John Scott Sherrill

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John Scott Sherrill
Origin Nashville
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Songwriter
Years active1982-present
Labels Portrait
Reprise
Formerly of Billy Hill

John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. His brother, Donn Sherrill, was a student at Vanderbilt, where he introduced John Scott to his fraternity brother, Scott Siman, who recorded demos of his music. He pitched the music to Bob Beckham at Combine Music, and Beckham signed him to a worldwide publishing deal. He also got a record deal with Portrait Records in the early 1980’s and released a few solo singles of his own.

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He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter Wolf, Mick Jagger, Michael McDonald and Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. [1] He is the son of Christian writers John and Elizabeth Sherrill. In the 1980s, Sherrill recorded on Reprise Records with Bob DiPiero and Dennis Robbins as the band Billy Hill.


Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country
1982"Out Of The Blue" [2]
"Some Fools Never Learn" [3]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards and nominations

Academy of Country Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1986 "Some Fools Never Learn" [A] Song of the YearNominated
2007 "Would You Go with Me" [B] Nominated

^[A] Nominated alongside recording artist Steve Wariner
^[B] Nominated alongside co-writer Shawn Camp and recording artist Josh Turner

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References

  1. allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pfqxqegldse~T0
  2. "Out Of The Blue - John Scott Sherrill (1982, Single)". Discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. "Some Fools Never Learn - John Scott Sherrill (1982, Single)". Discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved May 30, 2021.