David Lynn Jones
Encyclopedia
David Lynn Jones is an American
country music
singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1994, Jones released four studio albums. He also charted four singles on Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart. His highest charting single, "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)," peaked at number ten in 1987.
As a songwriter, Jones wrote "Living in the Promiseland
", a number one hit for Willie Nelson
in 1986.
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1994, Jones released four studio albums. He also charted four singles on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. His highest charting single, "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)," peaked at number ten in 1987.
As a songwriter, Jones wrote "Living in the Promiseland
Living in the Promiseland
"Living in the Promiseland" is a 1986 single written by David Lynn Jones and recorded by Willie Nelson. "Living in the Promiseland" was Willie Nelson's twelfth number one single on the country chart as a solo artist, spending one week at number one and twenty weeks on the chart.In 1988, Jones...
", a number one hit for Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
in 1986.
Albums
| Year | Title | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hard Times on Easy Street | 28 | Mercury |
| 1990 | Wood, Wind and Stone | 66 | |
| 1992 | Mixed Emotions | Liberty | |
| 1994 | Play by Ear |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1987 | "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) Bonnie Jean (Little Sister) "Bonnie Jean " is the debut single written and recorded by American country music artist David Lynn Jones. Released in 1987, it was the first single from the album Hard Times on Easy Street. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
10 | 9 | Hard Times on Easy Street |
| 1988 | "High Ridin' Heroes" (with Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... ) |
14 | 12 | |
| "The Rogue" | 36 | 66 | ||
| "Tonight in America" | 66 | — |
External links
- [ allmusic ((( David Lynn Jones > Overview )))]
- David Lynn Jones myspace page