Jon Randall Stewart (born February 17, 1969) is an American producer, songwriter, and musician. His career began as a guitarist for

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

' Nash Ramblers with whom he won his first Grammy for their ''Live at the Ryman'' album in 1992. Between 1995 and 2005 Randall released three solo albums, '' What You Don't Know'', '' Willin''' and ''

Walking Among the Living ''Walking Among the Living'' is the third studio album released by American country music singer Jon Randall. It is his third major-label album, and his first album since '' Willin in 1999. This album includes the song "Whiskey Lullaby", which ...

''. He recorded a fourth album, '' Cold Coffee Morning'', which was not released. As a songwriter, Randall has had many notable cuts including "

Whiskey Lullaby "Whiskey Lullaby" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. The song was a duet recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley and bluegrass artist Alison Krauss on Paisley's album ''Mud on the Tires.'' The song was released ...

" recorded by

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and

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which won the 2005 CMA Song of the Year Award, and “ Tin Man” by

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which won the 2018 ACM Song of the Year Award. He has also had cuts with

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Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country music singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of ''American Idol'' on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, '' Clear as Day'', was released in October 2011 and w ...

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and

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. Randall produced

's ''

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'' (2010) which was nominated for the 2011

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for Best Country Album, and ''

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'' (2018). Both albums were nominated for ACM and CMA Album of the Year. Randall's production on ''

s "Burning Man ft.

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" also earned him the 2019 ACM Award for Music Event of the Year. Other artists he has produced records for include:

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, and

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. Randall has been nominated for 4

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, 5 Academy of Country Music Awards and 6

Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The televised annual presentation ceremony f ...

. See Awards section below. On February 19, 2021, Randall released his first single in over 15 years, "Keep On Moving", co-produced, engineered and mixed by Brandon Bell. On April 2, 2021, Randall released a four-track solo project called ''Neon Texas''.

Music career

Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers

Randall's music career began as a guitarist for

’ Nash Ramblers. In 1992, Randall won a Grammy award under the winner name 'Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers (Larry Altamanuik,

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

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, Jon Randall Stewart)' for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The award was for the album ''Live at the Ryman''. In 2017, Harris, Randall, Bush and Perkins reunited at The Ryman Auditorium for a 25th anniversary concert of the "Live at the Ryman" album .

Artist career

Between 1995 and 2005 Randall released four solo albums, '' What You Don't Know'', '' Cold Coffee Morning'', '' Willin''' and ''

''. The singles "Cold Coffee Morning" and "This Heart" both made appearances on the ''

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'' Hot Country Songs Charts. On February 19, 2021, Stewart released his first single in over 15 years, "Keep On Moving", co-produced, engineered and mixed by Brandon Bell. On April 2, 2021, Stewart released a four-track solo project called ''Neon Texas''.

Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram & Jon Randall

On March 4, 2021, "In His Arms" was released collaboratively with

and Jack Ingram. The single was accompanied by an announcement that the artists would be releasing a joint project called ''

The Marfa Tapes ''The Marfa Tapes'' is a collaborative studio album by American Country music, country artists Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, released on May 7, 2021 through RCA Records Nashville, RCA Nashville. It is Randall's fourth, Lambert's ei ...

'' on May 7, 2021, from which "In His Arms" was the first single. The project is a collection of raw live recordings from a trip to Marfa, Texas. On March 12, 2021, ''The Marfa Tapes'' track "Tin Man" was released, followed by the release of "Am I Right or Amarillo" on March 26, 2021. ''

'' received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Album at the 64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

18 South

Randall is also a member of 18 South, a culmination of acclaimed songwriters and Nashville's best session musicians consisting of

, Jimmy Wallace, Mike Bub, Larry Atamanuik and Guthrie Trapp. In 2010 they released their debut album ''Soulful Southern Roots Music''.

Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss

Randall co-wrote the song "Whiskey Lullaby" with Bill Anderson, which was released by Brad Paisley as a duet with Alison Krauss in 2004. The song received multiple award nominations, won the 2005 CMA Song Of The Year Award, and peak at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now ''

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'') charts, and No. 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. As of July 2015, "Whiskey Lullaby" was certified 2× Platinum by the

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Dierks Bentley

Randall produced

's ''Up on the Ridge'' (2010) and ''

'' (2018). ''Up on the Ridge'' was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and nominated for the ACM and CMA Album Of The Year. The album debuted at No. 9 on the U.S.

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, No. 2 on the ''

'' Top Country Albums chart, and at No. 1 on the U.S. ''

'' Bluegrass Albums charts. The second single from the album, "

Draw Me a Map "Draw Me a Map" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in August 2010 as the fifteenth single release of his career and the second and final single from his 2010 bluegrass music, bluegrass ...

" was co-written by Bentley and Randall, and peaked at No. 33 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs. Co-produced with Ross Copperman, ''The Mountain'' was nominated for both the ACM and CMA Album of the Year. Their production on ''The Mountains "Burning Man ft.

" also earned them the 2019 ACM Award for Music Event of the Year. ''The Mountain'' debuted at No. 1 on ''Billboard'''s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts.

Miranda Lambert

In 2017 Miranda Lambert released " Tin Man" which Stewart co-wrote with Lambert and Jack Ingram. The song won the 2018 ACM Song of the Year Award, and was also nominated for the 2017 CMA Song of the Year and 2018 Grammy Award for Best Country Song. As of February 2019, "Tin Man" received platinum certification by the

. In 2021 Miranda Lambert released her single, "If I Was A Cowboy" which was co-produced by Randall and Luke Dick.

Jack Ingram

Randall produced Jack Ingram's last two albums, ''Midnight Motel'' (2016) and ''Ridin' High... Again'' (2019). ''Ridin' High... Again'' also includes Ingram's rendition of "Tin Man", written by Randall, Ingram, and Miranda Lambert, which was previously released by Lambert and earned the three writers the 2018 ACM Song of the Year Award. Ingram and Randall also co-wrote "Where There's a Willie" and "Everybody Wants to Be Somebody" (along with

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Parker McCollum

In 2020, Randall produced

’s EP ''Hollywood Gold'', with the lead single "Pretty Heart" achieving platinum certification. He also co-wrote "Love You Like That" with Parker McCollum and

Billy Montana Billy Montana (born William Schlappi on September 28, 1959, in Voorheesville, New York) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1995, Montana released one studio album and charted six singles on '' Billboard''s Hot Coun ...

. In 2021,

released his current record " Gold Chain Cowboy" which was produced by Jon Randall.

Chase Bryant

On February 26, 2021,

Chase Bryant Chase Spencer Yaklin, better known by his stage name Chase Bryant (born October 9, 1992) is an American singer and songwriter. Bryant is a family name shared by his grandfather, Jimmy Bryant, who performed with Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings. In ...

released "Upbringing" the lead single from his upcoming album of the same name. The song was written by Bryant, Randall and Stephen Wilson, produced by Randall and recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, TX.

Personal life

Randall married country music star

Lorrie Morgan Loretta Lynn Morgan (born June 27, 1959) is an American country music singer and actress. She is the daughter of George Morgan, widow of Keith Whitley, and ex-wife of Jon Randall and Sammy Kershaw, all of whom are also country music singers. Mo ...

in 1996; the couple divorced in 1999. Randall is now married to country singer/songwriter

Awards

Artist discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

Songwriting and production discography

American record producer and songwriter, Jon Randall, has released four studio albums as a solo artist. He has produced for artists including Dierks Bentley, Dwight Yoakam,

, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jessi Alexander, and

. His extensive list of cuts also includes Miranda Lambert,

, Emmylou Harris,

, Dierks Bentley,

, Brad Paisley,

and

Producer

Songwriter

References

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