Wayne Kemp is an American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer. He recorded between 1969 and 1986 for Decca

Decca Records

Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....

, MCA

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

, United Artists

United Artists Records

United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...

, Mercury

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 and Door Knob Records, and charted twenty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 charts. His highest-peaking single was "Honky Tonk Wine," which peaked at #17 in 1973. The song is included on his second studio album, Kentucky Sunshine, which reached #25 on Top Country Albums.

Kemp also co-wrote songs for other artists, including "Love Bug" for George Jones

George Jones

George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....

 and "One Piece at a Time

One Piece at a Time

"One Piece at a Time" is a humorous rockabilly song written by Wayne Kemp and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1976. It would be the last song performed by Cash to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:-Plot:...

" for Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...

. Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...

 also released a cover of Kemp's "I'll Leave This World Loving You

I'll Leave This World Loving You

"I'll Leave This World Loving You" is a country music song written by Wayne Kemp and Mack Vickery. Kemp released it in 1980 on the Mercury Records label.The song was later covered by Ricky Van Shelton in 1988...

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Albums

Year	Album details	Chart Positions
		US Country
1971	Wayne Kemp Release date: August 1971 Label: Decca Records Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....	—
1974	Kentucky Sunshine Release date: 1974 Label: MCA Records MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...	25
1983	Country Past, Present, Future Release date: 1983 Label: Door Knob	—

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions		Album
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	CAN Country
1969	"Won't You Come Home (And Talk to a Stranger)"	61	—	Wayne Kemp
	"Bar Room Habits"	73	—
1971	"Who'll Turn Out the Lights"	57	—
	"Award to an Angel"	52	—
	"Did We Have to Come This Far (To Say Goodbye)"	72	—	non-album single
1972	"Darlin'"	53	—	Kentucky Sunshine
1973	"Honky Tonk Wine"	17	13
	"Kentucky Sunshine"	53	—
1974	"Listen"	32	94
	"Harlan County"	57	—	non-album singles
1976	"Waiting for the Tables to Turn"	72	—
	"I Should Have Watched That First Step"	71	—
1977	"Leona Don't Live Here Anymore"	91	—
	"I Love It (When You Love All Over Me)"	76	—
1980	"Love Goes to Hell When It Dies"	62	—
	"I'll Leave This World Loving You I'll Leave This World Loving You "I'll Leave This World Loving You" is a country music song written by Wayne Kemp and Mack Vickery. Kemp released it in 1980 on the Mercury Records label.The song was later covered by Ricky Van Shelton in 1988... "	47	—
1981	"Your Wife Is Cheatin' on Us Again"	35	—
	"Just Got Back from No Man's Land"	46	—
	"Why Am I Doing Without"	75	—
1982	"Slow Gin and Fast Women"	78	—
	"She Only Meant to Use Him"	64	—
1983	"Don't Send Me No Angels"	55	—	Country Past, Present, Future
1984	"I've Always Wanted To"	75	—
1986	"Red Neck and Over Thirty" (with Bobby G. Rice Bobby G. Rice Robert Gene Rice is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as Bobby G. Rice. Between 1970 and 1988, Rice released nine albums and charted thirty songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart... )	70	—	non-album single