Read about the Sacramento Local Music Scene at Playlist Research Kevin Sharp Originally from Redding, California, Kevin relocated Kevin's family relocated to Idaho but moved again to Sacramento by the time he attended Bella Vista High School in the eighties. By the end of the decade he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. But after becoming friends with Producer David Foster, his cancer went into remission and he was able to focus on a career in country music. With Foster's help, Kevin was signed to Asylum Records. His first major label release was the album Measure of a Man in 1996. His first single, "Nobody Knows," went to number one on the country charts. The album had a few more hits: "She's Sure Taking It Well" and "If You Love Somebody" both made the top 10 on the country charts. Within the next year he became a spokesman for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and received their "Wish Granter of the Year Award" in 1997. Unfortunately, Sharp's 1998 follow-up album, did not generate anymore hits and he was dropped from the label. Kevin Sharp went on to release one more independent album, Make a Wish in 2005. He died following stomach surgery in 2014 at age 43. Here is a tracklist for the 1996 album Measure of a Man on Asylum Records:
Here is a tracklist for the 1998 album Love Is on Asylum Records:
Here is a tracklist for the 1998 album Make a Wish on Cupit Records:
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