Craig Morgan

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Craig Morgan Greer (born July 17, 1964) is an American country music performer.

Morgan, a veteran of the United States Army as a forward observer, began his musical career on Atlantic Records in 2000, releasing his self-titled debut album for the label before the company's closing in 2000.

Morgan signed to Broken Bow Records in 2002, on which he released three studio albums: 2003's I Love It, 2005's My Kind of Livin', and 2006's Little Bit of Life.

These included "That's What I Love About Sunday," which spent four weeks on the Billboard country charts while still holding the No. 1 position. On the country's Billboard Year-End chart for the year, the country's chart has ranked No. 1 for the first time.

In mid-2008, Morgan signed to BNA Records and launched That's Why later that year.

Morgan joined Black River Entertainment in 2012 and released This Ole Boy in 2012, followed by A Whole Lot More to Me in 2016. Morgan has appeared on Billboard's country charts seventeen times.

"That's What I Love About Sunday" is the top ten of his singles chart: "Almost Home," "Redneck Yacht Club," "Life in a Bottle," "Without Faith," "Mate Remembers," and "Bonfire" is among his six hits.

Personal life

Morgan is married to Karen, with whom he has five children: daughters Marisa and Alexandra, and sons Kyle, Jerry, and Wyatt. He and his family now live in Dickson, Tennessee. Morgan rescued two young children from a burning house in Dickson, Tennessee, in February 2011 and assisted with the fire extinguished by using a fire hose. Morgan was honored to the founding of the Delta Theta chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity on April 23, 2011. Jerry Greer, Morgan's uncle, went missing after falling off an inner tube in Kentucky Lake on the Tennessee River on July 10, 2016. His body was recovered a day later. He was 19 years old at the time.

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Musical career

On his return home to Tennessee, he did various jobs to help his family, including as a construction worker, a security guard, and a Wal-Mart employee. He'll later land a career in Nashville, performing demos for other songwriters and publishing companies. Craig Morgan, the self-titled Craig Morgan of 2000, released his first album with Atlantic Records. It released three singles, including "Something to Write Home About," which reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson co-wrote the album, as well as Cannon, Bill Anderson and Harley Allen. "I Wish I Could See Bakersfield" on the album's final track, as well as Merle Haggard's recitation. Morgan had a strong singing voice but that the majority of the songs were "by-numbers," according to Country Standard Time critic Jon Weisberger. The Ledger's Jim Patterson said that lead-off single "Something to Write Home About" was "pedestrian," but that the remainder of the album was "an uncommonly assured hard-country effort." Morgan charted a Christmas single called "The Kid in Me" later this year. Morgan left Atlantic Records in early 2001 when the brand's Nashville branch closed, but the label said he was not worried about his musical destiny because he still had a publishing deal at the time.

Morgan joined Broken Bow Records in 2002. In March 2003, the label's second album, I Love It, was released. "God, Family and Country," a song dedicated to former Nashville session drummer Randy Hardison, was the group's backing vocals. On the country charts, it reached its highest position. "Almost Home," Morgan's second top 40 hit, following this album. From a peak position of 33, the song fell off the Hot Country Songs charts from a peak position of 33. However, it did see an unexpected rise in airplay after falling off the charts, so it was rediscovered at number 25 three weeks later. The band went on to debut as number six on Hot Country Songs, and also ranked number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, after re-entering the charts. In addition, Morgan and co-writer Kerry Kurt Phillips were given a Broadcast Music Incorporated Award for Song of the Year. "Every Friday Afternoon" and "Look at Us," the album's next two singles, have made it to the top 30 in the country. Billboard said the album had sold more than 300,000 copies by 2004, and that its success was the start of a new wave of commercial success among independently signed country music artists. Morgan's songwriting was "well-crafted" and that his service in the Army defended the patriotic themes of "God, Family and Country," according to Allmusic's Rick Cohoon. Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time applauded the album for preserving a neotraditionalist world, but added that the ballads were "generic."

In 2004, Morgan's third album, My Kind of Livin', was released. On "Blame Me" it featured eight songs that he co-wrote as well as guest vocals from John Conlee and Brad Paisley. "That's What I Love About Sunday," the first single release, became his first No. 1s. Currently ranked No. 1 on the country charts, with four weeks in that position while still ranking No. 1 on the charts, despite also achieving No. 1 on the country charts. On the Hot 100, 51 is number 51. It was also the first No. 1 in the United States. "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" in 1977 was the first single on the Broken Bow brand, as well as the first independently distributed single to top the country charts in five years, and the first solo to spend multiple weeks at that position since The Kendalls' "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" in 1977. "I Love It" also ranked No. 5 on the charts, with "That's What I Love About Sunday" also ranked at No. 1. This year's Billboard Year-End charts for the country's structure rank number 1.

"Redneck Yacht Club," the album's next single, debuted at No. 1. 2 on the country charts and accounted for his highest peak on the Hot 100, which dropped to 45 degrees. "I Got You" came out after it was announced. Morgan wrote this song while on tour with Keith Urban with the intention of having Urban record it, but after recording a demo of it, he decided to keep it for himself. The Recording Industry Association of America's Gold Award for 500,000 music downloads was given to My Kind of Livin', and "Redneck Yacht Club" received a gold single award for 500,000 music downloads. To be sure, Entertainment Weekly's Chris Willman gave the album a B rating, saying in his analysis that "Morgan's is an idealized Kind of Americana." However, at least he has sufficient literary information to prevent smarm alarms from being sent. Jeffrey B. Remz, a country Standard Time contributor, was generally supportive in his review, adding that Morgan has "a strong voice" and "a number of quality songs," but that his analysis sluggish, clean" product.

In 2006, Broken Bow, his third and final album, Little Bit of Life, was released. Morgan and O'Donnell co-produced the album with Keith Stegall, a record producer known for his collaboration with Alan Jackson, and Morgan co-wrote four of the album's eleven songs. In its first week, the brand released limited editions for Target and Walmart. Three singles were released: "Tough" and "International Harvester," both of which appeared on the Hot Country Songs charts, and "International Harvester" and "Understanding Harvester." Morgan's neotraditionalist sound was lauded by Kevin Oliver of Country Standard Time, who called the album "a classic country singer" but "the traditional sound is mainly wasted," the album's title track and "Tough" says. Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave a "thorough" review, lauding Morgan's "strong, warm voice" and calling the song "yet another gem" from the album. In February 2008, a greatest hits box was released shortly before he left Broken Bow.

Morgan was invited by John Conlee on September 18, 2008, to become a Grand Ole Opry member. During the Opry's October 25, 2008, issue, Conlee officially inducted him as a member. Despite announcing that Morgan would sign to Big Machine Records' sister label Valory Music Group, he instead signed to BNA Records, Sony BMG Nashville's affiliate. That's Why, his first album for the brand, was released in October 2008. "Love Remembers" was his sixth top ten hit by early 2009, but "God Must Really Love Me" reached its highest peak at number 26. In May 2009, BNA re-issued the album, re-releasing two of its songs with the newly released "Bonfire" and "This Ain't Nothin'." The former was released in the third month as the album's third single and also in the top ten. The Inspirational Country Music Awards' "God Must Really Love Me" music video received Video of the Year in October 2009. This Ain't Nothin'" was the album's fourth single in early 2010. By the year's end, the country had become a top-20 nation. Stephen Thomas Erlewine chastised the album for having "uninspired" content, but Morgan praised Morgan's "cured country croon" for his "cured country croon" feats. Country Standard Time's more comprehensive review said the songs were "simple but remarkably observant" and compared Morgan's singing voice to Randy Travis. "Still a Little Chicken Left on That Bone," Morgan's last single for BNA, was released in October 2010. In January 2011, the song reached number 37 on the country music charts at number 37. He's left the brand a month later.

Morgan joined Black River Entertainment on April 1, 2011. He appeared on Colt Ford's single "She Likes to Ride in Trucks" two months later. This Ole Boy," Morgan's first Black River song (Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip) was co-written by The Peach Pickers (Rhett Akins, Dallas, and Ben Hayslip) and also appears on Joe Nichols' 2011 album It's All Good. This Ole Boy, Morgan's first Black River album, was released on February 28, 2012. On the Hot Country Songs chart, Morgan's title track was a top 20 hit. "Corn Star" dropped out of Top 40, while "More Trucks Than Cars" reached the top 30 after it. Morgan's first single from his second compilation album The Journey, "Wake Up Lovin' You," was released in July 2013. (Livin' Hits). Morgan cancelled several shows in May 2014 due to traumatic injury in his shoulders, torn tendons.

"When I'm Gone," Morgan's third album, was released to digital stores on September 18, 2015, and to radio on September 21, 2015. According to the Billboard Country Airplay chart, the song ranked at number 48. A Whole Lot More to Me, a documentary that debuted on June 3, 2016.

Morgan released "The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost" in 2019, a piece about the traumatic aftermath after his son Jerry's death at the age of 19. Blake Shelton launched a Twitter campaign to help the song's chart position. Following Morgan's debut, she was re-signed to Broken Bow for the single's release.

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