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BLP sources|date=January 2008Infobox musical artist| name = Darryl Worley| image = Darryl Worley Kuwait 2.jpg| Capt = Darryl Worley performing for U.S. servicemen in Kuwait | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Darryl Wade Worley| Born = birth date and age|1964|10|31 Memphis, Tennessee , USA | origin = Pyburn, Tennessee , USA | instrument = singing|Vocals , acoustic guitar | genre = country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1999present| label = DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks , 903 Music, Stroudavarious Records|Stroudavarious | associated_acts = Wynn Varble, Neal McCoy , Frank Rogers (record producer)|Frank Rogers , James Stroud | website = http://darrylworley.com Darryl Wade Worley (born October 31, 1964) is an American country music artist. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2000, Worley released four albums for the label: '' Hard Rain Don't Last (2000), I Miss My Friend (2002), Have You Forgotten? (2003), and Darryl Worley (album)|Darryl Worley in 2004. After the label closed in 2005, he moved to 903 Music, an independent label owned by Neal McCoy , releasing Here and Now (Darryl Worley album)|Here and Now '' in 2006, shortly before that label's closure. His most recent studio release is 2009's Sounds Like Life via Stroudavarious Records , owned by James Stroud .
Worley's six albums have produced 18 singles on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including three Number Ones: " I Miss My Friend (song)|I Miss My Friend ", " Have You Forgotten? (song)|Have You Forgotten? ", and " Awful, Beautiful Life ", from 2002, 2003 and 20042005, respectively. "Have You Forgotten? " spent seven weeks at Number One. Nine other singles have reached the Top 40.
Biography
Darryl Wade Worley was born October 31, 1964 in Memphis, Tennessee to Tommy and Bonnie Worley. His family moved to Pyburn, Tennessee when he was young and he was raised there. His father was a Methodist preacher and his mother sang in the church choir.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p337247/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Darryl Worley biography|last=Phares|first=Heather|work=Allmusic|accessdate=2009-02-04 Worley attended the University of North Alabama and earned a degree in biology and chemistry. He worked in the chemical industry prior to pursuing country music, and wrote for FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama . One of his first cuts as a songwriter was a track on Archer/Park 's 1994 debut album.
Musical career
''Hard Rain Don't Last (1999-2001)
Worley was signed to DreamWorks Records in 1999. His debut single " When You Need My Love " followed in March 2000, the first of four single releases from his debut album '' Hard Rain Don't Last . Following this song were " A Good Day to Run ", "Second Wind" and "Sideways". Respectively, these singles peaked at #15, #12, #20 and #41 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country charts. Production duties on the album were split between Frank Rogers (record producer)|Frank Rogers and James Stroud . Also in 2000, George Jones charted with the single "Sinners & Saints", which Worley co-wrote.
I Miss My Friend (2002)
His second album, I Miss My Friend , followed in 2002. Its I Miss My Friend (song)|title track became his first Number One hit on the country charts that year, and was followed by the top 30 "Family Tree", written by Darrell Scott . This album was also his first Number One album on Top Country Albums .
Have You Forgotten? (2003)
Worley had his biggest hit in 2003 with the song " Have You Forgotten? (song)|Have You Forgotten? ", the first release from his 2003 album of the Have You Forgotten? |same name . This song reached Number One in its fifth week on the charts, and held its position for seven weeks. The album included only four new tracks counting "Have You Forgotten? ", as well as six each from his first and second albums. "Tennessee River Run", one of the carryovers from I Miss My Friend , was issued as a single in 2003, peaking at #31. After it came his lowest-peaking single, "I Will Hold My Ground" at #57. Have You Forgotten? is also certified gold album|gold by the RIAA .
Darryl Worley (2004-2005)
2004 saw the release of Worley's fourth studio album, the self-titled Darryl Worley (album)|Darryl Worley . Its lead-off single, the Harley Allen co-write " Awful, Beautiful Life ", became his third Number One hit in early 2005. Following this song was the Top Ten "If Something Should Happen", as well as "I Love Her, She Hates Me", which stopped at #56 due to the closure of DreamWorks Records in mid-2005.
Here and Now (2006-2007)
Later that same year, Worley signed on with country singer Neal McCoy 's vanity label 903 Music. His first release for 903 was "Nothin' but a Love Thang", which peaked at #35. This was the first of three singles from Here and Now (Darryl Worley album)|Here and Now , his fifth studio album. Also released from it were the Top 20 " I Just Came Back from a War " and the #54 "Livin' in the Here and Now", the chart run of which was halted by the closure of 903 music in May 2007. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i6aa5bb36869cfa84fd7b70898175ddec McCoy's 903 Music To Shut Down
Sounds Like Life (2008-2010)
Worley signed in 2008 to his third recording contract, this time with Stroudavarious Records , a label that Stroud founded in 2008. His sixteenth chart entry, "Tequila on Ice", was issued in the middle of that year, peaking at #44. Following it was "Sounds Like Life to Me", which has reached the Top 20. Both songs are included on his sixth release, Sounds Like Life .cite web|url= http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp? xid=2670|title=Sounds like a new CD for Darryl Worley|date=2009-03-06|work= Country Standard Time |accessdate=2009-05-04 The album's third and final single was "Best of Both Worlds."
God & Country
Worley debuted the single "Keep the Change" in mid-2010. It was to be included on his seventh studio album, God & Country , but the album went unreleased when his record label, Stroudavarious, ceased operation.
Personal life
He married his wife, Beverly Irwin on May 12, 2001. Worley opened a restaurant, the Worleybird Cafe, in Savannah, Tennessee|Savannah, TN , with his wife, Beverly (whom he divorced in July 2006)cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1538748/20060816/worley_darryl.jhtml|title=Darryl Worley, Wife Beverly file for divorce|work= Country Music Television |date=2006-08-16|accessdate=2009-07-25 He also has a restaurant in Dothan, Alabama located at Country Crossing. He also has two brothers, Tommy and Barry. Worley married Kimberly Perkins on December 2, 2007 with whom he has a daughter, Savannah Gail born March 24, 2008.Worley also formerly owned a furniture store in (Enterprise,Alabama)
In addition, Worley posed nude (non-full-frontal) for the July 2007 issue of Playgirl magazine.cite web|url= http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5572065,00.html|title=Darryl Worley in Playgirl magazine|work= Great American Country |date=2007-06-06|accessdate=2009-07-25
Charitable works
Each year, Worley hosts a Charity Foundation Event, the "Tennessee River Run." Proceeds benefit the Darryl Worley Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides funds to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation . http://www.tourhardincounty.org/trr.htm Tennessee River Run info at TourHardinCounty.org
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
US Country
US
US Indie
US Heat
'' Hard Rain Don't Last
Release date: July 18, 2000
Label: DreamWorks Nashville
I Miss My Friend
Release date: July 16, 2002
Label: DreamWorks Nashville
Have You Forgotten?
Release date: April 15, 2003
Label: DreamWorks Nashville
Recording Industry Association of America|US : Goldcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Darryl%20Worley& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=25|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 27, 2009: Darryl Worley certified albums|accessdate=2009-02-27
Darryl Worley
Release date: November 2, 2004
Label: DreamWorks Nashville
Here and Now
Release date: November 21, 2006
Label: 903 Music
Sounds Like Life
Release date: June 9, 2009
Label: Stroudavarious Records
"" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
US
2000
15
75
''Hard Rain Don't Last
" A Good Day to Run "
2001
20
111
"Sideways"
2002
1
28
I Miss My Friend
"Family Tree"
2003
1
22
Have You Forgotten?
"Tennessee River Run"
"I Will Hold My Ground"
2004
1
30
Darryl Worley
2005
9
75
"I Love Her, She Hates Me"
2006
35
Here and Now
" I Just Came Back from a War "
2007
54
2008
44
Sounds Like Life
2009
11
84
2010
43
"Keep the Change"
"" denotes releases that did not chart
;Notes
A #ref_A| ^ "When You Need My Love" also peaked at number 30 on the Canadian RPM (magazine)|RPM Country Tracks chart.
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
2000
Mark Tucker/ Jimmy Abegg
" A Good Day to Run "
2001
Shaun Silva
2002
"Family Tree"
2003
"Tennessee River Run"
2004
Cameron Casey
2005
Shaun Silva
2006
Sam Erickson
"I Just Came Back from a War"
2008
Kristin Barlowe
2009
The Erwin Bros.
References
Reflist
External links
Commons category|Darryl Worley
http://www.darrylworley.com Official Site
MySpace|darrylworley|Darryl Worley
Darryl Worley Persondata | NAME =Worley, Darryl | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American country singer | DATE OF BIRTH =October 31, 1964 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Worley, Darryl Category:1964 births Category:American country singers Category:American male singers Category:University of North Alabama alumni Category:People from Hardin County, Tennessee Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Tennessee Category:DreamWorks Records artists Category:R& J Records artists
