Byron Gallimore

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Byron Gallimore
Origin Puryear, Tennessee, U.S. [1]
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Record producer
Years active1980–present

Byron Gallimore (born in Puryear, Tennessee) is an American record producer known for more than two decades of work in the field of country music. He has worked with artists Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack, and Jo Dee Messina. Faith Hill's 1999 album Breathe won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Album. Gallimore also produced the single "Breathe" from the album.

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Biography

Gallimore was born in Puryear, Tennessee. He earned an engineering degree from Murray State University. [2] He played in rock 'n' roll and country cover bands from the age of 11 and that led him to songwriting and recording.[ citation needed ]

In 1980, he won the Music City Song Festival songwriting contest with the single "No Ordinary Woman", which was released that year on the Little Giant record label, [3] peaking at No. 93 on the Billboard country singles charts. [4] [5] [6] He moved to Nashville in 1986.

Gallimore has produced 12 of Tim McGraw's albums, 11 of which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. He has produced more than 50 No. 1 Country Radio singles.

He won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2001 for Faith Hill's album Breathe [7] and produced the single "Breathe" from the album. He also produced the song "Stay" which won a Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy for Sugarland in 2008. [8] Billboard named him Producer of the Year in 2000, 2001 and 2002. [9]

In addition to Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Sugarland, Gallimore has produced Lee Ann Womack, Halfway to Hazard, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, [10] Jo Dee Messina, Jessica Andrews, Randy Travis, Phil Vassar, Terri Clark, and American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina. [11] [12]

Gallimore launched a record label in 2012 called Streamsound Records with Jim Wilkes. [13] The roster includes Jaida Dreyer, who released her debut album I Am Jaida Dreyer in early 2013, Austin Webb and Dakota Bradley. [14] Streamsound Records is based in Nashville, Tennessee. [15]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationArtistWorkCategoryResult
1994 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw Not A Moment Too SoonAlbum of the Year - Producer [16] Won
1994 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw Don't Take The Girl Single Record of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1994 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Don't Take The Girl Single of the Year - Producer [ citation needed ]Nominated
1995 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw All I Want Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1995 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw I Like It, I Love It Single Record of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1997 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw Everywhere Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1997 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw & Faith Hill It's Your Love Single Record of the Year - Producer [16] Won
1997 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw & Faith Hill It's Your Love Single of the Year - Producer [ citation needed ]Nominated
1998 Academy of Country Music Awards Faith Hill Faith Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1998 Academy of Country Music Awards Jo Dee Messina I'm Alright Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1998 Academy of Country Music Awards Faith Hill This Kiss Single Record of the Year - Producer [16] Won
1998 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Everywhere Album of the Year - Producer [ citation needed ]Won
1995 Country Music Association Awards Faith Hill This Kiss Single Record of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Nominated
1998 Grammy Award Faith Hill Faith Best Country Album - Producer [17] Nominated
1999 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw A Place In The Sun Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1999 Academy of Country Music Awards Faith Hill BreatheAlbum of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1999 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw Please Remember Me Single Record of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
1999 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw A Place In The Sun Album of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Won
1999 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Please Remember Me Single Record of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Nominated
1999Music Row Magazine AwardsProducer of the YearWon
2000 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Let's Make Love Vocal Event of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2000 Country Music Association Awards Faith Hill BreatheAlbum of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Nominated
2000 Country Music Association Awards Faith Hill BreatheSingle Record of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Nominated
2000 Grammy Award Faith Hill BreatheBest Country Album - Producer [17] Won
2000 Billboard Music Awards Hot Country Producer of the Year [18] Won
2000Music Row Magazine AwardsProducer of the YearWon
2001 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw Set This Circus Down Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2001 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Set This Circus Down Album of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Nominated
2001 Billboard Music Awards Hot Producer of the Year [18] Won
2002 Billboard Awards Hot Producer of the Year [18] Won
2003 Academy of Country Music Awards Phil Vassar Working For A LivingVocal Event of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2003 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors Album of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Nominated
2004 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2004 Academy of Country Music Awards Producer of the Year [16] Nominated
2004 Academy of Country Music Awards Lee Ann Womack I May Hate Myself In The MorningSingle Record of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2004 Academy of Country Music Awards Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying Single of the Year - Producer [16] Won
2004 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying Single of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Won
2005 Grammy Award Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying Best Country Album - ProducerNominated
2005 Academy of Country Music Awards Lee Ann Womack There's More Where That Came From Album of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2005 Academy of Country Music Awards Producer of the YearNominated
2005 Country Music Association Awards Lee Ann Womack There's More Where That Came From Album of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Won
2005 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying Album of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Nominated
2005 Country Music Association Awards Lee Ann Womack I May Hate Myself In The MorningSingle of the Year - Producer[ citation needed ]Won
2007 Academy of Country Music Awards Producer of the Year [16] Nominated
2007 Academy of Country Music Awards Sugarland Stay Single Record of the Year - Producer [16] Won
2007 Academy of Country Music Awards Sugarland Stay Video of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2007Music Row Magazine AwardsProducer of the YearWon
2008 Grammy Award Tim McGraw Let It Go Best Country Album - ProducerNominated
2008 Country Music Association Awards Sugarland Stay Single of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2009 Academy of Country Music Awards Sugarland Love On The InsideAlbum of the Year - Producer [16] Nominated
2014 Grammy Award Tim McGraw Two Lanes of Freedom Best Country Album - ProducerNominated
2014 Country Music Association Awards Tim McGraw Meanwhile Back at Mama's Single of the Year - ProducerNominated

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