Skip Ewing

Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing (born March 6, 1964 in Redlands , California ) is an American country singer and songwriter .

Beginnings

As the son of a naval officer, Donald Ralph Ewing was given the nickname "Skip", derived from "Skipper", in his early childhood. His enthusiasm for country music was sparked by the songs of Merle Haggard and Lefty Frizzell . He could play the guitar rather than read and write, and wrote his first song at the age of ten. After finishing school, he made his first appearances in an amusement park in Virginia . At the age of 19 he moved to Nashville , where he played famous country musicians in the Opryland .

Career

Like many other country musicians before him, Skip Ewing started out as a songwriter. He proved so talented that he was signed to the leading local music publisher, Acuff-Rose Music . After a short time, his songs were interpreted by established stars such as George Jones and Charley Pride . In 1987 the up-and-coming young musician received a record deal with MCA. A year later the album The Coast Of Colorado was recorded. It was produced by Jimmy Bowen and Skip Ewing himself, who also composed all the songs. In contrast to other singing songwriters, he had a very pleasant sounding voice. Several singles were released from the debut CD. Burnin 'A Hole In My Heart reached number three on the country charts. The good-looking musical all-rounder had made the breakthrough.

His next CD, The Will To Love , was equally successful. Further albums followed at longer intervals. However, good hit parade placements were the exception. Ewing was all the more successful as a songwriter. He composed more than a dozen number 1 hits in total. To date, more than 250 of his songs have been recorded by almost all of the greats on the country scene. In 1991 he moved to the Capitol Label together with Jimmy Bowen.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Country
1988	The Coast of Colorado	Country29 (74 weeks) Country
1989	The will to love	Country44 (24 weeks) Country

More studio albums

• 1990: A Healin 'Fire
• 1990: Following Yonder Star
• 1991: Naturally
• 1993: Homegrown Love
• 1997: Until I Found You
• 2001: Indian Elephant Tea (The Big Kidz Band featuring Skip Ewing)

Compilations

• 1991: Greatest Hits
• 2009: Hits Volume One

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Country
1988	Your Memory Wins Again The Coast of Colorado	Country17 (18 weeks) Country
	I Don't Have Far to Fall The Coast of Colorado	Country8 (24 weeks) Country
	Burnin 'a Hole in My Heart The Coast of Colorado	Country3 (22 weeks) Country
1989	The Gospel According to Luke The Coast of Colorado	Country10 (20 weeks) Country
	The Coast of Colorado The Coast of Colorado	Country15 (24 weeks) Country
	It's You Again The Will to Love	Country5 (26 weeks) Country
1990	If a Man Could Live on Love Alone The Will to Love	Country70 (5 weeks) Country
	I'm Your Man A Healin 'Fire	Country69 (4 weeks) Country
1991	I Get the Picture Naturally	Country73 (1 week) Country
1992	Naturally Naturally	Country71 (1 week) Country
1995	Christmas Carol Following Yonder Star	Country44 (7 weeks) Country
1997	Mary Go 'Round Until I Found You	Country58 (12 weeks) Country
	Answer to My Prayer Until I Found You	Country66 (7 weeks) Country

More singles

• 1990: The Dotted Line
• 1993: Losing You Is New to Me
• 1993: Grandma's Garden

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: US