Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy " Tim " McGraw ( born May 1, 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana) is an American country singer and actor. Among his most famous songs include Indian Outlaw, Do not Take the Girl, I Like It, I Love It and Live Like You Were Dying.

Tim McGraw reached with seven studio albums and 21 singles No. 1 on the U.S. country charts, four of his albums also occupied # 1 on the U.S. pop charts. He has received three Grammy Awards, 14 ACM Awards, eleven CMA Awards, ten American Music Awards and three People's Choice Awards. (As of 2009)

Career

Tim McGraw is the famous baseball player Tug McGraw 's son. He grew up in Start, Louisiana and was interested in both music and sports. After leaving school, he began law studies at the Northeast Louisiana University. But his life was increasingly dominated by the country music. From 1987 he regularly performed in clubs. In 1989, he broke off his studies and moved to Nashville.

Two years later he signed a recording contract with Curb Records. His first single, Welcome to the Club reached in 1993 a middle place in the country charts. His debut album Tim McGraw appeared in 1993. The breakthrough came with their second album Not a Moment to Soon a year later. The single release Indian Outlaw sparked controversy and was banned by some radio stations, but could be placed in the front area of ​​the chart. The second single from this album Do not Take the Girl became his first number - one hit and also placed in the top 20 of Pophitparade. The album sold over three million copies and been awarded triple platinum.

The next CD All I Want abolished in 1995 again topped the County album charts and brought the No. 1 single I Like It, I Love It out. On the promotional tour for the album became the opening act on the singer Faith Hill, who had already made a name in the scene and was able to demonstrate a successful album and a number 1 hit. A year later, married and McGraw Hill.

1997 appeared the album Everywhere, were extracted from the five # 1 singles, including Just to See You Smile and in a duet with Faith Hill It's Your Love Even with its next productions McGraw was able to build on the successes to date. In 2001 he received a Grammy for his duet with Hill Let's Make Love and had a No. 1 hit with Jo Dee Messina colleague Bring on the Rain.

The production of the album appeared in 2002 Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors has been documented in the eponymous book. In the studio, he did not sit, as usual in Nashville usual, session musicians, but took up his touring band, the Dancehall Doctors back.

Since 2003, Tim McGraw honorary chairman of the newly founded and named after his father Tug McGraw - Foundation, the research of brain tumors is dedicated to.

Discography

Albums

  • U.S.: 6 × Platinum
  • CAN: 2 × Platinum
  • U.S.: 3 × Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • U.S.: 4 × Platinum
  • CAN: 2 × Platinum
  • U.S.: 3 × Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • U.S.: 3 × Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • U.S.: 3 × Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • U.S.: 4 × Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • U.S.: 2x Platinum
  • U.S.: Gold

Singles

Filmography

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