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Gary Allan Profile

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Gary Allan

Gary Allan

MCA Nashville
Full name: Gary Allan Herzberg
Birthday: December 5, 1967
Birthplace: Montebello, California
Raised: Gary grew up a surfer in La Mirada, California. He says, "My brother used to surf for P.E. class. I would bum a ride with him before school, so I was out there every day."
Musican Influences: Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Buddy Holly, George Jones, Johnny Horton.
First band: The Herzbergs which included 12-year-old Gary, his brother and their father.
Favorite all-time song: "My Favorite Memory"
Billboard Top 10 Singles: "Her Man" (No. 7, 1997)
"It Would Be You" (No. 7, 1998)
"Right Where I Need to Be" (No. 5, 2001)
"The One" (No. 3, 2002)
"Man To Man" (No. 1, 2003)
"Tough Little Boys" (No. 1, 2003)
"Nothing On But The Radio" (No. 1, 2004)
"Best I Ever Had" (No. 7, 2005)
"Life Ain't Always Beautiful" (No. 4, 2006)
"Watching Airplanes" (No. 2, 2008)
Gold and Platinum Records: Gold (500,000 Copies Sold)

  • Used Heart For Sale
  • Tough All Over
  • Greatest Hits

Platinum (1,000,000 Copies Sold)

  • Smoke Rings in the Dark
  • Alright Guy
  • See If I Care
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