Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with 'Not On Your Love' before becoming a police officer, has died in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with"Not On Your Love," and"The Car" before becoming a police officer, has died in Tennessee, his publicist said. Carson was 58.Carson was born Jeffrey Lee Herndon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1963, Westby said in a news release. Carson sang in church and formed a band in Rogers, Arkansas, before moving to Branson, Missouri, where he wrote songs and played locally, the news release said.
Carson moved to Nashville and recorded demos for Tracy Lawrence, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and other country stars. He received a recording contract at Curb Records in 1995 and released a single,"Yeah Buddy." Carson then recorded the singles"Not On Your Love" and"The Car," which won Carson his first Academy of Country Music award for video of the year.
Carson's career had 14 singles on the Billboard chart in his career, Westby said. He retired from music to become a police officer in Franklin, where he remained on the police force.Carson had been in the studio with Buddy Hyatt recording an album to be released later this year with duets with Michael Ray, Darryl Worley and others, Westby said.So saddened to hear of the passing of my friend. He was a tremendous singer and one of the kindest people I’ve ever met.
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