Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity.
The Hippos were an American rock band formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California, and disbanded in 2002. The band released three full-length albums. Their early work is best classified as part of the third wave of ska music, or as ska-punk, though in the later years of their career the band transitioned to a more synthesizer-driven power pop and rock sound.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1992.
"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress. First released in 1991 by the Marcy Brothers with the title "Don't Tell My Heart", it was later recorded by American singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus and released on his debut album, Some Gave All (1992). The song is Cyrus's debut single and signature song. It became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia and also 1992's best-selling single in the same country. In the United States, it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the first country single to be certified platinum since "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983. The single topped in several countries, and after being featured on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It was Cyrus's biggest hit single in the U.S. until he was featured on "Old Town Road" by rapper Lil Nas X, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 27 years later.
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs is a 1997 humor book written by Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry, chronicling the results of his bad song survey. The survey started when he wrote a column about a song he thought was particularly bad, and he got such a response that in addition to a follow-up column, he decided to write an entire book about the results of the survey.
Some Gave All is the debut studio album by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was his first album for Mercury Records in 1992 and became the best selling album of that year in the United States, selling over 9 million copies in the first 12 months of release. It produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts. The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the charts in several countries. In the US it was a five-week number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and was the best-selling single of 1992 in the same country. Thanks to the video of the song, there was an explosion of line dancing into the mainstream, becoming a craze. The song earned Grammy Award nominations for Cyrus in the categories Record of the Year and Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. That same year, Cyrus also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist. "Achy Breaky Heart" was originally recorded as "Don't Tell My Heart" by The Marcy Brothers on their 1991 self-titled album.
Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is best known for his debut single "Achy Breaky Heart". 32 of his singles have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1992 and 2011.
Storm in the Heartland is the third studio album by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Released in 1994 on Mercury Records, it produced the singles "Storm in the Heartland", "Deja Blue", and "One Last Thrill", the first two of which entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The album itself was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.
"Alvin for President" is a non-album single by the fictional musical group, Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song was released as a single in 1960 and was the group's last chart entry on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart. This recording used the same music bed as another song, "I Wish I Could Speak French". The song was eventually adapted as a musical sequence on The Alvin Show the following year.
"Ready, Set, Don't Go" is a country song recorded by American singers Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus. It was released as the lead single from Home at Last, Billy Ray Cyrus' tenth studio album on August 13, 2007. The song has received different interpretations, although, in actuality, Cyrus wrote the song several years before its release when his middle daughter, Miley, moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue an acting career with an audition for the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. "Ready, Set, Don't Go" received critical praise, with reviewers complimenting its lyrical content. It also reached positive commercial responses for Cyrus, compared to his downfall in previous years. Peaking at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became Cyrus' first entry on the chart since "You Won't Be Lonely Now" (2000).
"Austin" is a song written by David Kent and Kirsti Manna and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in April 2001 as Shelton's debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album.
"Could've Been Me" is a song written by Reed Nielsen and Monty Powell, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in July 1992 as the second single from his multi-platinum selling debut album, Some Gave All. The song reached number 2 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and it also reached number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was the follow-up to the number 1 song, "Achy Breaky Heart".
WBGI-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format. It is licensed to Bethlehem, West Virginia, and it serves the Wheeling metropolitan area. WBGI-FM is owned by Cody Barack through licensee Ohio Midland Newsgroup LLC.
Love Songs is the first love songs compilation released on January 29, 2008 by country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on Mercury Nashville, Cyrus' first album with the label since leaving in 1998.
The Marcy Brothers were an American country music trio formed in Oroville, California, in 1983 and disbanded in 1999. The trio consisted of three brothers: Kevin, Kris, and Kendal Marcy. They released two albums for divisions of Warner Music Group and charted six singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest hit was "Cotton Pickin' Time" at No. 34.
Damon William Elliott is an American musician, Academy Award Nominated record producer, singer, songwriter and composer, who has worked in several genres of music including hip hop, R&B, pop, pop rock, gospel, reggae and country. He is the founder/CEO of The Damon Elliott Music Group, and the founder and president of both Confidential Records and Kind Music Group.
Douglas Martin Adkins is an Americana/country musician and songwriter who grew up in Montana, United States.
Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung is the second and final full-length studio album of American singer William Hung, released in 2005. It includes covers of songs by Hung, as well as inspirational messages similar to those on his debut album Inspiration. The album didn't chart, unlike his previous albums, and only sold 7,000 copies. But similar to his previous records, it was highly panned by critics.
Christine Wu is a musician who plays and composes for acoustic and electric violin and cello. Born to a Taiwanese father and a German American mother in Germany, she moved to the United States at a young age. She began her professional career as an orchestral musician before relocating to Los Angeles to work in the recording, film, and television industries. She performs, composes, and arranges for live performances, records, film and gaming soundtracks and commercial jingles.
Tommy Hubbard is an American, Los Angeles–based, multi-platinum record producer, multi-instrumentalist, manager and co-founder of The Trust. Hubbard's collective album credits as a producer under The Trust include executive producing Chico & The Gypsies 2018 No. 1 Latin album Mi Corazón, Producing & writing for Caribbean Soca Music Star Kes, Contributing as a songwriter to the soundtrack of Universal Pictures comedic film Night School starring actor/comedian Kevin Hart, executive producing the Latin Grammy Award winning group The Gipsy Kings, France’s Multi-platinum indi-pop singer Shy’m, French DJ & sculpture artist Richard Orlinski, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Funk musician Bootsy Collins, 11-time South African Music Award Winner and judge on The Voice South Africa Lira, 5-time Grammy Award winning, world music vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, Company of Thieves frontwoman Genevieve, and French pop singer Maude including co-producing and co-writing Maude's 2014 album #HoldUp and co-writing her debut No. 1 single “Love Is What You Make of It". Additionally, under The Trust, Hubbard manages two-time Grammy Award nominated, multi-platinum record producer Jayme David Silverstein whose production credits include Miguel, Kaskade, Eva Simons, Richard Orlinski and Morgan Page. Hubbard has produced songs for national and international TV shows and movies such as American Idol, The Voice, Chelsea Lately, Good Morning America, ABC's Stitchers and Disney's Bad Hair Day. In addition to Tommy's recording work, he is a live music producer of festivals, one-off concerts and tours that have featured acts such as Wiz Khalifa, Alesso, Buddy Guy, Eric Burdon, Marky Ramone, Nelly, Tyga, Natasha Beddingfield, Snoop Dogg and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. At fourteen years old, despite being the youngest to compete, Hubbard was named the first-place winner of the 2003 Riffathon, an international guitar competition judged by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Brian May of Queen.
