Ty Herndon

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Tyrone Herndon, a boyd (born May 2, 1962), is an American country music performer.

Herndon's debut with his number one song, "What Mattered Most," was followed by the debut of his first album, "What Mattered Most (1995).

The album was followed by the introduction of Living in a Moment (1996), which resulted in his second number one country debut and his second top ten hit, as well as the album's title track. Herndon's new albums include Big Hopes (1998), Steam (1999), and This Is Ty Herndon: The Greatest Hits (2002).

In 2002, he released a Christmas album for the Riviera label, followed by his fifth studio album, Right About Now (2006), and his second Christmas compilation for the Titan Pyramid label; his sixth studio collection, Journey On, followed in 2010. Herndon has topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with a total of 17 singles.

"What Mattered Most," "Life in a Moment," and "It Must Be Love," as well as four other top ten hits, including "I Want My Goodbye Back," "Mategottin' Go" and "hands of a Working Man."

Early life

Tyrone Herndon, a boyd, was born in Meridian, Mississippi, to Boyd and Renee Herndon on May 2, 1962. In Butler, Alabama, he was born right across the state line. In Butler, his grandmother played guitar and hosted her own radio show. He began playing guitar in his youth. Herndon's first appearance on stage came during this period, when he earned $75 at a talent show in Toxey, Alabama.

Herndon left Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama, to pursue a career in country music a few years ago. He attended Belmont University at the time, and he is also a student at Belmont University. Herndon's first big role came in 1983 as he became the Tennessee River Boys' lead vocalist, a group that appeared at the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville. This band had intended to perform a one-time performance to raise the park's awareness, but they soon became one of many regular performers. Herndon left the band after only a year to become a contestant on the television talent show Star Search. Following Herndon's retirement, the Tennessee River Boys underwent a number of membership changes, culminating in Diamond Rio. Herndon attempted to land a recording deal in Nashville when his tenure on Star Search proved commercially ineffective. In 1995, he told The Tennessean that various brands had turned down him because they mistook him for a "good boy." Despite this, he found himself performing jingles for Pepsi and Dodge, as well as demo tracks for other artists. He lost a significant amount of money as a result of an unfavorable management arrangement, which resulted in his mother's being compelled to sell her house in order to refinance the amount of money lost. In addition, Herndon's father died of a brain haemorrhage, putting more strain on both him and his family.

Herndon then migrated to Texas and found work in various honky-tonks around the state in order to recover some of the money he had lost. He spent a brief time in Texas with Louise Mandrell, a Dallas country music nightclub. In 1987, he appeared on another television talent show titled You Write the Songs, but it was dissatisfied. Herndon appeared on The Porter Wagoner Show, a country singer Porter Wagoner hosted a musical variety show. Bayou had formed a support band by 1989. This band formed Little Texas in 1989, the first act to do so on Warner Records. Herndon received the Texas Entertainer of the Year in 1993, an annual music award. Herndon was discovered by a Epic Records rep and he signed the label later this year.

Personal life

Herndon was arrested by an undercover male police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, in June 1995. Herndon was suspected by this officer of exposing himself. Herndon was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine when they were arrested. Herndon entered a plea bargain and was sentenced to community service and heroin rehabilitation after which the charge of indecent exposure was dropped.

Herndon went through a string of personal tragedies in 2002. He was robbed at gunpoint in Los Angeles early in the year. He also had a lawsuit brought against him by a California dentist arguing that Herndon did not pay for emergency dental services, as well as another one brought by a former boss for breach of employment. In addition, he relapsed into heroin and alcohol use. He suffered from depression and weight gain as a result of his illness. After his relatives discovered that he had not left his apartment for several days, they rushed him to Nashville, where he spent in his mother's basement for one month before re-entering recovery. After completing this, he returned to performing in 2004. Herndon's heroin use resulted in his second relapse in 2020, at which time he was discovered in his apartment with both methamphetamine and Ambien in his possession. This was the result of his anxiety after his first encounter with metamphetamines at age 20, at which time he was severely wounded. This was an attempted suicide and would later be the inspiration behind his song "God or the Gun." Herndon underwent drug therapy for the second time in late 2020-early 2021. In addition to this, Herndon was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2021. Herndon's personal life and mental wellbeing were discussed on Soundboard with Ty Herndon in August 2022. LeAnn Rimes and Michael Ray, both from LeAnn Rimes and Michael Ray, were among the guests on the podcast.

Renee Posey was married on March 13, 1993, Herndon's Renee Posey was born. At the time, the couple lived in Dallas, Texas, but their wedding reception took place in Nashville. Posey worked as a registered nurse in the 1990s. Following Herndon's deposition in 1995, his sexuality became a point of worry within the country music industry, as many assumed Herndon to be gay. Herndon's manager told The Advocate that he was unaware of Herndon's sexual orientation, but that country music "was eager" for an artist to come out as gay. The editors of The Encyclopedia of Country Music referred to the incident that raised sexuality concerns" within the field, and that Herndon's continuing commercial success throughout the 1990s demonstrated an extraordinary degree of tolerance among the fandom. In 2002, Herndon and Posey divorced.

In a 2014 interview with People magazine, Herndon came out as gay, becoming the first mainstream male country celebrity to do so. He said he had been in a gay relationship for several years at this point, and that his ex-wife and several close family members had already known of it. Herndon was partnered with his boyfriend Matt Collum for ten years before the two of them dissociate in 2021. Herndon re-released "What Mattered Most" in June 2019 with the song's pronouns changed to reflect a gay relationship in reaction to his separation from his bandwagon. This re-recording appeared on Got It Covered, and Herndon said he wished he had recorded the album in the same way at the time when it was first released. Many of the songs on House on Fire, as well as the title track, are about the stigmas that Herndon suffered with as a gay man in country music, a more conservative subset of the popular genre. He credited his conversations with country singer Chely Wright, who came out as a lesbian in 2010, with giving him the courage to come out. On radio, Carrie Underwood's "So Small" was another inspiration to Herndon. Herndon's statement came before the debut of many other gay artists in the field, such as Billy Gilman. Since he had announced his resignation, Herndon said that his fan base was mainly supportive of him. On several occasions, Herndon and Wright have appeared at GLAAD's benefit concerts together. Cody Alan, a herndon and CMT presenter, held a Concert for Love and Acceptance in Nashville between 2016 and 2017.

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Career

In 1994, Herndon began recording music for Epic. He made his debut in early 1995 with the single "What Mattered Most," a song written by Gary Burr and Vince Melamed. The album debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the United States and Canada's former RPM country music charts. In 1995, "I Want My Goodbye Back" atop the Top Country Songs charts, a new hit single. It's b-side, a duet with Stephanie Bentley titled "Heart Half Empty" hit the top of the charts in early 1996. What Mattered Most's last single was "In Your Face." This album was the least commercial, charting for just two weeks and debuting at number 63.

Patty Loveless, Joe Diffie, Ron Wallace, Ron Wallace, and Gibson/Miller Band member Blue Miller were among the backing vocals on Epic or sister label Columbia Records. Doug Johnson, then Epic's Nashville vice president and repertoire (A&R) co-wrote "I Want My Goodbye Back," which is based on Doug Johnson's book. What Mattered Most featured a cover of Jim Croce's "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" in addition to the singles. Vince Gill and Don Schlitz's "You Just Get One" was later released by Jeff Wood on his 1997 album Between the Earth and the Stars. Wood's interpretation of Hot Country Songs from the previous year. The album "Heart Half Empty" appeared on Bentley's 1996 album Hopechest, which was also published on Epic. On CMT and the former TNN, "What Mattered Most" was broadcast on CMT and the Nashville Network (The Nashville Network). Herndon introduced the album to a wider audience by starting a tour in 1995.

Michael McCall of New Country magazine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, but the song's lyrical content was more mixed. "Herndon is one of the country's most popular newcomers" with a rich, articulate voice that is equally suited to pensive ballads and rollicking, uptempo tunes," Billboard's uncredited review said. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had Gold status for 500,000 copies in early 1997. Sony Music Nashville's executives, of whom Epic was a competitor at the time, attributed the album's commercial success to a marketing plan they adopted at the time. For sixty days after their debut, albums by young artists were priced a dollar less than the national average. Wade Hayes and James House also stated that this tactic had been fruitful on albums.

Herndon received the Male Star of Tomorrow award from the TNN Music City News awards in 1996 (now known as CMT Music Awards). In August of the same year, his second album Living in a Moment was released. "Life in a Moment" the album's lead single debuted on top charts in both the United States and Canada. Throughout 1997, three more singles from the album were ranked. The first was "She Wants to Be Wanted Again," which peaked at number 21 early in the year. This song had been recorded by Lee Greenwood, Restless Heart singer Larry Stewart, and Western Flyer prior to Herndon's performance. The number two hit "She Wants to Be Wanted Again" and the top-twenty "I Have to Surrender" followed "She Wants to Be Desired Again." Johnson co-wrote "Life in a Moment" and "I Have to Surrender" and "I Must Surrender" and was also a producer. The album's backing vocalists, Stephanie Bentley, Blue Miller, and John Wesley Ryles were among the album's backing vocalists. Doug Virden and Drew Womack, who starred on Epic in Sons of the Desert, were also active in this role. "While he is on fine voice throughout the album, Ty Herndon's Living in a Moment is bogged down by mediocre content that lacks to give him a proper showcase for his talents," Allmusic's Thom Owens wrote. He liked the title track and "Don't Tell Mama" the best lyrically, while "Don't Tell Mama" was the most popular. According to Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly, the best song on the record was "Don't Tell Mama" was the best track on the album, but the remainder of the album was "formulaic." This album, according to Colin Larkin of the Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music, there was "a lack of standout content" on the album. "I Know How the River Feels" was the album's closing track, which became a hit for Diamond Rio in 1999. In 1997, Living in a Moment was also awarded gold.

Big Hopes, Herndon's third album, was released in 1998. Doug Johnson produced five of the tracks, and Byron Gallimore, who is best known for his work with Tim McGraw, produced the other six. Herndon said in the Journal & Courier that Gallimore wanted a more "understated" production style that put more emphasis on his vocals than Johnson's. One of Gallimore's tracks, "A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go), was a top-five country hit the same year. It came as Herndon's third and final number one single "It Must Be Love," which also became his first top-40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Sons of the Desert's uncredited backing vocals were included in the album. Jack Sundrud, a former Poco, co-written "It Must Be Love" for Great Plains, another band he was a member of at the time. When they didn't record it, Herndon became available for them. "Hands of a Working Man" from Big Hopes was also a top-five country hit by the Great Hopes. According to Walter Allread of Country Standard Time, Gallimore's tracks, including the title track, were more effective due to their "smaller" production style relative to Johnson's. Thom Owens of AllMusic was split on the album, seeing that it had "filler" tracks and "glossy production," although he lauded Herndon's performance on "A Man Holdin' On" and "Hands of a Working Man." Both "A Man Holdin' On" and "Hands of a Working Man" in Billboard were favorable. Gallimore's success and the "unique viewpoint...of men in difficult transitions," the former was praised by the former, while the latter was described as appealing to working class listeners due to its lyrical focus on a father's struggles.

Epic's next studio album, Steam, was released in 1999. Herndon chose a new artist for this collection because he felt that his previous albums did not accurately reflect his live performances. Joe Scaife was selected because of the producer's relationship with K.T. Oslin, a 1980s country musician Herndon, was described as "one of [his] all-time favorites" in his book. Herndon selected the songs for the album by performing them live so he and Scaife could gauge the audience's reaction to each. In addition, Herndon played for his road band, giving them a preview of what each song should sound like. Among the performers were drummer Paul Leim, steel guitar player Dan Dugmore, and guitarist Chris Leuzinger of Garth Brooks' studio band The G-Men. Jim Horn's horn section was also included on the album, as well as a string section containing members of the Nashville String Machine. The album's lead single, "Steam," was also released. By the end of 1999, it was ranked in the top ten, but it was less popular than Herndon's lead singles. "No Mercy" and "A Love Like That," two other singles, also reached their peak.

Also on the album was a cover of Joe Cocker's "You Can Leave Your Hat On," which Herndon had performed in concert for many years before. Despite being single, the back-up charted at number 72 on Hot Country Songs in 2000 due to unbridled radio airplay. Herndon characterized the album as more "sexy" than his previous efforts, citing both this cover and the album's title track as examples. Herndon's "too darn polite" for such information, according to Dan MacIntosh of Country Standard Time, who also sluggishly condemned the album for "by-the numbers" arrangements. "Herndon's latest production team has played a bigger role in selecting the album's songs," Maria Konicki Dinoia wrote. In a study of Billboard, Deborah Evans Price discovered both "Steam" and "No Mercy" "equally sensuous."

Epic released the song "Heather's Wall" in late 2001, which was supposed to be the lead single from Herndon's fifth album. Herndon had considered leaving the music business to appear in a Broadway theater production of Urban Cowboy, but decided against it. When the two were selecting songs, Paul Worley, a film maker with whom he was living at the time, recommended "Heather's Wall" to him. Herndon started dismissing the song as "too heavy," but after the September 11 attacks inspired him to record music again, he decided to record it. Despite the fact that fans were raving about the album, it was not released on the singles charts and its fifth Epic album was not announced. This Is Ty Herndon: The Greatest Hits Before removing him from the brand, Epic released a greatest hits box titled This Is Ty Herndon: The Greatest Hits. In 2002, Herndon unveiled A Not So Silent Night, his fan club and official website, along with his fan club and official website. On the independent label Riviera/Liquid8 Records, the Christmas album was repackaged with additional content and released a year later. Otherwise, he went on a hiatus from recording due to a slew of issues that included weight gain, divorce, and heroin and alcohol use.

When Darrell Brown, a songwriter, invited him to perform at the Nashville nightclub Bluebird Café, he returned to touring and performing in 2004. He went on to sign with Titan Pyramid Records in 2006 and then the album Right About Now in early 2007. Brown and Herndon co-produced the album with songwriter Dennis Matkosky and session guitarist Jonathan Yudkin. Marcus Hummon, Joanna Cotten, Emily West, and Thompson Square were among the backing vocalists. "Herndon's voice is not unchanged from his missing years, it's bigger, his phrasing is more articulate, and his way of handling a song is entirely his own," AllMusic's Thom Jurek said of the album. "You Still Own Me," Emerson Drive's single "You Still Own Me" was released as a single in late 2007.

Journey On, Herndon's next album was released on the independent FUNL label in 2010. The album featured mainly contemporary Christian music songs, many of which Herndon wrote or co-wrote over the course of six months. Herndon said he did not intend for the album to be a Christian project, but discovered that many of the songs were aimed at expressing his "spiritual growth" while writing. He also said that the album was "fun" because of how much control he had over assembling musicians and recording relative to his previous releases. The album was nominated for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album. Kevin Turner, an American football player, was picked by American football player Kevin Turner as the theme song for his Kevin Turner Foundation. This foundation is devoted to the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, which Turner had only recently diagnosed with at the time. He released "Stones," a non-album song that was previously only available on his unreleased Epic album in 2001. FUNL brought the song to country radio without disclosing the artist's name, and it held a competition among radio programmers to see if they could identify the performer.

In 2013, Lies I Told Myself was followed by FUNL, which was also on FUNL. Herndon had performed the title track in concert but decided not to make it the lead single due to the album's enthusiastic reception. He also stated that the song "Beautiful Love Song" had been written eight years earlier and rejected by other artists, but that he kept it because the song's demo made him smile. Sara Evans' brother, Matt Evans, co-written "Sugar," another track on the album. Herndon likened this album to "Steam" and used it as an example of the more "modern" sound he wanted on Lies I Told Myself. Herndon funded the album through a Kickstarter campaign and also aided it by touring with Jamie O'Neal and Andy Griggs. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock praised the album in particular, lauding Herndon's vocals on the ballads.

House on Fire, 2016's newest album, co-wrote several songs. It was his first appearance on the BFD label, and he co-produced with Drew Davis and Erik Halbig, a guitarist in Herndon's road band. Herndon referred to the title track as autobiographical, while "All Night Tonight" came from Davis and Halbig, who wanted to write a "beach song." Got It Covered, a hit song re-recordings as well as cover songs, was a hit and sold out in 2019. "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn, Carrie Underwood's "So Small," and Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me." Herndon said he had almost considered quitting due to the lack of success of his last few albums before he heard "So Small" on the radio. Underwood discovered that Herndon had covered the song on social media, she posted a raving review of it. Herndon worked with Kristin Chenoweth and Paul Cardall on a single titled "Orphans of God" in 2020.

On Pivotal Records, Herndon's next single release was "Total" in June 2022. This was the lead single for his new studio album Jacob, which was released a month later. It contained new songs that Herndon had written about his personal life. Terri Clark, Emily West, and Shelly Fairchild, as well as jazz singer Wendy Moten, sang on individual tracks. The album's name derived from Jacob's account of him grappling with the angel in the Book of Genesis, according to Herndon. This was followed by another song titled "God or the Gun" in late 2022, which was accompanied by a music video.

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