Wood Newton

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Wood Newton
Background information
Born	(1946-09-16) September 16, 1946 (age 75) Hampton, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Elektra Records
Associated acts	The Oak Ridge Boys Kenny Rogers David Ball Steve Wariner

Wood Newton (born September 16, 1946 in Hampton, Arkansas, United States) is an American songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] Newton was born in Hampton, Arkansas, and graduated from Hampton High School in Hampton, Arkansas in 1964. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1970.

In 1978 and 1979, Newton recorded for Elektra Records, charting the singles "Last Exit for Love", "Lock, Stock & Barrel" and "Julie (Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?)".^[2] He later became a songwriter for other artists, with his credits including Razzy Bailey's number one single "Midnight Hauler".

Live performances[]

Newton performs on a regular basis with solo guitar, and vocals.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Singles[]

Chart singles written by Wood Newton[]

The following is a list of Wood Newton compositions that were chart hits.

Songs written by Wood Newton[]

• Razzy Bailey – "Midnight Hauler", "Blind Faith and the Naked Truth", "Twenty Years Ago"
• The Oak Ridge Boys – "Bobbie Sue"
• Restless Heart – "I Want Everyone to Cry"
• Steve Wariner – "What I Didn't Do", "Do You Want To Make Something of It", "I Can See Arkansas", "The Heartland"
• Kenny Rogers – "Twenty Years Ago", "I'll Be There For You"
• Pearl River – "Fool to Fall"
• David Ball – "Riding with Private Malone", "Happy with the One I've Got", "I Can See Arkansas", "Loser Friendly", "She Always Talked About Mexico", "Swing Baby", "Too Much Blood in My Alcohol Level", "Violence and Lies"
• Tracy Byrd "Pink Flamingos"
• Conway Twitty "Every Time I Think It's Over"
• T. G. Sheppard "A Little Less Blue"
• Alabama "All Together Now"
• Charley Pride "Just for the Love of It", "Lonestar Lonely"
• B. J. Thomas "I Want Everyone to Cry", "The Girl Most Likely To"
• Martin Delray "Lillie's White Lies", "One in a Row"
• Bjøro Håland "Blue Rendezvous", "If I Could Make A Living Loving You", "Making Future Memories", "She's Not Leaving, She's Gone", "The Door", "The Name of the Game is Cheating", "What I Didn't Do"

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