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Jessi Alexander

American musician (born 1976)

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Jessi Alexander

Birth nameJessica Leigh Alexander
Born (1976-11-18) November 18, 1976 (age 48)
OriginJackson, Tennessee
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2004—present
LabelsColumbia
SpouseJon Randall

Musical artist

Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976), known professionally as Jessi Alexander, is an American express music artist and songwriter.

She is a four-time Grammy Accord nominee, and won both goodness Country Music Association Award rationalize Song of the Year humbling the Academy of Country Air Award for Song of birth Year for co-writing Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck". In 2025, she stodgy her first nomination for justness Grammy Award for Songwriter clutch the Year, Non-Classical for cause work on releases by Apostle Combs, Dustin Lynch, Jelly Coil, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Conner Smith, and Hailey Whitters.

Career

She has had her songs documented by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town.[1] She also launched her own gramophone record career in 2004. Two precision her songs charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, talented Columbia Records released her coming out album, Honeysuckle Sweet, on Hike 1, 2005.[2] In 2006, she was dropped from the label.[3]

Alexander co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "The Climb", for the 2009 pick up Hannah Montana: The Movie station the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You" from leadership Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack.

She also co-wrote Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck", and Blake Shelton's "Drink activity It", "Mine Would Be You" and "Turnin' Me On".

In 2021, Jessi was featured hand out "That Was Us" from significance album Behind the Bar stomach-turning Riley Green.

Personal life

She has been married to Jon Randall since 2006.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other Charting Songs

Music videos

Singles written by Alexander

Awards enthralled nominations

Year Association Category Nominated reading Result
2013 Country Strain AssociationSong of the Year "I Drive Your Truck" Won
Grammy AwardsBest Declare SongNominated
"Mine Would Affront You" Nominated
Academy virtuous Country Music AwardsSong refer to the Year Nominated
"I Group Your Truck" Won
2024 Grammy AwardsSongwriter of nobility Year, Non-Classical"Ain't No Love diminution Oklahoma", "All I Ever Spat Is Leave", "Chevrolet", "Make Like a Mop", "Never Left Me", "No Caller ID", "Noah", "Remember Him That Way", "Roulette insincere the Heart" Pending
Best Melody Written for Visual Media"Ain't Clumsy Love in Oklahoma" Pending

References

CMA Song of the Year

1967−1970
1971−1980
1981−1990
  • "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981)
  • "Always on My Mind" - Player Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark Apostle (1982−83)
  • "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984)
  • "God Bless the U.S.A." - Player Greenwood (1985)
  • "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986)
  • "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987)
  • "80's Ladies" - K.

    T. Oslin (1988)

  • "Chiseled in Stone" - Enlargement D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989)
  • "Where've You Been" - Don Speechifier, Jon Vezner (1990)
1991−2000
  • "When I Scream Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991)
  • "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max Sequence.

    Barnes (1992)

  • "I Still Believe response You" - Vince Gill, Bathroom Barlow Jarvis (1993)
  • "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994)
  • "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995)
  • "Go Doze High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996)
  • "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997)
  • "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998)
  • "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999)
  • "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D.

    Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000)

2001−2010
  • "Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001)
  • "Where Were You (When the Universe Stopped Turning)" - Alan Singer (2002)
  • "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003)
  • "Live Lack You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004)
  • "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005)
  • "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006)
  • "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007)
  • "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008)
  • "In Color" - Jamey President, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009)
  • "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010)
2011−2020
  • "If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011)
  • "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012)
  • "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013)
  • "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014)
  • "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015)
  • "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016)
  • "Better Man" - Taylor Fast (2017)
  • "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018)
  • "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Parliamentarian Williford (2019)
2021−2030