Jon Randall

He recorded a fourth album, Cold Coffee Morning, which was not released. 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 Mountains "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", co-produced, engineered and mixed by Brandon Bell. On April 2, 2021, Randall released a four-track solo project called Neon Texas.

• Name — Jon Randall • Birth Name — Jon Randall Stewart • Born — 17 February 1969 • Origin — Duncanville, Texas, U.S. • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, mandolin • Genre — Country • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1992–present • Label — RCA Nashville, Asylum, Eminent, Epic

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.

Between 1995 and 2005 Randall released four solo albums, What You Don't Know, Cold Coffee Morning, Willin and Walking Among the Living. 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", co-produced, engineered and mixed by Brandon Bell. On April 2, 2021, Stewart released a four-track solo project called Neon Texas.

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.

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.

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.

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 Mountains "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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

• Title — Album details • What You Don't Know — * Release date: June 27, 1995 * Label: RCA Nashville • Willin — * Release date: September 21, 1999 * Label: Eminent Records • Walking Among the Living — * Release date: September 20, 2005 * Label: Epic Records • The Marfa Tapes (with Miranda Lambert and Jack Ingram) — * Release date: May 7, 2021 * Label: RCA Nashville • Great Day to Be Alive — * Release date: October 27, 2023 * Label: Sony

• Year — Single — Peak positions — Album • US Country — US Bubbling — CAN Country • 1994 — "I Came Straight to You" — — — — — — — What You Don't Know • "This Heart" — 74 — — — — • 1996 — "By My Side" (with Lorrie Morgan) — 18 — 10 — 21 — Greater Need • 1998 — "She Don't Believe in Fairy Tales" — — — — — — — Cold Coffee Morning (unreleased) • 1999 — "Cold Coffee Morning" — 71 — — — — • "Willin'" — — — — — — — Willin • 2005 — "Baby Won't You Come Home" — — — — — — — Walking Among the Living • "I Shouldn't Do This" — — — — — — • 2020 — "Keep On Moving" — — — — — — — Non-album single • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

• Year — Video — Director • 1994 — "I Came Straight to You" — R. Brad Murano/Steven T. Miller • "This Heart" — Joanne Gardner • 1998 — "She Don't Believe in Fairy Tales" — Trey Fanjoy • 2005 — "Baby Won't You Come Home"

• Year — Artist — Album — Label • 2025 — William Beckmann — Whiskey Lies & Alibis — Warner Music Nashville • 2021 — Chase Bryant — Upbringing — Green Iris Records • 2020 — Parker McCollum — Hollywood Gold — MCA Nashville • 2020 — Jessi Alexander — Decatur County Red • 2019 — Jack Ingram — Ridin' High...Again — Beat Up Ford Records • 2018 — Dierks Bentley — The Mountain — Capitol Records Nashville • 2016 — Jack Ingram — Midnight Motel — Rounder Records • 2016 — Dwight Yoakam — Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars... — Sugar Hill Records • 2013 — Darden Smith — Love Calling • 2010 — Dierks Bentley — Up on the Ridge — Capitol Records Nashville • 2009 — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band — Speed of Life — NGDB Records

He has been married to Jessi Alexander since 2006 and they have three children.