Jon Vezner (born June 6, 1951) is an American

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songwriter. He is best known for his work with

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that re ...

, to whom he has been married since 1988. Vezner began working as a songwriter in

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and later moved to

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. 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. Vezner wrote several of Mattea's songs, including "

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", "

A Few Good Things Remain "A Few Good Things Remain" is a song written by Jon Vezner and Pat Alger, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in November 1990 as the second single from her compilation album ''A Collection of Hits ''Untol ...

", "

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", and " Whole Lotta Holes". He also wrote " Then What?" for

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, " If I Didn't Love You" by

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, and " You're Gone" by

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. He performs with

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; they accompanied

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on his 2018 and 2019 UK tours.

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