Tommy Patterson is someone who likes telling stories with his music. His song, "This Little Church I Grew Up In", was recorded by Debbie Mills, and was number one on the radiomusicdj.com chart in July, 2021. "Memories That Last Forever" was second place in the 2019 DSA songwriter's contest in the Country category and "1309 North Austin" was first place in the DSA Americana category in 2020. "I Don't Love You That Much" was second place and "This Little Church I Grew Up In" was third place in the 2017 Texas Troubadour Songwriter Contest. "Memories That Last Forever" spent several months on the Broadjam Texas, Country, Country-Traditional, and Production-Male charts. It reached number one on most of these Broadjam charts. "This Little Church I Grew Up In" was on the Broadjam Country-Religious chart for over half of 2023 and "She's What I Want (but not what I need)" is on the Broadjam Country-Alternative chart in 2024.