Matt Jenkins

American musician

Matt Jenkins

Born| Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Origin| Aledo, Texas, U.S.
Genres| Country
Occupation| Singer-songwriter
Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2005–present
Labels| Universal South

Musical artist

Matt Jenkins (born in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American country music artist. Signed to Universal South Records in 2003,[1] he released two singles in 2005, including "King of the Castle", which reached number 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts, but did not release an album. He also appeared on the Fox Networks reality show Nashville,[2] which was canceled after two episodes. An eight-song digital EP, Quarter of a Century, was released in late 2008.[3]

Jenkins is the brother of fellow songwriter Josh Jenkins.[4]

Jenkins co-wrote Steve Holy's 2011 single "Until the Rain Stops", Love and Theft's 2012 single "Runnin' Out of Air", Keith Urban's 2014 single "Cop Car", Dustin Lynch's 2014 single "Where It's At", and Jordan Davis's 2021 single "Buy Dirt", which won the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year.

## Discography

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### Extended plays

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Title  | Album details

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Quarter of a Century |

* Release date: 2008
* Label: self-released

### Singles

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US Country
2005  | "King of the Castle"  | 51  | I'm Just a Man (unreleased)
2006  | "Bad as I Want To"  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

## References

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1. ^ "Next stop, Nashville Nineteen-year-old Aledo country singer/songwriter Matt Jenkins is hard at work in the family living room – crafting his first CD and creating buzz in Music City". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
2. ^ "Matt Jenkins Has "Mixed Feelings" About 'Nashville' Experience". Buddy TV. October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
3. ^ Bjorke, Matt. "Quarter of a Century review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
4. ^ Kawashima, Dale (February 25, 2022). "Rising Songwriter & Artist Josh Jenkins Co-Writes Two Of Country Music's Big Hits: 'Fancy Like' and 'Buy Dirt'". Songwriteruniverse.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

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CMA Song of the Year

1967−1970|

* "There Goes My Everything" - Dallas Frazier (1967)
* "Honey" - Bobby Russell (1968)
* "The Carroll County Accident" - Bob Ferguson (1969)
* "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson (1970)

1971−1980|

* "Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart (1971−72)
* "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell (1973)
* "Country Bumpkin" - Don Wayne (1974)
* "Back Home Again" - John Denver (1975)
* "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Larry Weiss (1976)
* "Lucille" Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum \- (1977)
* "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Richard Leigh (1978)
* "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz (1979)
* "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1980)

1981−1990|

* "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981)
* "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (1982−83)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984)
* "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee 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" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989)
* "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner (1990)

1991−2000|

* "When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991)
* "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max D. Barnes (1992)
* "I Still Believe in You" - Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis (1993)
* "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994)
* "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995)
* "Go Rest 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 World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson (2002)
* "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003)
* "Live Like 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 Johnson, 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 Swift (2017)
* "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018)
* "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford (2019)

2021−2030|

* "The Bones" - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz (2020)
* "Starting Over" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021)
* "Buy Dirt" - Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins (2022)
* "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman (2023)
* "White Horse" - Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson (2024)

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