Randy Travis Biography Plus Tutorials, Videos and more!
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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.
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.
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.
Randy Travis And Carrie Underwood
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 50 on 4th May 2009. More Randy Travis biography info to come at a later date.
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.
