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".
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 8, 1959 Sanford, Florida[1] |
| Genres | Country, Christian country, Bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Sparrow, Tri Chord, Doobie Shea, Dakota Sky, Rural Rhythm |
| Associated acts | Raybon Brothers, Shenandoah |
| Website | MartyRaybon.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
Albums
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| US Bluegrass | ||
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| Full Circle |
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| When the Sand Runs Out |
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| This, That & the Other |
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| At His Best |
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| Hand to the Plow |
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| Southern Roots & Branches (Yesterday & Today) |
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| The Back Forty[3] |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| 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 | |
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Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 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
- "Raybon, Marty". www.alabamamusicoffice.com.
- Hamilton, Andrew. "Marty Raybon biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
- "Marty Raybon Celebrates 40th Year with "The Back Forty"". Cybergrass. The Bluegrass Network. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- "CMT : Videos : Marty Raybon : Cracker Jack Diamond". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- "I've Seen What He Can Do". Rural Rhythm. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- "Working on a Building – Trace Adkins, T. Graham Brown, Jimmy Fortune, Marty Raybon". New Haven Records. Retrieved September 25, 2012.