Leon Everette

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Leon Everette

| image =

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Leon Everette Baughman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|03|27}}

| origin = Aiken, South Carolina, United States

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = Country, country rock, urban cowboy

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1977{{snd}}2010

| label = {{plainlist|

True
Orlando
RCA
Mercury
LightStream }}

| associated_acts =

}}

Leon Everette Baughman (born June 21, 1948){{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|pages=134/5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Leon-Everette.html |title=Leon Everette biography |accessdate=2008-08-23 |work=Oldies.com}} is an American country music artist.

Background

He was born in Aiken, South Carolina, United States. While in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Everette won a singing contest and decided to pursue a career in country music. Between 1977 and 1985, Everette recorded eight studio albums, including five for the RCA Nashville label. He charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the same timespan. Everette reached top 10 on the Hot Country Songs charts with the singles "Over", "Giving Up Easy", "Hurricane", "Midnight Rodeo", "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair", "Soul Searchin'", "My Lady Loves Me (Just as I Am)" and "I Could'a Had You".{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=139|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Album details ! Peak positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="60"\| US Country
scope="row"\| Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll \| Release date: 1977 Label: True Records \| —
scope="row"\| I Don't Want to Lose \| Release date: August 1980 Label: Orlando Records \| 61
scope="row"\| If I Keep On Going Crazy \| Release date: February 1981 Label: RCA Records \| 56
scope="row"\| Hurricane \| Release date: November 1981 Label: RCA Records \| 30
scope="row"\| Where's the Fire \| Release date: April 1985 Label: Mercury Records \| 52
colspan="3" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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

rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

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

! Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="60"| US Country

scope="row"| Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll

Release date: 1977
Label: True Records

| —

scope="row"| I Don't Want to Lose

Release date: August 1980
Label: Orlando Records

| 61

scope="row"| If I Keep On Going Crazy

Release date: February 1981
Label: RCA Records

| 56

scope="row"| Hurricane

Release date: November 1981
Label: RCA Records

| 30

scope="row"| Where's the Fire

Release date: April 1985
Label: Mercury Records

| 52

colspan="3" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Album details ! Peak positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="60"\| US Country
scope="row"\| Leon Everette \| Release date: January 1983 Label: RCA Records \| 34
scope="row"\| Doin' What I Feel \| Release date: August 1983 Label: RCA Records \| 25

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rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

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

! Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="60"| US Country

scope="row"| Leon Everette

Release date: January 1983
Label: RCA Records

| 34

scope="row"| Doin' What I Feel

Release date: August 1983
Label: RCA Records

| 25

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"\| Single ! colspan="2"\| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| CAN Country
1976 ! scope="row"\| "Running State of Mind" \| — \| — \| {{n/a}}
rowspan="2"\| 1977 ! scope="row"\| "Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll" \| — \| — \| align="left"\| Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll
scope="row"\| "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)" \| 84 \| — \| {{n/a}}
rowspan="5"\| 1979 ! scope="row"\| "We Let Love Fade Away" \| 89 \| — \| align="left"\| I Don't Want to Lose
scope="row"\| "Giving Up Easy" \| 81 \| — \| {{n/a}}
scope="row"\| "Don't Feel Like the Lone Ranger" \| 33 \| — \| align="left" rowspan="5"\| I Don't Want to Lose
scope="row"\| "The Sun Went Down in My World Tonight" \| 42 \| —
scope="row"\| "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)" {{small\|(re-recording)}} \| 28 \| —
rowspan="3"\| 1980 ! scope="row"\| "I Don't Want to Lose" \| 30 \| —
scope="row"\| "Over" \| 10 \| —
scope="row"\| "Giving Up Easy" {{small\|(re-release)}} \| 5 \| — \| align="left" rowspan="2"\| If I Keep On Going Crazy
rowspan="3"\| 1981 ! scope="row"\| "If I Keep On Going Crazy" \| 11 \| 16
scope="row"\| "Hurricane" \| 4 \| 3 \| align="left" rowspan="2"\| Hurricane
scope="row"\| "Midnight Rodeo" \| 9 \| 19
rowspan="3"\| 1982 ! scope="row"\| "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair" \| 7 \| 4 \| align="left" rowspan="4"\| Leon Everette
scope="row"\| "Soul Searchin'" \| 10 \| 20
scope="row"\| "Shadows of My Mind" \| 15 \| 6
rowspan="2"\| 1983 ! scope="row"\| "My Lady Loves Me (Just as I Am)" \| 9 \| 36
scope="row"\| "The Lady, She's Right" \| 31 \| 29 \| align="left" rowspan="3"\| Doin' What I Feel
rowspan="2"\| 1984 ! scope="row"\| "I Could'a Had You" \| 6 \| 6
scope="row"\| "Shot in the Dark" \| 30 \| —
rowspan="3"\| 1985 ! scope="row"\| "Too Good to Say No To" \| 47 \| — \| align="left" rowspan="3"\| Where's the Fire
scope="row"\| "A Good Love Died Tonight" \| 53 \| —
scope="row"\| "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" \| 44 \| —
rowspan="3"\| 1986 ! scope="row"\| "Danger List (Give Me Someone I Can Love)" \| 46 \| — \| rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
scope="row"\| "Sad State of Affairs" \| 59 \| —
scope="row"\| "Still in the Picture" \| 56 \| —
2010 ! scope="row"\| "United States of America" \| — \| —
colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| CAN Country

1976

! scope="row"| "Running State of Mind"

| —

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="2"| 1977

! scope="row"| "Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll"

| —

| align="left"| Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll

scope="row"| "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)"

| 84

| —

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="5"| 1979

! scope="row"| "We Let Love Fade Away"

| 89

| —

| align="left"| I Don't Want to Lose

scope="row"| "Giving Up Easy"

| 81

| —

| {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Don't Feel Like the Lone Ranger"

| 33

| —

| align="left" rowspan="5"| I Don't Want to Lose

scope="row"| "The Sun Went Down in My World Tonight"

| 42

| —

scope="row"| "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)"
{{small|(re-recording)}}

| 28

| —

rowspan="3"| 1980

! scope="row"| "I Don't Want to Lose"

| 30

| —

scope="row"| "Over"

| 10

| —

scope="row"| "Giving Up Easy" {{small|(re-release)}}

| 5

| —

| align="left" rowspan="2"| If I Keep On Going Crazy

rowspan="3"| 1981

! scope="row"| "If I Keep On Going Crazy"

| 11

| 16

scope="row"| "Hurricane"

| 4

| 3

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Hurricane

scope="row"| "Midnight Rodeo"

| 9

| 19

rowspan="3"| 1982

! scope="row"| "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair"

| 7

| 4

| align="left" rowspan="4"| Leon Everette

scope="row"| "Soul Searchin'"

| 10

| 20

scope="row"| "Shadows of My Mind"

| 15

| 6

rowspan="2"| 1983

! scope="row"| "My Lady Loves Me (Just as I Am)"

| 9

| 36

scope="row"| "The Lady, She's Right"

| 31

| 29

| align="left" rowspan="3"| Doin' What I Feel

rowspan="2"| 1984

! scope="row"| "I Could'a Had You"

| 6

scope="row"| "Shot in the Dark"

| 30

| —

rowspan="3"| 1985

! scope="row"| "Too Good to Say No To"

| 47

| —

| align="left" rowspan="3"| Where's the Fire

scope="row"| "A Good Love Died Tonight"

| 53

| —

scope="row"| "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose"

| 44

| —

rowspan="3"| 1986

! scope="row"| "Danger List (Give Me Someone I Can Love)"

| 46

| —

| rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Sad State of Affairs"

| 59

| —

scope="row"| "Still in the Picture"

| 56

| —

2010

! scope="row"| "United States of America"

| —

colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards and nominations

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!Year

!Organization

!Award

!Nominee/Work

!Result

1981

|Academy of Country Music Awards

|Top New Male Vocalist

|Leon Everette

|{{nom}}

References

External links

Leon Everette's latest videos can be found [https://itube247.com/leon-everette/ here]

Category:1948 births

Category:American country singer-songwriters

Category:Living people

Category:RCA Records Nashville artists

Category:Mercury Records artists

Category:People from Aiken, South Carolina

Category:Country musicians from South Carolina

Category:Singer-songwriters from South Carolina