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Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina[1]) is a Grammy Award- and Dove Award-winning American country singer.

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2 Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959 in Marshville, North Carolina[1]) is a Grammy Award- and Dove Award-winning American country singer. Active since 1985, he has recorded more than a dozen studio albums to date, in addition to charting more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which sixteen have reached Number One. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music,[1] Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life on Warner Bros. Records; the album, which sold more than three million copies, made Travis the first country music act in history to achieve multi-platinum status. It also established him as a neotraditionalist country act, and was followed by a string of several more platinum and multi-platinum albums throughout his career. Starting in the mid-1990s, however, Travis saw decline in his chart success. He left Warner Bros. in 1997 for DreamWorks Records; there, he would eventually switch his focus to gospel music, a switch which — despite earning him only one more country hit in the Number One "Three Wooden Crosses" — earned him several Dove Awards. Travis, in addition to singing, holds several acting credits, starting with his television special Wind in the Wire in 1992. Since then, he has appeared in several movie and television roles, occasionally as himself.

3 Travis was born in Marshville, North Carolina, the second of six children of Bobbie, a textile factory worker, and Harold Traywick, a horse breeder, turkey farmer, and construction business owner.[2][3] While growing up, Travis was forced to take guitar lessons by his father and began performing at the age of eight with his brother, Ricky. Travis began drinking at the age of 12, and by 14 was a regular marijuana user, who occasionally tried harder drugs. He often fought with his father and soon dropped out of high school.[4] He became a juvenile delinquent and was arrested for various offenses, including auto theft and burglary. Travis did some bad things in his life, but he now regrets doing them. [5]Marshville, North Carolina[2][3][4]juvenile delinquent[5] Harold Traywick entered Randy and Ricky in a talent contest at a nightclub called "Country City, USA" in Charlotte, North Carolina. Randy and Ricky shared their small time success with another local from Forest Hills High School, James "Spanky" Deese. Deese was one of the town's best football athletes at the time. Randy and Rickey encouraged Deese to pursue a life of music with them. In the meantime, Ricky, who also had brushes with the law, was sentenced to jail and Randy had to complete the contest alone, but he won anyway. The club's manager, Elizabeth "Lib" Hatcher, took an interest in Travis and gave him a job singing at the club.[3] Travis began focusing on music. He first recorded for Paula Records and released two unsuccessful singles — "She's My Woman" and "Dreamin'". Travis' legal troubles continued and he was due in court for probation violations. Hatcher pleaded with the judge and Travis was released in her custody with the warning that if the judge ever saw him again "he'd better bring his toothbrush, because he would be going to jail for a very long time.“ Charlotte, North Carolina[3] Travis moved in with Hatcher. This put further strain on her already fragile marriage. She eventually left her husband and, in 1982, she and Travis moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Travis was soon turned down by every record label in town. His early demo tapes were criticized by Nashville record executives as being "too country.Nashville, Tennessee " Hatcher took a job as manager of a nightclub, "The Nashville Palace" and hired Travis as a cook and singer.[3] It[3] was during this time that an unlikely romance began to form between the two; Travis said "I think we discovered how much we needed each other."[6][6]

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5 Because I like randy travis I think he sung some beautiful song love song When I listen to my greatest fear Is best sad song I ever hear of randy travis

6 Love songs of randy Travis 1- Forever And Ever, Amen 2- here in my heart 3- one word 4-written in stone My favoutire love song of randy travis Is forever and ever amen

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