Jerry Herbert Vandiver 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]
Jerry Vandiver | |
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Birth name | Jerry Herbert Vandiver |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | August 12, 1948
Genres | Americana, Folk, Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, author |
Instrument(s) | Vocals guitar |
Years active | 1968 – current |
Website | http://www.jerryvandiver.com |
Chart singles written by Vandiver
editThe 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 | |||||
1998 | For a Little While co-written with Steve Mandile, and Phil Vassar |
Tim McGraw | 2 |
Recordings produced by Vandiver
edit- 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 Vandiver
editIn the fall of 2002, Vandiver and co-writer Gracie Hollombe released a self-help text for songwriters entitled "Your First Cut: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting There"[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Jerry Vandiver | Pensacola Beach Songwriter's Festival 2011". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ "Bio".
- ^ "BUY JERry's CDS & OTHER GOODIES via paypal".
- ^ "BUY JERry's CDS & OTHER GOODIES via paypal".
- ^ "Your First Cut - News and Reviews".
- ^ Vandiver, Jerry; Hollombe, Gracie (March 2001). Your First Cut: A Step-By Step Guide to Getting There. 11/22. ISBN 0971774501.