Harold Shafer and his wife Vicky founded Lofton Creek Records in
Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. Three years later, Mike Borchetta (father of record executive
Scott Borchetta) and his wife Martha joined as business partners. The label was based in
Nashville, Tennessee. In 2003, they also distributed the Big Al label, which was founded by country singer
J. Michael Harter. By 2004, the Borchettas owned a twenty percent stake in Lofton Creek, and the label had just signed
Jeffrey Steele. The label had its first chart entry in 2004 with
Keith Bryant's "Ridin' with the Legend", a tribute song to
Dale Earnhardt. The label achieved a number-one single on the same chart in 2006 with
Heartland's "
I Loved Her First," which also got nominated for the
Academy of Country Music Award for Single Record of the Year. The label signed
Gwen Sebastian in 2009.
American Idol finalist
Carmen Rasmusen also recorded for the label.
Gwen Sebastian signed with Lofton Creek in 2009 prior to her becoming a contestant on
The Voice. Harold Shafer died in 2011 after complications from a stroke. The label had no releases after this. ==Notable artists==