Jerry Chesnut - A good Year for the Roses (writer Jerry Chesnut)

Country Family Reunion The Songwriters 2010
0:39 Larry Cordle Angela Kaset
0:42 Jimmy Capps, Jerry Chesnut, Norro Wilson
1:01 Don Schlitz, Jan Howard
1:07 Jimmy Capps, Jerry Chesnut, Vince Gill, Dickey Lee, Jeannie Seely, Hank Cochran
1:24 Angela Kaset
1:28 Leslie Satcher
1:32 Vince Gill

[RFToob]

Mr. Chestnut needs much much more recognition.

[eezyian]

Thank you Jerry - it's one of the best songs (of all genres) ever written ! 😊

[dannaab]

I don't think anyone paints an emotional picture better than Jerry Chestnut.

[DavidPatersonPortraits]

Thank you so much for this wonderful song mister Chesnut. George Jones, Elvis Costello and Alan Jackson are all appreciated.

[egajch]

Frickin' awesome song. Doesn't matter whether Jerry, Elvis Costello or George Jones sing it, it makes me cry. The sheer quality of the song transcends the artists' performances.

[jimmy-zj]

Jerry Chesnut was one of the best songwriters ever!

[alexkent]

Gotta tip your hat to a the man who wrote that beautiful song- amazing.

[kav]

DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS MAN WROTE THIS SONG, WHAT A CLASSIC.

[grahamcoo]

Back in a day when music was real and lyrics had meaning.

[Longhammer]

Jerry told me that he'd written a few songs and started making some money. He'd been out most of the night and came in early one morning, his wife had left him. He looked out a picture window, being late in the year, and some roses were still blooming out in the yard. He thought everything had gone to Hell, but it was a good year for the roses. He sat down at the kitchen table and wrote this in about 20 minutes. True story.

[RonjaH]

Nice video, have only before heard it with George & Alan:)

[Mouldytone]

That was special. Thanks for sharing the clip.

[ledearn]

A friend who played with Jones told me the story, George and Tammy were in a motel in Nashville, Jerry shows up to pitch some songs. "Ya'll wanna hear 'em?" "Yeah, come on in, we can't find Dallas Frazier." George took Roses, Tammy took "Wonders You Perform." I've wondered, what if they'd swapped. I have the actual demo, Jerry sings it, as another friend in music put it, "Ol' Jerry sure showed 'em how to sing it, didn't he."
God bless, Jerry, hope you're seeing this.

[emiliovaqueromartin]

Very emotific.. Uah.shadow mister George Jones. OH MY GOD

[carolbiggs]

Vince Gill is a very special person with a beautiful voice

[OakCitySongs]

The Counting Crows version is Stellar, so much emotion.

[ledearn]

OT- songwriter story, Jerry in perspective frm Jones Boy:
Dallas had a thing about writing songs. When he'd find out Jones was coming to town for sessions, he'd rent a room at the same hotel Jones stayed at and would fill the bathtub up with Budweiser and ice it down. By session time, he'd have at least an album full. Dallas' mgr called his house and his wife told him Dallas had gone out to get cigarettes. Told her to have him call when he got back. Wife said, that was three days ago!!!

[alistairewen]

i like this & shine on you crazy diamond lucky bugger eh

[berimbolo]

George Jones sang it best. I think. George's voice matched it very well.

[atfourothirtythree]

I would rate this song as perhaps the runner up to Jones's He Stopped Loving Her Today. Its that good. Sadly it didn't quite reach number 1.