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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Terri_Sharp > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Terri_Sharp.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Sharp > Source revision: 1193989577 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American songwriter and singer (born 1948)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Terri Sharp | image = Terri_Sharp (cropped).JPG | caption = Sharp performing in 2010 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1948|3|24}} | origin = [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas), United States | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|17|1948|3|24}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Terri-Sharp-103115584 |title = Terri Sharp Obituary - Kerrville, Texas - Tributes.com}} | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_music), [adult contemporary](/source/adult_contemporary), [country](/source/Country_music), Spanish | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 1966–2015 | labels = | website = }} '''Terri Sharp''' (March 24, 1948 – December 17, 2015) was an American songwriter and singer. While writing on [Music Row](/source/Music_Row) in [Nashville](/source/Nashville), Sharp's songs were recorded by many artists including [Don Mclean](/source/Don_Mclean) and [Hank Williams Jr.](/source/Hank_Williams_Jr.) She lived in Texas, composing and performing the majority of her work in Spanish. == Early career == Sharp's 1966 recording of her song "A Love That Will Last" stayed on the charts for three months in her hometown of [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas). She then moved to [New Orleans, Louisiana](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana) in 1967 to record for White Cliff Records. There she met her arranger [Allen Toussaint](/source/Allen_Toussaint), who became a lifelong friend. == The Nashville scene == Sharp did three tours of duty as a songwriter on [Music Row](/source/Music_Row) in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee). During that time, she wrote for Bocephus Music and had the distinction of being the only writer that Hank Williams Jr. ever signed to his Bocephus publishing company. She then wrote for [Merle Kilgore](/source/Merle_Kilgore)'s Paradise Cove Music for two years, before signing on with [Acuff-Rose](/source/Acuff-Rose). Sharp was awarded a gold record for the song "[Wild Streak](/source/Wild_Streak)", which she co-wrote with Hank Williams Jr. The song was also used as the title of Williams' 1987 album and tour. Around the same time, two of Terri's songs ("Eventually" and "[You Can't Blame the Train](/source/You_Can't_Blame_the_Train)") were recorded by Don Mclean for his 1987 album ''[Love Tracks](/source/Love_Tracks_(Don_McLean_album))''. The latter reached No. 49 on the U.S. country charts in 1987 and is also featured on Mclean's 1993 compilation album ''[Favorites and Rarities](/source/Favorites_and_Rarities)''. Sharp co-wrote the song "Old-Fashioned Broken Heart" with [Donny Kees](/source/Donny_Kees), which was recorded by [Lisa Stewart](/source/Lisa_Stewart) on her self-titled 1993 album. In [Don Mclean](/source/Don_Mclean)'s 2007 biography, Terri Sharp is referred to as "one of the most talented songwriters on the Nashville scene".{{cite book |title=The Don McLean Story: Killing Us Softly With His Songs |last=Howard |first=Alan |year=2007 |publisher=Lulu Press Inc. |isbn=978-1-4303-0682-5 |page=420 }} == Recent activity == Sharp has hundreds of songs to her credit.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} She wrote and performed in the [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio) area of Texas. The majority of her later work was composed and performed in Spanish, adding ever more depth to her intelligent, melodic songwriting and vocal style. == Discography == === Albums featuring === * 1987: ''Wild Streak'' - [Hank Williams Jr.](/source/Hank_Williams_Jr.) * 1987: ''Love Tracks'' - [Don Mclean](/source/Don_Mclean) * 1993: ''Favorites and Rarities'' - Don Mclean === Compositions === * 1966: "A Love That Will Last" * 1985: "Are You Looking for Me?" * 1986: "Sea of Cortez" * 1986: "Out of the Blue" * 1986: "Smokin' Gun" * 1987: "Stark Ravin' Crazy" * 1987: "The Piper's Song" * 1987: "Wild Streak" - co-written with Hank Williams Jr. (''[Wild Streak](/source/Wild_Streak)'') * 1987: "[You Can't Blame the Train](/source/You_Can't_Blame_the_Train)" - Don Mclean (''[Love Tracks](/source/Love_Tracks_(Don_McLean_album))'', ''[Favorites and Rarities](/source/Favorites_and_Rarities)'') * 1987: "Eventually" - Don Mclean (''[Love Tracks](/source/Love_Tracks_(Don_McLean_album))'') * 1992: "Perfect Common Stone" * 1993: "Old-Fashioned Broken Heart" - co-written with Donny Kees * 1997: "Taken with You" - written about her friend Don Mclean and his wife === Compositions in Spanish === * 2000: "A la larga" * 2001: "Me andas buscando a mi?" == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *[https://myspace.com/terrisharptexmex Terri Sharp] on [Myspace](/source/Myspace) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp, Terri}} Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Singers from Houston Category:American women country singers Category:American women pop singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas Category:Country musicians from Texas Category:21st-century American women --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Terri Sharp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Sharp) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Sharp?action=history)). 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