Jerry Donald Chesnut (May 7, 1931 – December 15, 2018) was an American country music songwriter. His hits include " Good Year for the Roses" (originally recorded in 1970 by George Jones), " It's Four in the Morning" (recorded by Faron Young 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 ^[3]

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" – George Jones, Alan Jackson, 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, ^[4] Johnny Darrell, T.D. Valentine, Brook Benton

References

External links

• Nashville Songwriter's Foundation bio
• Jerry Chesnut discography at Discogs
• Jerry Chesnut Music, Inc. discography at Discogs
• Jerry Chesnut Music discography at Discogs
• Jerry Chesnut at Find a Grave

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