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Chanteur Country US né le 31 Octobre 1964 à Pyburn (Tennessee).
A country
singer and songwriter steeped in vintage sounds and traditional values, Darryl
Worley was a hitmaker in the 2000s who stepped away from stardom only to return
to the stage in the late 2010s. Influenced by George
Jones and Merle
Haggard, Worley's music put a touch of modern sheen on songs rooted in the
traditionalist movement that swept through Nashville in the '90s. His songs
dealt with the stuff of ordinary lives, such as love, family, and heartache, and
he enjoyed a major hit in 2003 with the patriotic anthem "Have You Forgotten." Worley put
his career on the back burner at the end of the 2000s, but in 2019 he cut a new
album that merged his trademark sound with more soulful grooves.
Darryl Worley was born on October 31, 1964 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was raised
in Pyburn, Tennessee; his father was a Methodist minister, his mother sang in
the choir at church, and his grandfather was a banjo player well-schooled in
country and bluegrass. Worley had a keen interest in music, but was planning to
go to college on a basketball scholarship until a back injury ended his career
in sports. Worley attended the University of North Alabama, where he studied
biology and chemistry, while playing off-campus honky tonks in his spare time.
After graduating, he juggled jobs in chemistry and education with occasional
gigs in his off hours, but on the advice of his father, Worley decided to take a
chance on a career in music. He landed a job as a contract songwriter with Fame
Publishing in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and fared well enough that in 1994 he
moved up to a deal with EMI Publishing, which took him to Nashville. Between his
strong songwriting and his growing talent as a performer, Worley began making a
name for himself in Music City, and in 1999 he landed a contract with DreamWorks
Records.
In 2000, he released his first album, Hard Rain Don't Last, and the disc spawned
three Top 20 Country singles, "When You Need My Love, "A Good Day to Run," and
"Second Wind." That same year, Worley also saw one of his heroes, George
Jones, record one of his songs with the release of "Sinners and Saints." Worley dropped
his second album in 2002, I Miss My Friend, and the title track went all the way
to number one on the Country Singles chart, while the album went on to top the
Country Albums survey. In late 2002, Worley took part in a USO tour to entertain
American troops in Kuwait and Afghanistan, and he was inspired to write a song
in support of American involvement in the Middle East, "Have You Forgotten." The
single was issued in March 2003, and it spent seven weeks at the number one spot
on the Country Singles chart, and also hit the pop chart, peaking at 22. An
album titled Have You Forgotten followed in April 2003, which included the title
tune, three other fresh recordings, and 12 songs from Worley's first two LPs.
Worley followed the success of "Have You Forgotten" with 2004's Darryl Worley,
which spawned three Top Ten country singles, including "Awful, Beautiful Life,"
which became his third single to go to Number One. However, in mid-2005
DreamWorks Records went out of business, and soon Worley was a free agent.
Country star Neal
McCoy had founded his own label, 903 Music, and Worley joined their roster,
releasing Here and Now in November 2006. The song "Nothin' But a Love Thang"
became a hit, reaching 35 on the Country Singles chart, but in mid-2007, 903
Music went under, once again leaving Worley stranded. James Stroud, who had
produced much of Worley's work for DreamWorks, had founded a label in 2008,
Stroudavarious Records, and he signed Worley for his fifth original album,
2009's Sounds Like Life. The tune "Sounds Like Life to Me" became a Top 20
country hit, but Worley's luck with labels hadn't improved much, and his next
album, God & Country, went unreleased when Stroudavarious went out of business,
with most of the artists moving over to R&J Records. In 2012, a fledgling label,
Tenacity Records, brought out a new Worley single, "He's Still Got It," which
made its way into the Country Top 40, but the album he recorded for the company, One
Time Around, was never released.
In 2008, Worley and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named
Savannah, and as he dealt with his record company troubles, he came to believe
that family should be his priority, not career. Worley cut back on touring, and
after One Time Around was shelved, he limited recording to a few stray singles.
In 2018, Worley decided to reintroduce himself to his fans, and he and his band
began work on a new album, half original material which showed a faint influence
of Worley's fondness for classic soul, and half re-recorded versions of some of
his most popular tunes. The result, Second Wind: Latest and Greatest, was
released by BFD Records in April 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Worley
Talents : Vocals, Songwriter
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Country-Pop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6yLQRF-cEU
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 04/2000 | SP DREAMWORKS 004 459 043-7 (US) | . |
When You Need My Love / Who's Gonna Get Me Over You? |
| 2000 | CD DREAMWORKS 0044-59043-2 (US) |
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When You Need My Love / Who's Gonna Get Me Over You? |
| 2000 | CD DREAMWORKS DRMR-13612-2 (US) (promo) |
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A Good Day To Run - A Good Day To Run / A Good Day To Run / A Good Day To Run |
| 2002 | SP DREAMWORKS 0044-50378-7 (US) | . |
I Miss My Friend / Sideways |
| 2002 | CD DREAMWORKS DRMR-13902-2 (US) (promo) |
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I Miss My Friend - I Miss My Friend (single edit) / I Miss My Friend (single edit) / I Miss My Friend (single edit) |
| 10/2002 | SP DREAMWORKS 0044-50814-7 (US) | . |
Family Tree / Back Where I Belong |
| 2002 | CD DREAMWORKS DRMR-13990-2 (US) (promo) |
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FAMILY TREE - Family Tree / Family Tree / Family Tree |
| 03/2003 | SP DREAMWORKS B0000063-21 (US) | . | Have You Forgotten? / I Miss My Friend (acoustic version) |
| 2003 | CD DREAMWORKS DRMR-14111-2 (US) (promo) |
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Have You Forgotten? - Have You Forgotten? / Have You Forgotten? / Have You Forgotten? |
| 2004 | CD DREAMWORKS DWNR-02549-2 (US) (promo) | . |
Awful Beautiful Life |
| 2006 | SP 903 MUSIC 4-59846 (US) | . |
Nothin' But A Love Thang / Jumping Off The Wagon |
| 09/2006 | SP 903 MUSIC ? (US) | . |
I Just Came Back (From A War) / Livin' In The Here And Now |
| 2010 | CD NOT ON LABEL (US) |
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Country Christmas - Just Around The Corner / The Christmas Song / Jingle Bells / O Come All Ye Faithful / Let It Snow / Silent Night |
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Albums
| 07/2000 | CD DREAMWORKS 0044-50042-2 (US) |
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HARD RAIN DON'T LAST - A Good Day To Run / Who's Gonna Get Me Over You / Second Wind / Hard Rain Don't Last / Too Many Pockets / Those Less Fortunate Then I / When You Need My Love / Sideways / Way Things Are Goin' / Feels Like Work / Is It Just Us / If I Could Just Be Me |
| 07/2002 | CD DREAMWORKS 0044-50351-2 (US) |
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I MISS MY FRIEND - Tennessee River Run / I Wouldn't Mind The Shackles / I Miss My Friend / Callin' Caroline / Family Tree / Back Where I Belong / Least That You Can Do / I Built This Wall / Opportunity Of A Lifetime / Spread A Little Love Around / Pow 369 / Where You Think You're Goin'? |
| 2002 | CD DREAMWORKS DRMF-13953-2 (US) (promo) |
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I MISS MY FRIEND - Tennessee River Run / I Wouldn't Mind The Shackles / I Miss My Friend / Callin' Caroline / Family Tree / Back Where I Belong / Least That You Can Do / I Built This Wall / Opportunity Of A Lifetime / Spread A Little Love Around / Pow 369 / Where You Think You're Goin'? |
| 04/2003 | CD DREAMWORKS B0000064-02 (US) |
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HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN? - Have You Forgotten / I Will Hold My Ground / Pow 369 / I Need A Breather, Back Where I Belong / Those Less Fortunate Than I / Shiloh / Tennessee River Run / Least That You Can Do / I Miss My Friend / Family Tree / Good Day To Run / Second Wind / When You Need My Love / Too Many Pockets / Way Things Are Goin' |
| 11/2004 | CD DREAMWORKS 2578 (US) |
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DARRYL WORLEY - Awful Beautiful Life / If I Could Tell The Truth / I Love Her She Hates Me / If Something Should Happen / Work And Worry / If It Hadn't Been For Love / Was It Good For You / Find Me / Wake Up America / What Makes A Man Do That / Better Than I Deserve / Whistle Dixie |
| 11/2006 | CD 903 JNE 10003 (US) |
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HERE AND NOW - Jumpin' Off The Wagon / Nothin' But A Love Thang / Free / It's The Way You Love Me / Party Song / Living In The Here And Now / Do You Know What That Is / Thing I'll Never Do Again / Slow Dancing With A Memory / Whiskey Makes The World Go Round / Lowdown Woman / Nothin' To Lose / I Just Came Back From A War |
| 06/2009 | CD STROUDAVARIOUS STRV-01002 (US) |
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SOUNDS LIKE LIFE - Honkytonk Life / Best Of Both Worlds / Slow Dancin' With A Memory / Sounds Like Life To Me / Doin' What's Right / Tequila Dance / Everyday Love / Nothing But Money / Don't Show Up (If You Can't Get Down) / Messed Up In Memphis / You Never Know |
| 2019 | CD BFD BFD153 (US) |
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Second Wind - Latest & Greatest - When You Need My Love / Good Day To Run / Second Wind / Family Tree / Tennessee River Run / I Miss My Friend / Awful Beautiful Life / Have You Forgotten / Lonely Alone / Whiskey Makes Me Think About You / The Night Sure Looks Good On You / It's Good To Be Me / Do Something Good / Running / Working On A Love Song |
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