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American musician (born 1976) Not to be confused with Jesse Alexander.

Jessi Alexander
Birth name	Jessica Leigh Alexander
Born	(1976-11-18) November 18, 1976 (age 48)
Origin	Jackson, Tennessee
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2004—present
Labels	Columbia
Spouse	Jon Randall

Musical artist

Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976), known professionally as Jessi Alexander, is an American country music artist and songwriter. She is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, and won both the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year and the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck". In 2025, she received her first nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical for her work on releases by Luke Combs, Dustin Lynch, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Conner Smith, and Hailey Whitters.

Career

She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2004. Two of her songs charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and Columbia Records released her debut album, Honeysuckle Sweet, on March 1, 2005. In 2006, she was dropped from the label.

Alexander co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "The Climb", for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You" from the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack. She also co-wrote Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck", and Blake Shelton's "Drink on It", "Mine Would Be You" and "Turnin' Me On".

In 2021, Jessi was featured on "That Was Us" from the album Behind the Bar by Riley Green.

Personal life

She has been married to Jon Randall since 2006.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Honeysuckle Sweet	Release date: March 1, 2005 Label: Columbia Records
Down Home	Release date: April 1, 2014 Label: Lonesome Vinyl
Decatur County Red	Release date: March 27, 2020 Label: Lost Creek

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country	Album
2004	"Honeysuckle Sweet"	52	Honeysuckle Sweet
2004	"Make Me Stay or Make Me Go"	57
2005	"Canyon Prayer"	—
2020	"Mama Drank"	—	Decatur County Red
	"I Should Probably Go Now"	—
	"Decatur County Red"	—
	"River"	—	TBD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other Charting Songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country	Album
2021	"That Was Us" with Riley Green	-	Behind The Bar
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2004	"Honeysuckle Sweet"	Roger Pistole
2005	"Canyon Prayer"	Kristin Barlowe

Singles written by Alexander

Year	Title	Artist(s)
2004	"I Wanna Believe"	Patty Loveless
2009	"The Climb"	Miley Cyrus
2011	"When Love Gets a Hold of You"	Reba McEntire
2012	"Drink on It"	Blake Shelton
2012	"I Drive Your Truck"	Lee Brice
2013	"Mine Would Be You"	Blake Shelton
2014	"Song About a Girl"	Eric Paslay
2014	"PrizeFighter"	Trisha Yearwood feat. Kelly Clarkson
2015	"Winning Streak"	Ashley Monroe
	"If Love Was Fair"
	"If the Devil Don't Want Me"
	"I'm Good at Leavin'"
2016	"Savior's Shadow"	Blake Shelton
2016	"The Way I Talk"	Morgan Wallen
2018	"Turnin' Me On"	Blake Shelton
2020	"Young Enough"	Brett Kissel
2020	"Like a Man"	Dallas Smith
2021	"Never Say Never"	Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson
2021	"Sunrise Tells the Story"	Midland
2024	"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"	Luke Combs

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2013	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	"I Drive Your Truck"	Won
	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song	"I Drive Your Truck"	Nominated
	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song	"Mine Would Be You"	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Mine Would Be You"	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Song of the Year	"I Drive Your Truck"	Won
2024	Grammy Awards	Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical	"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", "All I Ever Do Is Leave", "Chevrolet", "Make Me a Mop", "Never Left Me", "No Caller ID", "Noah", "Remember Him That Way", "Roulette on the Heart"	Pending
2024	Grammy Awards	Best Song Written for Visual Media	"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"	Pending

References

allmusic ((( Jessi Alexander > Songs > Songs Composed By )))
Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jessi Alexander
Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-07-08.
"Morgan Wallen's Debut, 'The Way I Talk,' Riffs on Accents". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-07.

v t e CMA Song of the Year
1967−1970	"There Goes My Everything" - Dallas Frazier (1967) "Honey" - Bobby Russell (1968) "The Carroll County Accident" - Bob Ferguson (1969) "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson (1970)
1971−1980	"Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart (1971−72) "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell (1973) "Country Bumpkin" - Don Wayne (1974) "Back Home Again" - John Denver (1975) "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Larry Weiss (1976) "Lucille" Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum - (1977) "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Richard Leigh (1978) "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz (1979) "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1980)
1981−1990	"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981) "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (1982−83) "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984) "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood (1985) "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986) "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987) "80's Ladies" - K. T. Oslin (1988) "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989) "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner (1990)
1991−2000	"When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991) "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max D. Barnes (1992) "I Still Believe in You" - Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis (1993) "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994) "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995) "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996) "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997) "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998) "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999) "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000)
2001−2010	"Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001) "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson (2002) "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003) "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004) "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005) "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006) "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007) "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008) "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009) "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010)
2011−2020	"If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011) "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012) "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013) "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014) "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015) "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016) "Better Man" - Taylor Swift (2017) "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018) "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford (2019)
2021−2030	"The Bones" - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz (2020) "Starting Over" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021) "Buy Dirt" - Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins (2022) "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman (2023) "White Horse" - Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson (2024)

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