13 June 1978, Houston, Texas, USA. This US contemporary country singer was raised in North Carolina by devout parents who would not allow him to listen to any secular music as a youngster. After leaving home Carroll was able to broaden his musical education, and he soon discovered he had a talent for singing. He performed at open mic slots while working during the day in a g
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Chris Cagle
- 94% match to Craig Morgan
Christian Cagle, 10 November 1968, DeRidder, Louisiana, USA. This no-frills country rock artist grew up in Houston, Texas. Cagle learned to play guitar and piano as a youngster and dropped out of college at the age of 19 to pursue a musical career. He relocated to Nashville in the mid-90s where he struggled to make an impact before placing some songs with the up-and-coming p
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Joe Nichols
- 94% match to Craig Morgan
26 November 1976, Rogers, Arkansas, USA. This US country singers father was an amateur country singer who instilled in his son a love of classic singers such as George Jones and Marty Robbins. After completing high school, Nichols landed a job as a car mechanic but also began DJing at the local country clubs. A chance meeting with producer Randy Edwards led to a record
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This raucous honky-tonk duo comprises Eddie Montgomery (Gerald Edward Montgomery, 30 September 1963, Lancaster, Kentucky, USA; vocals/guitar) and Troy Gentry (b. 5 April 1967, Lexington, Kentucky, USA; vocals/guitar). Eddie is the brother of country star, John Michael Montgomery. Their parents toured as Harold Montgomery And The Kentucky River Express and when Eddie was 13,
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Blake Shelton
- 80% match to Craig Morgan
18 June 1976, Ada, Oklahoma, USA. This new country artist was taught to play guitar by his uncle while growing up in his native Oklahoma. Still only in his mid-teens he began playing the local bar circuit, but a performance at a tribute to legendary songwriter Mae Boren Axton prompted Shelton to relocate to Nashville. Barely two weeks after finishing high school, Shelton was
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Darryl Worley
- 78% match to Craig Morgan
31 October 1964, Pyburn, Tennessee, USA. This country singer-songwriter made his breakthrough in 2002, when his second album I Miss My Friend reached the top of the US country charts. Worley was brought up in a strict Methodist family, and his decision to pursue a music career was reluctantly acceded to by his parents. He studied hard to complete a biology degree while learn
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Rodney Atkins
- 78% match to Craig Morgan
28 March 1969, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. This country singer-songwriter negotiated a long and rocky path to the top of the mountain, battling childhood illness and recording problems before breaking through in the early 00s. Raised in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, Atkins had already moved through a series of foster parents and suffered a string of serious illnesses before begi
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19 November 1973, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Contemporary country singer-songwriter Currington made a notable impact on the national charts with his second album, 2005s Doin Somethin Right. Raised in Rincon, Georgia, Curringtons early ambitions of pursuing a singing career led him through a number of talent shows while still at high school. He moved to N
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Clay Walker
- 65% match to Craig Morgan
Ernest Clayton Walker, 19 August 1969, Beaumont, Texas, USA. From the same city and similar strand of country music as Tracy Byrd and Mark Chesnutt, the US country singer Walker owes much of his vocal style to George Strait. He was taught guitar by his father at a young age and started to write songs as soon as he knew enough chords. Walker was no overnight success, and tour
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Josh Gracin
- 63% match to Craig Morgan
Joshua Mario Gracin, 18 October 1980, Westland, Michigan, USA. Country pop vocalist Gracin came to prominence in summer 2003 during the second series of the US reality television series American Idol, when his chiselled good looks and MOR leanings helped propel him into the final stages of the competition. Gracins gentle take on pop standards such as Billy Joels
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Tracy Byrd
- 63% match to Craig Morgan
17 December 1966, Beaumont, Texas, USA. Neo-traditionalist country singer Byrd paid $8 to sing Hank Williams Your Cheatin Heart over a pre-recorded backing track in a shopping mall. The store manageress was so impressed by Byrds voice that she booked him for a talent show. On that show he sang Weary Blues and Folsom Prison Blue
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