| Sho-Bud Music™ is an independent record label and publishing company, initially founded by singer/songwriter, Dawn Jackson, to promote the cross-over style music of Hatfield Rain. The band recorded and produced their debut CD "Matter of Time" with engineer John Hendrickson. This served as the flagship release on the Sho-Bud Music label in October, 2002.
In May, 2003, Sho-Bud Music Publishing signed the prolific singer/songwriter Ken Johnson, who is currently promoting his debut CD "Gypsy Drive Thru." Johnson's song "Love Letter" has repeatedly topped the charts on Broadjam.com and is quickly gaining attention throughout the southeast.
 Bruce Burch joined forces with Sho-Bud Music in 2004, after leaving EMI Publishing as their Creative Director in Nashville. During his tenure at EMI he worked with artists such as Brad Paisley, Phil Vassar, Jamie O’Neal, Darryl Worley and Joe Nichols and had songs placed by Travis Tritt, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Aaron Tippin, among other major recording artists. Burch spent a great deal of time plugging EMI’s older catalog songs and he became extremely familiar with the great classics of the past five eras. The relationships and knowledge he has cultivated in Nashville over the past 28 years has afforded him the opportunity to represent many of these songs and Sho-Bud Music now offers them as a part of their “Classic Catalog”. As Vice-President, Burch runs the Nashville office with a focus on managing Sho-Bud Music’s song plugging team and writers in addition to developing their artists.
The "Sho-Bud" name comes from the Nashville, Tennessee-based guitar company started by Shot Jackson, and partner Buddy Emmons. Sho-Bud was one of the leaders in the development and manufacturing of pedal steel guitars, from the late 1950's through the 80's.
As both an instrument designer and as an instrumentalist, Shot Jackson helped pioneer the popularity in country music of the pedal steel guitar and its acoustic alternative, the Dobro. Referred to as "the man who could fix anything" by long-time friend Willie Nelson (see article), Shot was the one that numerous traveling musicians would entrust their instruments to for repairs.
Shot played the dobro regularly on the Grand Ol' Opry, and recorded with country music artists such as the Bailes Brothers, Kitty Wells, Johnnie & Jack, Webb Pierce, Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, and Melba Montgomery. He also recorded his own solo albums on then-Pacemaker Records. The steel guitar Hall of Famer's handcrafted signature black 'ShoBro' was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on July 23rd, 1999.
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