Jimmy Wayne

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Biography

Jimmy Wayne Barber (born October 23, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts. A second album, Do You Believe Me Now, was released in August 2008 via Big Machine Records subsidiary Valory Music Group, and its title track became his first Number One hit in late 2008. Sara Smile followed in 2009.

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Year Formed 1972
Number of Albums 7
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Genres

Country

Trivia

What is Jimmy Waynes mission?

raise awareness for children in foster care

...artist whose songs and story highlight his mission to raise awareness for children in foster care . Jimmys hits include Stay Gone, Paper Angels, I Love...
How many radio spins did Do You Believe Me Now receive?

more than one million

...ow, which earned BMIs prestigious MillionAir Award for receiving more than one million radio spins in America. In 2009, Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley...
Who did Jimmy tour with in 2009?

Brad Paisley

... than one million radio spins in America. In 2009, Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded Sara Smile with rock n roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall...
What rock n roll duo did Jimmy record Sara Smile with?

Daryl Hall and John Oates

...sley and recorded Sara Smile with rock n roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates . In 2010, Jimmy walked halfway across America (from Nashville...
Who are Daryl Hall and John Oates?

rock n roll Hall of Fame duo

... Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded Sara Smile with rock n roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. In 2010, Jimmy walked halfway acr...
What book did Jimmy write while walking?

Paper Angels

... the foster care system. While walking, he wrote the Christmas novel Paper Angels (2011, Simon & Schuster). In 2012, Jimmy lobbied to pass legislative...
Who awarded Jimmy the Points of Light award?

President George W. Bush

...2016 Jimmy received the prestigious Points of Light award from President George W. Bush (41), while simultaneously contributing to the extension of fo...
What year was Jimmy honored with the Community Maker award by Verizon?

2017

...of foster care services from age 18 to 21 in North Carolina and Ohio. In 2017 , Jimmy was honored with the inaugural Community Maker award by Verizon a...
Jimmy received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from what university?

William Woods University

...izon and received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from William Woods University . Jimmy has shared his story The Power Of One around the world ...
How many times has Jimmy performed on the Grand Ole Opry?

224

...nd the world as a keynote speaker and has performed on the Grand Ole Opry 224 times. He lives in Nashville and continues to work tirelessly on behalf ...
Where does Jimmy live?

Nashville

...te speaker and has performed on the Grand Ole Opry 224 times. He lives in Nashville and continues to work tirelessly on behalf of atrisk foster youth....
What was Jimmy Wayne's autobiography called?

Walk to Beautiful

...onstage over the years and also in his HarperCollins autobiography Walk to Beautiful , and then word got back to the softdrink company. To date, CocaCo...
How many dollars has CocaCola donated to Waynes 501C 3 foundation?

close to 50,000

...rd got back to the softdrink company. To date, CocaCola has donated close to 50,000 to Waynes 501C 3 foundation Project Meet Me Halfway, which helps a...
What does Project Meet Me Halfway help?

atrisk youth in foster care and those experiencing homelessness

...dation Project Meet Me Halfway, which helps atrisk youth in foster care and those experiencing homelessness . Wayne said he and CocaCola are going to b...
How many chart singles did the debut album produce?

four

...debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. This album produced four chart singles, of which the highest peaking was Stay Gone, a 3 on the Ho...
What was the highest rated single on the Hot Country Songs chart?

Stay Gone

...is album produced four chart singles, of which the highest peaking was Stay Gone , a 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts. A second album, Do You Believe ...
When was a second album released?

August 2008

... Songs charts. A second album, Do You Believe Me Now, was released in August 2008 on the Valory label, a subsidiary of Big Machine Records and the tit...
What was Wayne's first number one single?

Do You Believe Me Now

... Stay Gone, a 3 on the Hot Country Songs charts. A second album, Do You Believe Me Now , was released in August 2008 on the Valory label, a subsidiary ...
Who abandoned the family when Wayne was a toddler?

his father

...ayne's first Number One single. He endured a tumultuous childhood, as his father abandoned the family when Wayne was a toddler, and his mother was in ...
How old was Wayne when his father abandoned his family?

toddler

...multuous childhood, as his father abandoned the family when Wayne was a toddler , and his mother was in and out of prison twice. He was sure his life w...
How many times was his mother in and out of prison?

twice

...family when Wayne was a toddler, and his mother was in and out of prison twice . He was sure his life would never change, so he decided to chage it him...
What did Wayne do to try and change his life?

swallowed half a bottle of pills and waited

.... Once, in a desperate attempt to change his life, he swallowed half a bottle of pills and waited . Growing up in foster homes, Wayne became an avid jo...
What was Wayne's hobby when growing up in foster homes?

journalkeeper

...f pills and waited. Growing up in foster homes, Wayne became an avid journalkeeper , using writing as a way of therapy. Living on the streets at 16 and...
Who invited Wayne to move into their home?

an elderly couple

...ng on the streets at 16 and a high school dropout, he was hired by an elderly couple to cut their grass, and eventually, they invited him to move into...
What is the name of his second song?

I Love You This Much

...age as a singer quickly grew bigger and better. His second song, I Love You This Much was also loved by his audiences, and it reached at 6th position ...
What position did I Love You This Much reach on the Billboard chart?

6th

..., I Love You This Much was also loved by his audiences, and it reached at 6th position of the chart, followed by other hit tracks too. He also won a W...
What was his sister's name?

Patricia

...ls. Regarding his family life, it is a sad story as he and his sister; Patricia were born but raised as orphans. With their mother in jail, they were ...
What old couple hired him to work on their lawn?

Russell and Bea Costner

... streets with his sister before being hired by an old couple of Russell and Bea Costner , to work on their lawn. There, he also got a chance to go to s...
What job was he a guard at after graduating from high school?

Gaston Correctional Facility

...re he learned to write and play guitar. After graduation, he volunteered as a guard at Gaston Correctional Facility , and began to write his own songs....
What song did Jimmy record with rock n roll Hall of Fame?

Sara Smile

...pins in America. In 2009, Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded Sara Smile with rock n roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. In 2010,...
When did Jimmy write the Christmas novel Paper Angels?

While walking

...ix) to raise awareness for kids aging out of the foster care system. While walking , he wrote the Christmas novel Paper Angels (2011, Simon & Schuster)...
What year did Jimmy lobby to extend the age of foster care from 18 to 21?

2012

..., he wrote the Christmas novel Paper Angels (2011, Simon & Schuster). In 2012 , Jimmy lobbied to pass legislative bills extending the age of foster car...
How far away was she from home?

hundreds of miles

...ck then. I was barely thirteen years old; I stood there by myself, hundreds of miles from home, as I watched her pull away into the night with her lov...
What state is Jimmy Wayne from?

North Carolina

...By all Nash Vegas accounts, North Carolina singersongwriter Jimmy Wayne comes from the wrong side of the tracks. Born in 1972, he was abandoned by his...
When was Jimmy Wayne born?

1972

...rsongwriter Jimmy Wayne comes from the wrong side of the tracks. Born in 1972 , he was abandoned by his father at a young age and raised by a troubled ...
What was Wayne's final family?

Beatrice and Russell Costner

...ve, and created the pillars of his final foster family. With Beatrice and Russell Costner , Wayne was able for the first time to indulge his love of mu...
What band did Wayne form?

Fantasyche

...iden, Queensrÿche, and Judas Priest. He formed his first band, called Fantasyche , and began taking music seriously. When Beatrice died, Wayne finished...
What did Wayne visit the inmate for?

songwriting advice

...assembly had influenced him greatly. Wayne visited the inmate for songwriting advice and went to work at the prison while studying criminal justice at...
Who pulled a gun on Jimmy Wayne?

a stepfather

...d the stuff of makeyoucry music lyrics. Home was a violent drug den, a stepfather pulled a gun on him and life seemed hopeless until he was rescued by...
How long did Patricia and I live with a foster couple?

30 days

... placement with a foster family in nearby Dallas, North Carolina. After 30 days , we went to live with a foster couple who had one daughter about my si...
What did the foster couple give me before I went to bed?

cookies and milk

...thy family looked like. They took me to baseball games and gave me cookies and milk before bed. When the social worker told us six months later that o...
How many singles were released from his debut?

Four

...ased his selftitled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including Stay Gone and I Love You This M...
Where did Jimmy Wayne grow up?

Bessemer City

... October 23, 1972, in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and grew up in Bessemer City . His biological father abandoned him, and he and his sister were ra...
On what date was he born?

October 23, 1972

...hit in late 2008. Contents Early life edit Jimmy Wayne was born on October 23, 1972 , in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and grew up in Bessemer City. ...
How long did she serve in prison?

four months

...eople when their mother would leave them or was in prison. She served four months in prison in 1985 when Wayne was 12. After entering a group home, Wa...
What company did Wayne work for in Nashville?

AcuffRose Music

... Musical career edit In Nashville, Wayne worked as a songwriter for AcuffRose Music , collaborating with Dean Dillon, Sanger D. Shafer and others while...
What was one of Wayne's first songs as a songwriter?

Put Your Hand in Mine

...nd songwriting skills. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was Put Your Hand in Mine , released by Tracy Byrd in late 1999 from the album It's About ...
Who released Put Your Hand in Mine?

Tracy Byrd

...ngwriting skills. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was Put Your Hand in Mine, released by Tracy Byrd in late 1999 from the album It's About Time....
When did Tracy Byrd release Put Your Hand in Mine?

late 1999

...ngwriting skills. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was Put Your Hand in Mine, released by Tracy Byrd in late 1999 from the album It's About Time....
Who gave him a home?

Bea and Russell Costner

...ile detention at 15 and homeless at 16. It was then that he met Bea and Russell Costner , an elderly couple who gave him a home, the means to complete ...
How old was Wayne when he went to Nashville to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter?

25

...ree, realize his passion and talent for storytelling through song, and at 25 , went to Nashville to pursue a career as a singersongwriter. He has since...
Wayne went on to earn what degree?

college

...nd most significant of all, stability and love. Wayne went on to earn a college degree, realize his passion and talent for storytelling through song, ...
How old are youth in foster care who often find themselves homeless?

18

... raise awareness of atrisk youth in the foster care system who age out at 18 and often find themselves homeless and created Project Meet Me Halfway to...