Sammy Kershaw
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Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw (born February 24, 1958, in Kaplan, Louisiana) is an American Country and Western music singer and songwriter.
He is a relative of Cajun music legend, Doug Kershaw.
After the death of his father when Sammy was 11, he worked a variety of jobs by day while playing roadhouses at night to support his family.
During that time, 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 cold turkey in 1988 and took a break from music to work as a remodeling supervisor at Wal-Mart.
One of Kershaw's demo tapes made its way to Mercury Records, which released his debut album in 1991. His traditional country voice found a receptive audience in the early 1990s, with hits like "Cadillac Style," "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" and a remake of the Amazing Rhythm Aces' "Third Rate Romance."
Shortly thereafter, Kershaw and Lorrie Morgan divorced their spouses and married in 2001. They separated two years later, but quickly reconciled. Prior to their marriages, Kershaw and Morgan recorded two duets - "Maybe Not Tonight" and "He Drinks Tequila", both of which made the Top 40.
He has released over 14 albums in his career including "I Want My Money Back" on Audium Records in 2003.
Kershaw filed for protection under Chapter 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on February 7, 2007.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US Hot 100 | US Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Cadillac Style" | Don't Go Near The Water | - | 3 |
| 1991 | "Don't Go Near The Water" | Don't Go Near The Water | - | 12 |
| 1992 | "Yard Sale" | Don't Go Near The Water | - | 17 |
| 1993 | "Anywhere But Here" | Don't Go Near The Water | - | 10 |
| 1992 | "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" | Haunted Heart | - | 1 |
| 1993 | "Haunted Heart" | Haunted Heart | - | 9 |
| 1993 | "Queen Of My Double-Wide Trailer" | Haunted Heart | - | 7 |
| 1994 | "I Can't Reach Her Anymore"A | Haunted Heart | - | 3 |
| 1994 | "National Working Woman's Holiday" | Feelin' Good Train | - | 2 |
| 1994 | "Third Rate Romance" | Feelin' Good Train | - | 2 |
| 1995 | "Southbound" | Feelin' Good Train | - | 27 |
| 1995 | "If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl" | Feelin' Good Train | - | 18 |
| 1995 | "Your Tattoo" | The Hits, Chapter One | - | 47 |
| 1996 | "Meant To Be" | Politics, Religion And Her | - | 5 |
| 1996 | "Vidalia" | Politics, Religion And Her | - | 10 |
| 1997 | "Politics, Religion And Her" | Politics, Religion And Her | - | 28 |
| 1997 | "Fit To Be Tied Down" | Politics, Religion And Her | - | 29 |
| 1998 | "Love Of My Life"A | Labor Of Love | 85 | 2 |
| 1998 | "Matches" | Labor Of Love | - | 22 |
| 1998 | "Honky Tonk America" | Labor Of Love | - | 31 |
| 1999 | "One Day Left To Live" | Labor Of Love | - | 35 |
| 1999 | "Maybe Not Tonight" (w/ Lorrie Morgan) | Maybe Not Tonight | - | 17 |
| 1999 | "When You Love Someone" | Maybe Not Tonight | - | 37 |
| 2000 | "Me And Maxine" | Maybe Not Tonight | - | 35 |
| 2001 | "He Drinks Tequila" (w/ Lorrie Morgan) | I Finally Found Someone | - | 39 |
| 2003 | "I Want My Money Back" | I Want My Money Back | - | 33 |
| 2003 | "I've Never Been Anywhere" | I Want My Money Back | - | 58 |
| 2006 | "Tennessee Girl" | Honky Tonk Boots | - | 43 |
| 2006 | "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" | Honky Tonk Boots | - | - |
AReached #1 on Radio & Records.
