{{Short description|American country music singer-songwriter (1970–2023)}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2023}} {{Use American English|date=April 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Keith Gattis | background = solo_singer | image = | image_size = | birth_name = Quenton Keith Gattis | birth_date = {{Birth date|1970|5|26}} | birth_place = [[Georgetown, Texas]], U.S. | origin = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|4|23|1970|5|26}} | genre = [[Country music|Country]] | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} | years_active = 1996–2023 | label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]<br />Smith Music Group }} '''Quenton Keith Gattis''' (May 26, 1970 – April 23, 2023)<ref name="obiQKG">{{cite web |url=https://www.springhillfh.com/obituaries/Quenton-Gattis/#!/Obituary|title=Quenton 'Keith' Gattis May 26, 1970 - April 23, 2023|date=|accessdate=April 28, 2023|website=Spring Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery}}</ref> was an American [[country music]] singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He released two studio albums and charted one single, "Little Drops of My Heart", on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart while signed to [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]. In 2002, Gattis joined [[Dwight Yoakam|Dwight Yoakam's]] band as band leader and lead electric guitar player and is credited on Yoakam's studio album ''[[Blame the Vain]]''. In 2005, Gattis released his record ''Big City Blues.''
Gattis collaborated on records with [[George Jones]], [[George Strait]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Randy Houser]], [[Charlie Robison]], [[Gary Allan]], [[Ashley Monroe]], [[Allison Moorer]], [[Waylon Payne]], [[Miranda Lambert]], [[Wade Bowen]], [[Sara Evans]], [[Dwight Yoakam]], [[Brandy Clark]], [[Randy Rogers Band]], [[Randy Travis]], [[Eli Young Band]], and others.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
[[Kenny Chesney]] recorded two of Gattis' songs for his 2012 album ''[[Welcome to the Fishbowl]]''. One of the songs, "[[El Cerrito Place]]", previously on Gattis' ''Big City Blues'' record, was released by Chesney and charted as a ''Billboard'' top 20 single. "El Cerrito Place" was also recorded by [[Charlie Robison]] featuring [[Natalie Maines]]. Gattis co-wrote Chesney's 2013 single "[[When I See This Bar]]" from the album ''[[Life on a Rock]]'', and [[George Strait]]'s 2013 single "[[I Got a Car]]". Gattis had numerous film and television placements including songs in ''[[The Jacket]]'', ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]'', and ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]''. Gattis produced and co-wrote projects for many artists including [[Waylon Payne]], Kendell Marvel, [[Wade Bowen]], [[Randy Houser]], [[Cory Morrow]], and [[Micky & the Motorcars]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Gattis died in a tractor accident on April 23, 2023, at the age of 52.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://americansongwriter.com/country-music-artist-keith-gattis-dead-at-52/ |title=Country Music Artist Keith Gattis Dead at 52 |first=Tiffany |last=Goldstein |date=April 23, 2023 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |access-date=April 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/keith-gattis-nashville-songwriter-dead-obit-1234722344/|title=Songwriter Keith Gattis, Whose Songs Were Cut by Kenny Chesney and George Strait, Dead at 52|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 24, 2023|first=Joseph|last=Hodak}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:10em;"| Title ! style="width:18em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Keith Gattis (album)|Keith Gattis]]'' | * Release date: April 30, 1996 * Label: [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]] |- ! scope="row"| ''Big City Blues'' | * Release date: May 10, 2005 * Label: Smith Music Group |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart<br />positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]] ! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN Country]] |- | rowspan="2"| 1996 ! scope="row"| "Little Drops of My Heart" | 53 | 63 | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Keith Gattis'' |- ! scope="row"| "Real Deal" | — | 83 |- | 1997 ! scope="row"| "Titanic"<ref>{{cite magazine|date=October 18, 1997|title=Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nAkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22if+you+can%27t+be+good+be+good+at+it%22+%22neal+mccoy%22&pg=PA80}}</ref> | — | — | align="left"| ''[[Switchback (film)|Switchback]]'' soundtrack |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! style="width:14em;"| Video ! Director |- | rowspan="2"| 1996 ! scope="row"| "Little Drops of My Heart" | |- ! scope="row"| "Real Deal"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/keith-gattis/385054/real-deal.jhtml|title=CMT : Videos : Keith Gattis : Real Deal|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|accessdate=October 14, 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | Thom Oliphant |}
==List of singles written by Keith Gattis== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single ! rowspan="2"| Artist ! Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="65"| [[Country Airplay|US Country Airplay]] |- | 2004 ! scope="row"| "[[El Cerrito Place]]" | rowspan="3"| [[Charlie Robison]] | — | align="left"| ''Good Times'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 ! scope="row"| "Reconsider" | — | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Beautiful Day'' |- ! scope="row"| "Down Again" | — |- | 2012 ! scope="row"| "El Cerrito Place" | rowspan="2"| [[Kenny Chesney]] | 10 | align="left"| ''[[Welcome to the Fishbowl]]'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 ! scope="row"| "[[When I See This Bar]]" | 14 | align="left"| ''[[Life on a Rock]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "[[I Got a Car]]" | rowspan="3"| [[George Strait]] | 17 | align="left"| ''[[Love Is Everything (George Strait album)|Love Is Everything]]'' |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| "[[Let It Go (George Strait song)|Let It Go]]" | 46 | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''[[Cold Beer Conversation]]'' |- | 2016 ! scope="row"| "Goin' Goin' Gone" | |- |2019 ! scope="row"| "What Whiskey Does" |[[Randy Houser]] | 31 |[[Magnolia (Randy Houser album)|Magnolia]] |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}
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==External links== * [http://www.keithgattis.com Official Website] * [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p174754|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Keith Gattis > Overview )))] * {{discogs artist|Keith Gattis}} * {{IMDb name|3911859}}
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