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| Wayne Kemp | |
|---|---|
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| Groundwork data | |
| Born | (1940-06-xi)June 11, 1940 Greenwood, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 2015(2015-03-09) (anile 74) Lafayette, Tennessee, U.Southward. |
| Genres | Land |
| Occupation(due south) | Singer/Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1967–1986 |
| Labels | Decca MCA United Artists Mercury Door Knob |
| Associated acts | George Jones Bobby G. Rice Johnny Cash Emmylou Harris Conway Twitty Ricky Van Shelton George Strait |
Wayne Kemp (June 11, 1940 – March 9, 2015)[ane] was an American state music vocalist/songwriter.[ii] [three] He recorded betwixt 1964 and 1986 for JAB Records, Decca, MCA, United Artists, Mercury and Door Knob Records, and charted twenty-iv singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking unmarried was "Honky Tonk Vino," which peaked at No. 17 in 1973. The vocal is included on his second studio album, Kentucky Sunshine, which reached No. 25 on Elevation Country Albums.[4]
Kemp was born, every bit i of nine children, to a musical family in Greenwood, Arkansas. His parents played several instruments and e'er encouraged their kids to sing and harmonize together. When Wayne was six, the family moved to Muldrow, Oklahoma,[v] and soon he was performing in church building and at local events. Past the age of 16, he was writing songs and playing guitar professionally with Tulsa country star Benny Ketchum.
Kemp'southward first break came in 1965, when a friend passed his demo tape to George Jones. The singer liked the guitar playing and two of Kemp's songs, "Dear Bug" [iii] and "I Made Her That Manner," and recorded them. Soon, Kemp found himself in Nashville, recording with Jones and making his ain solo record.
Only just as his star was on the ascension, tragedy struck. En road to a gig, a drunk driver crashed into the car that Kemp and his band were riding in. The automobile burst into flames. Two of Kemp'south bandmates were killed, and Wayne suffered tertiary caste burns on his face up, hands and legs. Doctors told him he would never play guitar again.
But with difficult work and determination, Kemp proved them wrong. In 1968, he had his commencement #one, "Next in Line" by Conway Twitty, quickly followed past Twitty's hits with "The Image of Me", "Darling, Y'all Know I Wouldn't Lie" and "That's When She Started to Stop Loving Yous." Kemp signed as a staff author with Tree International and hit the road, playing guitar for Twitty. His own solo recording career finally got rolling the yr after, with hits like "Won't You lot Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)", "Bar Room Habits", and "I'll Leave This World Loving You."
For the adjacent two decades, Kemp pursued his solo career while writing for others and earning a golden-plated reputation as a master of the "tear in my beer" heartbreak song. Along the fashion, he scored cuts by Johnny Cash (the #1 land hit "One Piece at a Fourth dimension"), George Strait ("The Fire fighter"), Johnny Paycheck ("The Only Hell My Mama Always Raised"), Hank Williams Jr., Ronnie Milsap, Jack Greene, Faron Immature, Mickey Gilley, Charley Pride, Tom Petty, and Willie Nelson. Ricky Van Shelton scored a #1 state hit when he released a cover of Kemp'due south "I'll Go out This World Loving Y'all" and Emmylou Harris'south embrace of "Feelin' Unmarried - Seein' Double" became one of her signature songs.
Wayne Kemp was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999.[half dozen]
Kemp died on March ix, 2015, at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette, Tennessee, at the age of 74.[5] [vii] He was suffering from multiple ailments and was on kidney dialysis when he died.
Discography [edit]
Albums [edit]
| Year | Album details | Nautical chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1971 | Wayne Kemp
| — |
| 1974 | Kentucky Sunshine
| 25 |
| 1983 | Country Past, Present, Hereafter
| — |
Singles [edit]
| Year | Unmarried | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.s.a. Land | CAN Country | |||
| 1967 | "Babblin Incoherently" | — | ||
| "The Image Of Me" | — | |||
| 1969 | "Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)" | 61 | — | Wayne Kemp |
| "Bar Room Habits" | 73 | — | ||
| 1971 | "Who'll Turn Out the Lights" | 57 | — | |
| "Award to an Angel" | 52 | — | ||
| "Did We Have to Come up This Far (To Say Goodbye)" | 72 | — | non-album single | |
| 1972 | "Darlin'" | 53 | — | Kentucky Sunshine |
| 1973 | "Honky Tonk Wine" | 17 | thirteen[8] | |
| "Kentucky Sunshine" | 53 | — | ||
| 1974 | "Listen" | 32 | 94[9] | |
| "Harlan County" | 57 | — | non-album singles | |
| 1976 | "Waiting for the Tables to Turn" | 72 | — | |
| "I Should Have Watched That First Step" | 71 | — | ||
| 1977 | "Leona Don't Live Hither Anymore" | 91 | — | |
| "I Dearest It (When You Beloved All Over Me)" | 76 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Dearest Goes to Hell When It Dies" | 62 | — | |
| "I'll Leave This World Loving You" | 47 | — | ||
| 1981 | "Your Married woman Is Cheatin' on Us Over again" | 35 | — | |
| "Just Got Back from No Human's State" | 46 | — | ||
| "Why Am I Doing Without" | 75 | — | ||
| 1982 | "Sloe Gin and Fast Women" | 78 | — | |
| "She Only Meant to Use Him" | 64 | — | ||
| 1983 | "Don't Transport Me No Angels" | 55 | — | Country Past, Present, Future |
| 1984 | "I've Always Wanted To" | 75 | — | |
| 1986 | "Reddish Cervix and Over 30" (with Bobby G. Rice) | seventy | — | non-album single |
References [edit]
- ^ "Wayne Kemp June 11, 1940 ~ March 9, 2015 (historic period 74)". Anderson & Son Funeral Homes and Memorial Park. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 221. ISBN978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b "UA State Artists". Billboard. 9 October 1976. pp. UA–4.
- ^ "Chart position for Kentucky Sunshine". Allmusic . Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ a b Betts, Stephen L. (March 10, 2015). "'Honey Bug' Songwriter Wayne Kemp Expressionless at 74". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame". nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com . Retrieved 2021-03-08 .
- ^ "Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Wayne Kemp dies". Tennessean.com. 1941-06-01. Retrieved 2015-03-11 .
- ^ "Search results for Wayne Kemp". RPM . Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks for March ii, 1974". RPM . Retrieved 24 September 2010.
External links [edit]
- Wayne Kemp at IMDb
thurgoodwhoultall69.blogspot.com
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Kemp