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Jimmy Wayne Barber (born October 23, 1972 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts. A second album, Do You Believe Me Now, was released in August 2008 via Big Machine Records subsidiary Valory Music Group, and its title track became his first Number One hit in late 2008.
[edit] Early lifeJimmy Wayne Barber was born on October 23, 1972 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.[1] His father abandoned him at an early age, and he was raised in foster homes while his mother was in prison.[1] Also, Wayne escaped a murder attempt made by his stepfather (who had also shot at his stepsister, paralyzing her), and after entering a county home, he lived on the streets.[1] Wayne was eventually taken in by another family after being hired to mow their lawn.[2] After finishing high school, he worked as a guard at the Gaston Correctional Facility, where he took songwriting advice from an inmate.[1] He earned an associate's degree in criminal justice at a community college, afterwards he worked as a corrections officer for 4 years before moving to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his musical interests. [edit] Musical careerIn Nashville, Wayne worked as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, collaborating with Dean Dillon, Sanger D. Shafer and others while practicing his guitar and songwriting skills.[1][2] One of his first cuts as a songwriter was "Put Your Hand in Mine," released by Tracy Byrd in late 1999 from the album It's About Time.[1] By 2001, Wayne had signed to a recording contract with DreamWorks Records' Nashville division.[1] [edit] Jimmy WayneWayne released his debut single, "Stay Gone," in 2003. This song was inspired by his sister, Patricia, who explained her marital troubles to him by saying "everything would be better if her husband would just stay gone," according to CMT.[2] This song went on to peak at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts that year. It was also the first release from his self-titled debut album, produced by Chris Lindsey and James Stroud.[1] "I Love You This Much," the next single, went on to peak at #6, followed by "You Are" and "Paper Angels," both at #18. The album also included the song "Blue and Brown," which Wayne wrote about a foster brother who also worked as a prison inmate.[1] "Paper Angels", written about the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program, earned him a William Booth Award from the organization.[3] [edit] Big Machine and Valory (2006-Present)After DreamWorks closed in 2005, Wayne was transferred to Big Machine Records. His first release for the label was "That's All I'll Ever Need," which he co-wrote with Mark Nesler and Tony Martin. This song was slated to be the lead-off single to a second album with a projected release date of early 2007.[4] By 2008, he had transferred to Valory Music Group, a subsidiary of Big Machine; his first single for Valory, "Do You Believe Me Now", entered the country charts in April 2008 and became his third Top Ten in August 2008. A second studio album, titled Do You Believe Me Now, was released on August 26.[5] For the week of September 13, 2008, the title track became his first Number One hit on the Hot Country Songs chart. "I Will" was released in October 2008 as the second single from Do You Believe Me Now, and it peaked at #18. The next single, "I'll Be That," debuted at #56 in May 2009. [edit] Sara SmileIn September 2009, Wayne released a cover version of Hall & Oates' 1976 single "Sara Smile", with backing vocals from Hall & Oates. This cover is the leadoff single to his second album of the same name for Valory, released on November 23. The song has become Wayne's seventh Top 40 country single, as well as Hall & Oates first Top 40 country single. [edit] Discography[edit] Studio albums
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