19 Facts About Sammy Kershaw

Sammy Kershaw has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them.

Sammy Kershaw endorsed Republican Jay Dardenne, Secretary of State, for the position, who won the general election.

From 2001 to 2007, Sammy Kershaw was married to country singer Lorrie Morgan.

Sammy Kershaw is the third cousin of singers Rusty and Doug Kershaw.

At the age of 12, Sammy Kershaw was playing in a variety of honky-tonks and beer joints, and when he was 14 he met George Jones, his lifelong idol.

Sammy Kershaw was initially reluctant to release "Cadillac Style" because he felt that it was not suitable for his style; however, his co-producer, Buddy Cannon, convinced him to give the song a chance.

In 1993, Sammy Kershaw received an initial nomination for the Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Vocalist of the Year.

Sammy Kershaw was nominated alongside Billy Ray Cyrus, Tracy Lawrence, Chris LeDoux and Collin Raye; Cyrus, Lawrence and Raye would make the final three.

In mid-1994, Sammy Kershaw covered the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "I Know a Little" on the tribute album Skynyrd Frynds, which included country music covers of Skynyrd songs.

Also in 1994, Sammy Kershaw contributed the song "Fire and Rain" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country, produced by the Red Hot Organization.

In 2000, Sammy Kershaw released an album of cover songs, Covers the Hits.

Shortly afterward, a second 'greatest hits' package was released, and Sammy Kershaw left Mercury's roster.

In 2003, Sammy Kershaw signed to Audium Entertainment to release the album I Want My Money Back.

In 2008, Sammy Kershaw was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in honor of his career achievements and was inducted into the Louisiana Songwriters Association Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Sammy Kershaw faced a second Republican candidate, State Representative Gary Beard of Baton Rouge, an engineer first elected to the State House in a 2001 special election.

Sammy Kershaw finished second with 30 percent of the vote, but Landrieu won re-election with a majority on the first ballot.

Sammy Kershaw polled 19 percent and carried 31 of the 64 parishes.

Sammy Kershaw endorsed fellow Republican Dardenne in the runoff election, joining him at campaign events, and giving Dardenne a "bear hug" at his victory celebration.

Sammy Kershaw continues touring throughout the year with his band, as well as performances with his often sold-out acoustic "Roots and Boots" tour, which has featured himself onstage with other artists including Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie, Pam Tillis, Darryl Worley and Collin Raye.