37 Facts About Randy Travis

Randy Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums.

Randy Travis is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s.

Randy Travis appeared in two episodes of the crime solving television series, Matlock.

Randy Travis sold over 25 million records and has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMA Awards, eleven ACM Awards, 10 AMA Awards, eight GMA Dove Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 2016, Randy Travis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Randy Travis Bruce Traywick was born on May 4,1959, in Marshville, North Carolina, as the second of six children of Bobbie, a textile factory worker, and Harold Traywick, a horse breeder, turkey farmer, substitute school teacher, and construction business owner.

Randy Travis and his brother, Ricky, were encouraged to pursue their musical talents by their father, who was a fan of Hank Williams, George Jones, and Lefty Frizzell.

In 1967, at the age of eight, Randy Travis began playing guitar and sang in his Church of Christ choir.

However, Randy Travis has since voiced regret for his past misdeeds.

In 1975, Randy Travis won a talent contest at a nightclub, Country City USA, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Still in his late teens, Randy Travis had one more encounter with the law.

Randy Travis was released into the guardianship of Hatcher, who became his manager.

Randy Travis moved in with Hatcher, which put further strain on her already fragile marriage.

Randy Travis eventually left her husband and, in 1982, she and Travis moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1982, Randy Travis recorded an independent album Live at the Nashville Palace, and Hatcher used the album to secure a deal with Warner Bros.

In December 1986, Randy Travis became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

In 1989, Randy Travis recorded a cover of "It's Just a Matter of Time", which was originally recorded by Brook Benton 30 years prior.

Also in 1991, Randy Travis took part in "Voices That Care", a multi-artist project that featured other top names in music for a one-off single to raise money for the allied troops in the Gulf War.

Later in 1992, Randy Travis cut the album Wind in the Wire, a disc of cowboy-inspired Western music intended to accompany a television movie of the same name in which Randy Travis appeared.

Randy Travis later told Billboard magazine that "There seems to be this perception that I've completely quit".

Also in 1996, Randy Travis covered Roger Miller's "King of the Road" for the soundtrack to Traveller.

In 1998, Randy Travis won his third Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for Same Old Train.

Randy Travis then signed to DreamWorks Records later in 1998, where he issued You and You Alone.

Randy Travis won his sixth Grammy, for Glory Train, for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album of the year in 2006.

Randy Travis released two more covers albums in 2013 and 2014: Influence Vol.

On February 28,2020, Randy Travis released Precious Memories through Bill Gaither's Music label, which contained 12 songs that were recorded in 2003 at the Calvary Assembly of God Church in Orlando, Florida.

In July 2020, Randy Travis released "Fool's Love Affair," using his original demo vocal track from the early 1980s.

Randy Travis was arrested in February 2012, when he was found in a parked car outside of a church in Sanger, Texas, with an open bottle of wine and smelling of alcohol.

The Texas Highway Patrol said that Randy Travis crashed his car in a construction zone, and that when they attempted to apprehend him, Randy Travis threatened the lives of the troopers.

Randy Travis was arrested for driving while intoxicated and terroristic threat against a public servant.

Randy Travis filed a lawsuit to block police dash cam video of the incident from being released.

On January 31,2013, Randy Travis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in the August 7 incident and received two years' probation, a $2,000 fine and a 180-day suspended jail sentence.

On July 7,2013, Randy Travis was admitted to a Dallas-area hospital for viral cardiomyopathy after a viral upper respiratory infection.

Three days later, Randy Travis suffered a massive stroke, then underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.

Randy Travis attended his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 16,2016, and performed a rendition of "Amazing Grace".

In 2017, Randy Travis acknowledged that he had sustained permanent damage including a disabled right hand, limited speech, and severely impacted singing ability.

The tour features James Dupre as lead vocalist singing the repertoire with Randy Travis's backing band, with Randy Travis having a limited presence similar to his one-off appearances since 2017.