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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.)
The song was written by Jerry Chesnut, who was Wynette's brother-in-law at the time. Chesnut originally wrote it as a gospel song about the "miracles of Jesus" and how he helps heal through challenging times. [1] The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in early 1971.
The song was written by Jerry Chesnut. [1] The song was the title track to his 1971 album and became one of his best-known hits. It was also a major smash in the UK, somewhat rare for a country song, peaking at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1972, [1] as well as charting in the Top Ten (#9) in Australia, during late August 1972.
"A Good Year for the Roses" is a ballad written by Jerry Chesnut and originally recorded by American country singer George Jones. It rose to #2 on the country singles chart in 1970. It rose to #2 on the country singles chart in 1970.
"Another Place, Another Time" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut and originally recorded by Del Reeves. It was lated covered by Jerry Lee Lewis as the title track for his album of the same name in 1968, which become a top ten hit in the US country charts, peaking at number 4, remaining on the charts for 17 weeks.
"If Not for You" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut and recorded by American country singer George Jones. It was released as a single on the Musicor label and reached No. 6 on the Billboard country singles chart in 1969. [citation needed] Like many of his biggest hits of the period, it is a love ballad. The song extols the virtues of a ...
Jerry Chesnut wrote the song in 1975, taking inspiration from a singer and pianist named Little David Wilkins.He said that, when writing the title, he thought of a woman walking through the door and causing trouble; he added that he spelled out the word "trouble", then the words "alone" and "looking", and found that they rhymed when spelled out.