Tracy Lawrence

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Biography

Tracy Lawrence was born in Atlanta, Texas, and lived most of his early life in Foreman, Arkansas. He wrote his first song when he was three years old. His mother had to write down the lyrics for him. He played in his first band at the age of sixteen and later attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas, where he was a member of the Epsilon Kappa chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity. In 1990 Lawrence left Arkansas for Nashville, Tennessee where he planned to find success as a recording artist. Lawrence worked as an ironworker and in phone sales while he tried to break into the music business. He began participating in talent shows and earned enough money to live on. He began working with Wanda Collier, a music publisher, doing some shows and co-writing some songs, while learning his way around the music scene in Nashville. He had a gig at the Bluebird Cafe and met Wayne Edwards who became his manager. Lawrence has released nine studio albums, three compilations, a live album, and a Christmas album. His studio albums have accounted for more than thirty singles on the Billboard country music charts. Of these, eight have reached number one: "Sticks and Stones" (1991), "Alibis", "Can't Break It to My Heart", "My Second Home" (all 1993), "If the Good Die Young" (1994), "Texas Tornado" (1995), "Time Marches On" (1996) and "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (2006).

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Year Formed 1968
Number of Albums 55
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Website www.tracylawrence.com
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What country music artist took Nashville by storm in the early 1990's?

Tracy Lee Lawrence

...With rural Arkansas beginnings, Tracy Lee Lawrence took Nashville, Tennessee, by storm in the early 1990s to become one of the most popular country re...
What was Dwayne Dickens' profession?

banker

...stayathome mother, JoAnn Dickens, and his stepfather, Dwayne Dickens, a banker , Lawrence had two brothers and three sisters. In 1972, the Dickens fami...
How many sisters did Lawrence have?

three

... his stepfather, Dwayne Dickens, a banker, Lawrence had two brothers and three sisters. In 1972, the Dickens family moved to Foreman (Little River Cou...
What instrument did Lawrence learn to play?

guitar

...nce sang in the choir of the local Methodist church and learned to play guitar . While his mother wanted him to become a Methodist minister, Lawrence a...
When did Lawrence enter Southern Arkansas University?

1986

...e aspired to be a singing star and first joined a band as a teenager. In 1986 , he entered Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia (Columbia County), ...
What was the name of the radio show he appeared on?

Live at Libbys

...lowing one of the contests, he was offered a spot on the radio show Live at Libbys on WBVR in Daysville, Kentucky, where he commuted nightly to make h...
Where was Live at Libbys broadcast from?

Daysville, Kentucky

...he was offered a spot on the radio show Live at Libbys on WBVR in Daysville, Kentucky , where he commuted nightly to make his onair appearance. On Janu...
How often did he commute to make his appearance on WBVR?

nightly

...o show Live at Libbys on WBVR in Daysville, Kentucky, where he commuted nightly to make his onair appearance. On January 22, 1991, he performed in a s...
What was the name of the venue where he performed on January 22, 1991?

Bluebird Café

...pearance. On January 22, 1991, he performed in a showcase at the famed Bluebird Café in Nashville and was offered a contract by manager Wayne Edwards....
Where was Tracy Lawrence born?

Atlanta, Texas

...y 1968) is an American country musician. Tracy Lawrence was born in Atlanta, Texas , and raised in Foreman, Ark., Lawrence played in his first band at ...
When did Tracy Lawrence start playing in his first band?

16

... raised in Foreman, Ark., Lawrence played in his first band at the age of 16 . He attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, where he was a mem...
What university did Tracy attend?

Southern Arkansas University

...rence played in his first band at the age of 16. He attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, where he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. L...
What did Lawrence do while trying to break into the Nashville music scene?

took jobs as an ironworker and in phone sales

...ere he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. Lawrence took jobs as an ironworker and in phone sales while he tried to break into the Nashville music sc...
Who helped Lawrence sign with Atlantic?

Edwards

... participating in talent shows and earned enough money to live on. With Edwards assistance Lawrence signed with Atlantic Records and released his firs...
What record label did Lawrence sign with?

Atlantic Records

...ugh money to live on. With Edwards assistance Lawrence signed with Atlantic Records and released his first album Sticks and Stones. On 31 May 1991 Law...
What was the name of Lawrence's first album?

Sticks and Stones

...Lawrence signed with Atlantic Records and released his first album Sticks and Stones . On 31 May 1991 Lawrence walked his former girlfriend to the door...
How many times was Lawrence shot?

four

...rence and his friend into her motel room. Lawrence resisted and was shot four times, allowing his friend to escape. One of the bullets remains imbedde...
What remains in Lawrence's pelvis?

One of the bullets

...to her motel room. Lawrence resisted and was shot four times, allowing his friend to escape. One of the bullets remains imbedded in Lawrence's pelvis....
In what year was Sticks and Stones released?

1991

...dience for his mix of modern and traditional country sounds. Debuting in 1991 with Sticks and Stones, Lawrence became a linchpin in the neotraditional...
Alibis and Time Marches On were released in what year?

1996

...itional country scene after releasing Alibis (1993) and Time Marches On ( 1996 ), both certified doubleplatinum. The ensuing decades saw him land 40 sin...
Where did Lawrence grew up?

Foreman, Arkansas

...ds Are. Born in Atlanta, Texas in 1968, Lawrence grew up mostly in Foreman, Arkansas , where he soaked up traditional and outlaw country as well as Sou...
When did Lawrence start performing in public?

15

...try as well as Southern rock. He started performing in public when he was 15 and was a regular presence on the local honky tonk circuit by 17. After c...
What year did Lawrence move to Nashville?

1990

... local honky tonk circuit by 17. After college, he moved to Nashville in 1990 and worked day jobs while winning numerous talent shows. In May 1991, ju...
What was Lawrence's first name?

Tracy

...everal rocktinged honky tonk singers who rose to fame in the early '90s, Tracy Lawrence has gained a loyal audience for his mix of modern and traditio...
How many bullets grazed Lawrence?

two

...ought back to allow his companion time to escape and was shot four times; two bullets only grazed him, but one had to be surgically removed from his k...
Where was he born in 1968?

Atlanta, TX

...Born January 27, 1968, in Atlanta, TX ; son of Dwayne (stepfather; a banker) and JoAnn Dickens; married Francis Wetherford, 1993. Education: Attended S...
When did he marry Francis Wetherford?

1993

...ne (stepfather; a banker) and JoAnn Dickens; married Francis Wetherford, 1993 . Education: Attended Southern Arkansas University, 198688. Both he and a...
What did the thieves not try to hide?

their faces

... her, he later told Dolly Carlisle of People. They didn't try to hide their faces . I decided that if I was going to die, I was going to die fighting. ...
What did Lawrence's bravery cost him?

four bullet wounds

...everal shots; they were never caught. Lawrence's bravery cost him four bullet wounds ; he was hit in the left hand, the upper right arm, the left hip, ...
What did Lawrence do in the Beginning?

worked a series of day jobs

...a local band by the time he was 15. In the Beginning Lawrence worked a series of day jobs , including ironworking and telemarketing, while he was tryin...
When was Sticks and Stones supposed to be released?

May 1991

...ted working on his debut album, Sticks and Stones. It was slated for a May 1991 release, but just before the scheduled date, Lawrence was walking a gi...
How many studio albums has Lawrence released?

14

...omfort Records and Lawrence Music Group. Lawrence has released a total of 14 studio albums. His most commercially successful albums are Alibis (1993) ...
What are Lawrence's most commercially successful albums?

Alibis (1993) and Time Marches On (1996),

...io albums. His most commercially successful albums are Alibis (1993) and Time Marches On (1996), both certified doubleplatinum by the Recording Indust...
Who set a record for the slowest ascent to the top?

Find Out Who Your Friends Are

... Time Marches On is his longestlasting at three weeks, while Find Out Who Your Friends Are set a record at the time for the slowest ascent to the top ...
What is Tracy Lee Lawrence's musical style defined by?

neotraditional country and honkytonk influences

... that chart. His musical style is defined mainly by neotraditional country and honkytonk influences , although he has also recorded country pop, Christ...
What influences does his music mainly include?

neotraditional country and honkytonk

...op of that chart. His musical style is defined mainly by neotraditional country and honkytonk influences, although he has also recorded country pop, C...
What year was Tracy Lee Lawrence born?

1968

...raphy edit Tracy Lee Lawrence was born in Atlanta, Texas, on January 27, 1968 . He was raised by his stayathome mother JoAnn Dickens and stepfather Dua...
What was Tracy's mother's name?

JoAnn Dickens

...Tracy Lee Lawrence was born in Atlanta, Texas, on January 27, 1968. He was raised by his stayathome mother JoAnn Dickens and stepfather Duane Dickens....
What was the name of the country music restaurant that Tracy Lawrence started at?

Live At Libby's

...untry music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called Live At Libby's where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way in...
Who was the owner of Live At Libby's?

Libby Knight

...ted at a country music restaurant called Live At Libby's where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music. Lawrence ...
How many studio albums has Tracy Lee Lawrence released?

nine

...ashville and his own label, Rocky Comfort Records. Lawrence has released nine studio albums, three compilations, a live album, and a Christmas album. ...
How many singles have Lawrence's albums accounted for on the Billboard country music charts?

more than forty

... album, and a Christmas album. His studio albums have accounted for more than forty singles on the Billboard country music charts. Biography Tracy Lee...
When did he start playing in his first band?

sixteen

...rite down the lyrics for him. He played in his first band at the age of sixteen and later attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas,...