Jerry Vandiver
Jerry Vandiver | |
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| Birth name | Jerry Herbert Vandiver |
| Born | August 12, 1948 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Americana, Folk, Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, author |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals guitar |
| Years active | 1968 – current |
| Website | http://www.jerryvandiver.com |
Jerry Herbert Vandiver (born August 12, 1948) is an American songwriter and musician. He has had two top ten singles and 5 charted singles on the Billboard Country charts. Vandiver's songs have been recorded by Tim McGraw, Gene Watson, Phil Vassar, Lonestar, The Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Greenwood, Barbara Mandrell, Dusty Drake and many others. Vandiver has RIAA Certified song credits on more than 15 million records. Two of Vandiver's songs, "It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This" and "For a Little While" (both recorded by Tim McGraw) are among the gold and platinum records on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
Chart Singles Written by Jerry Vandiver
The following is a list of Jerry Vandiver compositions that were chart hits.
| Year | Single Title | Recording Artist | Chart Positions | |||||
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| Billboard Country | ||||||||
| 1988 | Don't Waste It on the Blues co-written with Sandy Ramos |
Gene Watson | 5 | |||||
| 1989 | Go Down Swingin co-written with Sandy Ramos |
Wild Rose | 38 | |||||
| 1992 | Before I'm Ever Over You co-written with Sandy Ramos |
Lee Greenwood | 73 | |||||
| 1995 | Salt and Water |
Woody Lee | 75 | |||||
| 1998 | For a Little While co-written with Steve Mandile, and Phil Vassar |
Tim McGraw | 2 | |||||
Recordings Produced by Jerry Vandiver
- 2001: "Don't Try This At Home" – Jerry Vandiver[2]
- 2012: "True and Deep – Songs for the Heart of the Paddler" – Jerry Vandiver
- 2012: "Interwoven Roots" – Shy-Anne Hovorka
- 2012: "I Wrote This One For You" – Jerry Vandiver
- 2014: "Every Scratch Tells A Story" – Jerry Vandiver[3]
- 2016: "Mixed Dry Bag" – Jerry Vandiver[4]
Books Written by Jerry Vandiver
In the Fall of 2002, Vandiver and co-writer Gracie Holcombe released a self-help text for songwriters entitled "Your First Cut: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting There"[5][6]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.jerryvandiver.com/Bio.html
- ^ http://jerryvandiver.com/Store.html
- ^ http://jerryvandiver.com/Store.html
- ^ http://www.yourfirstcut.com/reviews.php
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Your-First-Cut-Step-Step/dp/0971774501
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