Marty Raybon

Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959) is an American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the country band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1997, until he rejoined the band in 2014. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow Records.[2] Before leaving Shenandoah in 1997, he and his brother Tim formed a duo known as the Raybon Brothers, which had crossover success that year with the hit single "Butterfly Kisses".

Marty Raybon
Marty Raybon
Background information
Born (1959-12-08) December 8, 1959
Sanford, Florida[1]
GenresCountry, Christian country, Bluegrass
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, acoustic guitar
Years active1985–present
LabelsSparrow, Tri Chord, Doobieshea, Dakota Sky, Rural Rhythm
Associated actsRaybon Brothers, Shenandoah
WebsiteMartyRaybon.com

The Raybon Brothers split up in 1997, and Marty Raybon resumed his career as a solo artist. A second self-titled album was released in 2000, followed by 2003's Full Circle. 2006 saw the release of When the Sand Runs Out, which included the single "Shenandoah Saturday Night".

Discography
For a complete discography of Shenandoah, see Shenandoah discography.

Albums
Title Album details Peak positions
US Bluegrass
Marty Raybon
  • Release date: July 18, 1995
  • Label: Chordant Records
 —
Marty Raybon
  • Release date: February 15, 2000
  • Label: Tri Chord Records
 —
Full Circle —
When the Sand Runs Out
  • Release date: November 21, 2006
  • Label: Aspirion Records
 —
This, That & the Other
  • Release date: April 30, 2009
  • Label: self-released
 —
At His Best
  • Release date: April 6, 2010
  • Label: Hi Five
 —
Hand to the Plow —
Southern Roots & Branches (Yesterday & Today)
  • Release date: April 10, 2012
  • Label: Rural Rhythm
 —
The Back Forty[3]
  • Release date: March 26, 2013
  • Label: Rural Rhythm
 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2000 "Cracker Jack Diamond" 63 Marty Raybon (2000)
"Searching for the Missing Peace" —
2003 "Summertown Road" — Full Circle
"The Christmas Letter" — N/A
2006 "Shenandoah Saturday Night" — When the Sand Runs Out
2007 "Who Are You" —
2010 "Daddy Phone" — At His Best
"The Heat Is On" —
2011 "All in the Hands of Jesus" — Hand to the Plow
"You've Got to Move" —
2012 "I've Seen What He Can Do" —
2013 "That Janie Baker" — The Back Forty
"Working on a Building" (with Trace Adkins,
T. Graham Brown, and Jimmy Fortune)		 — Working on a Building
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos
Year Video Director
1994 "Sweet Beulah Land" Stan Strickland
1995 "Daddy Talks to Jesus" Greg Crutcher
2000 "Cracker Jack Diamond"[4] Mare Said
"Searching for the Missing Peace" Peter Zavadil
2003 "The Christmas Letter"
2006 "Shenandoah Saturday Night"
2010 "Daddy Phone" Michael Salomon
2011 "I've Seen What He Can Do"[5]
2012 "Working on a Building"[6] Mark Carman
2013 "God Didn't Choose Sides"

References
  1. "Raybon, Marty". www.alabamamusicoffice.com.
  2. Hamilton, Andrew. "Marty Raybon biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  3. "Marty Raybon Celebrates 40th Year with "The Back Forty"". Cybergrass. The Bluegrass Network. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. "CMT : Videos : Marty Raybon : Cracker Jack Diamond". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  5. "I've Seen What He Can Do". Rural Rhythm. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  6. "Working on a Building – Trace Adkins, T. Graham Brown, Jimmy Fortune, Marty Raybon". New Haven Records. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.