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Jerry Max Lane personifies country music. He is a singer, songwriter and band leader who has worked clubs and concerts for more than 40 years, earning the enduring respect of his peers and the adoration of legions of fans around the world. He has also shared stages with the biggest names in country music.
Jerry Max Lane and Gary P. Nunn
As a recording artist he’s recorded on several labels including Chart Records and ABC Dot and enjoyed top 10 and top 40 hits which include Tear Joint and Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind.
Jerry Max has written hits for others also. His Gone As a Girl Can Get was a top 10 hit for George Strait. Some others who have recorded his songs include Lynn Anderson, Charley Pride, Buddy Jewell, Red Steagall, Webb Pierce, George Morgan, Jack Green, Jimmy Dean, Johnny Duncan, Tony Martin, Maxine Brown, and Carl Vaughn. He has performed in the hit stage musical, Paint Your Wagon and has a song on the sound track of ’Come Early Morning’ , a movie starring Ashley Judd and Jeffrey Donovan that was released in 2007.
Jerry Max was one of the original owners of Billy Bob’s Texas and named the world-famous night club in the Fort Worth Stockyards. He was the “house†band at Billy Bob’s for five years. Jerry Max has received numerous Hall of Fame awards as well as Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for songs he has written and/or published.
’ Gone As A Girl Can Get ’ was a Top 10 hit for George Strait in 1992 and
rereleased in 2007 on the George Strait 22 more hits CD.
Hits include:
1. "How ’Bout Them Cowgirls"
2. "Amarillo By Morning"
3. "The Fireman"
4. "Gone As A Girl Can Get"
5. "When Did You Stop Loving Me"
6. "Marina Del Rey"
7. "Desperately"
8. "The Cowboy Rides Away"
9. "Lovebug"
10. "Cowboys Like Us"
11. "She Let Herself Go"
12. "You’ll Be There"
13. "Don’t Make Me Come Over There And Love You"
14. "What Do You Say To That"
15. "A Fire I Can’t Put Out"
16. "You’re Something Special To Me"
17. "Meanwhile"
18. "Adalida"
19. "If You Can Do Anything Else"
20. "Unwound"
21. "If You’re Thinking You Want A Stranger (There’s One Coming Home)"
22. "Overnight Success"
New Music Venue Coming !
Jerry Max Lane and his friend Arnold Sanchez, exchange the Tear Joint
project go ahead hand shake, while touring the Ft. Worth Stockyards for
venue location.
Jerry Max’s friend Arnold Sanchez, a Texas theme special event / music venue designer and operator has launched a project in honor of his friend and the singer of one of his all time favorite Juke box special hits "Tear Joint".
Sanchez will name the new unique Texas music venue after Jerry Max Lane’s 1970’s hit song, and plans to call it the "The Tear Joint".
The ’ Tear Joint ’ , like Silverado Ranch , has been designed to be artist and guest friendly with Sanchez’s signature interior western "Wow" factor concept style.
Sanchez isn’t the only one who seems to think it’s the perfect name for a true Texas Honky Tonk. Everyone associated with the project , as well as all Jerry Max Lane fans, agree it’s a great name to pay tribute to the legendary Texas Music Artist ,and just all around great guy!
Sanchez is still in search of the perfect location and a few more Texas music venue business investors.
Sanchez can be reached for more information about "The Tear Joint" investment opportunities by email [email protected] or call 972-252-0303
See ya soon, at ’The Tear Joint’
Couple’s song shines in ’Come Early Morning’
Irving: Singing in new film another chapter in duo’s love story
December 2006
By RACHEL LAMONICA / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
After more than 20 years together, Jeannie and Jerry Max Lane are singing a new tune.
The south Irving couple are celebrating the release of their new song on a movie soundtrack that also includes popular country artists Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson.
"It’s a love song, and I think the melody draws the listener’s ear to the lyrics," said Mr. Lane, who noted he wrote it in about 15 minutes.
Titled "What’s Done Is Done," the song is featured in Come Early Morning, the recently released independent film written and directed by actress Joey Lauren Adams and starring Ashley Judd.
In the film, Mrs. Lane can be seen performing the song with a house band in the background while Ms. Judd dances with co-star Jeffrey Donovan.
"I love her [Jeannie’s] voice; it’s so powerful," said Ms. Adams, well known for her roles in Big Daddy and Chasing Amy. "Their song sort of sums up the movie without being too much."
Mrs. Lane said she believes the tune was chosen from among several the couple submitted because of the way it pulls scenes in the film together through its lyrics, which talk about letting go of the past and moving forward with the future.
"They really thought we had written it specifically for the movie, even though we hadn’t, and took it straight from the demo without re-recording it," said Mrs. Lane, 50.
This isn’t the Lanes’ first bit of fame. The couple is well-known among country music circles in North Texas as well as in Nashville, where some consider Mr. Lane to be a bit of a legend.
He has written songs for the likes of Charley Pride, Webb Pierce and Lynn Anderson. He also wrote the 1992 hit song for George Strait titled "Gone as a Girl Can Get."
"I’m a lucky man any way you look at it," said Mr. Lane, 67, who left the Irving police force in 1965 to pursue his musical ambitions full time. "Without a good idea, you don’t have a song. Jeannie gives me good ideas. I find the writing process to be creative and fulfilling."
The couple’s love for music and their love for each other have been their rock as they have learned to live with Mr. Lane’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, a battle that has taken them on some highs and lows in 12 of their 21 years together.
" We sing together. We write together. We have Parkinson’s together. No matter how bad anything is, there’s always one little thing, like being a part of this movie, that brings it all back together," Mrs. Lane said. "The storms never last. We shake them off and move on."
Although Mrs. Lane works full time for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines as a reservation agent, she and her husband perform as often as they can at private parties as well as charity events.
" They are the most in love couple. It’s been a real privilege getting to know these two great people who have great things in their hearts," said Arnold Sanchez, owner of the Silverado Ranch, where the movie premiere after-party was held Nov. 15 .
" Their story is so beautiful," added Ms. Adams. "The music pulls them through, and there’s never been any competition, only love and respect for each other."
Rachel LaMonica is a Fort Worth-based freelance writer.
THE MOVIE:
Ashley Judd stars in ’Come Early Morning’ along with Laura Prepon and Jeffrey Donovan. Directed by Joey Lauren Adams. Rated R
www.comeearlymorningthefilm
