Jerry Vandiver

Jerry Vandiver
Birth name	Jerry Herbert Vandiver
Born	(1948-08-12)August 12, 1948 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Genres	Americana, Folk, Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Author
Instruments	Vocals Guitar
Years active	1968 - current
Associated acts	Tim McGraw Gene Watson Phil Vassar Lonestar The Oak Ridge Boys Lee Greenwood
Website	http://www.jerryvandiver.com
Notable instruments
Guitar

Jerry 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
Year	Single Title	Recording Artist	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 Hollombe released a self-help text for songwriters entitled "Your First Cut: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting There"^[5]^[6]

References

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