Born in Delhi, Louisiana, on May 1, 1967, and raised in the farming town of Start, Louisiana, McGraw grew up loving music and sports. Young Tim was 11 when he learned his father was Tug McGraw, the colorful star pitcher for the Mets and Phillies, with whom his mother had once had a summertime fling. Despite discouragement from both parents, Tim McGraw dropped out of Northeast Louisiana University in '89 and headed for Music City. Though legend has it that McGraw heard "Indian Outlaw" his first night in Nashville, he would spend well over a year singing for his supper before recording the demo that landed his Curb Records deal. After his first single "What Room Was The Holiday Inn" failed to chart, "Welcome To The Club," released in late '92, grazed the top 50 but the next two follow-ups did progressively worse. All those singles appeared on McGraw's 1993 self-titled album that served as something of a blueprint for his next three, each better than the one before it. Beginning with the controversial "Indian Outlaw" and the tear-jerking "Don't Take the Girl," McGraw has quickly strung together a dozen consecutive top 10 hits, four of which have crossed over, hitting the top 25 of Billboard's Hot 100.
McGraw's latest album, Everywhere, released in June, is his best yet, a masterwork of smart, immaculately produced country confection, anchored by "It's Your Love," his chart-topping, guilty-pleasure duet with newlywed wife and fellow star Faith Hill. McGraw now owns his own management and production companies and has been instrumental in the success of Jo Dee Messina, one of his discoveries.
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