Tracy Lawrence
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tracy Lee Lawrence |
| Born |
January 27, 1968 Atlanta, Texas, US |
| Origin | Foreman, Arkansas, US |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels |
Atlantic Warner Bros. DreamWorks Nashville Mercury Nashville Rocky Comfort BamaJam, Lawrence Music Group |
| Associated acts | Flip Anderson, Larry Boone, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, James Stroud, Elbert West, George Strait |
| Website | http://www.tracylawrence.com |
Tracy Lee Lawrence (born January 27, 1968) is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music. Lawrence signed to Atlantic Records in 1991, Lawrence debuted that year with the album Sticks and Stones, which produced his first chart single and first Number One hit in its title track. Five more studio albums, as well as a live album and a compilation album, followed throughout the 1990s and into 2000 on Atlantic before the label's country division was closed in 2001. Afterward, he recorded for Warner Bros. Records, DreamWorks Records, Mercury Records Nashville and his own label, Rocky Comfort Records.
Lawrence has released nine studio albums, three compilations, a live album, and a Christmas album. His studio albums have accounted for more than forty singles on the Billboard country music charts. Of these, eight have reached number one: "Sticks and Stones" (1991), "Alibis", "Can't Break It to My Heart", "My Second Home" (all 1993), "If the Good Die Young" (1994), "Texas Tornado" (1995), "Time Marches On" (1996) and "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (2007).
Tracy Lee Lawrence was born in Atlanta, Texas, and lived most of his early life in Foreman, Arkansas. He wrote his first song when he was four years old. His mother had to write down the lyrics for him. He played in his first band at the age of sixteen and later attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas, where he was a member of the Epsilon Kappa chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity. In 1990 Lawrence left Arkansas for Nashville, Tennessee where he planned to find success as a recording artist.
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