Lenahan has been fortunate to welcome the likes of Ben Fuller, Bill Whyte, Chuck Jones, Danny Wells, Dave Gibson, H. Jack Williams, Jan Buckingham, Jason Patrick Mathews, Jeannie Seely, Jeffery Steele, John Berry, Kent Blazey, Kerry Kurt Phillips, Randy Sharp, Rivers Rutherford, Roxie Dean, Sylvia, The Flat River Band, and Wynn Varble to the show. 

When Lenahan is not writing or recording his podcast, he can be found playing his songs all over music city at some of Nashville’s most prestigious venues including The Bluebird Cafe, Commodore Grille, Millennium Maxwell House, Cabana Taps, The Local, The Listening Room Cafe, and he even has a recurring songwriters’ round at Twelve Keys Saloon where he welcomes guest songwriters every week. Lenahan also loves 

to play at songwriters festivals across the southeast and most recently was part of the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival sharing the stage with numerous award-winning hit songwriters. 

Lenahan has covered many facets of the music industry during his impressive career and has recently embarked on a new and exciting chapter releasing music of his own. He just released his third single, “If I Were A Song” on July 11th, continuing to satisfy the “artist” passion that lives within him. The song is currently available on all digital and streaming platforms and is from his new EP, ...OR Something Like That, which was released on the same day, making its debut on Radio SoBro and in tandem with his appearance at the world-famous Bluebird Cafe. Lenahan’s prior singles, “Squirrel Train” and “Louisville Slugger” can also be found on his new EP.