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" (recorded by Alan Jackson, George Jones and Elvis Costello) and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (recorded by Elvis Presley in 1975, and Travis Tritt in 1992.)

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[]

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

• "A Dime At A Time" – Del Reeves, Steep Canyon Rangers (as "One Dime at a Time")
• "Another Place, Another Time" – Jerry Lee Lewis, Arthur Alexander
• "Daddy Did His Best" – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, Dale Ann Bradley
• "Don't She Look Good?" – Bill Anderson, Eddy Arnold
• "Good Year for the Roses" – Alan Jackson, George Jones, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Johnny Paycheck, Toni Willé
• "Holding on to Nothing" – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
• "It's Four in the Morning" – Faron Young, Tom Jones
• "Weakness In A Man" – Waylon Jennings, Roy Drusky
• "If Not for You" - George Jones
• "It's Midnight" – Elvis Presley
• "Looking at the World Through a Windshield" – Del Reeves, Son Volt, Commander Cody
• "Love Coming Down" – Elvis Presley
• "Love of a Rolling Stone" – Bonnie Tyler
• "Miles And Miles From Nowhere" – Arthur Alexander
• "Oney" – Johnny Cash
• "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" – Elvis Presley, Travis Tritt
• "They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy" – Loretta Lynn
• "The Wonders You Perform" – Tammy Wynette
• "Woman Without Love" – Elvis Presley, Bob Luman, Joe Simon,^[3] Johnny Darrell, T.D. Valentine, Brook Benton

Source:^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Nashville Songwriter's Foundation bio
• Jerry Chesnut at Find a Grave
• Entry at discogs.com
• Entry at discogs.com for Jerry Chesnut Music, Inc.
• Entry at discogs.com for Jerry Chesnut Music

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