Jon Randall

Biography

Jon Randall Stewart (born February 17, 1969) is an American producer, songwriter and musician.
His career began as a guitarist for Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers with whom he won his first Grammy for their Live at the Ryman album in 1992. Between 1995 and 2005 Randall released three solo albums, What You Don't Know×What You Don't Know27 June 1995 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1This Heart3:002If Blue Tears Were Silver3:473I Came Straight to You3:224If I Hadn't Reached for the Stars3:205To Pieces2:586Tennessee Blues4:187What You Don't Know4:368Only Game in Town4:079They're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone4:0410Just Like You4:11, Willin'×Willin'21 September 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Baby Make the Sun Go Down2:592Can't Find the Words3:323Willin3:464Can't Hurt Anymore4:345Mountain of Regret3:526Afraid of the Dark5:087Walk the Line3:518Blew Me Away3:399Breaking All the Rules4:0710Lonely Street10:16 and Walking Among the Living×Walking Among the Living20 September 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Baby Won’t You Come Home3:322In the Country4:053North Carolina Moon5:034Somebody Else3:335Long Way Down4:126Whiskey Lullaby4:547Austin3:568I Shouldn’t Do This3:499Reprise for Somebody Else0:5510Coming Back for More3:3211Lonely for Awhile4:4612Walking Among the Living3:3113No Southern Comfort3:5314My Life4:28. He recorded a fourth album, Cold Coffee Morning×Cold Coffee Morning22 September 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1She Don't Believe in Fairy Tales2:412Cold Coffee Morning3:283She Reminds Me of Texas4:264Reno and Me4:015The Heartbreak Kind3:346Knowing You're There3:397I Can't Drive You From My Mind3:588Fall From Paradise3:139I Don't Go There Anymore3:2510Don't Call Me Shirley3:2211I Can't Find an Angel5:10, which was not released.
As a songwriter, Randall has had many notable cuts including "Whiskey Lullaby" recorded by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss which won the 2005 CMA Song of the Year Award, and “Tin Man” by Miranda Lambert which won the 2018 ACM Song of the Year Award. He has also had cuts with Reba McEntire, Emmylou Harris, Maren Morris, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Kip Moore, Brad Paisley, Scotty McCreery, Guy Clark, Little Big Town, Gary Allan and Travis Denning.
Randall produced Dierks Bentley's Up on the Ridge (2010) which was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and The Mountain (2018). Both albums were nominated for ACM and CMA Album of the Year. Randall's production on The Mountain's "Burning Man ft. Brothers Osborne" also earned him the 2019 ACM Award for Music Event of the Year. Other artists he has produced records for include: Dwight Yoakam, Jack Ingram, Pat Green, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jessi Alexander and Parker McCollum.
Randall has been nominated for 5 Grammy Awards, 5 Academy of Country Music Awards and 6 Country Music Association Awards. See Awards section below.
On February 19, 2021, Randall released his first single in over 15 years, "Keep On Moving×Keep on Moving19 February 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Keep on Moving3:16", co-produced, engineered and mixed by Brandon Bell. On April 2, 2021, Randall released a four-track solo project called Neon Texas.

Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers

Randall's music career began as a guitarist for Emmylou Harris’ Nash Ramblers.
In 1992, Randall won a Grammy award under the winner name 'Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers (Larry Altamanuik, Sam Bush, Roy Huskey, Jr., Al Perkins, Jon Randall Stewart)' for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The award was for the album Live at the Ryman.
In 2017, Harris, Randall, Bush and Perkins reunited at The Ryman Auditorium for a 25th anniversary concert of the "Live at the Ryman" album .

Artist career

Between 1995 and 2005 Randall released four solo albums, What You Don't Know×What You Don't Know27 June 1995 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1This Heart3:002If Blue Tears Were Silver3:473I Came Straight to You3:224If I Hadn't Reached for the Stars3:205To Pieces2:586Tennessee Blues4:187What You Don't Know4:368Only Game in Town4:079They're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone4:0410Just Like You4:11, Cold Coffee Morning×Cold Coffee Morning22 September 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1She Don't Believe in Fairy Tales2:412Cold Coffee Morning3:283She Reminds Me of Texas4:264Reno and Me4:015The Heartbreak Kind3:346Knowing You're There3:397I Can't Drive You From My Mind3:588Fall From Paradise3:139I Don't Go There Anymore3:2510Don't Call Me Shirley3:2211I Can't Find an Angel5:10, Willin'×Willin'21 September 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Baby Make the Sun Go Down2:592Can't Find the Words3:323Willin3:464Can't Hurt Anymore4:345Mountain of Regret3:526Afraid of the Dark5:087Walk the Line3:518Blew Me Away3:399Breaking All the Rules4:0710Lonely Street10:16 and Walking Among the Living×Walking Among the Living20 September 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Baby Won’t You Come Home3:322In the Country4:053North Carolina Moon5:034Somebody Else3:335Long Way Down4:126Whiskey Lullaby4:547Austin3:568I Shouldn’t Do This3:499Reprise for Somebody Else0:5510Coming Back for More3:3211Lonely for Awhile4:4612Walking Among the Living3:3113No Southern Comfort3:5314My Life4:28. The singles "Cold Coffee Morning" and "This Heart" both made appearances on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts.
On February 19, 2021, Stewart released his first single in over 15 years, "Keep On Moving×Keep on Moving19 February 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Keep on Moving3:16", co-produced, engineered and mixed by Brandon Bell. On April 2, 2021, Stewart released a four-track solo project called Neon Texas.

Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram & Jon Randall

On March 4, 2021, "In His Arms" was released collaboratively with Miranda Lambert and Jack Ingram. The single was accompanied by an announcement that the artists would be releasing a joint project called The Marfa Tapes on May 7, 2021, from which "In His Arms" was the first single. The project is a collection of raw live recordings from a trip to Marfa, Texas.
On March 12, 2021, The Marfa Tapes track "Tin Man" was released, followed by the release of "Am I Right or Amarillo" on March 26, 2021.
The Marfa Tapes received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

18 South

Randall is also a member of 18 South, a culmination of acclaimed songwriters and Nashville's best session musicians consisting of Jessi Alexander, Jimmy Wallace, Mike Bub, Larry Atamanuik and Guthrie Trapp. In 2010 they released their debut album Soulful Southern Roots Music.

Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss

Randall co-wrote the song "Whiskey Lullaby" with Bill Anderson, which was released by Brad Paisley as a duet with Alison Krauss in 2004. The song received multiple award nominations, won the 2005 CMA Song Of The Year Award, and peak at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. As of July 2015, "Whiskey Lullaby" was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Dierks Bentley

Randall produced Dierks Bentley's Up on the Ridge (2010) and The Mountain (2018).
Up on the Ridge was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and nominated for the ACM and CMA Album Of The Year. The album debuted at No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200, No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Bluegrass Albums charts. The second single from the album, "Draw Me a Map" was co-written by Bentley and Randall, and peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.
Co-produced with Ross Copperman, The Mountain was nominated for both the ACM and CMA Album of the Year. Their production on The Mountain's "Burning Man ft. Brothers Osborne" also earned them the 2019 ACM Award for Music Event of the Year. The Mountain debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts.

Miranda Lambert

In 2017 Miranda Lambert released "Tin Man" which Stewart co-wrote with Lambert and Jack Ingram. The song won the 2018 ACM Song of the Year Award, and was also nominated for the 2017 CMA Song of the Year and 2018 Grammy Award for Best Country Song. As of February 2019, "Tin Man" received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In 2021 Miranda Lambert released her single, "If I Was A Cowboy" which was co-produced by Randall and Luke Dick.

Jack Ingram

Randall produced Jack Ingram's last two albums, Midnight Motel (2016) and Ridin' High... Again (2019).
Ridin' High... Again also includes Ingram's rendition of "Tin Man", written by Randall, Ingram, and Miranda Lambert, which was previously released by Lambert and earned the three writers the 2018 ACM Song of the Year Award. Ingram and Randall also co-wrote "Where There's a Willie" and "Everybody Wants to Be Somebody" (along with Todd Snider).

Parker McCollum

In 2020, Randall produced Parker McCollum’s EP Hollywood Gold, with the lead single "Pretty Heart" achieving platinum certification. He also co-wrote "Love You Like That" with Parker McCollum and Billy Montana. In 2021, Parker McCollum released his current record "Gold Chain Cowboy" which was produced by Jon Randall.

Chase Bryant

On February 26, 2021, Chase Bryant released "Upbringing" the lead single from his upcoming album of the same name. The song was written by Bryant, Randall and Stephen Wilson, produced by Randall and recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, TX.

Songwriting and production discography

American record producer and songwriter, Jon Randall, has released four studio albums as a solo artist. He has produced for artists including Dierks Bentley, Dwight Yoakam, Pat Green, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jessi Alexander, and Parker McCollum. His extensive list of cuts also includes Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Emmylou Harris, Maren Morris, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Kip Moore, Brad Paisley, Scotty McCreery, Guy Clark, Little Big Town, Gary Allan and Travis Denning.

Personal life

Randall was married to Lorrie Morgan from 1996 to 1999.
He has been married to Jessi Alexander since 2006 and they have three children.