Randy Travis (Birthday May 4th) – American Country Singer, Randy Travis Biography on Singing Career, Personal Life, Randy Travis Awards & Honors.

Introduction: Randy Travis is a popular American Country singer with an impressive list of hit albums and singles to his credit.

Background Information:

•Randy Travis was born on May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina, USA.
•Randy Travis birth name is Randy Bruce Tray wick. Randy Travis had five other siblings.
•Randy had a history of drug abuse and juvenile delinquency by the time he was a teenager.
•Travis is a high-school drop-out and was sentenced to jail.
•It is only after a club manager offered to hire Randy Travis as a singer, did he take to a singing career.
•Randy later moved in and married the same manager, Elizabeth “Lib” Hatcher.

Singing Career:

•Randy Travis shot to fame following the release of his hit album “Storms of Life” by Warner Bros in 1986.
•Travis achieved the status of a platinum singer and a neotraditionalist in the field of Country music.
•Randy Travis hit single “Three Wooden Crosses” topped the charts and earned him many awards.
•Travis also dabbled in gospel music for Dream Works Records after he quit Warner Bros.
•Randy Travis acted for the first time on television in “Wind in the Wire” (1992).
•Randy also featured in many movies and television series during his career.
•Most of Randy Travis films were Westerns. Randy Travis has more than a dozen albums to his name.
•Randy Travis volunteered to participate in “Voices That Care”, a campaign to raise money for the troops during the Gulf War.

Some of his hit albums include:

•You and You Alone
•Inspirational Journey (2000)
•Rise and Shine(2002)
•Passing Through (2004).
•"Glory Train" (2005)
•"Songs of the Season" ( 2007),
•"Around the Bend"(2008).

Hit Singles:
Some of his hit singles include:

•"No Place Like Home"
•"Diggin' Up Bones."
•"Forever and Ever, Amen"
•"Whisper My Name."
•"Out of My Bones"
•"Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man."

Awards and Honors:

•Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1988 and 1989.
•Dove Awards for Gospel singing.
•In 2003, Randy Travis ranked #13 on CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music