William Matthew Currington was born on November 19,1973 and is an American country music singer and songwriter.
23 Facts About Billy Currington
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Billy Currington has charted as a duet partner on Shania Twain's single "Party for Two", and his own non-album single "Tangled Up", for a total of 20 top 40 hits.
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Billy Currington was born in Savannah, Georgia, raised in Rincon, Georgia, and currently lives in Savannah, Georgia.
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Billy Currington has four sisters and two brothers.
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When he was a junior in Effingham County High School, Billy Currington auditioned for a spot at Opryland, the renowned country music theme park located in Nashville.
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In Nashville, Billy Currington worked for a concrete company, and as a personal trainer.
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One of the clients he worked with as a personal trainer led Billy Currington to recording demo tapes, as well as writing songs.
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Billy Currington eventually had cuts by George Strait, Tracy Byrd, and Marty Raybon.
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Billy Currington founded the Global South Relief organization which delivers supplies to those in need in Central American countries.
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Also, it allowed Billy Currington to become a major country performer in Nashville.
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Billy Currington scored a third consecutive top 10 hit with Shania Twain in late 2004 with the song "Party for Two".
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In 2005, Billy Currington released his second studio album Doin' Somethin' Right, which peaked at No 2 on the Top Country Albums chart and at No 11 on the Billboard 200.
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The album featured "Lucille", a song that Billy Currington covered from original artist Kenny Rogers.
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On July 19,2007, Billy Currington announced that he would cancel the rest of his tour dates for the year because of laryngitis.
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Billy Currington was absent from the charts for nearly a year before the release of his next single, "Don't", in mid-2008.
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The song was the first that Billy Currington shared writing credit on to reach number one.
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In May 2010, Billy Currington released his tenth single overall, "Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer".
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Billy Currington released a new single, the first from his sixth studio album, in late October 2014, titled "Don't It".
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The indictment alleged that Billy Currington had made terrorist threats to Ferrelle.
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Billy Currington was later released from a Georgia jail after posting $27,700 bond.
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Billy Currington entered a "not guilty" plea in August 2013.
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On September 25,2013, Billy Currington pleaded no contest to the abuse charge; the terroristic threats charge was dropped.
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Billy Currington was sentenced to five years probation, a $1,000 fine, and anger management counseling; he is required to have no contact with the boat captain.