A five time Grammy nominee, Jeffrey Steele has been recognized by BMI for over 65 million airplays for hits he penned for a multitude of artists including Keith Urban, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett, Montgomery Gentry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cher, .38 Special, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts and Van Zant, Joe Cocker, Little Feat ft. Bob Seger, Joe Bonamassa, Cascada, and more.

"The definitive interpretation of ‘What Hurts the Most,’ the No. 1 country hit by Rascal Flatts, comes not from that group but from the song’s writer, Jeffrey Steele. Rascal Flatts wiped the song clean of anguish, but Mr. Steele, as seen in any number of YouTube clips, howls it like a torture victim. At Joe’s Pub on Wednesday night he hammered at a piano and sang it severely, killing the chatter in the room. In the context of his bruised vocal, even when his fingers fell on the wrong keys, it sounded right." - Jon Caramanica, The New York Times