years_active article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
1974-present jim weatherly
 jim weatherly solo_singer 17 march 1943 vocals country , pop pontotoc , mississippi , u.s. james dexter weatherly singer-songwriter
jim weatherly

james dexter `` jim '' weatherly -lrb- born march 17 , 1943 -rrb- is an american singer-songwriter .
weatherly played quarterback at the university of mississippi before choosing songwriting over a football career .
