Tim McGraw

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Biography

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the Soundscan era. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1993
Number of Albums 30
Record Label Big Machine Records, LLC
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Trivia

What year was McGraw born?

1967

...The singer was born on this day, May 1, in 1967 , in Delhi, La. McGraw was raised by his birth mother, Elizabeth Betty D'Agostino, and her husband, Hor...
Where was the birthplace of McGraw?

Delhi, La

...The singer was born on this day, May 1, in 1967, in Delhi, La . McGraw was raised by his birth mother, Elizabeth Betty D'Agostino, and her husband, Hor...
What was the name of the man who raised McGraw in Delhi, La?

Horace Smith

...ed by his birth mother, Elizabeth Betty D'Agostino, and her husband, Horace Smith , whom McGraw believed to be his biological father. However, when the...
What did the birth certificate state about his biological father?

professional baseball player Tug McGraw

..., which stated that his biological father was, in fact, professional baseball player Tug McGraw . It would take another seven years for the pro athlete...
How long did it take for the pro athlete to acknowledge that Tim McGraw was his son?

seven years

... fact, professional baseball player Tug McGraw. It would take another seven years for the pro athlete to acknowledge that Tim McGraw was his son. I gr...
When did McGraw sign with Curb Records?

1990

...poor circumstances, McGraw recalls. The singer signed to Curb Records in 1990 and released his eponymous debut album three years later. The record fai...
When was Not a Moment Too Soon released?

1994

... but his sophomore project, Not a Moment Too Soon, which was released in 1994 , kicked off McGraw's superstar career. Not a Moment Too Soon shot straig...
How many of McGraw's subsequent 12 albums landed at the top of the charts?

Ten

...ht to the top of the charts and spawned two No. 1 singles, the title track and Don't Take the Girl. Ten of McGraw's subsequent 12 albums landed at No....
How many of McGraw's albums have debuted at No. 1?

Eleven

... Eleven of his album have debuted at No. He and his wife Faith Hill won Grammy Awards in 2001 and 2006 for their duos Let's Make Love and Like We Never...
When did McGraw and his wife Faith Hill win Grammy Awards?

2001 and 2006

... have debuted at No. He and his wife Faith Hill won Grammy Awards in 2001 and 2006 for their duos Let's Make Love and Like We Never Loved At All. An a...
How many movies has McGraw appeared in between 2004 and 2011?

eight

...nd Like We Never Loved At All. An aspiring actor, McGraw has appeared in eight movies between 2004 and 2011. Family (3) Trivia (18) Has produced album...
What was Frank McGraw's profession?

professional baseball player

... found his birth certificate which listed him, Frank McGraw, professional baseball player . Took McGraw's surname subsequently. As a child, Samuel Timo...
At what age did McGraw learn that Tug McGraw was his biological father?

11

...Graw and has his baseball card taped to his bedroom wall. When he was age 11 , he learned that Tug was actually his biological father. Attended Northea...
What university did Samuel Tim McGraw attend on a scholarship?

Northeast Louisiana University

...arned that Tug was actually his biological father. Attended Northeast Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship and is a member of the Pi Kappa A...
How many terms did he attend Florida Community College at Jacksonville?

one

...he Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Attended Florida Community College at Jacksonville for one term and occasionally attended for one time with local bands....
When was Tim McGraw born?

Delhi, LA

...Born on May 1, 1967, in Delhi, LA ; raised in Start, LA; son of Tug McGraw (a professional baseball player) and Betty Trimble; married Faith Hill (a si...
What was the name of McGraw's mother?

Betty Trimble

...mmy Awards by 2005. Raised in rural Start, Louisiana, by his mother, Betty Trimble (who never married Tim's father), young McGraw would finally meet h...
How old was he when he first met his father?

eleven

...ung McGraw would finally meet his father for the first time when he was eleven years old. Apart from singing in his church choir and listening to the ...
What did most of McGraw's friends like to collect?

baseball cards

...cGraw, like most of his friends, showed more interest in collecting baseball cards than learning guitar licks. After graduating from high school with ...
In what city was he in 1989?

Nashville

... few chords, and finally discovered where his true interests lay. He left for Nashville in 1989, where he knew he'd get an education in country music....
What was the name of the music he wanted to study?

country music

... few chords, and finally discovered where his true interests lay. He left for Nashville in 1989, where he knew he'd get an education in country music ....
What was McGraw's first number one country hit?

Don't Take the Girl

...McGraw unveiled his soft touch on Don't Take the Girl , the 1994 single that became his first number one country hit, and as the years turned into deca...
What was McGraw's style as he grew older?

smoothly empathetic (and sometimes nostalgic) ballads and love songs

...des, the singer wound up specializing in smoothly empathetic (and sometimes nostalgic) ballads and love songs . It was an aesthetic that served him wel...
What album did McGraw release in the 2020s?

Here on Earth

... maturity. McGraw entered the 2020s with another charttopping album, Here on Earth , and a star turn on the television series 1883. Though he didn't kn...
In what town is McGraw raised?

Start, Louisiana

...ir with McGraw's mother. He was raised mostly in the small town of Start, Louisiana , near Monroe, and grew up listening to a variety of music: country...
McGraw attended Northeast Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship, studying what?

sports medicine

... Northeast Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship, studying sports medicine , and it was only then that he started playing guitar to accompany ...
What instrument did he start playing to accompany his singing?

guitar

... studying sports medicine, and it was only then that he started playing guitar to accompany his singing. McGraw played the local club circuit and drop...
In what year was he signed to Curb?

1992

... in Nashville clubs for a couple of years and landed a deal with Curb in 1992 . His debut single, the minor hit Welcome to the Club, was released later...
What was the title of McGraws 1994 sophomore effort?

Not a Moment Too Soon

... appeared in 1993 but failed to make the charts. McGraw's fortunes changed with the lead single from his 1994 sophomore effort, Not a Moment Too Soon ....
When did McGraw drop out of college to move to Nashville?

1989

...ofessional baseball pitcher Tug McGraw. After dropping out of college in 1989 to move to Nashville, he found work as a club performer and signed a rec...
In what year did McGraw release All I Want?

1995

...year in any genre). His celebrity spread with the release of All I Want ( 1995 ) and with his highprofile marriage in 1996 to country star Faith Hill. I...
What was the name of McGraw's 2004 album?

Live Like You Were Dying

... to country star Faith Hill. In 2004 McGraw released the album Live Like You Were Dying . Its title song, penned by Nashville songwriters Craig Wiseman...
Who penned the title song for Live Like You Were Dying?

Craig Wiseman and Tim Nichols

... Were Dying. Its title song, penned by Nashville songwriters Craig Wiseman and Tim Nichols , was a tribute to McGraws father, who had died of brain can...
Who did McGraw lend vocals to in a rare collaboration with a hiphop artist?

Over and Over

...inger and a hiphop artist, McGraw lent vocals to rapper Nelly s song Over and Over , which became a mainstream hit. McGraws subsequent albums included ...
Which McGraw album featured a duet with Taylor Swift?

Two Lanes of Freedom

... Go (2007), Southern Voice (2009), and Emotional Traffic (2012). Two Lanes of Freedom (2013) featured a duet with popcountry superstar Taylor Swift, w...
How many studio albums has Tim McGraw released?

16

...album). For the Taylor Swift song, see Tim McGraw (song). He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one ...
How many of McGraw's albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart?

10

...Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts,...
How many singles have McGraw produced?

65

...ng the top country album of 1994. In total, McGraw's albums have produced 65 singles, 25 of which have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or ...
How many of Billboard's top country songs were singles It's Your Love, Just to See You Smile, and Live Like You Were Dying?

Three

...e reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. Three of these singles It's Your Love, Just to See You Smile, and Live Like Y...
How many records has McGraw sold worldwide?

80 million

... one of the top five among all genres of music. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the bestselling music artists of...
In what year did McGraw receive the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Music?

2004

...McGraw was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in 2004 , receiving the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Music during the Founda...
What was McGraws second shared Grammy for?

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

...he and his wife received their second shared Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for Like We Never Loved At All. In recent years, McGraw...
Who did McGraw collaborate with on Feel Like a Rock Star?

Kenny Chesney

...McGraw fared well with Feel Like a Rock Star, his collaboration with Kenny Chesney . The following year, McGraw received positive notices for Two Lanes...
What was the name of McGraw's 2014 album?

Sundown Heaven Town

...ceived two CMA Awards in November 2013. McGraw went on to release Sundown Heaven Town (2014), which included the charttopping country single Shotgun R...
How many CMA Awards did Highway Don't Care receive?

two

... Highway Don't Care, recorded with Keith Urban and Taylor Swift, received two CMA Awards in November 2013. McGraw went on to release Sundown Heaven To...
When did McGraw release Sundown Heaven Town?

2014

... Awards in November 2013. McGraw went on to release Sundown Heaven Town ( 2014 ), which included the charttopping country single Shotgun Rider, and then...
Where did McGraw collapse while performing?

Dublin, Ireland

... touring into 2018, but the exhaustive schedule seemingly caught up to McGraw, who collapsed onstage while performing in Dublin, Ireland , in midMarch....