Keith Palmer (singer) explained

Keith Palmer
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Date:	23 June 1957
Origin:	Hayti, Missouri, United States
Death Place:	White House, Tennessee
Instrument:	Vocals
Genre:	Country
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	1975–1992
Label:	Epic
Associated Acts:	Reba McEntire

Keith Palmer (June 23, 1957 – June 13, 1996)^[1] was an American country music artist. He was born Bryon Keith Palmer on June 23, 1957, in Hayti, Missouri, United States, and was raised in Corning, Arkansas. His name was actually supposed to be "Byron", but there was a mistake on the birth certificate.

He began his music career in 1975 as pianist for the Dixie Echoes, where he remained for three years. In 1991, Palmer released an album for Epic Records which produced two singles: "Don't Throw Me in the Briarpatch" and "Forgotten but Not Gone", both of which entered the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (now Hot Country Songs). He also co-wrote Reba McEntire's 1991 single "For My Broken Heart". Palmer died of cancer on June 13, 1996, in White House, Tennessee, at age 38.

Keith Palmer (1991)

Italic Title:	no
Keith Palmer
Type:	studio
Artist:	Keith Palmer
Cover:	keithpalmer.jpg
Studio:	The Bennett House, Franklin, TN
Genre:	Country
Length:	31:43
Label:	Epic No. 48611
Producer:	Bob Montgomery

Track listing

1. "Memory Lane" (Lonnie Wilson, Joe Diffie) – 3:15
2. "Forgotten but Not Gone" (Johnny MacRae, Buzz Cason) – 3:27
3. "If You Want to Find Love" (Skip Ewing, Max D. Barnes) – 2:31
4. "That's Enough to Keep Me Hangin' On" (Keith Palmer) – 3:51
5. "My Arms Tonight" (Jeff Tweel, Larry Shell) – 2:47
6. "Don't Throw Me in the Briarpatch" (Kix Brooks, Chris Waters) – 2:54
7. "She Left Me Yesterday" (Gary Harrison, Patrick Finch, Tim Mensy) – 3:31
8. "Livin' on What's Left of Your Love" (Sanger D. Shafer, Diffie) – 2:53
9. "When I Close My Eyes" (Nettie Musick, Mark Alan Springer) – 3:37
10. "I Picked a San Antonio Rose" (James Dean Hicks, Bobby P. Barker) – 2:55

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[2]

• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Tim Mensy – acoustic guitar, background vocals, arrangement
• Ron Oates – keyboards, arrangement
• Keith Palmer – vocals
• Matt Rollings – keyboards
• Jim Vest – steel guitar
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Bob Wray – bass
• Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1991	"Don't Throw Me in the Briarpatch"	54	—
1992	"Forgotten but Not Gone"	60	58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

1. Book: Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 314. 978-0-89820-177-2.

2. Keith Palmer . Keith Palmer . 1991 . CD insert . Epic Records . 48611.