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Skip Ewing | |
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| Birth name | Donald Ralph Ewing |
| Born | March 6, 1964 |
| Origin | Redlands, California, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, banjo, piano |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | MCA Capitol Word Write! |
| Website | skipewing |
Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing (born March 6, 1964) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums and has charted 15 singles on the Billboard country charts.
Ewing was born in Redlands, California, United States. He first began to gain national attention during the mid-1980s, both as a songwriter and recording artist for MCA and Capitol Records. His 1988 debut, The Coast of Colorado, produced the number 3 hit "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" and four other top 20 country hits. The Will to Love included the top 5 hit "It's You Again". Although none of Ewing's subsequent chart entries made the Top 40, he released eight more albums from 1990 to 2009. [1]
Ewing is a notable attendee of Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, and Redlands High School in Redlands, California.
In 1990, Ewing wrote two songs for Kenny Rogers' album Love Is Strange : "Listen to the Rain" and "If I Were a Painting".
In 2008, he served as the duet partner of the radio version of Reba McEntire's single, "Every Other Weekend". He also co-wrote the single; the song reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Country Chart. Although the song was credited for one week to Ewing and Kenny Chesney as ""Every Other Weekend" by Reba McEntire and Skip Ewing or Kenny Chesney", the song was thereafter credited to McEntire alone on the chart.
Additionally, Ewing has received a CMA Song of the Year nomination, a Grammy nomination, a Tony nomination and multiple BMI "Million Air" awards.
Horse and Writer is an annual songwriting retreat Skip Ewing organizes every year with members of the Nashville songwriting community. The retreat lasts six days, and takes place at the Triangle C Ranch in Dubois, Wyoming. The mission is to help aspiring songwriters realize their potential, as they are mentored by experienced pros like Ewing, who describes the event as "a labor of love."
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| US Country | ||
| The Coast of Colorado |
| 29 |
| The Will to Love |
| 44 |
| A Healin' Fire |
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| Following Yonder Star |
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| Naturally |
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| Homegrown Love |
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| Until I Found You |
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| Indian Elephant Tea (The Big Kidz Band featuring Skip Ewing) |
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| Wyoming |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
| Title | Album details |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| Hits Volume One |
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| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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| US Country [2] | CAN Country | |||
| 1988 | "Your Memory Wins Again" | 17 | — | The Coast of Colorado |
| "I Don't Have Far to Fall" | 8 | — | ||
| "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1989 | "The Gospel According to Luke" | 10 | 11 | |
| "The Coast of Colorado" | 15 | 24 | ||
| "It's You Again" | 5 | 9 | The Will to Love | |
| 1990 | "If a Man Could Live on Love Alone" | 70 | — | |
| "I'm Your Man" | 69 | 77 | A Healin' Fire | |
| "The Dotted Line" | — | 80 | ||
| 1991 | "I Get the Picture" | 73 | — | Naturally |
| 1992 | "Naturally" | 71 | 84 | |
| 1993 | "Losing You Is New to Me" | — | 78 | Homegrown Love |
| "Grandma's Garden" | — | 84 | ||
| 1995 | "Christmas Carol" [lower-alpha 1] | 68 | — | Following Yonder Star |
| 1997 | "Mary Go 'Round" | 58 | — | Until I Found You |
| "Answer to My Prayer" | 66 | — | ||
| 2023 | "Knots" [3] | — | — | TBA |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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| US Country [2] | US Bubbling [2] | |||
| 2008 | "Every Other Weekend" (Reba McEntire with Skip Ewing) [lower-alpha 2] | 15 | 4 | Reba: Duets |
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1988 | "Your Memory Wins Again" | Jim May |
| "I Don't Have Far to Fall" | ||
| 1990 | "If a Man Could Live on Love Alone" | John Lloyd Miller |
| 1993 | "Losing You is New to Me" | |
| 1997 | "Mary Go 'Round" | |
| "Answer to My Prayer" [4] | Chuck Shanlever |
| Year | Organization | Award | Nominee/Work | Result |
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| 1989 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Male Vocalist | Skip Ewing | Nominated |
| 1990 | American Music Awards | Favorite Country New Artist | Nominated | |
| TNN/Music City News Awards | Star of Tomorrow | Nominated |
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