Troy Seals
Troy Harold Seals (born November 16, 1938 in Bighill, Madison County, Kentucky[1]) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals (of Seals and Crofts) and Dan Seals (of England Dan & John Ford Coley) and Brady Seals (Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie). During the '70s, Seals recorded with Lonnie Mack and Doug Kershaw and although he made two albums of his own, he is best known as a songwriter. His compositions have been recorded by artists such as Nancy Sinatra, Randy Travis, Conway Twitty, Hank Williams Jr., Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," that Troy co-wrote with Max D. Barnes.
Seals has played guitar on numerous sessions for recording stars and has collaborated on compositions with Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill, Will Jennings and others. He has had three co-written compositions nominated for the Country Music Association "Song of the Year" award: "Seven Spanish Angels" (1985), "Lost in the Fifties Tonight" (1986), and "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind" (1999).
In recognition of his successful career, Seals was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country[1] | ||
| 1973 | "I Got a Thing About You Baby" | 93 |
| 1974 | "Star of the Bar" | 78 |
| "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover"A | 96 | |
| "Honky Tonkin'" | 81 | |
| 1975 | "Easy" | 76 |
| 1976 | "Sweet Dreams" | 88 |
| 1977 | "Grand Ole Blues" | 93 |
| 1980 | "One Night Honeymoon" | 85 |
- AB-side to "Star of the Bar."