Tyler Farr

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Tyler Farr
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Farr at Walmart Soundcheck in 2013
Background information
Birth nameTyler Lynn Farr
Born (1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 39)
Garden City, Missouri, U.S. [1]
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2010–present
Labels
Website tylerfarr.com

Tyler Lynn Farr (born February 5, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Originally signed to BNA Records Farr released two singles for the label before it closed. He transferred to Columbia Records Nashville, releasing two albums: Redneck Crazy in 2013 and Suffer in Peace in 2015. Overall he has charted eight singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. His highest ranking on the latter chart is "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" which placed at No. 1 in 2015.

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Career

Tyler Farr grew up in Garden City, Missouri and attended Missouri State University getting a degree in voice.

Farr co-wrote the songs "Hey Y'all" for Cole Swindell [1] and "She's Just Like That" for Joe Nichols. [2] In early 2012, Farr released his debut single, "Hot Mess" [3] which he co-wrote with Rhett Akins. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, calling Farr's voice "unique, but not distracting." [4] Following the merger of his original label, BNA Records, Farr moved to Columbia Nashville [5] and released his second single, "Hello Goodbye". His third single, "Redneck Crazy", became his first Top 10 hit in 2013. Next was the top 3 hit "Whiskey in My Water". All four singles were included on his debut album, Redneck Crazy which was released on September 30, 2013.

Farr led off his second album in mid-2014 with "A Guy Walks Into a Bar". The album, entitled Suffer in Peace , [6] was released on April 28, 2015, and "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" became Farr's first No. 1 single on Billboard Country Airplay in May 2015. The album's second single, "Withdrawals" was released to country radio on June 15, 2015. It had only reached number 52 on the Country Airplay chart when it was pulled from radio and "Better in Boots" was issued as a third single on August 17, 2015. The decision to change the single was made in order to give Farr an up-tempo, "female friendly" song that he could sing live, according to Steve Hodges of Sony Nashville. [7]

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Farr performing in 2014

"Our Town", Farr's eighth single release, was issued in late 2016. Singer Seth Ennis co-wrote the song.

In September 2018, Farr parted ways with Sony Music Nashville. Farr signed with Broken Bow Records in March 2019 [8] under Jason Aldean's newly-founded imprint Night Train Records, and released the EP Only Truck in Town on June 5, 2020. The title track and "Soundtrack to a Small Town Sundown" were released as singles.

Musical styles

Farr is also a classically trained opera singer and took voice lessons during his teenage years; he sang tenor in Missouri's All-State Choir during his senior year of high school. He claims he discovered (and fell in love with) country music after his mother married George Jones' touring guitarist. [9]

Personal life

Farr married his long-time girlfriend, Hannah Freeman on October 10, 2016. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
US Country
[11] 		US
[12] 		AUS
[13] 		CAN
[14]
Redneck Crazy 25——
Suffer in Peace
  • Release date: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Columbia Nashville
246611
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Camouflage
Only Truck in Town

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications SalesAlbum
US Country Songs
[17] 		US Country Airplay
[18] 		US
[19] 		CAN Country
[20] 		CAN
[21]
2012"Hot Mess"49———Redneck Crazy
"Hello Goodbye"5247———
2013"Redneck Crazy"2329757
"Whiskey in My Water"113521073
  • RIAA: Platinum [25]
2014"A Guy Walks Into a Bar"7151967Suffer in Peace
2015"Withdrawals"4752———
"Better in Boots"2626— [lower-alpha 1] 43—
2016"Our Town"—53————
2017"I Should Go to Church Sometime"—56———
2018"Love by the Moon"—57———
2020"Only Truck in Town"—60———Only Truck in Town
"Soundtrack to a Small Town Sundown"—————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

  1. ↑ "Better in Boots" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100. [29]

Promotional singles

YearSingleAlbum
2015"Suffer in Peace"Suffer in Peace

Other charted songs

YearSinglePeak chart
positions		SalesAlbum
US Country US Country Airplay
2015"Blue Christmas"—56—
"Damn Good Friends"
(with Jason Aldean)		46—Suffer in Peace
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2012"Hello Goodbye" [33] Darrin Dickerson
2013"Redneck Crazy"Jeff Venable
2014"Whiskey in My Water" [34] Chris Hicky
"A Guy Walks Into a Bar" [35] Jeff Venable
2015"Withdrawals" [36] Eric Welch
"Better in Boots" [37]
2018"Love By The Moon"

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Ridiculousness HimselfEpisode: "Tyler Farr"
2019–present Buck Commander Himselfwith Willie Robertson and Adam LaRoche

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