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About Randy Travis
Randy Travis marks a generational shift in country music. When his
Storms of Life came out in 1986, country music was still wallowing in
the post-urban cowboy recession, chasing elusive crossover dreams.
Randy Travis brought the music back to its basics, sounding like
nothing so much as a perfect blend of George Jones and Merle Haggard.
He became the dominant male voice in country until the rise of "hat
acts" like Garth Brooks and Clint Black, releasing seven consecutive
number one singles during one stretch. He won the CMA's Horizon Award
in 1986 and was the association's Male Vocalist of the Year in 1987
and 1988.
Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959, Marshville, NC)
was born and raised in North Carolina, in a small town outside of
Charlotte. His father encouraged his children to pursue their musical
inclinations, as he was a fan of honky tonk musicians like Hank
Williams, Jones, and Lefty Frizzell. Randy Travis began playing guitar
at the age of eight, and within two years, he and his brother Ricky
formed a duo called the Traywick Brothers. The duo played in local
clubs and talent contests.
Both of the brothers had a wild streak, which resulted in Ricky going
to jail after a car chase and Randy running away to Charlotte at the
age of 16. While he was in Charlotte, he won a talent contest at
Country City U.S.A., a bar owned by Lib Hatcher. Hatcher was impressed
by Randy Travis and offered him a regular gig at her bar, as well as a
job as a cook.
For several years, Randy Travis sang and worked at Country City. He
still had trouble with the law in his late teens. At his last run-in
with the police, the judge told him if he saw Travis again he should
be prepared to go to jail for a long time. Randy Travis was released
into the care of Hatcher. In a short time, Hatcher became Travis'
manager, and the pair began to concentrate on his career. Joe Stampley
helped Randy Travis land a contract with Paula Records in 1978. The
following year, Travis released two singles under his given name; one
of them, "She's My Woman," scraped the bottom of the country charts.
In 1982, Randy Travis and Hatcher moved to Nashville, where she
managed the Nashville Palace nightclub while he sang and cooked.
Within a couple of years, the pair independently released his debut
album under the name Randy Ray; the record was called Randy Ray Live
and sold primarily in the Nashville Palace.
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Thanks to Hatcher's persistent efforts and the Randy Ray Live
album, Warner Brothers signed Travis in 1985 and suggested that he
change his performing name to Randy Travis. "On the Other Hand," his
first single for the label, was released in the summer of that year
and climbed to number 67. Despite its lackluster performance, radio
programmers were enthusiastic for Randy Travis, as evidenced by the
number six placing of "1982," which was released late in the year.
"1982" was followed by a re-release of "On the Other Hand" in the
spring of 1986. This time, the song hit number one.
Storms of Life, Randy Travis' full-fledged debut album, was released
in the summer of 1986 and became a huge success, eventually selling
over three million copies. Travis was the first country artist to go
multi-platinum; before his success, most country artists had
difficulty achieving gold status. With his mass appeal, he set the
stage for country music's crossover success in the early '90s.
However, Randy Travis dominated the late '80s. The last two singles
from Storms of Life, "Diggin' Up Bones" and "No Place Like Home," hit
number one and two, respectively. "Forever and Ever, Amen" -- the
first single from his second album, 1987's Always & Forever -- began a
streak of seven straight number one singles that ran through 1989.
Always & Forever was more successful than his debut, reaching number
19 on the pop charts and going quadruple platinum; it also earned him
the CMA's award for Male Vocalist of the Year. Old 8x10 (1988) and No
Holdin' Back (1989) weren't quite as successful as their predecessors,
but they still spawned number one singles and both went platinum.
Randy Travis was still at the top of his form in the beginning of the
'90s, starting the decade with his biggest hit, "Hard Rock Bottom of
Your Heart." However, his hold at the top of the charts began to slip
to Clint Black and, in particular, Garth Brooks. Nevertheless, Randy
Travis never fell away completely -- his albums continued to gold and
he usually could crack the Top Ten. Wind in the Wire, a soundtrack to
his television special released in 1992, marked his first unsuccessful
album -- none of the singles broke the Top 40. This Is Me, released in
1994, was a successful comeback to the top of the charts, featuring
"Whisper My Name," his first number one hit in two years. In August
1996, Randy Travis released Full Circle, his last album for Warner
Brothers.
He left the label in 1997, signing with the fledgling "super" label
DreamWorks. His first album for the label, You and You Alone, was
released in the spring of 1998; Man Ain't Made of Stone followed a
year later. Traveling the familiar country route, he released an album
of traditional and contemporary religious songs, Inspirational
Journey, which hit the stores in late 2000. The album went on to win
two awards at The Gospel Music Association's 32nd Annual Dove Awards
in 2001; Inspirational Journey took home honors for Country/Bluegrass
Album of the Year and Country Recorded Song of the Year for "Baptism."
Select songs from the album also made their way in the two-part finale
for Touched by an Angel, which featured Travis in character. Two years
later, Randy Travis continued with his gospel fare with the release of
Rise and Shine.
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