Gary Allan [1] ( born Gary Allan ; born December 5, 1967 ) is an American performer of country music [2] . Recorded 9 studio albums and one collection of the best hits. Three albums headed the charts of the best country titles Top Country Albums : Tough All Over (2005), Greatest Hits (2007) and Set You Free (2013). Three albums have achieved RIAA platinum status: Smoke Rings in the Dark (1999), Alright Guy (2001) and See If I Care (2003). 29 singles entered the Billboard Country Chart, including four No. 1 hits on Hot Country Songs : " Man to Man ", " Tough Little Boys " (2003), " Nothing On but the Radio " (2004) and " Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) ”(2013). 7 more singles entered the top ten Top Ten of this country chart: “ Her Man ”, “ It Would Be Be You ”, “ Right Where I Need to Be ”, “ The One ”, “ Best I Ever Had ” (cover version songs of the rock band Vertical Horizon ), “ Life Ain't Always Beautiful ”, “ Watching Airplanes ” [3] . In 2003, he was awarded the Horizon Award on behalf of the Country Music Association [4] . In 2013, his 9th studio album Set You Free, for the first time in his singer’s career, led the nationwide hit parade of the USA Billboard 200 . [2] [5] .
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| Date of Birth | December 5, 1967 (51 year) |
| Place of Birth | La Mirada , California , USA . |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | Singer , guitarist |
| Years of activity | 1996 - on the crust. time |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | Country music |
| Labels | Decca Nashville , MCA Nashville |
| www.garyallan.com | |
Biography
Born on December 5, 1967 in La Mirada , California , USA , his parents were Harley and Mary Herzberg [6] . At the age of 13, Gary started playing honky bars with his father [2] . In 1987, Gary married Tracy Taylor (Tracy Taylor, his first wife), and on November 28, 1998, his second wife was the model Danette Day (Danette Day; divorced in June 1999) [7] . His third wife [8] , Angela (Angela, the wedding was on June 5, 2001), committed suicide on October 25, 2004 [9] [10] [11] . In 2003, Allan said in an interview with CMT that he considers Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger to be the best Canadian governor of California [12] .
Discography
Albums
- Used Heart for Sale (1996) - No. 20 Top Country Albums
- It Would Be You (1998) - No. 21 Top Country Albums
- Smoke Rings in the Dark (1999) - No. 9 Top Country Albums
- Alright Guy (2001) - No. 4 Top Country Albums and No. 39 Billboard 200
- See If I Care (2003) - No. 2 Top Country Albums and No. 17 Billboard 200
- Tough All Over (2005) - No. 1 Top Country Albums and No. 3 Billboard 200
- Greatest Hits (2007) - No. 1 Top Country Albums and No. 5 Billboard 200
- Living Hard (2007) - No. 3 Top Country Albums and No. 3 Billboard 200
- Get Off on the Pain (2010) - No. 2 Top Country Albums and No. 5 Billboard 200
- Icon (2012) - No. 20 Top Country Albums
- Set You Free (2013) - No. 1 Top Country Albums and No. 1 Billboard 200
Notes
- ↑ Gary Allan . music.ivi.ru
- ↑ 1 2 3 Loftus, Johnny [ Allan, Gary (Eng.) On the AllMusic Gary Allan> Biography] site . Allmusic . The appeal date is August 24, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1633538/gary-allan-releases-new-album-get-off-on-the-pain.jhtml ( https: //www.webcitation .org / 5o7qBTn8O )
- ↑ Biography gary allan
- ↑ admin . New Gary Allan Album Recorded with 'Fresh Approach' . Archived July 22, 2012. The appeal date is July 23, 2012.
- ↑ Young, Lisa Gary Allan's Not Blowing Smoke (inaccessible link) . CMT (November 20, 2000). Circulation date August 2, 2007. Archived September 30, 2007.
- ↑ People Magazine, Dec. 14, 1998, Vol. 50 No. 22
- ↑ Dampier, Cindy (April 12, 2007), "People Features Gary Allan", People, www.garyallan.com Archival copy of February 9, 2012 on the Wayback Machine , retrieved on 2007-08-02
- ↑ GaryAllan.com - People features Gary Allan (not available link) . The date of circulation is January 30, 2013. Archived February 9, 2012.
- ↑ GACTV.com - Gary Allan Talks About Wife's Suicide (not available link) . The date of circulation is January 30, 2013. Archived on September 5, 2012.
- ↑ Suicide.org - Angela Herzberg Memorial
- ↑ Gary Allan: Music, Awards and Politics