Carson, who was born Jeffrey Lee Herndon on December 16, 1963, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pursued a variety of musical avenues, performing with bands in Arkansas and Missouri before finding commercial success in Nashville.
Carson recorded demos for a number of well-known artists in Nashville, including Tracy Byrd (“Walkin’ To Jerusalem”), Tracy Lawrence (“I See It Now”), Reba McEntire (“The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter”), Tim McGraw (“I Wouldn’t Want It Any Other Way”), Faith Hill (“It Matters To Me”), Mark Wills (“Places I’ve Never Been”), and Diamond Rio (“Mirror Mirror”).
Carson was signed to Curb Records in 1995, and his first charting radio single, “Yeah Buddy,” was released soon after. It was quickly followed by the number one hit “Not On Your Love.”
Carson’s next single, “The Car,” went on to become a top-five smash, reaching number two and earning him his first Academy of Country Music Video of the Year award.
Carson has 14 Billboard chart hits in total, including “Real Life (Was Never The Same Again).”
Who is Jeff Carson’s Wife Kim Cooper Carson?
Jeff Carson, an American country singer who died of a heart attack at the age of 58, was married to Kim Cooper. In 1989, the pair married and relocated to Nashville.
Kim and Jeff met and married Branson. Kim later persuaded Jeff to relocate to Nashville, where they lived together until Jeff’s death just a few days ago.
Kim Cooper is a private person, therefore nothing is known about her early life, education, or work.
