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Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and
actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts
with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the
eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the
Soundscan era.[1] He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of
former baseball player Tug McGraw.
McGraw had 11 consecutive albums debut at Number One on the Billboard albums
charts. Twenty-one singles hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
He has won 3 Grammys, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music
Association (CMA) awards, 10 American Music Awards, and 3 People's Choice
Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour with Faith Hill is the highest grossing tour in
country music history, and one of the top five among all genres of music.[2]
McGraw has ventured into acting, with supporting roles in The Blind Side (with
Sandra Bullock), Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, and Four Christmases (with
Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon), and lead roles in Flicka (2006) and Country
Strong (2010). He was a minority owner of the Arena Football League's Nashville
Kats. Taylor Swift's debut single, "Tim McGraw", refers to him and his song,
"Can't Tell Me Nothin'".[3]
In
acknowledgement of his grandfather's Italian heritage, McGraw was honored by the
National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in 2004, receiving the NIAF Special
Achievement Award in Music during the Foundation's 29th Anniversary Gala.
****
Background information
Birth name Samuel Timothy McGraw
Born
(1967-05-01) May 1, 1967 (age 44)
Delhi, Louisiana, U.S.
Origin Start, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres Country, southern rock
Occupations Musician, actor
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1992–present
Labels Curb
Associated acts Faith Hill, The Dancehall Doctors, Nelly, Taylor Swift, Def
Leppard, Mindy McCready
Website timmcgraw.com
****
Early life
McGraw was born Samuel Timothy McGraw in Delhi, Louisiana, to Elizabeth "Betty"
Ann D'Agostino, a waitress, and Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr., who later became a
relief pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. McGraw is of
Italian and some Irish descent on his mother's side, and of Scots-Irish and
distant German descent on his father's side.[4][5] In 1966, Tug was a pitcher
for the Jacksonville Suns, and he lived in an apartment above Betty D'Agostino,
who attended Terry Parker High School. The pair had a relationship, and when
Betty became pregnant, her parents sent her to Louisiana to live with relatives
and to have the baby.[6]
Reared by his mother in Start, also in Richland Parish, east of Monroe, McGraw
grew up believing his stepfather, Horace Smith, was his father. From the time of
his mother's marriage until the time he met his natural father, his last name
was Smith. At age 11, McGraw discovered his birth certificate while searching
his mother's closet to find pictures for a school project. After his discovery,
his mother revealed that his natural father was Tug McGraw, and took Tim to meet
him for the first time.[5] For seven years, Tug denied being Tim's father. Tim
was 18 years old when Tug first realized how much Tim looked like him at that
age, and he acknowledged paternity. They remained close until Tug's death in
2004.
As a
child, Tim McGraw loved to play competitive sports, including baseball, even
though he did not know his natural father was a professional athlete.[5] He
attended Northeast Louisiana University, now the University of Louisiana at
Monroe, on a baseball scholarship,[7] and became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha
Fraternity.[8] During his college period, he learned to play guitar, and would
frequently perform and sing for tips, although he claims that his roommates
often hid the guitar because he was so bad.
His
mother, Betty, returned to Jacksonville, Florida in 1987, and Tim followed. He
attended Florida Community College at Jacksonville for one term, and
occasionally sat in with local bands.[6] In 1989, on the day his hero Keith
Whitley died,[7] McGraw dropped out of college to head to Nashville and pursue a
musical career.[5]
1990s
Tim McGraw
McGraw came to the attention of Curb Records in 1990. After cutting a demo
single, McGraw gave a copy to his father, Tug McGraw. A man who was friends with
Curb Records executives heard the demo while driving with Tug McGraw one day and
recommended that Curb contact the young singer. Several weeks later, he was able
to play his tape for Curb executives, after which they signed him to a recording
contract.[5] Two years later, in 1992, he had his first minor hit with "Welcome
to the Club" off his self-titled debut album. Although the album failed to make
much of a dent on the charts, McGraw did have two other minor hits from it in
1993: "Memory Lane" and "Two Steppin Mind".[7]
Not a Moment Too Soon
His
second album, Not a Moment Too Soon, was much more successful, becoming the
best-selling country album in 1994. The first single, "Indian Outlaw", caused
considerable controversy, as critics argued that it presented Native Americans
in a patronizing way.[7] Some radio stations refused to play it,[9] but the
controversy helped spur sales, and the song became McGraw's first top-ten
country single (getting as high as No. 8), and reaching No. 15 on the pop
chart.[10]
The
second single from the album, "Don't Take the Girl", became McGraw's first No. 1
country hit, and "helped cement his image as a ruggedly good-looking guy with a
sensitive side".[9] The following year, the album's title track became a No. 1
country single, while "Down on the Farm" reached No. 2, and "Refried Dreams"
reached the top 5. The album sold over 6 million copies, topping the Billboard
200 as well as the country album charts.[7] On the strength of this success,
McGraw won Academy of Country Music awards for Album of the Year and Top New
Male Vocalist in 1994.[11]
All I Want
All
I Want, released in 1995, continued his run of success, debuting at No. 1 on the
country charts. The album sold over 2 million copies and reached the top 5 on
the Billboard 200. "I Like It, I Love It" reached No. 1 on the country charts as
the lead-off single, while "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" also went to No.
1 in 1996. "Can't Be Really Gone", "All I Want Is a Life", and "Maybe We Should
Just Sleep on It" were all top 5 hits.[7]
In
1996, McGraw headlined the most successful country tour of the year, The
Spontaneous Combustion Tour, with Faith Hill as his supporting act. Faith Hill
broke off her engagement to her former producer Scott Hendricks so that she and
Tim could start dating each other; they then married on October 6, 1996. The
couple have since had three daughters: Gracie Katherine (born May 1997), Maggie
Elizabeth (born August 1998), and Audrey Caroline (born December 2001).[12]
Everywhere
McGraw's next album, 1997's Everywhere, again topped the country charts and
reached No. 2 on the album charts, selling 4 million copies.[7] Four singles
("It's Your Love", "Everywhere", "Where the Green Grass Grows", and "Just to See
You Smile") reached the top of the country charts from the album, with the last
of these setting a new record by spending 42 weeks on the Billboard charts.[13]
The Country Music Association awarded Everywhere its Album of the Year award for
1997.
A Place in the Sun
A
Place in the Sun in 1999 continued McGraw's streak, debuting atop both the US
pop and country album charts[11] and selling 3 million albums. It featured
another four chart-topping singles on the country charts including "Please
Remember Me", "Something Like That", "My Best Friend", and "My Next Thirty
Years". "Some Things Never Change" reached No. 7 on the country chart.[7] He
also contributed a song for the Grammy-winning tribute album to Bob Wills: Ride
With Bob. His song, a cover of "Milk Cow Blues", was recorded as a duet with
Asleep at the Wheel, whom he had met while performing together at the George
Strait Country Music Festival.[11]
McGraw recorded two more duets with his wife in the late 1990s, both of which
appeared on her albums. "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me", off of her
multi-platinum 1998 album Faith, reached the top five of the US country
charts,[7] while her follow-up and 1999 album Breathe featured "Let's Make
Love", which would win a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Country Vocal
Collaboration.[11]
2000s
Greatest Hits
In
2000, McGraw released his Greatest Hits album, which topped the charts for nine
weeks and sold almost 6 million copies, making it one of the biggest-selling
albums in the modern country market. In the latter half of the year, he and Hill
went out on the Soul2Soul Tour, playing to sellout crowds in 64 venues,
including Madison Square Garden. It was one of the top tours of any genre in the
US, and the leading country tour during 2000.[13]
While in Buffalo, New York, McGraw and Kenny Chesney became involved in a
scuffle with police officers after Chesney attempted to ride a police horse.
McGraw came to Chesney's aid after police officers nearby believed the horse was
being stolen and tried to arrest him. The two were arrested and charged with
assault, but were later cleared. During a concert with the George Strait Country
Music Festival several weeks later, Hill, dressed as a police officer, made an
unscheduled appearance at the end of McGraw's set and led him off the stage.[14]
Set This Circus Down
McGraw's next album, Set This Circus Down, was released in April 2001, and
spawned four number-one country hits: "Grown Men Don't Cry", "Angry All the
Time" (with Faith Hill), "The Cowboy in Me", and "Unbroken". He provided harmony
vocals for the Jo Dee Messina song "Bring On the Rain", which he also produced.
The song topped the country charts.[11]
Hungry for more of his music, fans downloaded a version of his performance of
the song "Things Change" from his appearance at the Country Music Association
Awards Show. The song was played extensively on radio, becoming the first
country song to appear on the charts from a fully downloaded version.[13]
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
In
2002, Tim McGraw bucked country music traditions by recording his album Tim
McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors with his tour band The Dancehall Doctors.
Unlike rock music, where it is commonplace for touring bands to provide the
music on albums recorded by the artist they support, country albums are
typically recorded with session musicians.[15] McGraw chose to use his own
touring band, in order to recognize their part in his success, and to capture
some of the feel of a real band.[13]
All
of the Dancehall Doctors have worked with McGraw since at least 1996. They
include:
Darran Smith – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Bob
Minner – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
Denny Hemingson – steel guitar, electric, baritone, and slide guitars, dobro
John
Marcus – bass guitar
Dean
Brown – fiddle, mandolin
Jeff
McMahon – piano, organ, synthesizer, keyboards
Billy Mason – drums
David Dunkley – percussion[13]
The
album debuted at No. 2 on the country albums charts,[5] with the single "Real
Good Man" reaching No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. "She's My Kind of Rain"
reached No. 2 in 2003, and "Red Ragtop" reached the top 5. The album also
featured a cover version of Elton John's early 1970s classic "Tiny Dancer", as
well as appearances by Kim Carnes on "Comfort Me" (a response to the September
11, 2001 attacks) and Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles on
"Illegal".
Live Like You Were Dying
2004's Live Like You Were Dying continued McGraw's record of commercial success.
The title track, dedicated to his father Tug McGraw, who died of a brain tumor
earlier in the year, was a soaring ode to living life fully and in the
moment,[16] while the second single "Back When" was a paean to an easy
nostalgia. Live Like You Were Dying spent seven non-consecutive weeks at No. 1
on Billboard (10 weeks on Radio & Records), and went on to become the biggest
hit single of the year. It also became one of the most awarded songs/records by
winning ACM Single and Song of the Year, CMA Single and Song of the Year, and a
Grammy.
In
late 2004, his unlikely duet with hip-hop artist Nelly on "Over and Over", a
soft ballad of lost love, became a crossover hit,[17] spending 10 weeks atop the
Top 40 chart. "Over and Over" brought McGraw a success he had never previously
experienced on contemporary hit radio or rap radio, and brought both artists
success neither had previously experienced in the hot adult contemporary market.
The song also spent a week at the top of the charts in the United Kingdom,
becoming McGraw's first British hit single and Nelly's third number one hit in
the country after Dilemma and My Place. 'Over and Over' also reached the top of
the charts in Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland, and the top
ten in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Romania and Switzerland.
Throughout the 2005 NFL season, McGraw sang an alternate version of "I Like It,
I Love It" every week during the season. The alternate lyrics, which changed
each week, would make reference to plays during Sunday's games, and the song
would be played alongside video highlights during halftime on Monday Night
Football.[18] Later in the year, McGraw became a minority owner of the Arena
Football League's Nashville Kats when majority owner Bud Adams (owner of the
NFL's Tennessee Titans) was awarded the expansion franchise.[19]
Let It Go
In
April 2006, McGraw and Hill began their 73-concert 55-city Soul2Soul II Tour,
again to strong commercial acceptance. The tour grossed nearly $89 million and
sold almost 1.1 million tickets, making it the top grossing tour in the history
of country music.[20] It was named "Major Tour of the Year" by the prestigious
Pollstar Magazine, beating out such heavyweights as Madonna and the Rolling
Stones. In a special gesture, the couple donated all of the profits from their
performance in New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina relief.[21]
Tim,
along with Kenny Chesney, contributed to a version of Tracy Lawrence's song
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are", which can be found on Lawrence's album For the
Love. Although the official single version features only Lawrence's vocals, many
stations have opted to play the version with McGraw and Chesney instead.
McGraw released his eleventh album, Let It Go, on March 27, 2007. The album's
debut single, "Last Dollar (Fly Away)", reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs
chart, marking Tim's first No. 1 single since "Back When" in late 2004. The
album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and No. 1 on the
Billboard Country Album chart, marking his fourth No. 1 top 200 album and ninth
No. 1 country album.[22] His daughters can be heard singing the chorus during
the last few seconds of the song on the video.
During the Academy of Country Music awards show on May 21, 2007, McGraw
performed a song titled "If You're Reading This", which he co-wrote with The
Warren Brothers.[23] Several radio stations began to play the live recording of
the song; as a result, it entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 35.[24]
McGraw also produced the debut album of country music duo Halfway to Hazard. The
duo's first single, "Daisy", peaked at No. 39 on the country charts in the
summer of 2007.
In
the summer of 2007, McGraw and Hill toured together once again in the Soul2Soul
2007 tour.
In
the January 18, 2008 edition of the USA Today newspaper, McGraw was stated to be
featured on the Def Leppard album Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, having also
co-written the first single, "Nine Lives", with Def Leppard band members Joe
Elliott, Phil Collen, and Rick Savage. The unusual pairing goes back to 2006
when McGraw joined Def Leppard onstage for the song "Pour Some Sugar On Me", and
then collaborated on the song "Nine Lives" afterward. The album was released on
April 25, 2008.
In
May 2008, he hit the road with the Live Your Voice tour. The mainly-outdoor
arena concert tour was his first solo outing in nearly three years. Also in May
2008, he debuted a new song off of his follow-up to Let It Go at the Stagecoach
Music Festival in Indio, California.
In
July 2008, Tim McGraw's sixth single, and the title track of his album, "Let It
Go", was released to country radio. Following that, a seventh single, "Nothin'
to Die For", entered the Country charts at No. 57 in late December. Tim McGraw
released his third greatest-hits package, Greatest Hits 3 on October 7, 2008.
The album features 12 tracks. Tim was set to debut a new song on the 2009 ACM
Awards, but then cancelled his performance; he was replaced by Blake Shelton,
who sang "She Wouldn't Be Gone".
Southern Voice
Tim's twelfth studio album, Southern Voice, was released October 20, 2009, and
led by the single "It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You", which was shipped
to radio outlets in late June 2009.[25] Southern Voice was argued to be Tim's
last album for Curb Records, following the dispute over releasing his third
Greatest Hits collection back in October 2008 without his permission. Tim did
not approve of the release. On November 30, 2010, Curb Records released his
fourth greatest hits compilation, Number One Hits.
2010s
Emotional Traffic and Curb Records
lawsuit
On
January 2, 2011, Tim McGraw announced plans for his Emotional Traffic Tour
featuring opening acts Luke Bryan and The Band Perry.[26] Sirius XM announced on
March 30, 2011 that they would be launching Tim McGraw radio, a commercial-free
music channel devoted to McGraw's music, and featuring an in depth interview
with Tim as well.[27]
McGraw has also finished work on a new album, also entitled Emotional Traffic,
his last album with Curb Records.[28] On May 13, 2011, Curb Records filed a
breach-of-contract suit against McGraw.[29] The label alleged that McGraw
recorded tracks for his Emotional Traffic album too early prior to its delivery
to the label.[29] Several days later, McGraw filed a counter suit against the
label seeking advance payment and recording-fund reimbursement, unspecified
damages, and a jury trial.[30] A trial is scheduled to begin in July
2012.[31][32]
In
November 2011, a judge granted McGraw permission to record music for another
label, ending his relationship with Curb Records that began in 1990.[31][32] A
few hours after the ruling, Curb released "Better Than I Used to Be", the second
single from Emotional Traffic.[33][34] The album was released on January 24,
2012.[34]
In
December 2011, Tim released his first Christmas single, "Christmas All Over the
World", on his own label StyleSonic records
Acting
McGraw's first acting appearance came in a 1995 episode of The Jeff Foxworthy
Show, where he played Foxworthy's rival.
In
2004, McGraw played a sheriff in Rick Schroder's independent release Black
Cloud. Later in the same year, McGraw received critical acclaim as the
overbearing father of a running back in the major studio Texas high school
football drama Friday Night Lights. The Dallas Observer said the role was
"played with unexpected ferocity by country singer Tim McGraw".[35] The movie
went on to gross over $60 million dollars worldwide at the box office,[36] and
sold millions in the DVD market. Most recently, it was named one of the Top 50
High School Movies of All Time (No. 37) by Entertainment Weekly.
McGraw's first lead role was in the 2006 film Flicka, which was released in
theaters October 20, 2006. In the remake of the classic book My Friend Flicka,
McGraw played the father, Rob, costarring with Alison Lohman and Maria Bello.
The family-friendly movie debuted in the top 10 list and has grossed over $25
million at the box office.[37] McGraw again achieved critical acclaim for his
acting.[38][39]
Shortly before Flicka opened, McGraw received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. His star is located at 6901 Hollywood Blvd. near stars in the sidewalk
honoring Julie Andrews, William Shatner, and the late Greta Garbo. One of his
Flicka co-stars, Alison Lohman, attended the ceremony that included comments
from Billy Bob Thornton, McGraw's co-star in the film Friday Night Lights.[40]
In
addition to acting in Flicka, McGraw served as executive producer of the
soundtrack album, which was released by his record label, StyleSonic Records, in
association with Curb Records and Fox 2000 films. It featured the closing credit
song "My Little Girl", one of the first two songs that McGraw recorded that he
also co-wrote (the other being "I've Got Friends That Do", both of which were
included on Greatest Hits Vol. 2).[41] The song was nominated by the Broadcast
Film Critics for "Best Song" in a film, and the movie was nominated in the
category "Best Family Film (Live Action)". The movie proved to be another
success in the DVD market, and has sold over a million copies, debuting at No. 3
on the DVD sales chart.[37]
McGraw also had a small part in the Michael Mann–produced 2007 film The Kingdom,
reuniting him with Friday Night Lights director Peter Berg. McGraw played a
bitter, angered widower whose wife was killed in the terrorist attack that is
the centerpiece of the movie.
On
November 22, 2008, McGraw made his first appearance on Saturday Night Live. He
also played "Dallas McVie" in Four Christmases.
His
house appeared in an episode of CSI with special guest Taylor Swift.
McGraw appeared in the 2009 film The Blind Side as Sean Tuohy, husband of Sandra
Bullock’s character, Leigh Anne Tuohy. The Blind Side is based on the true story
of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken
in and adopted by the Tuohys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his
potential. In addition to his appearance in the film, McGraw's hit song
"Southern Voice" was played during the closing credits of the film.
He
is among the stars of Dirty Girl, a film that premiered on September 12, 2010,
at the Toronto Film Festival, along with Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H.
Macy and Dwight Yoakam.
Also
in 2010, McGraw starred in Country Strong as James Canter, the husband and
manager of the fictional country singer Kelly Canter (portrayed by Gwyneth
Paltrow).[42]
Charitable efforts
As
his success has grown, McGraw has become increasingly interested in giving back
to the community. When McGraw first reached fame in 1994, he established his
annual Swampstock event. It began as a charity softball game to raise money for
hometown little league programs; the event now includes a celebrity softball
game and a multi-artist concert that attracts over 11,000 fans per year. The
combined events have funded new Little League parks and equipment, and have
established college scholarship funds for students in the northeast Louisiana
area.[43]
From
1996 to 1999, McGraw hosted an annual New Year's Eve concert in Nashville with
special guests including Jeff Foxworthy, the Dixie Chicks, and Martina McBride.
The 1997 show raised over $100,000 for the Country Music Foundation Hall of Fame
and Museum. Beginning in 1999, McGraw would pick select cities on each tour, and
the night before he was scheduled to perform, would choose a local club and host
a quickly-organized show. This tour-within-a-tour became known as "The Bread and
Water Tour", and all proceeds from the show would go to a charity from that
community.[43]
In
the days immediately following Hurricane Katrina, McGraw and his wife, who was
raised in Mississippi, joined groups taking supplies to Gulfport, Mississippi.
The two also hosted several charity concerts to benefit those who were displaced
by the storm.[44] Later in the year, the couple established the Neighbor's
Keeper Foundation, which provides funding for community charities to assist with
basic humanitarian services, in the event of a natural disaster, or for
desperate personal circumstances.
McGraw is also a member of the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet, to
which various celebrities donate their time, skills, and fame, to help the Red
Cross highlight important initiatives and response efforts.[45]
McGraw has helped out with charity events held by Minnesota Vikings quarterback
Brett Favre. The Brett Favre Fourward Foundation has featured McGraw (and at
other times Faith Hill) performing concerts during dinners and auctions that
benefit children with disabilities in Wisconsin and Mississippi. One instance is
recorded on Favre's official website.[46]
On
July 12, 2007, it was made public that McGraw and his wife Faith Hill, while in
Grand Rapids, Michigan for a performance, donated $5000 to Kailey Kozminski,
3-year-old daughter of Officer Robert Kozminski, a Grand Rapids police officer
who was killed on July 8, 2007 while responding to a domestic disturbance.[47]
In
June 2010, Tim McGraw, along with his wife Faith Hill organized Nashville
Rising, a benefit concert aimed to raise $2 million for The Community Foundation
of Middle Tennessee in response to the flood in early May that killed 22 people
and caused $2 billion in damage.[48]
Politics
McGraw, a Democrat, has stated that he would like to run for public office in
the future, possibly for Senate or Governor of Tennessee, his home
state.[49][50] In the same interview, he praised former President Bill
Clinton.[50] He has referred to himself as a "Blue Dog Democrat" and stated that
he supported presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008.[51]
Discography
Studio albums
Tim
McGraw (1993)
Not
a Moment Too Soon (1994)
All
I Want (1995)
Everywhere (1997)
A
Place in the Sun (1999)
Set
This Circus Down (2001)
Tim
McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors (2002)
Live
Like You Were Dying (2004)
Let
It Go (2007)
Southern Voice (2009)
Emotional Traffic (2012)
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits (2000)
Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2006)
Greatest Hits: Limited Edition (2008)
Collector's Edition (2008)
Greatest Hits 3 (2008)
Limited Edition: Greatest Hits: Volumes 1, 2 & 3 (2008)
Number One Hits (2010)
Filmography
Film
|
|
Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
|
2004 |
Black Cloud |
Sheriff Cliff Powers |
|
|
Friday Night Lights |
Charles Billingsley |
Nominated – MTV Movie Award – Best Male Breakthrough Performance |
|
2006 |
Flicka |
Rob
McLaughlin |
Nominated –
Critics Choice Award for Best Song: "My Little Girl" |
|
2007 |
The Kingdom |
Aaron Jackson |
|
|
2008 |
Four Christmases |
Dallas |
|
|
2009 |
The Blind Side |
Sean Tuohy |
|
|
2010 |
Country Strong |
James Canter |
|
|
2011 |
Dirty Girl |
Danny |
|
Television
|
|
Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
|
1997 |
The Jeff Foxworthy Show |
Lionel |
one
episode; "Feud for Thought" |
|
2008 |
Saturday Night Live |
Host |
Hosted November 22, 2008 |
|
2011 |
Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series) |
Himself |
Season 2, Episode 2 |
Awards
|
Year |
Awards |
Award |
|
1994 |
Country Music Television |
Male Video Artist of the Year |
|
American Music Awards |
Album of the Year – Not a Moment Too Soon |
|
American Music Awards |
Top
New Male Vocalist |
|
Billboard Awards |
Top
New Country Artist |
|
Billboard Magazine |
Top
New Country Album – Not a Moment Too Soon |
|
1995 |
American Music Awards |
Favorite Country New Artist |
|
1997 |
Billboard Magazine |
Single of the Year – "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) |
|
Country Music Television |
Video of the Year – "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) |
|
Country Music Television |
Male Artist of the Year |
|
Playgirl Magazine |
Top
Ten, Sexiest Men of the Year |
|
CMA |
Vocal Event – "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) |
|
1998 |
Billboard Awards |
Country Single of the Year – "Just To See You Smile" |
|
CMA |
Album of the Year – Everywhere |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Single of the Year – "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Song of the Year – "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Video of the Year – "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Top
Vocal Event – "It's Your Love" (with Faith Hill) |
|
1999 |
Academy of Country Music |
Male Vocalist |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Vocal Collaboration – "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with
Faith Hill) |
|
CMA |
Male Vocalist |
|
CMA |
Album of the Year – A Place in the Sun |
|
2000 |
CMA |
Male Vocalist |
|
National Fatherhood Initiative |
Father of the Year |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Male Vocalist |
|
Billboard Awards |
Male Artist of the Year |
|
2001 |
American Music Awards |
Favorite Male Country Artist |
|
Grammy Awards |
Vocal Collaboration – "Let's Make Love (with Faith Hill) |
|
CMA |
Entertainer of the Year |
|
Billboard Awards |
Country Artist |
|
Billboard Awards |
Male Country Artist |
|
Billboard Awards |
Country Albums Artist |
|
Billboard Awards |
Country Single Artist |
|
Billboard Awards |
Country Album – Greatest Hits |
|
2002 |
American Music Awards |
Best Country Album – Set This Circus Down |
|
American Music Awards |
Favorite Male Country Artist |
|
2003 |
American Music Awards (January) |
Favorite Country Male Artist |
|
Radio Music Awards (January) |
Country Male Artist |
|
American Music Awards (November) |
Favorite Country Male Artist |
|
2004 |
People's Choice Awards |
Favorite Country Male Artist |
|
Radio Music Awards |
Country Male Artist |
|
CMA |
Single of the Year – "Live Like You Were Dying" |
|
2005 |
American Music Awards |
Album of the Year -Live Like You Were Dying |
|
American Music Awards |
Male Artist (country genre) |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Song of the Year -"Live Like You Were Dying" |
|
Academy of Country Music |
Single of the Year -"Live Like You Were Dying" |
|
People's Choice Awards |
Favorite Country Male Artist |
|
Grammy Award |
Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Live Like You Were Dying" |
|
Country Music Television |
Most Inspiring Video – "Live Like You Were Dying" |
|
2006 |
People's Choice Awards |
Top
Male Performer |
|
Grammy Award |
Country Vocal Collaboration – "Like We Never Loved At All" (with
Faith Hill) |
Further reading
Brown, Jim; Sparrow, Susan. Faith Hill & Tim McGraw: Soul 2 Soul. Quarry Music
Books, 2002. ISBN 1550822934
Gray, Scott. Perfect Harmony: the Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Story. 1st ed.
Ballantine Books, 1999. ISBN 0345434129
McGraw, Tim. Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors: This is Ours. Atria Books,
2002. ISBN 074346706X
Nichols, Tim, and Craig Wiseman. Live Like You Were Dying. Rutledge Hill P,
2004. ISBN 1401602126
Trimble, Betty "McMom". A Mother's Story. D'Agostino/Dahlhauser/Ditmore Pub,
1996. ISBN 1886371326
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