Country music singer Jeff Carson dies at 58

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — State audio singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with “Not On Your Love” and “The Car” before getting a law enforcement officer, has died in Tennessee, his publicist reported. He was 58.

Carson died of a heart assault at a medical center in Franklin, said Jeremy Westby of 2911 Media.

Carson was born Jeffrey Lee Herndon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1963, Westby claimed in a information release. Carson sang in church and shaped a band in Rogers, Arkansas, just before shifting to Branson, Missouri, the place he wrote songs and performed regionally, the information launch reported.

Carson moved to Nashville and recorded demos for Tracy Lawrence, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Religion Hill and other nation stars.

Carson gained a recording contract at Curb Information in 1995 and produced a one, “Yeah Buddy.” He then recorded the singles “Not On Your Love” and “The Car or truck,” which received Carson his 1st Academy of Place Audio award for online video of the 12 months.

Carson’s vocation had 14 singles on the Billboard chart in his career, Westby explained.

Carson retired from music to become a police officer in Franklin, where he remained on the police force.

Carson returned to new music in 2019 and produced a beforehand recorded song, “God Conserve The World.”

Carson experienced been in the studio with Buddy Hyatt recording an album to be produced later this 12 months with duets with Michael Ray, Darryl Worley and other individuals, Westby said.

Singer Bryan White mentioned on Twitter that he was saddened to listen to of his friend’s loss of life.

“He was a great singer and just one of the kindest folks I have at any time achieved … I’ll see you on the fantastic side buddy,” White said.

On Twitter, the Franklin Police Section thanked Carson for his “life of support & song” and explained Carson “changed everybody he satisfied, all of us, for the much better!”

“It’s really hard to imagine he’s absent,” the office stated on Twitter.