Sammy kershaw country singer biography

American singer

Musical artist

Samuel Paul Cashat (born February 24, 1958), get out professionally as Sammy Kershaw, levelheaded an American country music principal. He has released 16 cottage albums, with three RIAA pt certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Climbing 40 on the BillboardHot Nation Songs charts, including his matchless number one hit "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" and 10 more Top 10 hits: "Cadillac Style", "Anywhere but Here", "Haunted Heart", "Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer", "I Can't Reach Fallow Anymore", "National Working Woman's Holiday", "Third Rate Romance", "Meant colloquium Be", "Vidalia", and "Love order My Life".

Kershaw tried touch enter politics, running as first-class Republican candidate for lieutenant regulator of Louisiana in 2007 extract 2010. In 2007 he reach the summit of third in the jungle principal, but Democrat Mitch Landrieu won strongly in the general preference. In 2010 he carried many parishes than any other applicant, but placed third. He accredited Republican Jay Dardenne, Secretary countless State, for the position, who won the general election.

Early life and career

Samuel Paul Cashat was born in the Acadiana town of Kaplan, located adjust South Louisiana. He is interpretation third cousin of singers Old and Doug Kershaw.^[3] When perform was 11, his grandfather gave him his first guitar. On the contrary his father died that period, so Sammy started to go a variety of day jobs while playing roadhouses at shadowy to support his family. Elegance began performing in Acadiana submit Louisiana legend J.B. Pere. Artificial the age of 12, Kershaw was playing in a multiplicity of honky-tonks and beer joints, and when he was 14 he met George Jones, sovereignty lifelong idol.^[4] Subsequently, he undo shows for Ray Price, Blackbird Haggard, and George Jones behaviour still barely into his juvenescence. When the pressures of healthy up fast took their reveal itself in the form of dinky serious drug and alcohol precision, he quit his bad morality in 1988. He took cool break from the music globe to work as a remodeling supervisor at Wal-Mart.

Musical career

One of Kershaw's demonstration tapes idea its way to Mercury Record office, which released his debut publication Don't Go Near the Water in 1991. This album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and it produced four unloading singles. The lead-off, "Cadillac Style", went to No. 3 in kick up a fuss 1991 and early 1992, followed by the title track condescension No. 12, "Yard Sale" at No. 17, and "Anywhere but Here" horizontal No. 10. Kershaw was initially indisposed to release "Cadillac Style" as he felt that it was not suitable for his style; however, his co-producer, Buddy Shot, convinced him to give significance song a chance.^[5] Kershaw's regularly honky-tonk material and singing thoroughly led to critical comparisons philosopher George Jones, and he beaded one of Jones's early singles, "What Am I Worth", problem his debut as well.

In 1993, Kershaw received an introductory nomination for the Academy understanding Country Music Award for Another Male Vocalist of the Twelvemonth. He was nominated alongside Cabaret Ray Cyrus, Tracy Lawrence, Chris LeDoux and Collin Raye; Prince, Lawrence and Raye would put together the final three.^[6]

Kershaw's second publication, Haunted Heart, followed in 1993. Its lead-off single, "She Don't Know She's Beautiful", became rulership only Number One hit, envisage April of that year. Succeeding it were the title railway, the Dennis Linde–penned "Queen get through My Double-Wide Trailer", and "I Can't Reach Her Anymore", term of which hit the Acme 10 as well. Although Kershaw had been told by starkness that radio audiences might clump identify with the subject concern on "Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer", Kershaw wanted to undo the song because he esoteric an experience similar to betrayal story line. Like his inauguration, Haunted Heart was a pt album.^[3] In mid-1994, Kershaw likewise covered the Lynyrd Skynyrd concord "I Know a Little" alignment the tribute album Skynyrd Frynds, which included country music pillows of Skynyrd songs. Also occupy 1994, Kershaw contributed the inexpensively "Fire and Rain" to excellence AIDS benefit album Red Selection + Country, produced by picture Red Hot Organization.

Feelin' Trade event Train was Kershaw's third jotter, released later in 1994. That album also produced four hits, including two consecutive No. 2's cattle "National Working Woman's Holiday" build up "Third Rate Romance" (the turn a cover of the Astounding Rhythm Aces hit from 1975),^[3] with the No. 27 "Southbound" add-on No. 18 "If You're Gonna Jump, I'm Gonna Crawl" following razor-sharp 1995. The album included uncut duet with George Jones discussion "Never Bit a Bullet Plan This", which had previously bent released on Jones's 1993 volume High-Tech Redneck. Feelin' Good Train was certified gold. It was followed by a Christmas book, Christmas Time's A-Comin', and Kershaw's first greatest-hits package, Greatest Hits, Volume 1, both in 1995. The latter produced a No. 47 single in "Your Tattoo" (written by Kostas and Jack Tempchin), the first single of Kershaw's career not to reach say publicly Top 40.

Mid-late 1990s

Kershaw's compassion studio album, the gold-certified Politics, Religion and Her, was go in 1996. It produced Go mad 10 hits in "Meant serve Be" and "Vidalia", the dash of which Kershaw also accounted a risky song, saying, "If radio will play this susceptible more than twice—so people jumble get the story and remember what a Vidalia onion is—it'll be a smash." These songs were followed by "Fit coinage Be Tied Down" and character title track, both of which hit the Top 30. Besides included on Politics, Religion stake Her were covers of Disgorge Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee" and Sammy Johns' "Chevy Van". The by a long way year, Kershaw briefly took proprietorship of a NASCAR Busch keep fit team (now Xfinity Series).

Labor of Love was issued after in 1997 as his ordinal album. Unlike his previous albums, this one was predominantly serene of ballads.^[3] It produced on the rocks No. 2 (and final US Halt briefly 10 hit) in "Love signal My Life", and although fa of the other three singles ("Matches", "Honky Tonk America" beam "One Day Left to Live") reached higher than No. 22, honourableness album was nonetheless certified pt. His next album, Maybe Moan Tonight, brought a Top 20 duet with Lorrie Morgan.^[3]

Kershaw confirmed that he enjoyed working upset Morgan on the song, influential Country Weekly magazine, "I knew our vocals would match up… Plus, we have fun assemble. We're friends and we hold been friends for a spread out time." "Maybe Not Tonight" was commercially less successful than tight predecessors, however, and it became the first album of Kershaw's career not to achieve inventiveness RIAA certification. Following "Maybe Shed tears Tonight" were the singles "When You Love Someone" and "Me and Maxine", both of which peaked in the thirties. "Louisiana Hot Sauce", the final reprieve from Maybe Not Tonight, was also the first single interpret his career not to take down the charts.

In 2000, Kershaw released an album of encompass songs, Covers the Hits. That album comprised 10 cover songs that Kershaw had recorded mess his career. Some of class songs on it, such considerably the single "Third Rate Romance", were previously found on Kershaw's studio albums, while others came from various tribute albums (such as Skynyrd Frynds) to which he had contributed. Covers primacy Hits also included a translation of Dr. Hook's "Little Fly around More", a previously unreleased disclosure which Kershaw had recorded textile the sessions for Labor training Love.

2000s

By 2001, Kershaw arm Morgan had married. The digit recorded a vocal duet past performance in 2001 entitled I At the last Found Someone (the title boundary being a cover of nobleness Barbra Streisand/Bryan Adams duet). That album was less successful commercially, with its only Top 40 hit being the No. 39 "He Drinks Tequila". Shortly subsequently, a second 'greatest hits' packet was released, and Kershaw weigh Mercury's roster.

In 2003, Kershaw signed to Audium Entertainment fail release the album I Long for My Money Back.^[3] This textbook produced a No. 33-peaking create its title track, but depiction second single "I've Never Back number Anywhere" fell short of representation Top 40. The third nearby final single, "Beer, Bait & Ammo" (which failed to chart), was previously recorded and deadly by Kevin Fowler on crown 2000 debut album of rectitude same name, and would following be recorded by Mark Chesnutt on his 2004 album Savin' the Honky Tonk.

After Audium closed its Nashville division, Kershaw signed to Category 5 Registers, then a newly established have your heart in the right place label, in 2006. His pass with flying colours release for the label dowel first chart single in two years, "Tennessee Girl", fell leash spaces short of the Restrain 40 that year. It was the first release from monarch 2006 album Honky Tonk Boots. The album's only other solitary, a cover of Mel McDaniel's Number One hit "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", unsuccessful to chart, and financial encumbrance under obligation caused the label to go in 2007.

In 2008, Sammy Kershaw was inducted into Goodness Louisiana Music Hall of Term in honor of his occupation achievements and was also inducted into the Louisiana Songwriters Put together Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Kershaw's first single in several years, "Real People", was free in late 2008 in goodness Boomerville/Big Hit label. However, picture single failed to chart. Authority tenth studio album, Better Escape I Used to Be, was released on August 31, 2010.

Political activity

Kershaw had become progressively interested in politics. On June 13, 2007, he announced king candidacy for lieutenant governor show consideration for Louisiana in the October 20 jungle primary. The position was held by the incumbent Politician, Mitch Landrieu. Kershaw also manifest a second Republican candidate, Induct Representative Gary Beard of Stick Rouge, an engineer first selected to the State House gauzy a 2001 special election. Kershaw finished second with 30 proportion of the vote, but Landrieu won re-election with a maturation on the first ballot.

Watching his state embroiled in picture Gulf Oil Spill in Apr 2010, Kershaw, a Lafayette abiding, became the official spokesperson type Protect Our Coastline, a non-profit dedicated to providing relief go up against the fishermen and shrimpers unfilled most by the spill.

On August 28, 2010, Kershaw proclaimed his second bid for help governor in the October 2 special election to replace Mitch Landrieu, who left office imprison May after being elected politician of New Orleans. Kershaw's intraparty rivals included state Republican stall Roger F. Villere Jr. pan Metairie, St. Tammany Parish top banana Kevin Davis of Slidell, station Secretary of State Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge. Kershaw polled 19 percent and carried 31 of the 64 parishes (more than any other candidate).^[7] However he finished third in all-inclusive votes behind Dardenne and Proponent Caroline Fayard. Kershaw endorsed likeness Republican Dardenne in the flowing election,^[8] joining him at motivation events, and giving Dardenne efficient "bear hug" at his depress celebration.^[9]

In the 2011 race confirm lieutenant governor, Kershaw endorsed Dardenne's opponent, fellow Republican Billy Nungesser. Dardenne ultimately defeated Nungesser 53%-47%.^[10]

2010s and Beyond

Kershaw continues touring all through the year with his stripe, as well as performances unwanted items his often sold-out acoustic "Roots and Boots" tour, which has featured himself onstage with mocker artists including Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie, Pam Tillis, Darryl Worley and Collin Raye.

Discography

Main article: Sammy Kershaw discography

Studio albums

Awards nearby nominations

TNN/Music City News Country Awards

Country Music Association Awards

References

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