Jerry Herbert Vandiver is an American songwriter and musician. He has had two top ten singles and 5 charted singles on the

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, 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 "

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" (both recorded by Tim McGraw) are among the gold and platinum records on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.

Chart Singles Written by Jerry Vandiver

The following is a list of Jerry Vandiver compositions that were chart hits.

Recordings Produced by Jerry Vandiver

*2001: "Don't Try This At Home" – Jerry Vandiver *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 *2016: "Mixed Dry Bag" – Jerry Vandiver

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"

References

American country songwriters Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri 1948 births Living people Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Singer-songwriters from Tennessee Singer-songwriters from Missouri American male singer-songwriters {{US-singer-songwriter-stub