The Influence of Country Male Singers on Music

 Tim McGraw--Born May 1, 1967, in Delhi, La. Quote:  Samuel Timothy McGraw is an American country music singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums. 10 of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts, with his 1994 breakthrough album Not a Moment Too Soon being the top country album of 1994. In total, McGraw's albums have produced 65 singles, 25 of which have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. Three of these singles – "It's Your Love", "Just to See You Smile", and "Live Like You Were Dying" – were respectively the top country songs of 1997, 1998, and 2004 according to Billboard Year-End. He has also won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association awards, 10 American Music Awards, and three People's Choice Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour, which was done in partnership with his wife, Faith Hill, is one of the highest-grossing tours in count...

 Toby Keith--Born July 8, 1961, in Clinton, OK. Quote:  Toby Keith Covel is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. Keith released his first four studio albums—1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin', plus a Greatest Hits package—for various divisions of Mercury Records before leaving Mercury in 1998. These albums all earned Gold or higher certification, and produced several Top Ten singles, including his debut "Should've Been a Cowboy", which topped the country charts and was the most-played country song of the 1990s. The song has received three million spins since its release, according to Broadcast Music Incorporated. Unquote                                                                             

 January 20, 1965, in Danville, USA Quote: John Michael Montgomery is an American country music singer. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his major-label solo career in 1992. He has had more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts, of which seven have reached number one: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "I Swear", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold", and "The Little Girl". 13 more have reached the top 10. "I Swear" and "Sold" were named by Billboard as the top country songs of 1994 and 1995, respectively. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with cover versions by the R&B group All-4-One. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the Billboard Ho...

 Conway Twitty--Born--September 1, 1933 in Friars Point, Mississippi' He Died June 5, 1993 Quote: Harold Lloyd Jenkins , better known by his stage name  Conway Twitty , was an American  country music  singer and songwriter. He also had success in the  rock and roll ,  R&B , and pop genres. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of  Country Music Association  awards for duets with  Loretta Lynn . He was inducted into the  Country Music Hall of Fame  and the  Rockabilly Hall of Fame . Twitty was known for his frequent use of romantic and  sentimental  themes in his songs. Due to his following being compared to a religious revival, comedian  Jerry Clower  nicknamed Twitty "The High Priest of Country Music," the eventual title of  his 33rd studio album . Twitty achieved stardom with hit songs like " Hello Darlin' ," " You've Never Been This Far Before ," and " Linda on My Mind ." Twitty topped...

 Randy Travis--Born-May 4, 1959, in Marshville, NC Quite:  Randy Bruce Traywick, known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including 16 that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s. Unquote                 ...

 Scotty McCreery--Born October 9, 1993, in Garner, NC                                                                                       Quote:  Scott Cooke McCreery is an American country music singer. He won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, Clear as Day, was released in October 2011 and was certified platinum in the United States. The album includes the top 20 country songs, "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls". McCreery released a Christmas album, Christmas with Scotty McCreery, in October 2012 and it has been certified gold. He released his third album, See You Tonight, in October 2013. Its title track became his first single to reach the top ten on Billboard's Country charts. Setting a new record in Ju...

 George Strait--Born May 18, 1952, in Poteet USA Quote:  George Harvey Strait Sr. is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. George Strait is known as the "King of Country" and is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. He is known as a pioneer of the neo traditionalist country style and movement, cowboy look, and being one of the first and most prominent country artists to bring country music back to its roots and away from the pop country era in the 1980s.Unquote                                                     I Met a Friend of Yours Today         CMT performance of the year: George Strait George Strait Performs "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone? "God and Country Music" George Strait w/special guest, grandson Harvey Strait Pure Country Movie