Elbert West

Elbert Lee West (July 22, 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".|title=Elbert West biography|accessdate=May 5, 2008|last=Hage|first=Erik|work=AllMusic}} West co-wrote album tracks for other artists, including tracks for Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery.
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