Lonestar
Lonestar is an American country band in the mid- 1990s made the breakthrough and scored several number - one hits.
History
Precursor of Lonestar was the group Texasee, which was founded in Nashville in 1993 by Texas musicians. Richie McDonald ( born February 6, 1962) and Dean Sams ( born August 3, 1966) originally planned to perform as a duo, but then took with John Rich (January 7, 1974) and Michael Britt (* June 15, 1966 ) more musician added. A little later the drummer Keech Rainwater completed ( born January 24, 1963), the quintet.
After they had made numerous live appearances on the scene a name, a recording contract in 1995 with the BNA label completed. At the same named one around at Lonestar. Already their first single, Tequila Talkin ', could be placed in the country Top 10. From the Academy of Country Music, they were named the best young band. A year later with No News scored the first No. 1 hit. Her debut album, Lonestar, was equally successful and went gold.
After several unsuccessful singles in 1997 with Come Cryin ' to Me succeeded the next number - one hit. 1998 John Rich left the group; he later made with the duo Big & Rich career. After some middle Hits Lonestar in 1998 managed her greatest success with Amazed. The single held for eight weeks at number one on the country charts and also became a pop hit. Your 1999 released album Lonely Grill sold more than three million copies and was awarded several platinum. Your winning streak lasted the Millenium turn. In short intervals, more number 1 hits were obtained. In 2001 she was awarded both the Academy of Country Music as well as the Country Music Association as " Group of the Year ".
2006 saw the album Mountains. Lead singer Richie McDonald left the band in late 2007 to start a solo career. New singer was Cody Collins. The first album with Collins was the Christmas album My Christmas List. The first single from the group with Collins as a singer in 2008 Let Me Love You. The next album of the band, Party Heard Around the World was released in April 2010.
On 26 October 2011, the band announced on its website that it has reunited with the founding member and singer Richie McDonald and will go in 2012 in the old cast on tour.