Norro Wilson
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Norro Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Norris Denton Wilson[1] |
| Born | April 4, 1938 Scottsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2017 (aged 79) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1969–2017 |
| Labels | Smash Mercury RCA Capitol |
| Website | norrowilson |
Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson[2] (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including songs for David Houston, Jean Shepard, Charlie Rich, Charley Pride, George Jones, and Tammy Wynette, among many others. He also produced or co-produced songs for dozens of artists, including early Reba McEntire, Joe Stampley, Margo Smith, Sara Evans, Kenny Chesney, and Shania Twain.
Earlier in his career, Wilson also charted ten singles on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart. The biggest of his three Top 40 hits was "Do It to Someone You Love" (written by Tom T. Hall) which reached No. 20 in 1970.[1] He also recorded two songs, "Hey, Mister!" and "Mama McClusky", that were the basis for Charlie Rich's 1973 number one song, "The Most Beautiful Girl".
He died on June 8, 2017, in Nashville from heart failure.[3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Dedicated To: Only You | 40 | Smash |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country[1] | CAN Country | |||
| 1969 | "Only You" | 68 | — | Dedicated To: Only You |
| "Love Comes but Once in a Lifetime" | 44 | — | ||
| "Shame on Me" | 56 | — | singles only | |
| 1970 | "Do It to Someone You Love" | 20 | — | |
| "Old Enough to Want To (Fool Enough to Try)" | 53 | — | ||
| 1972 | "Everybody Needs Lovin'" | 28 | 47 | |
| 1973 | "Darlin' Raise the Shade" | 64 | — | |
| "Ain't It Good (To Feel This Way)" | 35 | 82 | ||
| 1974 | "Loneliness (Can Break a Good Man Down)" | 96 | — | |
| 1977 | "So Close Again" (w/ Margo Smith) | 43 | — | Happiness (Margo Smith album) |
Awards and recognition
[edit]- 1975 Grammy Award (with Billy Sherrill, songwriters) for Best Country Song, "A Very Special Love Song"
- 1996 Inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame[4]
- 2008 Inducted into Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
- 2018 Academy of Country Music Poet's Award[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ In Memory of Norris “Norro” Denton Wilson June 8, 2017 accessdate December 12, 2017
- ^ Betts, Stephen (June 8, 2017). "Norro Wilson, Nashville Songwriter and Producer, Dead at 79". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Norro Wilson". Archived from the original on September 9, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2007.
- ^ BubbleUp, LTD. "special awards". Academy of Country Music. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- Hight, Michael. "Norro Wilson". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. 1998. p. 596.
- Hyatt, Wesley. The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits. New York: Billboard Publications. 1999.
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York), 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1938 births
- 2017 deaths
- American country singer-songwriters
- People from Scottsville, Kentucky
- Country musicians from Kentucky
- American country record producers
- Smash Records artists
- Singer-songwriters from Kentucky
- Record producers from Kentucky
- 20th-century American singer-songwriters
- Country musicians from Tennessee
- Singer-songwriters from Tennessee