Quenton Keith Gattis (May 26, 1970 – April 23, 2023) was an American

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singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He released two studio albums and charted one single, "Little Drops of My Heart", on the ''

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chart while signed to

RCA Nashville RCA Nashville is an American country music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is distributed by Sony Music Nashville which is part of Sony Music. Artists Current artists *Kane Brown * Corey Kent * Nate Smith * Morgan Wade Former art ...

. In 2002, Gattis joined 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 Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American Country music, country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice an ...

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He holds ...

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Allison Moorer Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972) is an American Country music, country singer-songwriter. She signed with MCA Nashville in 1997 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard Country Chart with the release of her debut single, "A Soft Place to F ...

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Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerable s ...

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, and others.

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

featuring

Natalie Maines Natalie Louise Maines (born October 14, 1974) is an American musician. She is the lead vocalist for the country band the Chicks. In 1995, after leaving Berklee College of Music, Maines was recruited by the Dixie Chicks to replace their lead si ...

. Gattis co-wrote Chesney's 2013 single " When I See This Bar" from the album '' Life on a Rock'', and

's 2013 single " I Got a Car". Gattis had numerous film and television placements including songs in ''

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''. Gattis produced and co-wrote projects for many artists including

, Kendell Marvel,

, and

Micky & the Motorcars Micky & the Motorcars is a Red dirt (music), red dirt band formed in Stanley, Idaho, now based in Austin, Texas. They have released nine albums, including two live albums. Background The two founding members, Micky and Gary Braun, are the sons ...

. Gattis died in a tractor accident on April 23, 2023, at the age of 52.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

List of singles written by Keith Gattis

References

External links

Official Website
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