Tracy Lawrence Facts:
Name: Tracy Lee Lawrence
Birthday: Jan. 27, 1968
Birthplace: Atlanta, Texas
Raised in: Foreman, Arkansas
Musical Influences:
George Jones, Merle Haggard, George Strait and Keith Whitley
Big break:
regular performances on a Kentucky radio show, Live at Libby's, on WBVR, and a showcase at the Bluebird Cafe.
Bullet holes:
In May 1991, he was shot four times while saving a friend from muggers. One bullet is permanently lodged in his pelvic bone.
Gold and Platinum Albums:
Gold:
- The Coast is Clear
- The Best of Tracy Lawrence
Platinum Albums:
- Sticks and Stones
- Alibis (2X Platinum)
- I See It Now
- Time Marches On (2X Platinum)
Top 10 Singles:
- "Sticks and Stones" (1992)
- "Today's Lonely Fool" (1992)
- "Runnin' Behind" (1992)
- "Somebody Paints the Wall" (1993)
- "Alibis" (1993)
- "Can't Break It to My Heart" (1993)
- "My Second Home" (1993)
- "If the Good Die Young" (1994)
- "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" (1994)
- "I See It Now" (1994)
- "As Any Fool Can See" (1994)
- "If the World Had a Front Porch" (1995)
- "If You Loved Me" (1995)
- "Texas Tornado" (1995)
- "Is That a Tear" (1996)
- "Stars Over Texas" (1996)
- "Time Marches On" (1996)
- "Better Man, Better Off" (1997)
- "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" (1997)
- "Lessons Learned" (1999)
- "Paint Me a Birmingham" (2004)
- "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (2007)
Label:
Tracy started his own record label called "Rocky Comfort Records" in 2006, and his first album, For the Love was released in February 2007.
Tracy Lawrence Quote:
"My music is often a snapshot glimpse into my heart and head. You can't separate Tracy Lawrence the person from Tracy Lawrence the music. It's all part of my fiber. A part of who I am. It's the paths I've crossed, the pleasures and the pains of life's experiences, my life's little gems. Those are the elements that have lead to my personal and musical identity."
Discography:
- Sticks and Stones - Read review -
- 1991
- Alibis - 1993
- I See It Now - - 1994
- Live - - 1995
- Time Marches On - - 1996
- The Coast is Clear - - 1997
- The Best of Tracy Lawrence - - 1998
- Lessons Learned - Read review - - 2000
- Tracy Lawrence - Read review - - 2001
- Strong - Read review - - 2004
- Then and Now: The Hits Collection - - - 2005
- For the Love - Read review - - 2007
- All Wrapped Up in Christmas - Read review - 2007