Thomas Jeff Knight is an American country music artist, sometimes credited as T.J. Knight. Born in El Paso, Texas, he later moved to the Allegheny Mountains region of Pennsylvania;[1] after finding work as a truck driver, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed to a publishing contract with a publishing company known as Music of the World. Among the artists who cut his songs are Pirates of the Mississippi, Johnny Cash, Clay Walker, and Vince Gill.[1]
Jeff Knight | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Jeff Knight |
| Also known as | T. J. Knight |
| Born | Thomas Jeff Knight |
| Origin | El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992-1996 |
| Labels | Mercury |
Knight was signed to a recording contract with Polygram Records/Mercury Records in 1992.[1] He released two albums for the label and released four singles. He also wrote Daryle Singletary's 1996 single "Too Much Fun", for which Knight won a BMI award.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| They've Been Talkin' About Me |
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| Easy Street |
|
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Box Country | |||
| 1992 | "They've Been Talkin' About Me"[2] | 46 | They've Been Talkin' About Me |
| "I Wish She Didn't Know Me"[3] | — | ||
| "Someone Like You"[4] | — | ||
| 1993 | "Easy Street"[5] | — | Easy Street |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "They've Been Talkin' About Me" | |
| "Someone Like You" | Thom Oliphant | |
| 1993 | "Easy Street"[6] | L. J. Kreussling |
Chart singles written by Jeff Knight
editThe following is a list of Jeff Knight compositions that were chart hits.
| Year | Title | Recording artist | Chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Country | RPM Country | |||||||
| 1995 | Too Much Fun co-written with Curtis Wright |
Daryle Singletary | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 2003 | You Can't Take It With You When You Go co-written with Curtis Wright |
Rhonda Vincent | 58 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Bush, John. "Jeff Knight Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 14, 1992. p. 78.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 30, 1992. p. 70.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 12, 1992. p. 84.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 11, 1993. p. 53.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Jeff Knight : Easy Street". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.