Randy Travis Biography
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Welcome to this Randy Travis Biography page where you'll find not only some background info on Randy Travis himself, but also tutorials on how to play Randy Travis songs, Randy Travis lyrics and more. This section is not yet 100% completed.

Randy Travis has charted 30 top singles including 12 #1's since he stepped into the country limelight back in 1985. He was the first country artist to sell more that 3 million of a single album, which he did with the Storms Of Life album.



He grew up being forced to learn guitar by his father but was playing the instrument before he was 10. He had some issues to deal with as a young teen and got into trouble with booze, drugs and the law. By age 14 he was basically a juvenile delinquent with a string of offences.

His brother was also in trouble with the law to the point that at their first concert contest, Randy had to perform alone .. but he won. The Club Manager, Lib Hatcher, began to represent Randy and tried to get his career going.

On The Other Hand was released in 1982 but didn't crack the top 40. But a 4 year later re-release in 1986 became Randy's first #1 hit.



By the mid 90's Nashville was taken over by other country artists and Travis's star faded somewhat. He also changed his focus to concentrate on gospel music and do some acting. He and Lib Hatcher married in 1991.

Randy Travis turned 51 on 4th May 2010. More Randy Travis biography info can be found at Wikipedia.

• Deeper Than The Holler - (Tutorial)
• Forever And Ever - (Tutorial)
• Heros And Friends - (Tutorial)
• I Told You So - (Tutorial)
• On The Other Hand - (Tutorial)
• Storms Of Life - (Tutorial)
• Three Wooden Crosses - (Tutorial)

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