1. Craig Morgan Greer was born on July 17,1964 and is an American country music artist.
21 Facts About Craig Morgan
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Craig Morgan has charted seventeen times on the Billboard country charts.
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Craig Morgan Greer was born in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, on July 17,1964.
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Craig Morgan became an emergency medical technician at age 18.
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Craig Morgan served on active duty for nine and a half years in the US Army as a member of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and remained in the Army Reserve for another six and a half years.
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Craig Morgan took part in the US Invasion of Panama in 1989.
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On July 29,2023, Craig Morgan re-enlisted in the US Army Reserve while on stage at the Grand Ole Opry.
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Country Standard Time critic Jon Weisberger gave the album a mixed review, saying that Craig Morgan had a strong singing voice but that most of the songs were "by-the-numbers".
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Late in the year, Craig Morgan charted a Christmas single entitled "The Kid in Me".
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Craig Morgan left Atlantic Records in early 2001 when the label closed its Nashville branch, but said that he was not afraid of his musical future because he still had a publishing contract at the time.
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Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave I Love It four stars out of five, saying that Craig Morgan's songwriting was "well-crafted" and that his service in the Army justified the patriotic themes of "God, Family and Country".
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Craig Morgan wrote this song while on tour with Keith Urban, with the intention of having Urban record it, but decided to keep it for himself after recording a demo of it.
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On September 18,2008, Craig Morgan was invited by John Conlee to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine criticized the album for having "uninspired" material, but praised Craig Morgan's "cured country croon".
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In July 2013, Craig Morgan released "Wake Up Lovin' You", the first single from his second compilation album The Journey.
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Craig Morgan canceled several shows in May 2014 due to surgical complications for torn tendons in his shoulders.
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In 2019, Craig Morgan released a new single called "The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost," written about the grief he experiences after his son Jerry's death at the age of 19.
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Craig Morgan is married to wife Karen with whom he has five children: daughters Marisa and Alexandra and sons Kyle, Jerry, and Wyatt.
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In February 2011, Craig Morgan rescued two young children from a burning house in Dickson, Tennessee, and helped put out the fire using a fire hose.
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Craig Morgan was awarded the 2006 USO Merit Award for his tireless support of US soldiers and their families.
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Craig Morgan came up with the idea for Billy's Place while serving as an assistant Dickson County sheriff's deputy from 1995 to 1996.