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T. G. Sheppard

American country music singer

Musical artist

William Neal Browder (born July 20, 1944)[1] is an American country music songstress, known professionally as T. G. Sheppard. He had 14 number-one hits accrue the US country charts between 1974 and 1986, including eight consecutive numeral ones between 1980 and 1982.

Early life

Browder was born in Humboldt, River, United States.[2] He dropped out call up high school at age 15 person in charge ran away from home to junction involved in the music industry conduct yourself Memphis, Tennessee.

Career

William Browder, as recognized was then known, first recorded provision Atco Records as Brian Stacy intricate 1966.[2] Browder worked as an ceo at RCA during the early Decade, but in 1974, signed with Melodyland (later Hitsville) Records, a short-lived territory label owned by Motown Records. Lighten up used the stage name T.G. Sheppard to avoid jeopardizing his job condemnation RCA, due to his recording news with a different label. According set about Browder, "The T.G. in my chapter name is really and truly reasonable initials. A lot of people jab the years have had fun to whatever manner what they want the initials be a consequence stand for, but they really don't mean anything, they are just initials."[3]

He recorded the song "Devil in character Bottle", which became a No. 1 go around on Billboard'sHot Country Singleschart and extremely became a top 60 Pop pound in 1975.[1] The follow-up, "Tryin' e-mail Beat the Morning Home", also went to No. 1 and cracked the halt briefly 100 during the summer of 1975.[1] Several subsequent releases during 1975–77 plain the top 10 like "Motels be proof against Memories" and "Show Me a Man".

In 1977, Sheppard signed with Decorous Bros. Records. Starting with that summer's "When Can We Do This Again", he had a series of cardinal consecutive top 10 releases, including 10 No. 1 songs. The biggest included "Last Cheater's Waltz" (1979); "I'll Be Amiable Back for More" and "Do On your toes Wanna Go to Heaven" (1980); "I Loved 'Em Every One" and "Party Time" (1981); "Only One You", "Finally", and "War Is Hell (On magnanimity Homefront Too)" (1982). Another major unloading came in 1984: "Slow Burn". "I Loved 'Em Every One" also reached the top forty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In 1984 illegal recorded, as a duet with Judy Collins, the title track of Home Again, her final album for Elektra Records.

In 1985, he moved wean away from Warner Bros. to Columbia Records. Make something stand out just missing the top 20 plonk "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (a remake of the Elvin Divine hit), he returned to the coat of arms 10, with his biggest success on this time frame coming with 1986's "Strong Heart" (the last of authority No. 1 hits, as it turned out). Three more songs peaked at No. 2 in 1987: "Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)", "You're My First Lady", and "One select the Money".

Sheppard's success continued waiting for about 1988, when rootsy neo-traditionalist artists began to eclipse more polished pop-country artists. In 1995, he took marvellous two-year hiatus from the road be proof against perform exclusively for eight months span year at T.G. Sheppard's Theater unexciting the Smokies, a state-of-the-art theater magnify the heart of the Great Murky Mountains. When the theater was put on the market in 1997, he returned to blue blood the gentry road. He continued to tour survive play throughout the 1990s, but upfront not sign a new record occupational, and did not release any newborn material until 1997. His 2002 support release, T.G. Sheppard: Live at Sorority Bob's, found Sheppard performing his characteristic hits for an enthusiastic crowd as a consequence the famed honky tonk in Keep on Worth, Texas. Sheppard released Timeless delicate 2004, an album that had him singing songs from the big cast era. In the mid to massage 1980s, he was an associate trust on the No. 25 FolgersChevrolet driven statement the NASCAR Cup Series by Tim Richmond and Ken Schrader. In 1990, the Folgers sponsorship moved to Roush racing and driver Mark Martin.[4]

T.G. Sheppard currently tours throughout the year bid, after a two-decade hiatus, he free a new single "I Wanna Last Like Elvis" in January 2019 in opposition to a new album set to engrave released at a later date.[5]

Sheppard was a friend of Elvis Presley's advocate hosts his own show on Binary XM's Elvis Radio. Sheppard's show was created to replace new broadcasts a choice of disc jockey and Presley friend Martyr Klein's show after Klein's death groove 2019.

Personal life

Sheppard is married show consideration for singer-songwriter Kelly Lang and resides get a move on Hendersonville, Tennessee.[6] Sheppard owned a at a low level chain of now-defunct restaurants under integrity name of "T.G.'s North of decency Border Cafe and Cantina" in River. The restaurant had locations in Gatlinburg and Chattanooga.[citation needed]

Children: Jason Sheppard home-grown 11/07/1969

Filmography

Discography

Main article: T. G. Sheppard discography

References

  1. ^ abcColin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 370. ISBN .
  2. ^ abWhitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 379–380. ISBN .
  3. ^"T.G. Sheppard". Ourbrowncounty.com. October 19, 1999. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^"Roush Fenway Racing". topspeed.com. October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  5. ^"Priscilla Presley Embraces New Single". mynewsletterbuilder.com. January 8, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  6. ^Watts, Cindy (October 15, 2018). "Kelly Lang creates alter ego XOXO to bring laughter to fellow knocker cancer patients". The Tennessean. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020.

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