David Kersh

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = David Kersh

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| birth_name = Charles David Kersh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|9}}

| origin = Humble, Texas, USA

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1996–2005

| label = Curb

| spouse = {{Marriage|Kerry Kersh|2009}}

}}

Charles David Kersh (born December 9, 1970, in Humble, Texas) is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later, producing three additional chart singles. Kersh retired from the music business in 2005.

Biography

=Early life=

Kersh graduated in 1989 from Humble High School near Houston.{{cite web|url=http://humblehighschool.net/alumni-list-c.html|title=Humble High School Alumni List|publisher=humblehighschool.net|accessdate=March 16, 2014}}

Prior to becoming a musician, David Kersh worked in various endeavors in the field of sanitation.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=DAVKERR |title=Pollstar -- HotStar David Kersh |access-date=2007-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195610/http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=DAVKERR |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }} Kersh got his musical start in his early twenties, while working at various dance halls throughout the state of Texas[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p194773/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic] including being the lead singer for the house band at Dance Across Texas in Austin.

=Music career=

Curb Records signed Kersh in 1996, and his debut album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released the same year, with its title track peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album also featured the No. 3 single "Another You" (which was written by a then-unknown Brad Paisley) and the No. 11 "Day In, Day Out".

In 1998, Kersh's second album was released. If I Never Stop Loving You was the name of both the album and its lead-off single, which was also a No. 3. The album also featured "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out", co-written by Chris Cagle; although Kersh's version of the song was never issued as a single, Cagle would later cut the song himself and take it to Number One on the country music charts in early 2002. "If I Never Stop Loving You" was followed by a No. 29-peaking cover of Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight", and the No. 46 "Something to Think About".

In 1999, Kersh received a nomination by the Academy of Country Music Awards for Top New Male Vocalist of the Year, alongside Deryl Dodd and Mark Wills, losing to Wills. He also posed shirtless in Playgirl magazine.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930055811/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1474777/20030725/kersh_david.jhtml CMT News - Hats Off for Kersh in Playgirl] Later that year, he was forced to put his career on hold due to strain on his vocal cords.{{Cite web |url=http://www.davidkersh.com/Details.asp?idq=1 |title=Welcome to DAVID KERSH |access-date=2007-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622183622/http://www.davidkersh.com/Details.asp?idq=1 |archive-date=2007-06-22 |url-status=dead }}

=Leaving music=

By 2005, Kersh had announced that he was leaving the country music scene.{{Cite web |url=http://www.countrystarsonline.com/SOWArchive/2006/2005InReview_CHH.htm |title=Country Music - Looking Back 2005 - Cheryl Harvey Hill |access-date=2007-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607175412/http://www.countrystarsonline.com/SOWArchive/2006/2005InReview_CHH.htm |archive-date=2007-06-07 |url-status=dead }} On his website, Kersh wrote a letter to his fans, explaining that his "heart is just not in the music business anymore".[http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060106/COLUMNIST35/60105017 toledoblade.com -- Country music's trip to the Big Apple pays off]{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1519500/david-kersh-officially-quits-music-business.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119163454/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1519500/david-kersh-officially-quits-music-business.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2013|title = David Kersh Officially Quits Music Business}}

On May 23, 2009, Kersh married singer Kerry Harvick in Comanche in Central Texas,{{cite web|url=http://marriagesintexas.com/2009/060204.html|title=Charles David Kersh married Kerry Nichole Harvick|publisher=marriagesintexas.com|accessdate=March 16, 2014}} where the couple still resides and where he works as a real estate agent.{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Kerry&qmi=H&qn=Kersh&qcs=Comanche%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Kerry Kersh|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=March 16, 2014}}

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Album details ! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| US ! width="45"\| US Heat
scope="row"\| Goodnight Sweetheart \| Release date: October 1, 1996 Label: Curb Records \| 21 \| 169 \| 7
scope="row"\| If I Never Stop Loving You \| Release date: February 17, 1998 Label: Curb Records \| 13 \| 134 \| 4

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| US

! width="45"| US Heat

scope="row"| Goodnight Sweetheart

Release date: October 1, 1996
Label: Curb Records

| 21

| 169

| 7

scope="row"| If I Never Stop Loving You

Release date: February 17, 1998
Label: Curb Records

| 13

| 134

| 4

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| US ! width="45"\| CAN Country
rowspan="2"\| 1996 ! scope="row"\| "Breaking Hearts and Taking Names" \| 65 \| — \| — \| align="left" rowspan="4"\| Goodnight Sweetheart
scope="row"\| "Goodnight Sweetheart" \| 6 \| 113 \| 44
rowspan="3"\| 1997 ! scope="row"\| "Another You" \| 3 \| — \| 14
scope="row"\| "Day In, Day Out" \| 11 \| — \| 12
scope="row"\| "If I Never Stop Loving You" \| 3 \| 67 \| 10 \| align="left" rowspan="3"\| If I Never Stop Loving You
rowspan="2"\| 1998 ! scope="row"\| "Wonderful Tonight" \| 29 \| — \| 45
scope="row"\| "Something to Think About" \| 46 \| — \| 57
colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| US

! width="45"| CAN Country

rowspan="2"| 1996

! scope="row"| "Breaking Hearts and Taking Names"

| 65