Lionel Cartwright has released three studio albums, all on MCA Records.
14 Facts About Lionel Cartwright
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Lionel Cartwright was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, but was raised in Glen Dale, West Virginia.
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Lionel Cartwright first took piano lessons as a child, before going on to master guitar and eight other instruments.
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Lionel Cartwright first performed publicly at age ten in community gatherings.
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Lionel Cartwright went on to serve as performer, arranger and musical director on The Nashville Network's musical sitcoms I 40 Paradise and Pickin' at the Paradise.
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Later on, Lionel Cartwright moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and worked as a demo singer.
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Lionel Cartwright was eventually spotted by Tony Brown, a producer at MCA Records, while performing in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Brown thought that Lionel Cartwright needed more experience before being signed to a record deal, and by 1986, Lionel Cartwright was signed to MCA.
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Lionel Cartwright's self-titled debut album was released in 1989 under the production of Tony Brown.
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Lionel Cartwright wrote nine of the album's ten songs, and played guitar, fiddle, piano and mandolin on it.
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In 1990, Lionel Cartwright received a nomination for Top New Male Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards, alongside Clint Black and Garth Brooks, losing to Black.
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Unlike with his first two albums, Lionel Cartwright worked with several producers and studio musicians.
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Lionel Cartwright wrote "If That's What You Call Love" on Kathy Mattea's 1997 album Love Travels, a song which featured him on piano and background vocals.
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Since exiting MCA, Lionel Cartwright has composed themes for many television series, and continues to composed cues and underscores for various shows.