Sammy Kershaw
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Paul Kershaw |
| Born |
February 24, 1958 Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Mercury, Audium/Koch, Category 5, Boomerville/Big Hit |
| Associated acts | Doug Kershaw, Lorrie Morgan |
| Website | www |
Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw (born February 24, 1958 in Kaplan, Louisiana, United States) is an American country music artist. He has released 10 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the 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 Her Anymore", "National Working Woman's Holiday", "Third Rate Romance", "Meant to Be", "Vidalia", and "Love of My Life".
Sammy Kershaw was born in the Acadiana town of Kaplan, located in south Louisiana and is the third cousin of singer Doug Kershaw. When he was 11, his grandfather gave him his first guitar. But his father died that year, so Sammy had to work a variety of day jobs while playing roadhouses at night to support his family. He began performing in Acadiana with Louisiana legend J.B. Pere. When he was 12 he played a variety of honky-tonks and beer joints, and when he was 14 he met George Jones, his lifelong idol. Subsequently, he opened shows for Ray Price, Merle Haggard, and George Jones while barely into his teens. When the pressures of growing up fast took their toll in the form of a serious drug and alcohol problem, he quit his bad habits in 1988 and took a break from music to work as a remodeling supervisor at Wal-Mart.
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