Ty Herndon
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Boyd Tyrone Herndon |
| Born | May 2, 1962 |
| Origin | Meridian, Mississippi, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Label(s) | Epic Riviera Titan/Pyramid |
| Associated acts | Stephanie Bentley Sons of the Desert |
| Website | TyHerndon.com |
Ty Herndon (born Boyd Tyrone Herndon, May 2, 1962 in Meridian, Mississippi[1]) is an American country music singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most. This album was followed one year later by Living in a Moment, which produced his second Number One country hit in its title track.
Three more albums for Epic followed — Big Hopes , Steam, and This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits — although none matched the success of his debut. He recorded a Christmas album in 2002 for the Riviera label, followed by his fifth studio album (2007's Right About Now) and a second Christmas compilation for the Titan Pyramid label.
Overall, Herndon has charted a total of seventeen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes three Number ones — "What Mattered Most" (1995) "Living in a Moment" (1996), and "It Must Be Love" (1998) — as well as four additional Top Ten hits.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early career
Ty Herndon was born in Meridian, Mississippi but raised in Butler, Alabama.[1] He became involved in music as a teenager, playing the piano and singing Gospel music. Shortly after graduating high school, Herndon moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music. This did not prove to be easy, however, and after ten years, he moved to Texas. He gained a loyal following on the Texas honkytonk circuit and in 1993, Herndon won Texas Entertainer of the Year. Later that year, Herndon was signed to Epic Records.
In early 1995, Herndon's debut single was released. "What Mattered Most" went to #1 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The album of the same name was released in April of 1995 and became a top 10 country album. His follow-up single, "I Want My Goodbye Back", peaked at #7. He won the Best New Artist Award at the 1995 Country Radio Music Awards and received various other nominations throughout the year. The album also produced two more singles: "Heart Half Empty" (a duet with then-newcomer Stephanie Bentley) and "In Your Face", the latter of which failed to make Top 40.
In July 1995, Herndon was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas at Gateway Park by an undercover male police officer who alleged that Herndon was soliciting sex.[2][3] It was reported that Herndon exposed himself in front of the officer, although Herndon professed to be urinating. When taken into custody, he was also discovered to be in possession of 2.49 grams of methamphetamine. A plea-bargain saw the singer sentenced to community service and drug rehabilitation, and the charge of indecent exposure was dropped.[4][1]
[edit] Living In A Moment and Steam
Herndon's second album, Living in a Moment, debuted at #6 on the Top Country Albums charts.[1] The album's lead-off single, which was its title track, also reached Number One on the country charts. Herndon scored three more hit singles from Living in a Moment before releasing his third album, Big Hopes. The lead-off single, "A Man Holding On (To a Woman Letting Go)" reached Top 5; follow-up single "It Must Be Love" (featuring backing vocals from Sons of the Desert) gave Herndon his third and final Number One, with the third single, "Hands of a Working Man", becoming his last Top Five.
In 1999, his fourth studio album, Steam, was released. The first single, "Steam", was a top 20 hit but did not see the same success as Herndon's other lead singles from his first three albums. "No Mercy" was released next in 2000 and peaked at #26, while two more singles from the album both failed to make Top 40.
[edit] Departure from Epic Records
In 2002, a new single titled "Heather's Wall" was released, peaking at #37. Although it was his highest charting single since "No Mercy" in 2000, its failure to break the Top Ten forced Herndon and his record executives to shelve the newly recorded album (to which "Heather's Wall" would have served as lead-off single). Instead, Herndon put out a Greatest Hits compilation titled This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits. "A Few Short Years" was the only new single released from that album.
Herndon released a Christmas album, A Not So Silent Night, in 2002 through his fan club and official website. In 2003 the Christmas album was repackaged with additional content and released on the independent label,Riviera/Liquid8 Records.[1]
Herndon was signed to Titan Pyramid Records in 2006. On January 9, 2007, his album Right About Now was released[1] — his first full studio album since 1999's Steam. Right About Now's title track was the first single released; however, both it and the followup, "Mighty Mighty Love" (previously recorded by Lila McCann), failed to reach the country charts. A second Christmas album followed later in 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Label | Chart Positions | RIAA | |
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| US Country | US 200 | ||||
| 1995 | What Mattered Most | Epic | 9 | 68 | Gold |
| 1996 | Living in a Moment | 6 | 65 | Gold | |
| 1998 | Big Hopes | 22 | 140 | ||
| 1999 | Steam | 14 | 124 | ||
| 2002 | This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits | 32 | |||
| 2003 | A Not So Silent Night | Riviera | |||
| 2007 | Right About Now | Titan Pyramid | 41 | ||
| A Ty Herndon Christmas | |||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Singles | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| US Country | US Hot 100 | |||
| 1995 | "What Mattered Most" | 1 | 90 | What Mattered Most |
| "I Want My Goodbye Back" | 7 | |||
| 1996 | "Heart Half Empty" (w/ Stephanie Bentley) | 21 | ||
| "In Your Face" | 63 | |||
| "Living in a Moment" | 1 | Living in a Moment | ||
| 1997 | "She Wants to Be Wanted Again" | 21 | ||
| "Loved Too Much" | 2 | |||
| "I Have to Surrender" | 17 | |||
| 1998 | "A Man Holding On (To a Woman Letting Go)" | 5 | 81 | Big Hopes |
| "It Must Be Love" | 1 | 38 | ||
| 1999 | "Hands of a Working Man" | 5 | 47 | |
| "Steam" | 18 | 83 | Steam | |
| 2000 | "You Can Leave Your Hat On"A | 72 | ||
| "No Mercy" | 26 | 92 | ||
| "A Love Like That" | 58 | |||
| 2002 | "Heather's Wall" | 37 | single only | |
| "A Few Short Years" | 55 | This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits | ||
| 2006 | "Right About Now"B | Right About Now | ||
| 2007 | "Mighty Mighty Love"B | |||
| 2008 | "Before We Make Love"C | |||
- A Album cut; charted from unsolicited airplay.
- B Failed to chart.
- C Current single.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Ty Herndon biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Out and About, Gay Country. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Pop Matters, Queer Isn't It?. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Dallas Observer, Ty Herndon comeback. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
