{"id":22250,"date":"2020-04-05T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T16:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1819901"},"modified":"2020-04-05T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T16:27:39","slug":"alex-harvey-writer-of-delta-dawn-and-reuben-james-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/alex-harvey-writer-of-delta-dawn-and-reuben-james-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Harvey, Writer of \u201cDelta Dawn\u201d and \u201cReuben James,\u201d Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:684213?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n30m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Songwriter Alex Harvey, whose hits included Tanya Tucker\u2019s \u201cDelta Dawn\u201d and Kenny Rogers &amp; The First Edition\u2019s \u201cReuben James,\u201d died Saturday (April 4) according to a Facebook post by his wife. The place and cause of death were not revealed. Harvey, who was also an actor and singer, was 73.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZIQNUcpnqTg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZIQNUcpnqTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Born Thomas Alexander Harvey in Dyersburg, Tennessee, on March 10, 1947, Harvey was equally influenced by country music and rhythm and blues. He earned his master\u2019s degree in music from Murray State University in Kentucky in 1969 and soon after began to seriously pursue songwriting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wsTRCvGiRWk?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wsTRCvGiRWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>After successfully pitching \u201cReuben James\u201d to Rogers, who scored both a minor pop and country hit with it, Harvey moved to Los Angeles. There he teamed with Larry Collins to write \u201cDelta Dawn.\u201d It became young Tanya Tucker\u2019s first country hit, reaching No. 5 in 1972. The song has been recorded by Waylon Jennings, Bette Midler, Helen Reddy, and many others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6ymXTFFtnc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6ymXTFFtnc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harvey studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse for four years. He won his first major role acting in a 1982 TV movie, <em>The Long Summer of George Adams<\/em>, starring James Garner. Garner was a early mentor and friend to Harvey, encouraging him in both this musical and acting ventures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KTmoFRuc9H8?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KTmoFRuc9H8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among Harvey\u2019s other hits and well-known songs were \u201cBaby, Baby I Know You\u2019re a Lady\u201d (David Houston), \u201cHell and High Water\u201d (T. Graham Brown), \u201cRings\u201d (Lobo), \u201cMakin\u2019 Music for Money\u201d (Jimmy Buffett), and \u201cSomebody New\u201d (Billy Ray Cyrus).<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qd_W6kCHrWY?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qd_W6kCHrWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harvey acted in several TV series, including <em>The Dukes of Hazzard<\/em>, <em>Dallas<\/em> and <em>Walker, Texas Ranger<\/em>. He also had roles in the movies <em>Gettysburg<\/em> and <em>Fire Down Below<\/em>, the 1997 film which featured such other musical luminaries as Kris Kristofferson, Levon Helm, Mark Collie, Randy Travis and Travis Tritt. <\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1819901\/alex-harvey-writer-of-delta-dawn-and-reuben-james-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 30m ago Songwriter Alex Harvey, whose hits included Tanya Tucker\u2019s \u201cDelta Dawn\u201d and Kenny Rogers &amp; The First Edition\u2019s \u201cReuben James,\u201d died Saturday (April 4) according to a Facebook post by his wife. The place and cause of death were not revealed. Harvey, who was also an actor and singer, was 73. 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