Life Country songwriter Jerry Chesnut, who penned hits for Elvis and George Jones, dies at 87 December 17, 2018 Dave Paulson, Nashville Tennessean Comments Off on Country songwriter Jerry Chesnut, who penned hits for Elvis and George Jones, dies at 87 Chesnut wrote the Elvis Presley hit "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and George Jones' "A Good Year For the Roses."