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Ty Herndon
(May 2, 1962 - living) U.S.A.

Ty Herndon

Singer

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Ty Herndon was born Boyd Tyrone Herndon in Meridian, Mississippi but raised in Butler, Alabama. He became involved in music as a teenager, playing the piano and singing Gospel music. Shortly after graduating high school, Ty moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music. This did not prove to be easy, however, and after ten years, he moved to Texas. He gained a loyal following on the Texas honkytonk circuit and in 1993, Ty won Texas Entertainer of the Year. Later that year, Ty was signed to Epic Records.

In early 1995, Ty's debut single was released. "What Mattered Most" went to #1 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. This song served as the title track to his debut album, which was released in April of 1995 and became a top 10 country album. His follow-up single, "I Want My Goodbye Back", peaked at #7. He won the Best New Artist Award at the 1995 Country Radio Music Awards and received various other nominations throughout the year. The album also produced two more singles: "Heart Half Empty" (a duet with then-newcomer Stephanie Bentley) and "In Your Face", the latter of which failed to make Top 40.

In July 1995, Ty was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas at Gateway Park by an undercover male police officer who alleged that Ty was soliciting sex. It was reported that Ty exposed himself in front of the officer, although Ty professed to be urinating. When taken into custody, he was also discovered to be in possession of 2.49 grams of methamphetamine. A plea-bargain saw the singer sentenced to community service and drug rehabilitation, and the charge of indecent exposure was dropped.

Ty is a country music singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Ty made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most. This album was followed one year later by Living in a Moment, which produced his second Number One country hit in its title track.

Three more albums for Epic followed - Big Hopes , Steam, and This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits - although none matched the success of his debut. He recorded a Christmas album in 2002 for the Riviera label, followed by his fifth studio album (2007's Right About Now) and a second Christmas compilation for the Titan Pyramid label.

Overall, Ty has charted a total of seventeen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes three Number ones - "What Mattered Most" (1995) "Living in a Moment" (1996), and "It Must Be Love" (1998) - as well as four additional Top Ten hits.

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