Jerry Kilgore (singer)

Jerry Kilgore
Born	November 12, 1964 (1964-11-12) (age 47)[1]
Origin	Tillamook, Oregon, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals Rhythm guitar
Years active	1995–2001
Labels	Asylum, Virgin Records Nashville, Nic-Nic-Neer
Associated acts	Tracy Byrd John Michael Montgomery

Jerry Kilgore (born November 12, 1964 in Tillamook, Oregon^[1]) is an American country music artist. He has recorded two studio albums: 1999's Love Trip on the Virgin Records label, and 2007's Loaded & Empty on his personal Nic-Nic-Neer label. The former album produced three chart singles on the Billboard country music charts, including a Top 40 in its title track. In addition, Kilgore has written singles for Tracy Byrd and John Michael Montgomery.

Biography

Kilgore got his start playing various bars throughout the Portland, Oregon area, subsequently moving to Mesa, Arizona and later to North Carolina before he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Eventually, he found a deal as a songwriter, and in 1995, Tracy Byrd entered Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks with "Love Lessons", which Kilgore co-wrote. Kilgore also signed to Asylum Records but did not record anything for the label.

In 1998, John Michael Montgomery also had a Top Ten country hit with "Cover You in Kisses", another song co-written by Kilgore.^[2][3] A year later, Kilgore was signed to Virgin Records as a recording artist, becoming the first artist signed to the label's Nashville division.^[3] His debut album Love Trip was released that year,^[2] and its title track was a Top 40 hit on the country charts in late 1999. The album's other two singles failed to make Top 40, and Kilgore was dropped from Virgin Nashville's roster in 2000. He co-wrote Clay Walker's 2002 single "If You Ever Feel Like Lovin' Me Again."

In 2007, Kilgore released an independent CD on Nic-Nic-Neer Records, Loaded & Empty.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Love Trip	Release date: September 21, 1999 Label: Virgin Records
Loaded & Empty	Release date: March 18, 2008 Label: Nic-Nic Neer Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1999	"Love Trip"	36	64	Love Trip
2000	"The Look"	49	—
	"Cactus in a Coffee Can"	73	—
2008	"What's It Take to Get a Drink in Here"	—	—	Loaded & Empty
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1999	"Love Trip"[4]	Brent Hedgecock
2000	"The Look"[5]
2008	"What's It Take to Get a Drink in Here"

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Jerry Kilgore biography". Oldies.com. http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Jerry-Kilgore.html. Retrieved 2008-04-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ruhlman, William. "allmusic ((( Jerry Kilgore > Biography )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p374008. Retrieved 2007-11-10. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Keel, Beverly (1999-11-01). "Back to Basics: Nashville label takes its time breaking traditional artist". Nashville Scene. http://weeklywire.com/ww/11-01-99/nash_music-industry.html. Retrieved 2007-11-10. 
4. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jerry Kilgore : Love Trip". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/jerry-kilgore/385462/love-trip.jhtml. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 
5. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jerry Kilgore : The Look". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/jerry-kilgore/385506/the-look.jhtml. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 

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