Jerry Chesnut - A good Year for the Roses (writer Jerry Chesnut)

[ega95jch]

Frickin' awesome song. Doesn't matter whether Jerry, Elvis Costello or George Jones sing it, it makes me cry. The sheer quality of the song transcends the artists' performances.

[davebob65]

whose justin beiber?

[oldcar555]

old good

[maxipops5]

Jerry is a Legend.

[maxipops5]

Better than Justin Bieber, actually thats an insult to Jerry.

[ledearn]

OT- songwriter story,  Jerry in perspective frm Jones Boy:

Dallas had a thing about writing songs. When he'd find out Jones was coming to town for sessions, he'd rent a room at the same hotel Jones stayed at and would fill the bathtub up with Budweiser and ice it down. By session time, he'd have at least an album full. Dallas' mgr called his house and his wife told him Dallas had gone out to get cigarettes. Told her to have him call when he got back. Wife said, that was three days ago!!!

[ledearn]

A friend who played with Jones told me the story, George and Tammy were in a motel in Nashville, Jerry shows up to pitch some songs. "Ya'll wanna hear 'em?" "Yeah, come on in, we can't find Dallas Frazier." George took Roses, Tammy took "Wonders You Perform." I've wondered, what if they'd swapped. I have the actual demo, Jerry sings it, as another friend in music put it, "Ol' Jerry sure showed 'em how to sing it, didn't he."

God bless, Jerry, hope you're seeing this.

[shacknbake1]

check out elvis costello version......

[brotherhamlet]

@shacknbake1

Yeah, I got his version too, but this is an honor to Jerry Chesnut who wrote the song.

[starr522]

A song from the heart

[Gatorrock787]

Go Jimmy C!

[TheQueenOfCountry]

Nice share :)

[jimmyglen]

Jerry Chesnut was one of the best songwriters ever!

[starr522]

what a classic song

[Ronja2H2]

Nice video, have only before heard it with George & Alan:)