John Berry

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John Berry started playing after Georgia Bulldogs home football games, at college clubs and bars in Athens, Georgia, in 1985, self-released six albums, soon becoming a local and regional celebrity. Berry worked on his music for almost ten years, and built a substantial following among students at the University of Georgia. He even started his own record company to produce and distribute recordings of his songs for local fans. Berry also hosted benefit concerts for local charities around his home.

Berry released his self-titled major-label debut 1993 on Liberty Records. This album produced five chart singles for Berry. First was "A Mind of Her Own" at No. 55 on the Billboard country charts, followed by the No. 22 "Kiss Me in the Car". With his first major album in the stores, Berry went on the road with a major concert tour opening for the likes of Reba McEntire, Aaron Tippin, and The Mavericks. After this came "Your Love Amazes Me", which in 1994 became his only Number One hit on the Billboard charts. Following it were the No. 5 "What's in It for Me" (originally the b-side to "Your Love Amazes Me") and No. 4 "You and Only You", the latter of which was also a Number One on the RPM country charts in Canada. John Berry was certified platinum by both the Recording Industry Association of America and Canadian Recording Industry Association.

By 1994, he was moved to Liberty's sister label, Patriot Records. That same year, Patriot re-issued two of Berry's independent albums, Saddle the Wind and Things Are Not the Same. His 1994 hit, "Your Love Amazes Me," received a Grammy nomination. In addition to the Grammy nomination, he also received several Country Music Association CMA nominations that same year, winning the "Horizon Award", for the best new artist.

In 1995, he released Standing on the Edge for Patriot. Its lead-off single, "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye," was a No. 2 hit for him that year, and was followed by the No. 4 "I Think About It All the Time." The other two singles — "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" and "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" — did not reach Top 20 in the US, but did in Canada. This album was certified gold in both countries. A Christmas album entitled O Holy Night was also released in 1995, also on Patriot. In a memorable performance at the 1995 Country Music Awards, John sang "If I Had Any Pride Left At All" with nothing but his acoustic guitar.

After the closure of Patriot Records in 1995, Berry was transferred to Capitol Records Nashville (the parent company of Liberty) for his third major-label album, 1996's Faces. Lead-off single "Change My Mind" peaked at No. 10 in 1996. Following it was his final Top Ten hit in the US, the No. 2 "She's Taken a Shine," and finally his last US Top 40 hit, "I Will, If You Will." The album was his final album to receive a gold certification from the RIAA.

An additional album for Capitol, Crazy for the Girl, was slated for release in 1997 but delayed due to his vocal cord surgery.

In 1998, he charted two more singles for Capitol, which were to have been included on an album titled Better Than a Biscuit: "Over My Shoulder" and the title track, which spent only one week on the country music charts. He left the label in August 1998, and Better Than a Biscuit was not generally released.

Berry signed to Lyric Street Records in 1999 to release his next album, Wildest Dreams. It included the singles "Love Is for Giving" and "Power Windows" (a cover of the Billy Falcon song). Neither single made Top 40 on the country music charts.

Berry's next album, 2001's All the Way to There, was issued on the independent Ark 21 label. His album Songs And Stories was released in May 2002. This live, two-disc CD highlighted his story telling abilities. In 2004, he founded his own label, "Clear Sky", on which his next two albums, 2004's I Give My Heart and 2007's Those Were the Days, were issued. In 2008, Berry self-published his music through independent digital distributor "Speakerheart." His debut album is worth thousands

In 2012, Berry released his twentieth recording, and his first Christian project "RealMan RealLife RealGod. The lead single, Real Man, was penned by Berry, Mac McAnally and Lenny LaBlanc. John Berry also penned the politically themed anthem entitled "Give Me Back My America" that has been included in Berry's live shows for several years. The video was released in July 2012.

Also in 2012 John Berry released a book/cd entitled Songs and Stories.

Since 2017, Berry has hosted Songs and Stories with John Berry, a television series in which Berry interviews musical guests, mostly country musicians. The series is filmed in Nashville and is carried on Heartland, The Country Network and AMGTV.

In 2018, John Berry released the song "Beautifully Broken" for the inspirational movie with the same title. The movie debuted on August 24, 2018, and Berry walked the Red Carpet at the Nashville premiere.

Berry embarked on his 2010, 12th Annual Christmas Tour. The hour and a half show was filled with traditional Christmas songs (including an a cappella version of "O Holy Night") and his childhood stories. Plans are already in the works for the 2011 tour.

John Berry will have his 22nd Annual Christmas Tour kicking off in Marietta, GA, on November 16, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now.

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• Horizon Award Winner and top male vocalist nomination, Country Music Association, 1995.
• Grammy nomination for "Your Love Amazes Me", his No. 1 hit in 1995
• Grammy nomination for "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye"
• Grammy nomination for "Hope: Country Music's Quest for a Cure" with various artists.
• Honorary Inductee the M.M.A.I. (Modeling Association of America) into the Modeling Hall of Fame—not as a fashion model, but as a role model.