- From Chillicothe, Ohio. Lives in Nashville.
- Began his music career in Nashville working at Opryland USA doing impressions of country stars like Roy Acuff, Jimmie Rodgers, Eddy Arnold and Lester Flatt. His partner who impersonated Earl Scruggs was a young Steven Curtis Chapman, who later became a well-known Christian artist).
- Best known as a songwriter. His original songs have been recorded by such artists as Loretta Lynn, the Oak Ridge Boys, Patty Loveless, Reba McIntyre, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Chris Stapleton, Doyle Lawson and many others. One of his gospel songs “His Strength Is Perfect” has been published in several church hymnbooks.
- As a solo artist, he has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show.
- 2004, he performed on the IBMA Award-winning “Livin, Lovin’ & Losin’: Tribute to the Louvin Brothers” CD (in a trio with Carl Jackson and Larry Cordle.)
- 2003, won the SESAC “Country Music Songwriter of the Year” award.
- 2007, released New Songs Old Friends album (Mountain Home) featuring guest artists Vince Gill, Del McCoury, Doyle Lawson, Ricky Skaggs, the Oak Ridge Boys and Rhonda Vincent.
- He is one of the founding partners and producers at Billy Blue Records.
- 2012, released Showing My Age album (Very Jerry).
- 2015, released Gospel From My Grass Roots album (Very Jerry).
- 2017, released Front Porch Philosophy album (Very Jerry).
- 2019, released All God’s Children Sing album (Very Jerry).
- 2019, won his second IBMA Award for Songwriter of the Year (also won in 2018).
- 2020, released Bridges and Backroads album (Very Jerry).
- 2021, released “A Very Jerry Family Christmas” album (Very Jerry).
- 2024, released The Songwriter album (Very Jerry)
- 2024, he was inducted into the Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame.