Billy Ray Dungy II (born January 14, 1959), known professionally as Jesse Hunter, is an American

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artist. Hunter signed to

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in 1994, the same year that he released his

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-produced debut album ''A Man Like Me''. The album produced three chart

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in "Born Ready," "The Way She's Lookin'" and "Long Legged Hannah (From Butte, Montana)," his highest-charting single at No. 42 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. "Born Ready" and "Long Legged Hannah" also charted on the ''

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'' country charts in Canada. Michael Hight of ''New Country'' magazine gave Hunter's debut album a three-and-a-half star rating out of five, comparing his voice to Johnny Cash's and saying "the renegade nature ��ositions him as a

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who has lived and learned and is ready to talk about it." Dungy has not recorded professionally since. As of 2021, he resides in

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, and has written local theatre productions.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Jesse American country singer-songwriters Living people Singer-songwriters from Tennessee People from Shelby County, Tennessee BNA Records artists 1959 births Country musicians from Tennessee