Jerry Chesnut
Induction Year: 1996
Birth Name: Jerry Donald Chesnut
Birth Date: May 07, 1931
Place of Birth: Loyall, KY
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Biography
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Discography / Career Highlights
Career Milestones:
1958 - moved to Nashville
1967 - first major hit, "A Dime At a Time," recorded by Del Reeves; on the charts for 5 months
1968 - first #1, "Another Place Another Time," recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis; song received a Grammy nomination
1970 - signed with United Artists Records as a recording artist
1971 - signed on as a regular on the television series, "Hee Haw"
Awards:
1969 - NSAI\Country Song\"Woman Without Love"
1968 - BMI\Country\"Another Place, Another Time"
1971 - BMI\Country\"A Good Year For the Roses"
1972 - Billboard\Writer of the Year (U.S.)
1973 - NSAI\Country Song\"Four in the Morning"
1973 - Billboard\Writer of the Year (Internationally)
1993 - BMI\Million Performance Award\"T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (recorded by Travis Tritt)
1995 - NSAI\Country Song\"T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
1996 - BMI\Two Million Performances Award\"T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (recorded by Travis Tritt)
2010 - BMI\Four Million Performances Award\"T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
Catalog Highlights:
"A Chair That Rocked Us All" - Artists: Gov. Jimmie Davis, Hank Williams Jr., Del Reeves
"A Dime At a Time" - Artist: Del Reeves
"After You" - Artists: Hank Williams Jr., George Jones, Pat Boone
"Another Place Another Time" - Artists: Jerry Lee Lewis (1968)
"A Good Year For the Roses" - Artists: George Jones (1971), Elvis Costello (1980), Alan Jackson and George Jones (1995)
"Before Your Time" - Artist: Bobby Lewis
"Best Way I Know How" - Artist:Mel Tillis
"Daddy Did His Best" - Artists: Stoney Edwards, Porter and Dolly
"Days When Jim Liked Jenny" - Artist: Jimmy Dean
"Don't She Look Good" - Artists: Bill Anderson
"Everything Will Be Allright" - Artist: Bill Carlisle
"Feeling Like A Woman" - Artists: Patsy Sledd, Barbara Mandrell
"Goodtime Charley's" - Artists: Del Reeves, George Strait
"Holding On To Nothing" - Artists: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (1969)
"Home Away From Home" - Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
"Honky Tonk Stuff" - Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
"If I Had You" - Artist: Bobby Lewis
"If It Feels Good Do It" - Artist: Dave Dudley
"If Not For You" - Artist :George Jones
"If You Were Me" - Artist: Patsy Sledd - Co-writer: Hal Bynum
"It Could Have Been Me" - Artist:Billie Jo Spears - Co-writer: Walter Woodward
"It's Four in the Morning" - Artists: Faron Young (1972), Tom Jones (1980)
"It's Midnight" - Co-writer: Billy Edd Wheeler - Artists: Elvis Presley (1975)
"Landmark Tavern" - Artist: Del Reeves and Penny Dehaven
"Lonely Alone" - Artist:Jerrry Chesnut - Co-writers: Hal Bynum, Jim Kandy
"Looking At the World (Through a Windshield)" - Co-writer: Mike Hoyer - Artists: Del Reeves (1969), Commander Cody (1971), Son Volt Group (1996)
"Moccasin Branch" - Artist: George Lindsey
"Mama's Gonna Fix The Baby's Wagon" - Artists: Carol Channing, Joyce Paul
"No More Hanging On" - Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
"One Run For The Roses" - Artists: Narvel Felts, Conway Twitty, Cal Smith
"Oney" - Artists: Johnny Cash (1973)
"Pick A Little Happy song" - Artist: Bob Gallion
"Small Enough To Crawl" - Artists: Jerry Chesnut, Jerry Wallace
"The First Time I Saw Her" - Artists: Red Sovine, Marty Robbins
"The Wonders You Perform" - Artists: Tammy Wynette (1971), Ornelli Vanoni (1972)
"They Don't Make Em' Like My Daddy Anymore" - Artists: Loretta Lynn (1975)
"Things For You And I" - Artists: Bobby Lewis, Slim Whitman - Co-writer: Earl Sinks
"To Be A Child Again" - Artist: Anita Carter
"T-R-O-U-B-L-E" - Artists: Elvis Presley (1975), Wayne Newton (1980), Travis Tritt (1992)
"When We Tried" - Artist: Jan Howard
"Where Do We Go From Here" - Artist: Melba Montgomery
"Why Didn't You Come Home Last Night" - Artist: Joyce Paul
"Woman Without Love" - Artists: Bob Luman (1969), Brook Benton (1969), T. D. Valentine (1969), Johnny Darrel, (1969)
Comments:
Received 24 BMI performance awards and 2 ASCAP performance awards
Web Site: www.jerrychestnut.net