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AboutTravis Tritt was one of the leading new country singers of the
early '90s, holding his own against Garth Brooks, Clint Black,
and Alan Jackson. He was the only one not to wear a hat and
the only one to dip into bluesy Southern rock. Consequently,
he developed a gutsy, outlaw image that distinguished him
from the pack. Throughout the early '90s, he had a string of
platinum albums and Top Ten singles, including three number
one hits.

Tritt fell in love with music as a child, teaching himself how to
play guitar when he was eight and beginning to write songs
when he was 14. Travis was determined to have a musical
career, but his parents didn't encourage him to follow his
instincts. His mother didn't mind that he wanted to perform,
but she wanted him to sing gospel; his father was afraid
there was no money in singing. When he was 18, he tried to
settle down, work, and have a family but was unsuccessful —
he was married and divorced twice before he was 22. He
continued to play music while working various jobs, including
one at an air-conditioning company. The company's vice
president was a guitarist who gave up hopes of a musical
career and urged Tritt to follow his dreams. Tritt quit his job
and began pursuing a career full-time.

In 1982, Tritt began his pursuit by recording a demo tape at a
private studio which was owned by Danny Davenport, who
happened to be an executive at Warner Brothers. Davenport
heard the vocalist's songs and was impressed, deciding to
take Tritt under his wing. For the next several years, the pair
recorded demo tapes while Tritt played the honky tonk
circuit. The singer was developing a distinctive sound, adding
elements of country-rock and Southern rock to his honky
tonk.

Partway through in 1989, Warner Brothers' Nashville division
signed Tritt, and his debut album, Country Club, appeared in
the stores in the spring 1990. It was preceded by the Top
Ten hit, "Country Club." Upon the release of his debut album,
Tritt entered the first ranks of new country singers. His next
two singles, "Help Me Hold On" and "I'm Gonna Be
Somebody," hit number one and two respectively. "Put Some
Drive in Your Country," which had a clear rock & roll
influence, stalled at number four, since radio programmers
were reluctant to feature such blatantly rock-derived music.

Despite his success, the Nashville music industry was hesitant
to embrace Tritt. His music and stage show owed too much
to rock & roll, and his image didn't conform with the behatted
legions of new male singers. Nevertheless, Tritt had a
breakthrough success with his second album, 1991's It's All
About to Change. Prior to its release, he had hired manager
Ken Kragen, who also worked with Lionel Richie, Trisha
Yearwood, Kenny Rogers, and We Are the World. Kragen
helped market Tritt in a way that appealed to both country
fans and a mass audience, sending It's All About to Change
into multi-platinum territory.

T-r-o-u-b-l-e, Tritt's third album, was released in 1992.
Although it didn't match the success of It's All About to
Change, it had the number one single, "Can I Trust You With
My Heart," and went gold. Tritt bounced back in 1994 with
Ten Feet Tall & Bulletproof, which went platinum, spawned
the number one single "Foolish Pride," and marked his
highest position, number 20, on the pop charts. His 1995
compilation Greatest Hits: From the Beginning went platinum
within six months of its November release. Restless Kind was
released in 1996, followed two years later by No More
Looking Over My Shoulder; Down the Road I Go was issued
in fall 2000.

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