Country Entertainer Bio-Sheet
Musician / Singer
Jeff "Hot Dog" Knight 
Primary Instrument: Keyboards / Vocals 
( 3 octave Range ) 
Plays 6 Intruments: Keys, Bass, Drums, 
Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar, Trumpet. 

BMI Song Writer, Producer, Arranger, Sound Engineer, Plays by Sheet Music and the Nashville Number System.


2001

Members of "Gelasea" circa 2000
(L-R) Riley Powell: Drums, Jeff Strickland: Bass
Wesco Clark: Guitar, Jeff Knight: Keys

Jeff Knight opens for
"Confederate Railroad"


Jeff started playing music when he was 6 years old. He studied Piano extensively with 3 different piano instructors all before his college studies. He also played Trumpet all through his Elementary, High School and College years. He started playing Professionally on the road when he was 21 years old. He has performed and traveled quite extensively in 42 states and 4 different countries with more performers than he can count. He lived in Nashivlle TN from 1990 to 1994 where he was a Musician Union Member and a road musician and background singer for some very popular country acts. He has also performed on "The Grand Ole Opry" in July of 1993. He has won and placed in several talent shows. He has received and won several trophies, plaques and music awards which he keeps on his wall in his home office for his various abilities and talents. His songwriting ability has not gone unnoticed while his song "Quarter Friends" was nominated in the Duet of the year catagory in the Independent Country Music Association's 2000 Awards show in Nashville TN. He has written over 150 songs while placing 5 of those in the top 20 worldwide on the Independent label charts with 4 different performers or acts. 3 of his gospel songs have done well in the charts in the Gospel realm.  His hits include: 

"Quarter Friends"
"Once in a Lifetime"
"Being in Love" 
"Just another lonely night" 
"Loverboy" 
"Down on my knees" 
"When I get there" 
"There goes Jesus" 

 Some of those acts that he has performed in or has been involved with are: 

Tim McGraw 
Tanya Tucker 
Confederate Railroad 
Doug Stone 
Shenandoah 
John Berry 
Ricky Skaggs 
The Jordanaires 
Elvis Wade 
Ferlin Husky 
Leroy Van Dyke 
Sheb Wooley
8 Second Ride
The Austin Brothers
Chester Lester
Melba Montgomery 
Lane Brody 
Head N' South Band 
Katherine Kay 
Justin Wright 
Butch Baker 
Wild Rose 
George Hamilton IV 
Midnight Rodeo 
Micheal Shane 
Gelasea
Murphy's Law
Dixie Melody Boys 
The Countrymen
The Choraleers

However Jeff did retire from road work in 1997 to concentrate on his songwriting and studio session work but has come out of retirement in 2001 to perform again publically. Jeff now resides in his home state of North Carolina and you may catch him performing different venues around the North & South Carolina beach area.

e-mail: jeffknight@knightzone.com

 

Jeff Knight Head Shot

Head promo Shot

Jeff Knight with Doug Stone

Jeff Knight and Doug Stone

Dixie Melody Boys

Jeff Knight with The Dixie Melody Boys

Head N' South Band

Jeff Knight with the Head N' South Band

Jeff Knight and Leroy Van Dyke

Jeff Knight with Leroy Van Dyke

On tour with Head N' South

Jeff Knight on tour with Head N' South

Jeff plays the Opry

On tour with Ferlin Husky

Jeff Knight on tour with Ferlin Husky

Jeff Knight and Roy Acuff

Jeff Knight with the late Roy Acuff

Jeff Knight's Recorded Sound Bytes
Title
Status
Format
Size
Time
Style
I love beach music Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano, keyhorns
MP3
452KB
32 sec.
Cover Beach Music
Myrtle Beach Days Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano, keyhorns
MP3
366KB
23 sec.

Cover Beach Music

Prisoner of the past Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano. Song written by Jeff Knight
MP3
505KB
32 sec.
Original Country Song
Never had it better Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano, keyhorns. Song written by Jeff Knight
MP3
465KB
29 sec.
Original Country Song
Lady down on love Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano, strings
MP3
339KB
26 sec.
Cover Country Song
My Love Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano, strings
MP3
488KB
31 sec.
Cover Country Song
Sweet Country Music Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano solo
MP3
435KB
33 sec.
Cover Country Song
Home Live stage board mix performing Lead vocal, piano
MP3
390KB
26 sec.
Cover Country Song
Wild wild west Live stage board mix performing tenor vocal, keyhorns, synthesizer
MP3
416KB
26 sec.
Cover Disco Song
Chattahoochie Live stage board mix performing piano solo
MP3
239KB
15 sec.
Cover Country Song
Ole Firefighter Live stage board mix performing piano solo, keyhorns
MP3
343KB
21 sec.
Cover Blues Song
Hey Good-Looking Live stage board mix performing piano solo, keyhorns
MP3
343KB
21 sec.
Cover Country Song
Honky-Tonk Attitude Live stage board mix performing piano solo, tenor vocal
MP3
355KB
22 sec.
Cover Country Song
Don't rock the jukebox Live stage board mix performing piano solo, tenor vocal
MP3
210KB
13 sec.
Cover Country Song
Lonesome, onry and mean Live stage board mix performing piano solo
MP3
273KB
17 sec.
Cover Country Song
Ole time Rock and Roll Live stage board mix performing keyhorns
MP3
506KB
32 sec.
Cover Rock Song
Rock my baby Live stage board mix performing piano, tenor vocal
MP3
477KB
30 sec.
Cover Country Song
Seminole wind Live stage board mix performing piano solo
MP3
518KB
33 sec.
Cover Country Song
Trashy women Live stage board mix performing piano fills
MP3
494KB
31 sec.
Cover Country Song
Wild wild west 2 Live stage board mix performing synthesizer sax solo
MP3
599KB
38 sec.
Cover Disco Song
The Fireman Live stage board mix performing piano fills
MP3
314KB
20 sec.
Cover Country Song
Where did you go Studio session demo performing all tracks on keyboards. Song written by Jeff Knight
MP3
262KB
16 sec.
Original Pop
Piano Run Studio session demo performing piano solo
MP3
448KB
28 sec.
Studio Southern Gospel
Now I know why Studio session demo performing all tracks on keyboards. Song written by Jeff Knight
MP3
227KB
14 sec.
Original Studio Contemporary Christian
Closer walk with thee Studio session demo performing piano solo
MP3
442KB
28 sec.
Studio Southern Gospel
Don't give up Studio session demo performing all tracks on keyboards.
MP3
343KB
21 sec.
Studio Southern Gospel
When I get there Studio session demo performing all music tracks on keyboards. Song written by Jeff Knight and performed all 4 part vocals
MP3
494KB
31 sec.
Original Studio Southern Gospel
There goes Jesus Studio session demo performing all music tracks on keyboards. Song written by Jeff Knight
MP3
430KB
27 sec.
Original Studio Southern Gospel
Feeling mighty fine Studio session demo performing piano solo, keyhorns
MP3
396KB
25 sec.
Studio Southern Gospel
Down on my knees Studio session demo performing all music tracks on keyboards. Song written by Jeff Knight and performed all 4 part vocals
MP3
303KB
19 sec.
Original Studio Southern Gospel

I hope you enjoy this music as much as I have in creating it. Some of these full-length tracks are available in CD format, please send e-mail for specifics. Thank you and may God bless you and keep you in his arms until we meet again. All original songs have been copyprotected and some are available for recording.

Last updated 6/10/04