Leon Everette Baughman (born June 21, 1948) 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".
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll Release date: 1977 Label: True Records — I Don't Want to Lose Release date: August 1980 Label: Orlando Records 61 If I Keep On Going Crazy Release date: February 1981 Label: RCA Records 56 Hurricane Release date: November 1981 Label: RCA Records 30 Where's the Fire Release date: April 1985 Label: Mercury Records 52 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Extended plays Title Album details Peak positions US Country Leon Everette Release date: January 1983 Label: RCA Records 34 Doin' What I Feel Release date: August 1983 Label: RCA Records 25
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country CAN Country 1976 "Running State of Mind" — — 1977 "Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll" — — Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)" 84 — 1979 "We Let Love Fade Away" 89 — I Don't Want to Lose "Giving Up Easy" 81 — "Don't Feel Like the Lone Ranger" 33 — I Don't Want to Lose "The Sun Went Down in My World Tonight" 42 — "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)" 28 — 1980 "I Don't Want to Lose" 30 — "Over" 10 — "Giving Up Easy" 5 — If I Keep On Going Crazy 1981 "If I Keep On Going Crazy" 11 16 "Hurricane" 4 3 Hurricane "Midnight Rodeo" 9 19 1982 "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair" 7 4 Leon Everette "Soul Searchin'" 10 20 "Shadows of My Mind" 15 6 1983 "My Lady Loves Me (Just as I Am)" 9 36 "The Lady, She's Right" 31 29 Doin' What I Feel 1984 "I Could'a Had You" 6 6 "Shot in the Dark" 30 — 1985 "Too Good to Say No To" 47 — Where's the Fire "A Good Love Died Tonight" 53 — "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" 44 — 1986 "Danger List (Give Me Someone I Can Love)" 46 — rowspan="4" "Sad State of Affairs" 59 — "Still in the Picture" 56 — 2010 "United States of America" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Awards and nominations YearOrganizationAwardNominee/WorkResult1981Academy of Country Music AwardsTop New Male VocalistLeon Everette
References
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