Interesting Facts About Tim McGraw

The path to stardom was never clear for the young man who would grow up to replace Garth Brooks as the most popular country singer in the world. Samuel Timothy McGraw was born and raised by a single mother in a small town in Louisiana. He would not learn until he was 11 years old that his father was professional baseball player Tug McGraw, who had engaged in a brief affair with his mother.

Growing up, McGraw listened to a wide variety of music, from country to rock to rhythm-and-blues. But although he loved music, his most obvious talents were on a baseball field. His baseball skills earned him an athletic scholarship to Northeast Louisiana University; he majored in sports medicine. But while in college he began playing guitar and singing to entertain friends. After performing at some local clubs, he decided his future was in music. He quit school and, like countless musical dreamers before and since, moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

McGraw arrived in Nashville in 1989. He began getting gigs in clubs. In 1992 he signed with Curb Records and recorded a self-titled debut album. A single from the album was a modest success.

His luck changed in 1994, with the release of the album Not a Moment Too Soon. It received a lot of attention, though not always the kind he wanted. A single from the album "Indian Outlaw," intended as a lighthearted novelty song, outraged Native Americans. Despite being banned on some radio stations, the song rose to the Country Top Ten and crossed over to the Pop Top Twenty charts. Other singles from the album did even better. The title song as well as "Don't Take the Girl" both rose to number 1 on the Billboard country charts; several other songs became Top Ten hits. Not a Moment Too Soon became the top-selling album of the year. It won the 1994 Album of the Year Award from the Academy of Country Music.

The following year McGraw scored a huge hit with the single "I Like It, I Love It." It rode the top of the charts for weeks and propelled the album All I Want to multi-platinum sales. It also led McGraw into a relationship that would change his life. On the strength of his rising popularity, he teamed up early in 1996 with up-and-coming star Faith Hill. The two embarked on the Spontaneous Combustion Tour. To the delight of fans, the sparks flew during the tour and McGraw and Hill became romantically involved. They married at the end of the tour in October 1996. The couple have become the parents of three daughters.
McGraw and Hill recorded a number of duets, including "It's Your Love," which appeared on McGraw's album, Everywhere, and won most of the major country music awards for the year 1998. Everywhere was named the Country Music Association's Album of the Year. Another duet, "Let's Make Love," won a Grammy Award.

Since then, McGraw has maintained a busy schedule of live performances and studio recordings. His recordings regularly win best song and album awards. He was the Country Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year in 1999 and 2000. His cross-over appeal has only increased, with several albums reaching the top of the charts in both country and pop.

McGraw's blend of honky–tonk and contemporary pop has made him one of the biggest cross-over success stories in country-music history. His nine albums have sold more than 30 million copies; his tours are among the most successful in the industry. His NBC live concert special in 2002 attracted more viewers than similar specials by U2 and Paul McCartney. McGraw was the headline act at the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Concert. In 2004 he won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Musical Performer.

McGraw made his acting debut in the 2004 motion picture, Friday Night Lights. With a career that shows no signs of slowing down, it's a sure bet that we'll be seeing more of Tim McGraw.

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