John Jarrard
John Jarrard | |
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Born | Gainesville, Georgia | May 7, 1953
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
Died | February 1, 2001 Nashville, Tennessee | (aged 47)
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
Years active | 1983-2001 |
John Jarrard (May 7, 1953 – February 1, 2001) was an American
Alabama, George Strait, Don Williams
, and others.
Biography
John Jarrard was born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 7, 1953.[1] He worked as a disc jockey in his hometown, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1974 after being persuaded by a girlfriend to attend a convention there. While in Nashville, he worked at a motel and recorded demos with his friend, songwriter Bruce Burch. Jarrard stopped working at the motel in 1979 after complications of diabetes, which led to him losing his eyesight before suffering total kidney failure which required a transplant.[2]
His first No. 1 single as a songwriter was "
Alabama, Tracy Lawrence, and George Strait. Overall, Jarrard had 11 number ones on the country singles charts.[3] Jarrard continued to be affected by diabetes, eventually undergoing a second kidney transplant and having both legs amputated in 1997. He died on February 1, 2001, of respiratory failure.[4]
Singles composed by Jarrard
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- John Anderson — "Money in the Bank"
- John Berry — "What's in It for Me"
- Blackhawk — "I Sure Can Smell the Rain"
- Diamond Rio — "Mirror, Mirror"
- The Forester Sisters — "Lonely Alone"
- James House — "A Real Good Way to Wind Up Lonesome"
- Tracy Lawrence — "Is That a Tear"
- Neal McCoy — "They're Playin' Our Song"
- Pirates of the Mississippi — "Let the Joneses Win"
- Charley Pride — "Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This"
- Collin Raye — "My Kind of Girl"
- John Schneider — "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)"
- George Strait — "Blue Clear Sky"
- Pam Tillis — "Deep Down"
- Rick Trevino — "See Rock City"
- Don Williams — "Nobody but You"
References
- ^ "About". John Jarrard Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ISBN 9780865545045.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Price, Deborah Evans (February 17, 2001). "John Jarrard dies at 47". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 7. p. 3.