| Alias | T. J. Knight |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Jeff Knight |
| Birth date | Thomas Jeff Knight |
| Origin | El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Genre | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1992-1996 |
| Label | Mercury |
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]
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
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| They've Been Talkin' About Me |
|
| Easy Street |
|
Singles
| 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
| 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
The 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
- ^ Bush, John. "Jeff Knight Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. March 14, 1992. p. 78.
- ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. May 30, 1992. p. 70.
- ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. September 12, 1992. p. 84.
- ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. September 11, 1993. p. 53.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Jeff Knight : Easy Street". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2011.