Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Elbert Lee West (July 15, 1967 – May 18, 2015) was an American country music artist. Initially a session songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, West saw his first chart success in the 1990s as a co-writer on singles for country singer Tracy Lawrence, including the Number Ones \"Sticks and Stones\" and \"Can't Break It to My Heart\". West co-wrote album tracks for other artists, including tracks for Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery.By 2001, West had signed to Broken Bow Records, then a newly formed independent label, and his debut album, Livin' the Life, was released that year. West co-wrote ten of the album's thirteen tracks, while others — including \"(This One's Gonna) Leave a Mark\", previously recorded by John Michael Montgomery — were co-written by Randy Archer and Johnny Park, formerly of the duo Archer/Park. \"Diddley\", which peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, was the album's lead single and West's only single to chart. \"Diddley\" was also made into a music video, which aired on CMT. Erik Hage of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five, saying, \"West has a big, husky baritone, a keen songwriting ability, a defiant attitude, and is a major country talent.\""@en }
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- Elbert_West abstract "Elbert Lee West (July 15, 1967 – May 18, 2015) was an American country music artist. Initially a session songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, West saw his first chart success in the 1990s as a co-writer on singles for country singer Tracy Lawrence, including the Number Ones \"Sticks and Stones\" and \"Can't Break It to My Heart\". West co-wrote album tracks for other artists, including tracks for Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery.By 2001, West had signed to Broken Bow Records, then a newly formed independent label, and his debut album, Livin' the Life, was released that year. West co-wrote ten of the album's thirteen tracks, while others — including \"(This One's Gonna) Leave a Mark\", previously recorded by John Michael Montgomery — were co-written by Randy Archer and Johnny Park, formerly of the duo Archer/Park. \"Diddley\", which peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, was the album's lead single and West's only single to chart. \"Diddley\" was also made into a music video, which aired on CMT. Erik Hage of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five, saying, \"West has a big, husky baritone, a keen songwriting ability, a defiant attitude, and is a major country talent.\"".