RANDY TRAVIS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Randy Travis (born Randy Traywick) was a teenage North Carolina hell-raiser; drinking, fighting, doing drugs and committing petty crimes on a path pointed straight toward prison until music turned his life around.  The rebel ninth-grade dropout "found himself" in the spotlight of a Charlotte, NC nightclub.  With the help and direction of the club's owner, Lib Hatcher, Randy underwent a startling transformation.  He and Lib married in 1991.  In 1992, he became the first country artist to release two simultaneous albums.  In 1994, he took a year and a half off the road to launch his film career with a variety of roles.  Some of them include his appearance with Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton in "Frank and Jesse"; with Bruce Dern in "Dead Man's Revenge"; with Ben Johnson and MIckey Rooney in "The Legend of O.B. Taggart"; and with Steven Seagal in "Fire Down Below".  He has been a guest star on such top-rated TV dramas as "Matlock" and "Touched By An Angel".  He was featured in Aaron Spelling's mini-series "Texas".

Below is a partial listing of his Discography and Movies & TV shows accomplishments.  For a complete listing, please visit his website,
www.randy-travis.com.
Discography:
A MAN AIN'T MADE OF STONE
YOU AND YOU ALONE
FULL CIRCLE
THIS IS ME
WIND IN THE WIRE
GREATEST HITS ALBUM VOL. 1
GREATEST HITS ALBUM VOL. 2
HIGH LONESOME
HEROES AND FRIENDS
NO HOLDING BACK
AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS
OLD 8X10
ALWAYS AND FOREVER
STORMS OF LIFE

Movies and TV Shows:
CASPER'S CHRISTMAS 2000
FATHERS OF OUR COUNTRY
TRIAL OF OLD DRUM
MAJOR RENO
JOHN JOHN IN THE SKY
TEXAS RANGERS
WHITE RIVER KID
BABY GENIUSES
BLACK DOG
BOYS WILL BE BOYS
T-N-T
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
ANNABELLE'S WISH
THE RAINMAKER
STEEL CHARIOTS
FIRE DOWN BELOW
THE SHOOTER
SABRINA
EDIE & PEN
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - "The Feather"
A HOLIDAY TO REMEMBER
FRANK & JESSE
TEXAS
THE LEGEND OF O.B. TAGGART
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - "Fear Not"
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (Narrator)
WIND IN THE WIRE
DEAD MAN'S REVENGE
AT RISK
MATLOCK - "The Mark"
MATLOCK - "The Big Payoff"
DOWN HOME - "Strange Bedfellows"
HAPPY TRAILS
YOUNG GUNS


FINAL THOUGHTS
Randy Travis was a pioneer for modern day country music.  He opened the door for artists like Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, and Travis Tritt.  He shows his great talent by expanding into acting while keeping to his country music roots.  He shall always be my favorite musician as nobody can belt out a tune like he can.
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