# Leon Everette

Leon Everette Baughman (born June 21, 1948) is an American country music artist.

## Background

He was born in Aiken, South Carolina, United States. While in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Everette won a singing contest and decided to pursue a career in country music. Between 1977 and 1985, Everette recorded eight studio albums, including five for the RCA Nashville label. He charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the same timespan. Everette reached top 10 on the Hot Country Songs charts with the singles "Over", "Giving Up Easy", "Hurricane", "Midnight Rodeo", "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair", "Soul Searchin'", "My Lady Loves Me (Just as I Am)" and "I Could'a Had You".

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll | Release date: 1977 Label: True Records | — |
| I Don't Want to Lose | Release date: August 1980 Label: Orlando Records | 61 |
| If I Keep On Going Crazy | Release date: February 1981 Label: RCA Records | 56 |
| Hurricane | Release date: November 1981 Label: RCA Records | 30 |
| Where's the Fire | Release date: April 1985 Label: Mercury Records | 52 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| Leon Everette | Release date: January 1983 Label: RCA Records | 34 |
| Doin' What I Feel | Release date: August 1983 Label: RCA Records | 25 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1976 | "Running State of Mind" | — | — | — |
| 1977 | "Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll" | — | — | Goodbye King of Rock N' Roll |
| 1977 | "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)" | 84 | — | — |
| 1979 | "We Let Love Fade Away" | 89 | — | I Don't Want to Lose |
| 1979 | "Giving Up Easy" | 81 | — | — |
| 1979 | "Don't Feel Like the Lone Ranger" | 33 | — | I Don't Want to Lose |
| 1979 | "The Sun Went Down in My World Tonight" | 42 | — | I Don't Want to Lose |
| 1979 | "I Love That Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin)" (re-recording) | 28 | — | I Don't Want to Lose |
| 1980 | "I Don't Want to Lose" | 30 | — | I Don't Want to Lose |
| 1980 | "Over" | 10 | — | I Don't Want to Lose |
| 1980 | "Giving Up Easy" (re-release) | 5 | — | If I Keep On Going Crazy |
| 1981 | "If I Keep On Going Crazy" | 11 | 16 | If I Keep On Going Crazy |
| 1981 | "Hurricane" | 4 | 3 | Hurricane |
| 1981 | "Midnight Rodeo" | 9 | 19 | Hurricane |
| 1982 | "Just Give Me What You Think Is Fair" | 7 | 4 | Leon Everette |
| 1982 | "Soul Searchin'" | 10 | 20 | Leon Everette |
| 1982 | "Shadows of My Mind" | 15 | 6 | Leon Everette |
| 1983 | "My Lady Loves Me (Just as I Am)" | 9 | 36 | Leon Everette |
| 1983 | "The Lady, She's Right" | 31 | 29 | Doin' What I Feel |
| 1984 | "I Could'a Had You" | 6 | 6 | Doin' What I Feel |
| 1984 | "Shot in the Dark" | 30 | — | Doin' What I Feel |
| 1985 | "Too Good to Say No To" | 47 | — | Where's the Fire |
| 1985 | "A Good Love Died Tonight" | 53 | — | Where's the Fire |
| 1985 | "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" | 44 | — | Where's the Fire |
| 1986 | "Danger List (Give Me Someone I Can Love)" | 46 | — | — |
| 1986 | "Sad State of Affairs" | 59 | — | — |
| 1986 | "Still in the Picture" | 56 | — | — |
| 2010 | "United States of America" | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Organization | Award | Nominee/Work | Result |
| 1981 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Male Vocalist | Leon Everette | Nominated |