Tracy Byrd

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Biography

Tracy Lynn Byrd (born December 17, 1966) is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1993, Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his single "Holdin' Heaven", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although he did not land a second Number One until 2002's "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo", Byrd has charted more than thirty hit singles in his career, including eleven additional Top Ten hits. He has also released nine studio albums and two greatest-hits albums, with four gold certifications and one double-platinum certification from the RIAA.

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Year Formed 1992
Number of Albums 16
Record Label
Website tracybyrd.musiccitynetworks.com
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Genres

Country

Trivia

Where was Tracy Byrd born?

Vidor, Texas

...Tracy Byrd was born in tiny Vidor, Texas on December 17, 1966, and he grew up listening to country music. But he never thought he would make a career ...
What university did Byrd drop out of?

Texas State University

...he decided to pursue country music full time. He dropped out of Texas State University where he was studying business and joined country artist Mark C...
What country artist's band did he join?

Mark Chesnutt

... University where he was studying business and joined country artist Mark Chesnutt 's band, eventually replacing Chesnutt as the headlining act at a po...
Where was the club where he performed?

Beaumont, Texas

...ually replacing Chesnutt as the headlining act at a popular club in Beaumont, Texas . Then Byrd traveled to Nashville in hopes of scoring a record deal...
What city did Byrd travel to in hopes of getting a record deal?

Nashville

...lining act at a popular club in Beaumont, Texas. Then Byrd traveled to Nashville in hopes of scoring a record deal. The trip was unsuccessful, but he ...
What was the name of the record label he auditioned for in Nashville?

MCA Records

...rned to Nashville and was lucky enough to get a private audition with MCA Records . He was signed on the spot. Career Overview Byrd released his selfti...
In what state was byrd based?

Texas

...Tracy Byrd was born in tiny Vidor, Texas on December 17, 1966, and he grew up listening to country music. But he never thought he would make a career ...
What year did Byrd release his selftitled debut album?

1993

...on the spot. Career Overview Byrd released his selftitled debut album in 1993 . 1 single Holdin' Heaven was enough to make Byrd more than a blip on the...
What was the name of the first single released by byrd?

Holdin' Heaven

...spot. Career Overview Byrd released his selftitled debut album in 1993. 1 single Holdin' Heaven was enough to make Byrd more than a blip on the radar....
What novelty song did Byrd record?

Watermelon Crawl

...He recorded the novelty song Watermelon Crawl , complete with instructional linedancing lyrics, around the same time Billy Ray Cyrus's Achy Breaky Hear...
Whose Achy Breaky Heart made linedancing novelty songs extremely profitable?

Billy Ray Cyrus

...omplete with instructional linedancing lyrics, around the same time Billy Ray Cyrus 's Achy Breaky Heart made linedancing novelty songs extremely profi...
What appeal does Byd use to sneak into fans' record collections?

bubblegum

...ancing novelty songs extremely profitable. Byrd is savvy enough to use bubblegum appeal to sneak into fans' record collections. Sniping at his own bub...
What country music magazine did he write about?

Teen Beat

...ark that as an alltime low in country music, when they come out with a Teen Beat country music magazine. But he uses that appeal to draw attention to ...
What country song did Johnny Paycheck cover in 1997?

Someone to Give My Love To

...le Haggardby covering old country hits like Johnny Paycheck's Someone to Give My Love To . Paycheck returned the compliment in 1997, a halfdecade after...
How long after Byrd sang Someone to Give My Love To?

a halfdecade

...omeone to Give My Love To. Paycheck returned the compliment in 1997, a halfdecade after Byrd sang his song. He has a real good country heart in him, t...
Who were two westernswing legends who covered old country hits?

Bob Wills and Merle Haggard

...l to draw attention to his heroesnotably westernswing legends Bob Wills and Merle Haggard by covering old country hits like Johnny Paycheck's Someone t...
How far from Beaumont is Vidor, Texas?

15 miles

... they're singing nowadays. Byrd was born in Vidor, Texas, a small town 15 miles from Beaumont. His father, Jerry, worked at a chemical plant, and his ...
What was Byrd's father's job title?

chemical plant

...a small town 15 miles from Beaumont. His father, Jerry, worked at a chemical plant , and his mother, Brenda, was an elementary school teacher's aide. T...
Who was his mother's occupation?

elementary school teacher's aide

...worked at a chemical plant, and his mother, Brenda, was an elementary school teacher's aide . They were record collectors, putting Patsy Cline, Jim Ree...
What was the name of Byrd's sister?

Debra

...He and his sister Debra were raised in Vidor, Texas and were students in the Vidor, Texas public school system. Byrd never intended becoming a singer....
Who coaxed Byrd into singing a cover of Hank Williams Sr's Your Cheating Heart?

One of his friends

...ss at Texas State University (then called Southwest Texas State). One of his friends coaxed him into singing a cover of Hank Williams Sr's Your Cheati...
What was the name of the nightclub where Byrd began playing?

Cutters Nightclub

...hesnutt secured a record deal, Byrd took over as the house band at Cutters Nightclub in Beaumont, landing his own record deal in 1992. His first three...
Where was the house band at Cutters Nightclub located?

Beaumont

... record deal, Byrd took over as the house band at Cutters Nightclub in Beaumont , landing his own record deal in 1992. His first three albums sold over...
I'm From The Country released in what year?

1998

...opies. 1 single was 1993's Holdin' Heaven, although The Keeper of the Stars (1995) and I'm From the Country ( 1998 ) are considered his signature songs....
What year was Tracy Byrd signed to MCA Nashville Records?

1992

...or the boxer, see Tracy Byrd (boxer). Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992 , Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his 1993 s...
Holdin' Heaven reached what number on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks?

Number One

...ic scene that year with his 1993 single Holdin' Heaven, which reached Number One on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks. Although he did not land a...
How many hit singles has byrd charted in his career?

more than thirty

...ber One until 2002's Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo, Byrd has charted more than thirty hit singles in his career, including eleven additional Top Ten hit...
How many gold certifications did Byrd receive from the Recording Industry Association of America?

four

...He has also released ten studio albums and two greatesthits albums, with four gold certifications and one doubleplatinum certification from the Record...
How many doubleplatinum certifications does the recording industry association of America give him?

one

...dio albums and two greatesthits albums, with four gold certifications and one doubleplatinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of ...
What was the name of the third release from his selftitled debut album?

That's the Thing About a Memory

...ecords edit Tracy Byrd edit Byrd released his first single, That's the Thing About a Memory , in 1992. This song was the third release from his selftit...
What was Byrd's second album called?

No Ordinary Man

... climbed to the top of the charts with Holdin' Heaven. Second album No Ordinary Man was his commercial breakthrough, reaching doubleplatinum certifica...
Who recorded Ten Rounds with?

Jose Cuervo

...Nashville and found his second number one hit, 2001's Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo . He continued to tour and book time in studios even after leaving RC...
What song did he sing over a backing track of?

Your Cheatin' Heart

... in a shopping mall and sang over a karaokestyle backing track of Your Cheatin' Heart . Impressed, the saleswoman invited him to perform in an amateur ...
What company signed bybyrd right away?

MCA

...ecord deal, but his second time around, he landed a private audition with MCA executives, who signed him right away. Byrd's selftitled debut album was...
What was the reward for the Debut Album being certified Gold?

sales in excess of 500,000 copies

...ut Album went on to be certified Gold, a reward signifying sales in excess of 500,000 copies . The realease of the 4th and last single on this project ...
What year did The Keeper of the Stars win the Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year award?

1995

...r of the Star's won Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year award in 1995 . It included the title track, another top five hit single for Byrd, also...
What was Byrd's personal favorite?

Heaven in My Woman's Eyes

...lso included were the top 15 singles, Walking to Jerusalem and Heaven in My Woman's Eyes , Byrd's personal favorite. A 4th top 15 single was released c...
What was the name of the 4th top 15 single released in Atlanta?

4 to 1

...Eyes, Byrd's personal favorite. A 4th top 15 single was released called 4 to 1 in Atlanta which Byrd performed Live on the David Letterman Show. The L...
On what show did byrd perform 4 to 1?

David Letterman Show

...leased called 4 to 1 in Atlanta which Byrd performed Live on the David Letterman Show . The Love Lesson's album also reached sales of 500,000 copies ce...
How many copies of The Love Lesson's album were certified Gold?

500,000

...the David Letterman Show. The Love Lesson's album also reached sales of 500,000 copies certifying Gold. The Album Big Love became Tracy's Fourth conse...
Byrd was hired as the TV Host of what TNN Outdoor broadcast?

Weekend

...cutive Studio Album to be Certified Gold. It was at this same time that TNN Outdoors recruited Byrd as the TV Host of their Weekend Outdoor Broadcast....
When did Officer Jeff Carson join the Franklin Police Department?

May 27, 2008

... songs, Officer Jeff Carson joined the Franklin Police Department on May 27, 2008 . Written with longtime collaborators Thomas Archer and Jordan Walker...
Who were Craig Campbell's longtime collaborators?

Thomas Archer and Jordan Walker

...rtment on May 27, 2008. Written with longtime collaborators Thomas Archer and Jordan Walker , Craig turned to TikTok to gauge interest from his fans ab...
Who will receive a prize pack that includes front row tickets for Blake Shelton's Friends And Heroes 2021 tour date at the North Charleston Coliseum on September 16?

Kay Hyman

...ates Local 'Hero' in North Charleston by Sarah Jae Leiber Aug 18, 2021 Kay Hyman will receive a prize pack that includes front row tickets for Blake S...
When does Marty return to CMA Fest?

Jun 3, 2019

... keyboard player. Marty Brown Returns to CMA Fest by Kaitlin Milligan Jun 3, 2019 Singersongwriter Marty Brown returns to CMA Fest with a performance ...
What two genres of music did Byrd grow up listening to?

country and western swing

...He grew up surrounded by country and western swing music. While attending Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, he began to play in local cl...
What was the name of the band he formed in southwest Louisiana?

Rim Fire

...opped out of college to pursue music fulltime. He formed a band called Rim Fire and started playing in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. Byrd l...
Where was Southwest Texas State University located?

San Marcos

...tern swing music. While attending Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos , he began to play in local clubs. Eventually, Byrd dropped out of col...
Where did Byrd land a gig at?

Cutter's

...ing in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. Byrd landed the gig at Cutter's , and set a goal of making it to Nashville. He worked at the club with ...
How many additional Top Ten hits has Byd had?

eleven

...single Holdin' Heaven went to 1 that same year. Byrd has charted more than thirty hit singles in his career, including eleven additional Top Ten hits....
What number did Holdin' Heaven go to?

1

...racy Byrd was released in 1993. Byrd's first single Holdin' Heaven went to 1 that same year. Byrd has charted more than thirty hit singles in his care...