Jessi Alexander

Not to be confused with Jesse Alexander.

Jessi Alexander
Birth name	Jessica Leigh Alexander
Born	(1976-11-18) November 18, 1976
Origin	Jackson, Tennessee
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2004—present
Labels	Columbia
Spouse	Jon Randall

Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976), known professionally as Jessi Alexander, is an American country music artist and songwriter. She is a four-time Grammy Award nominee, and won both the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year and the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck". In 2025, she received her first nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical for her work on releases by Luke Combs, Dustin Lynch, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Conner Smith, and Hailey Whitters.

Career

She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2004. Two of her songs charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and Columbia Records released her debut album, Honeysuckle Sweet, on March 1, 2005. In 2006, she was dropped from the label.

Alexander co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "The Climb", for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You" from the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack. She also co-wrote Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck", and Blake Shelton's "Drink on It", "Mine Would Be You" and "Turnin' Me On".

In 2021, Jessi was featured on "That Was Us" from the album Behind the Bar by Riley Green.

Personal life

She has been married to Jon Randall since 2006.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Honeysuckle Sweet	Release date: March 1, 2005 Label: Columbia Records
Down Home	Release date: April 1, 2014 Label: Lonesome Vinyl
Decatur County Red	Release date: March 27, 2020 Label: Lost Creek

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country
2004	"Honeysuckle Sweet"	52	Honeysuckle Sweet
	"Make Me Stay or Make Me Go"	57
2005	"Canyon Prayer"	—
2020	"Mama Drank"	—	Decatur County Red
	"I Should Probably Go Now"	—
	"Decatur County Red"	—
	"River"	—	TBD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other Charting Songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country
2021	"That Was Us" with Riley Green	-	Behind The Bar
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2004	"Honeysuckle Sweet"	Roger Pistole
2005	"Canyon Prayer"	Kristin Barlowe

Singles written by Alexander

Year	Title	Artist(s)
2004	"I Wanna Believe"	Patty Loveless
2009	"The Climb"	Miley Cyrus
2011	"When Love Gets a Hold of You"	Reba McEntire
2012	"Drink on It"	Blake Shelton
	"I Drive Your Truck"	Lee Brice
2013	"Mine Would Be You"	Blake Shelton
2014	"Song About a Girl"	Eric Paslay
	"PrizeFighter"	Trisha Yearwood feat. Kelly Clarkson
2015	"Winning Streak"	Ashley Monroe
	"If Love Was Fair"
	"If the Devil Don't Want Me"
	"I'm Good at Leavin'"
2016	"Savior's Shadow"	Blake Shelton
	"The Way I Talk"	Morgan Wallen
2018	"Turnin' Me On"	Blake Shelton
2020	"Young Enough"	Brett Kissel
	"Like a Man"	Dallas Smith
2021	"Never Say Never"	Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson
	"Sunrise Tells the Story"	Midland
2024	"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"	Luke Combs

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2013	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	"I Drive Your Truck"	Won
	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song		Nominated
			"Mine Would Be You"	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Song of the Year		Nominated
			"I Drive Your Truck"	Won
2024	Grammy Awards	Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical	"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", "All I Ever Do Is Leave", "Chevrolet", "Make Me a Mop", "Never Left Me", "No Caller ID", "Noah", "Remember Him That Way", "Roulette on the Heart"	Pending
		Best Song Written for Visual Media	"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"	Pending