When Tim McGraw was out on his Sundown Heaven Town Tour, he would play pre-show acoustic sets for some lucky winners and invited guests, and before one particular show in Rogers, Arkansas, his youngest daughter Audrey asked if she could sing a song during his performance. All three of Tim’s daughters are really good singers but he says, “I was pretty awestruck that she decided to actually go through with it ‘cause she’s really never done anything like that before… And for her to follow through, I thought she’d back out at the last minute and not do it.”
Tim was especially impressed with Audrey’s confidence and her style. He laughs and says, “The funniest thing to me about it was, she got up there and she sang and she didn’t show a bit of nerves, she just sang the song and then she didn’t acknowledge the crowd or anything. She just sang her song, go up and walked off. Like, that’s the way to do it. That’s the way to handle it.”
Tim, who just released his new single, “Shotgun Rider,” would support any of his daughters if they decided to pursue music. He says, “I want ‘em to follow their heart and do what they wanna do. I just want ‘em to have a doctorate in front of their name before they do it.
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“I want ‘em to follow their heart and do what they wanna do. I just want ‘em to have a doctorate in front of their name before they do it. I don’t know. I was pretty awestruck that she decided to actually go through with it ‘cause she’s really never done anything like that before and she asked me that day about doing it, and I knew she could sing. All of ‘em can sing! All of ‘em are really good singers, actually. And for her to follow through, I thought she’d back out at the last minute and not do it. We were flyin’ in that day, her and I were in actually my airplane flyin’ over to Arkansas to do this show and she had asked if she could do it. And so we got there and we had like five minutes before the preshow started and so she sat down with the guys and worked out the song one time, and then we got on stage and did it. The funniest thing to me about it was, she got up there and she sang and she didn’t show a bit of nerves, she just sang the song and then she didn’t acknowledge the crowd or anything. She just sang her song, go up and walked off. Like, that’s the way to do it. That’s the way to handle it.”
WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 6, 2014 – MONDAY
Tim McGraw has been enjoying some down time with his family after the release of his Sundown Heaven Town album last month. This week, he gets back on the tour bus for shows on Wednesday (10/8) in Hidalgo, Texas at the State Farm Arena and then on Thursday (10/9) in Corpus Christi, Texas at the American Bank Center.
2014 CMA NOMINATIONS
SINGLE OF THE YEAR – “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” – Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR – “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
The 48th Annual CMA Awards will be handed out in Nashville live on ABC on November 5.
TIM MCGRAW – JUST THE FACTS
BIRTH DATE: May 1, 1967 (He’s 47)
HOMETOWN: Start, Louisiana
WIFE: Faith Hill – Married on October 6, 1996
CHILDREN: Gracie, Maggie and Audrey (all three teenagers)
DEBUT ALBUM: 1993’s Tim McGraw
CURRENT ALBUM: – Sundown Heaven Town –
CURRENT SINGLE: “Shotgun Rider” sits in the top 23 on the country charts this week.
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – “Shotgun Rider”
RECENT TWEETS:
Tim McGraw @TheTimMcGraw · October 4
#SundownHeavenTown http://smarturl.it/heaventown
Tim McGraw @TheTimMcGraw · October 3
“Roll, won’t you come roll with me slow, fast, full speed” – #ShotgunRider
Tim McGraw @TheTimMcGraw · October 1
congrats to my friend & one of the best photogs on his book! @danny_clinch cant wait to check it out #stillmovingbook
TIM MCGRAW – AWARD WINS
1994 – Country Music Television – Male Video Artist of the Year
1994 – American Music Awards – Album of the Year – Not a Moment Too Soon
1994 – American Music Awards – Top New Male Vocalist
1994 – Billboard Awards – Top New Country Artist
1994 – Billboard Magazine – Top New Country Album – Not a Moment Too Soon
1995 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country New Artist
1997 – Billboard Magazine – Single of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1997 – Country Music Television – Video of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1997 – Country Music Television – Male Artist of the Year
1997 – Playgirl Magazine – Top Ten, Sexiest Men of the Year
1997 – CMA – Vocal Event – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Billboard Awards – Country Single of the Year – “Just to See You Smile”
1998 – CMA – Album of the Year – Everywhere
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Single of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Song of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Video of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Event – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1999 – Academy of Country Music – Male Vocalist
1999 – Academy of Country Music -Vocal Collaboration – “Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me” (with Faith Hill)
1999 – CMA – Male Vocalist
1999 – CMA – Album of the Year – A Place in the Sun
2000 – CMA – Male Vocalist
2000 – National Fatherhood Initiative – Father of the Year
2000 – Academy of Country Music – Male Vocalist
2000 – Billboard Awards – Male Artist of the Year
2001 – American Music Awards – Favorite Male Country Artist
2001 – Grammy Awards – Vocal Collaboration – “Let’s Make Love” (with Faith Hill)
2001 – CMA – Entertainer of the Year
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Male Country Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Albums Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Single Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Album – Greatest Hits
2002 – American Music Awards – Best Country Album – Set This Circus Down
2002 – American Music Awards – Favorite Male Country Artist
2003 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2003 – Radio Music Awards – Country Male Artist
2003 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2004 – People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2004 – Radio Music Awards – Country Male Artist
2004 – CMA – Single of the Year – “Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – American Music Awards – Album of the Year -Live Like You Were Dying
2005 – American Music Awards – Best Male Country Artist
2005 – Academy of Country Music – Song of the Year -“Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – Academy of Country Music – Single of the Year -“Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2005 – Grammy Award – Best Male Country Vocal Performance – “Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – Country Music Television – Most Inspiring Video – “Live Like You Were Dying”
2006 – People’s Choice Awards – Top Male Performer
2006 – Grammy Award Country – Vocal Collaboration – “Like We Never Loved At All” (with Faith Hill)
2012 – CMA – Musical Event of the Year – “Feel Like a Rock Star” (with Kenny Chesney)
2013 – CMA – Music Video of the Year – “Highway Don’t Care” Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
2013 – CMA – Musical Event of the Year – “Highway Don’t Care” Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
2014 – People’s Choice Awards – Country Music Icon