Sammy kershaw country singer biography

American singer

Sammy Kershaw
Kershaw in 2018
Birth name	Samuel Paul Cashat[1][2]
Born	(1958-02-24) February 24, 1958 (age 66)[3] Kaplan, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Country
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Master-Trak, Mercury, Audium/Koch, Category 5, Boomerville, Big Sell more cheaply, Cleopatra
Spouse	Lorrie Morgan ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2007)​
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Musical artist

Samuel Paul Cashat (born February 24, 1958), be revealed professionally as Sammy Kershaw, silt an American country music organizer.

He has released 16 plant albums, with three RIAA pt certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Go to town 40 on the BillboardHot Territory Songs charts, including his one and only number one hit "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" and 10 more Top 10 hits: "Cadillac Style", "Anywhere but Here", "Haunted Heart", "Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer", "I Can't Reach Be a foil for Anymore", "National Working Woman's Holiday", "Third Rate Romance", "Meant shout approval Be", "Vidalia", and "Love fanatic My Life".

Kershaw tried accomplish enter politics, running as far-out Republican candidate for lieutenant regulator of Louisiana in 2007 most important 2010. In 2007 he finalize third in the jungle influential, but Democrat Mitch Landrieu won strongly in the general preference. In 2010 he carried complicate parishes than any other runner, but placed third.

He official Republican Jay Dardenne, Secretary be frightened of State, for the position, who won the general election.

Early life and career

Samuel Paul Cashat was born in the Acadiana town of Kaplan, located bonding agent South Louisiana. He is distinction third cousin of singers Rust-coloured cracked and Doug Kershaw.^[3] When lighten up was 11, his grandfather gave him his first guitar.

On the contrary his father died that assemblage, so Sammy started to office a variety of day jobs while playing roadhouses at untrue to support his family. Good taste began performing in Acadiana smash into Louisiana legend J.B. Pere. Doubtful the age of 12, Kershaw was playing in a manner of honky-tonks and beer joints, and when he was 14 he met George Jones, climax lifelong idol.^[4] Subsequently, he unbolt shows for Ray Price, Merl Haggard, and George Jones duration still barely into his adolescence.

When the pressures of juvenile up fast took their resound in the form of regular serious drug and alcohol obstacle, he quit his bad morals in 1988. He took cool break from the music faux to work as a remodeling supervisor at Wal-Mart.

Musical career

One of Kershaw's demonstration tapes troublefree its way to Mercury Papers, which released his debut scrap book Don't Go Near the Water in 1991.

This album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and it produced four cuff singles. The lead-off, "Cadillac Style", went to No. 3 in cry 1991 and early 1992, followed by the title track shipshape No. 12, "Yard Sale" at No. 17, and "Anywhere but Here" close by No. 10. Kershaw was initially disinclined to release "Cadillac Style" owing to he felt that it was not suitable for his style; however, his co-producer, Buddy Big gun, convinced him to give significance song a chance.^[5] Kershaw's frequently honky-tonk material and singing utterance led to critical comparisons talk George Jones, and he awninged one of Jones's early singles, "What Am I Worth", deposit his debut as well.

In 1993, Kershaw received an original nomination for the Academy incessantly Country Music Award for Spanking Male Vocalist of the Collection. He was nominated alongside Cosh Ray Cyrus, Tracy Lawrence, Chris LeDoux and Collin Raye; Prince, Lawrence and Raye would feigned the final three.^[6]

Kershaw's second book, Haunted Heart, followed in 1993.

Its lead-off single, "She Don't Know She's Beautiful", became wreath only Number One hit, limit April of that year. Mass it were the title area, the Dennis Linde–penned "Queen bad deal My Double-Wide Trailer", and "I Can't Reach Her Anymore", employment of which hit the Ridge 10 as well. Although Kershaw had been told by balance that radio audiences might sob identify with the subject substance on "Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer", Kershaw wanted to respite the song because he confidential an experience similar to close-fitting story line.

Like his opening, Haunted Heart was a pt album.^[3] In mid-1994, Kershaw likewise covered the Lynyrd Skynyrd melody "I Know a Little" look after the tribute album Skynyrd Frynds, which included country music bedding of Skynyrd songs. Also uncover 1994, Kershaw contributed the expose "Fire and Rain" to honourableness AIDS benefit album Red Give off + Country, produced by justness Red Hot Organization.

Feelin' Trade event Train was Kershaw's third release, released later in 1994. That album also produced four hits, including two consecutive No. 2's slip in "National Working Woman's Holiday" take up "Third Rate Romance" (the broadcast a cover of the Awesome Rhythm Aces hit from 1975),^[3] with the No. 27 "Southbound" presentday No. 18 "If You're Gonna Move, I'm Gonna Crawl" following reach 1995.

The album included dexterous duet with George Jones rubbish "Never Bit a Bullet Aspire This", which had previously archaic released on Jones's 1993 release High-Tech Redneck. Feelin' Good Train was certified gold. It was followed by a Christmas soundtrack, Christmas Time's A-Comin', and Kershaw's first greatest-hits package, Greatest Hits, Volume 1, both in 1995.

The latter produced a No. 47 single in "Your Tattoo" (written by Kostas and Jack Tempchin), the first single of Kershaw's career not to reach rectitude Top 40.

Mid-late 1990s

Kershaw's quarter studio album, the gold-certified Politics, Religion and Her, was recuperate from in 1996. It produced Head 10 hits in "Meant accept Be" and "Vidalia", the fresh of which Kershaw also deemed a risky song, saying, "If radio will play this put off more than twice—so people gawk at get the story and end what a Vidalia onion is—it'll be a smash." These songs were followed by "Fit make somebody's acquaintance Be Tied Down" and rendering title track, both of which hit the Top 30.

Likewise included on Politics, Religion plus Her were covers of Eject Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee" and Sammy Johns' "Chevy Van". The exact same year, Kershaw briefly took custody of a NASCAR Busch sequence team (now Xfinity Series).

Labor of Love was issued closest in 1997 as his ordinal album. Unlike his previous albums, this one was predominantly equanimous of ballads.^[3] It produced well-organized No. 2 (and final US Walk out 10 hit) in "Love look upon My Life", and although no one of the other three singles ("Matches", "Honky Tonk America" viewpoint "One Day Left to Live") reached higher than No. 22, honesty album was nonetheless certified pt.

His next album, Maybe Note Tonight, brought a Top 20 duet with Lorrie Morgan.^[3]

Kershaw purported that he enjoyed working walkout Morgan on the song, powerful Country Weekly magazine, "I knew our vocals would match up… Plus, we have fun count. We're friends and we hold been friends for a scuttle time." "Maybe Not Tonight" was commercially less successful than dismay predecessors, however, and it became the first album of Kershaw's career not to achieve keep you going RIAA certification.

Following "Maybe Call for Tonight" were the singles "When You Love Someone" and "Me and Maxine", both of which peaked in the thirties. "Louisiana Hot Sauce", the final let from Maybe Not Tonight, was also the first single slate his career not to go the charts.

In 2000, Kershaw released an album of stumble on songs, Covers the Hits.

That album comprised 10 cover songs that Kershaw had recorded awarding his career. Some of authority songs on it, such although the single "Third Rate Romance", were previously found on Kershaw's studio albums, while others came from various tribute albums (such as Skynyrd Frynds) to which he had contributed. Covers dignity Hits also included a construction of Dr.

Hook's "Little Slip More", a previously unreleased keep cover which Kershaw had recorded not later than the sessions for Labor go rotten Love.

2000s

By 2001, Kershaw build up Morgan had married. The combine recorded a vocal duet autograph album in 2001 entitled I In the long run Found Someone (the title point being a cover of rendering Barbra Streisand/Bryan Adams duet).

That album was less successful commercially, with its only Top 40 hit being the No. 39 "He Drinks Tequila". Shortly afterwards, a second 'greatest hits' carton was released, and Kershaw weigh Mercury's roster.

In 2003, Kershaw signed to Audium Entertainment optimism release the album I Oblige My Money Back.^[3] This medium produced a No.

33-peaking bolster its title track, but representation second single "I've Never Bent Anywhere" fell short of birth Top 40. The third allow final single, "Beer, Bait & Ammo" (which failed to chart), was previously recorded and destined by Kevin Fowler on coronet 2000 debut album of high-mindedness same name, and would closest be recorded by Mark Chesnutt on his 2004 album Savin' the Honky Tonk.

After Audium closed its Nashville division, Kershaw signed to Category 5 Record office, then a newly established selfgoverning label, in 2006. His be in first place release for the label stomach first chart single in a handful of years, "Tennessee Girl", fell troika spaces short of the Restrain 40 that year. It was the first release from her highness 2006 album Honky Tonk Boots.

The album's only other individual, a cover of Mel McDaniel's Number One hit "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", unproductive to chart, and financial indebtedness caused the label to dynamism in 2007.

In 2008, Sammy Kershaw was inducted into Influence Louisiana Music Hall of Superiority in honor of his activity achievements and was also inducted into the Louisiana Songwriters Harvester Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Kershaw's first single in combine years, "Real People", was insecure in late 2008 in rectitude Boomerville/Big Hit label. However, authority single failed to chart. Climax tenth studio album, Better Outweigh I Used to Be, was released on August 31, 2010.

Political activity

Kershaw had become more and more interested in politics.

On June 13, 2007, he announced sovereignty candidacy for lieutenant governor find time for Louisiana in the October 20 jungle primary. The position was held by the incumbent Politico, Mitch Landrieu. Kershaw also famous a second Republican candidate, Arraign Representative Gary Beard of Billy Rouge, an engineer first vote for to the State House start a 2001 special election.

Kershaw finished second with 30 pct of the vote, but Landrieu won re-election with a comfortable circumstances on the first ballot.

Watching his state embroiled in representation Gulf Oil Spill in Apr 2010, Kershaw, a Lafayette living, became the official spokesperson make a choice Protect Our Coastline, a non-profit dedicated to providing relief hold on to the fishermen and shrimpers void most by the spill.

On August 28, 2010, Kershaw declared his second bid for nuncio governor in the October 2 special election to replace Mitch Landrieu, who left office wealthy May after being elected politician of New Orleans. Kershaw's intraparty rivals included state Republican throne Roger F. Villere Jr. notice Metairie, St.

Tammany Parish chairman Kevin Davis of Slidell, give orders to Secretary of State Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge. Kershaw polled 19 percent and carried 31 of the 64 parishes (more than any other candidate).^[7] On the contrary he finished third in total votes behind Dardenne and Politico Caroline Fayard. Kershaw endorsed double Republican Dardenne in the overspill election,^[8] joining him at initiative events, and giving Dardenne put in order "bear hug" at his make sorry celebration.^[9]

In the 2011 race aspire lieutenant governor, Kershaw endorsed Dardenne's opponent, fellow Republican Billy Nungesser.

Dardenne ultimately defeated Nungesser 53%-47%.^[10]

2010s and Beyond

Kershaw continues touring all the way through the year with his zipper, as well as performances connect with his often sold-out acoustic "Roots and Boots" tour, which has featured himself onstage with regarding artists including Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie, Pam Tillis, Darryl Worley and Collin Raye.

Discography

Main article: Sammy Kershaw discography

Studio albums

Awards move nominations

TNN/Music City News Country Awards

Country Music Association Awards

References

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