Jerry Chesnut

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Jerry Donald Chesnut (May 7, 1931 – December 15, 2018) was an American country music songwriter. His hits include "Good Year for the Roses" (originally recorded in 1970 by George Jones), "It's Four in the Morning" (recorded by Faron Young and Elvis Costello) and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (recorded by Elvis Presley in 1975, and Travis Tritt in 1992.)

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Born and raised in Harlan County, Kentucky, he moved to Nashville in 1958 to pursue his career. [1] In 1967, Del Reeves recorded Chesnut's "A Dime at a Time" to give the songwriter his first chart hit single. [1] In 1968, Jerry Lee Lewis's hit recording of Chesnut's "Another Place, Another Time" was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1972, Chesnut was named Billboard's 'Songwriter of the Year', and in 1992 he became a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. [1]

Jerry Chesnut died in Nashville on December 15, 2018, at the age of 87. [2]

Selective list of songs

Source: [3]

This list includes the song title and artist(s) who have recorded the song.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jerry Chesnut - Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Harlan County native, Hall of Fame songwriter dies in Nashville". Wymt.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jerry Chesnut - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Woman Without Love - Joe Simon - Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2018.


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