American country music songwriter (born 1951)
Musical artist
Jon Vezner (born June 6, 1951) is an American country music songwriter. He is best known for his work with Kathy Mattea , to whom he has been married since 1988.
Vezner began working as a songwriter in Minnesota and later moved to Nashville, Tennessee . He set up a publishing company underneath the apartment in which Mattea lived, and befriended her after jump-starting her car. They began dating in 1986, and married on February 14, 1988.[ 2]
Vezner wrote several of Mattea's songs, including "Where've You Been ", "A Few Good Things Remain ", "Time Passes By ", and "Whole Lotta Holes ". He also wrote "Then What? " for Clay Walker , "If I Didn't Love You " by Steve Wariner , and "You're Gone " by Diamond Rio .[ 2] [ 1]
He performs with Don Henry as The Don Juans ; they accompanied Tom Paxton on his 2018 and 2019 UK tours.[ 3]
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Awards for Jon Vezner
1967−1970 1971−1980 1981−1990 1991−2000 2001−2010
"Murder on Music Row " - Larry Cordle , Larry Shell (2001)
"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) " - Alan Jackson (2002)
"Three Wooden Crosses " - Doug Johnson , Kim Williams (2003)
"Live Like You Were Dying " - Tim Nichols , Craig Wiseman (2004)
"Whiskey Lullaby " - Bill Anderson , Jon Randall (2005)
"Believe " - Ronnie Dunn , Craig Wiseman (2006)
"Give It Away " - Bill Anderson , Buddy Cannon , Jamey Johnson (2007)
"Stay " - Jennifer Nettles (2008)
"In Color " - Jamey Johnson , Lee Thomas Miller , James Otto (2009)
"The House That Built Me " - Tom Douglas , Allen Shamblin (2010)
2011−2020
"If I Die Young " - Kimberly Perry (2011)
"Over You " - Miranda Lambert , Blake Shelton (2012)
"I Drive Your Truck " - Jessi Alexander , Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013)
"Follow Your Arrow " - Brandy Clark , Shane McAnally , Kacey Musgraves (2014)
"Girl Crush " - Hillary Lindsey , Lori McKenna , Liz Rose (2015)
"Humble and Kind " - Lori McKenna (2016)
"Better Man " - Taylor Swift (2017)
"Broken Halos " - Mike Henderson , Chris Stapleton (2018)
"Beautiful Crazy " - Luke Combs , Wyatt Durrette , Robert Williford (2019)
2021−2030
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
"Need You Now " – Dave Haywood , Josh Kear , Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2010)
"Mean " – Taylor Swift (songwriter) (2011)
"Blown Away " – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (songwriters) (2012)
"Merry Go 'Round " – Shane McAnally , Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne (songwriters) (2013)
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You " – Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond (songwriters) (2014)
"Girl Crush " – Hillary Lindsey , Lori McKenna , & Liz Rose (songwriters) (2015)
"Humble and Kind " – Lori McKenna (songwriter) (2016)
"Broken Halos " – Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton (songwriters) (2017)
"Space Cowboy " – Luke Laird , Shane McAnally , & Kacey Musgraves (songwriters) (2018)
"Bring My Flowers Now " – Brandi Carlile , Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth , & Tanya Tucker (songwriters) (2019)
2020s
International National Artists