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American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Richard Leigh
(born May 26, 1951 in
Washington, D.C.
) is an American
country music
songwriter
and singer. He is best known for penning "
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
" (sung by
Crystal Gayle
). In 1978, he received a
Grammy Award
for "Best Country Song" for the popular song. It was nominated in both pop and country categories and reached number one on both charts.
His first number one song was "
I'll Get Over You
" (1976), also sung by Crystal Gayle. Other prominent singers who have brought his songs number one status over the years include
Billy Dean
,
Mickey Gilley
,
Reba McEntire
,
Barbara Mandrell
,
Steve Wariner
, and
Don Williams
.
Kathy Mattea
had another number one hit with "
Come From the Heart
" in 1990. In 1999, the
Dixie Chicks
recorded Leigh's "
Cold Day in July
" for their album
Fly
, reaching Number 10 on the country music charts in 2000.
Leigh was raised in Virginia, and lives in
Tennessee
. He is a graduate of
Virginia Highlands Community College
and
Virginia Commonwealth University
.
[1]
It was while he was attending VCU that he penned and first sang "I'll Get Over You," while performing at the Crossroads Coffeehouse in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District. He has been nominated for songwriter of the year seven times and in 1994 he was inducted into the
Nashville Songwriters Foundation
Hall of Fame
. On April 11, 2011, Leigh was one of only four chosen nationally from the American Community College System to be awarded 2011 AACC Outstanding Alumni Award for excellence in ones chosen field.
[2]
Since 2013 he has arranged with VHCC to host the Richard Leigh Songwriter's Festival,
[3]
an annual competition for new songwriting talent. Proceeds from the event go to VHCC's Great Expectations program benefiting foster care students.
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Number Ones on
Billboard's
US Country Music Chart
unless otherwise noted.
Awards and nominations
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Academy of Country Music Awards
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Country Music Association Awards
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^[A]
Nominated alongside co-writer
Layng Martine Jr.
^[B]
Nominated alongside co-writer
Billy Dean
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1967?1970
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1971-1980
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1981-1990
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1991-2000
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2001-2010
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- "
Murder on Music Row
" -
Larry Cordle
, Larry Shell (2001)
- "
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
" -
Alan Jackson
(2002)
- "
Three Wooden Crosses
" -
Doug Johnson
,
Kim Williams
(2003)
- "
Live Like You Were Dying
" -
Tim Nichols
,
Craig Wiseman
(2004)
- "
Whiskey Lullaby
" -
Bill Anderson
,
Jon Randall
(2005)
- "
Believe
" -
Ronnie Dunn
,
Craig Wiseman
(2006)
- "
Give It Away
" -
Bill Anderson
,
Buddy Cannon
,
Jamey Johnson
(2007)
- "
Stay
" -
Jennifer Nettles
(2008)
- "
In Color
" -
Jamey Johnson
,
Lee Thomas Miller
,
James Otto
(2009)
- "
The House That Built Me
" -
Tom Douglas
,
Allen Shamblin
(2010)
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2011-2020
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- "
If I Die Young
" -
Kimberly Perry
(2011)
- "
Over You
" -
Miranda Lambert
,
Blake Shelton
(2012)
- "
I Drive Your Truck
" -
Jessi Alexander
, Connie Harrington,
Jimmy Yeary
(2013)
- "
Follow Your Arrow
" -
Brandy Clark
,
Shane McAnally
,
Kacey Musgraves
(2014)
- "
Girl Crush
" -
Hillary Lindsey
,
Lori McKenna
,
Liz Rose
(2015)
- "
Humble and Kind
" -
Lori McKenna
(2016)
- "
Better Man
" -
Taylor Swift
(2017)
- "
Broken Halos
" -
Mike Henderson
,
Chris Stapleton
(2018)
- "
Beautiful Crazy
" -
Luke Combs
,
Wyatt Durrette
, Robert Williford (2019)
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2021-2030
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International
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National
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