Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 1999, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last (2000), I Miss My Friend (2002), Have You Forgotten? (2003), and Darryl Worley in 2004. After the label closed in 2005, he moved to 903 Music, an independent label owned by Neal McCoy, releasing Here and Now in 2006, shortly before that label's closure. His most recent studio release is 2009's Sounds Like Life via Stroudavarious Records, owned by James Stroud.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1964.
Carolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Johnson co-wrote Chely Wright's 1999 single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999. Johnson was signed, in 2000, to record label Arista Nashville.
"Have You Forgotten?" is a song about the September 11 attacks recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley, who wrote it with Wynn Varble. It was released in March 2003 as the first single and title track from his 2003 compilation album of the same name. It was a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for seven weeks, reaching it after five weeks on the chart. The song also peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it Worley's biggest mainstream hit. On June 30, 2023, he released another version of this song called "Have We Forgotten".
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Ed Hill, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was the lead-off single for his album For the Love, which was released in early 2007 on Rocky Comfort Records, a label which Lawrence owns. The song was originally released to radio stations on August 21, 2006, ahead of its album release on January 30, 2007. The single did not enter the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart until January 2007.
Rob Crosby is an American country music artist. Between 1990 and 1996, Rob charted eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. He has also recorded six studio albums, with his most recent, Catfish Day, being released in 2007. He also co-wrote Eric Paslay's 2014 single "Friday Night", The Common Linnets' 2014 single "Calm After the Storm", Martina McBride's 2003 single "Concrete Angel", Andy Griggs' 2000 single "She's More" and Lee Greenwood's 1990 single "Holdin' a Good Hand" and has written songs for Luke Combs, Lady Antebellum, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Brooks & Dunn, Restless Heart, Blackhawk, Darryl Worley, Boy Howdy, Ty Herndon, Don Williams, Ilse DeLange, Trace Adkins, Lee Brice and more.
"I Miss My Friend" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Mark Nesler and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music singer Darryl Worley. It was released in March 2002 the first single and title track from his album of the same name. The song became his first number one single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It also crossed over to pop radio, peaking at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Somebody" is a country music song written by Dave Berg, Sam Tate, and Annie Tate. It was initially recorded by American country music singer Mark Wills for his 2001 studio album Loving Every Minute. Reba McEntire later recorded the same song for her 2003 album Room to Breathe, releasing it as that album's second single in January 2004. By August of that year, McEntire's version had reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, becoming her 22nd number hit of her career and her first since "If You See Him/If You See Her" with Brooks & Dunn in 1998.
"Big Star" is a song written by Stephony Smith and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in January 2003 as the fourth single from Chesney's 2002 album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems. The song peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 2003, behind Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten?".
"If Something Should Happen" is a song written by Dave Turnbull, Jim Brown and Dan Demay, and recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in February 2005 as the second single from his self-titled album. It peaked at number 9 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of June 25, 2005.
"A Good Day to Run" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in September 2000 as the second single from his debut album Hard Rain Don't Last. It peaked at number 12 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 76 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Worley and Bobby Tomberlin.
"Second Wind" is a song co-written and recorded by the American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in March 2001 as the third and last single from the album Hard Rain Don't Last. The song reached #20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Worley and Steve Leslie.
"Sounds Like Life to Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in January 2009 as the second single from his album Sounds Like Life. The song made its chart debut in early 2009, becoming Worley's first Top 40 country hit since "I Just Came Back from a War" in late 2006-early 2007. It was written by Worley, Wynn Varble and Phil O'Donnell.
"Family Tree" is a song recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in October 2002 as the second single from the album I Miss My Friend. The song reached #26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Darrell Scott.
"When You Need My Love" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in March 2000 as the first single from his debut album Hard Rain Don't Last. It peaked at #15 on the United States country chart and at #75 on the Hot 100. It also peaked at #30 on the Canadian country chart. The song was written by Worley and Wynn Varble.
"I Just Came Back from a War" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley. It was released in September 2006 as the second single from his album Here and Now. It peaked at number 18 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Songs chart and reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. The song was written by Worley and Wynn Varble.
George Edwin Varble is an American country music musician and songwriter. Varble co-wrote the hit songs Have You Forgotten?, Waitin' on a Woman, Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind and A Little More Country Than That.
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since October 20, 2012, although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20, 1990, through October 13, 2012, as part of the history of the Country Airplay listing. The chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS, weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.
American musician Darryl Worley has released five studio albums, one compilation album, and twenty-three singles. Worley was signed to DreamWorks Records' Nashville division in 2000, releasing his debut album Hard Rain Don't Last that same year. The album accounted for four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It was followed in 2002 by I Miss My Friend, the title track of which became Worley's first number-one single on Hot Country Songs. He also topped the country charts in 2003 with "Have You Forgotten?", his longest-lasting at seven weeks, and a third and final time with "Awful, Beautiful Life" in early 2005. The former was included on a compilation album of the same name, while the latter appeared on his third and final DreamWorks album, Darryl Worley.
