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Biography
BLP sources|date=January 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Ricky Lynn Gregg| background = solo_singer| Img = Ricky Lynn Gregg promo image.jpg| Marital Status = married, to LaCretia Willett Gregg, May 30, 2004 | birth_date = Birth date and age|1961|8|22| origin = Henderson, Texas , USA | instrument = singing|Vocals Acoustic guitar Bass guitar Harmonica Piano | genre = country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1993–2001| label = Liberty Records|Liberty Row Music Group| associated_acts = Mel Street | website = http://rickylynngregg.com Ricky Lynn Gregg (born August 22, 1961 in Henderson, Texas ) is a country music artist of Native Americans in the United States|Native American descent.cite web |url= http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Ricky-Lynn-Gregg.html |title=Ricky Lynn Gregg biography |accessdate=2007-08-23 |work=Oldies.com Active between the years of 1993 and 2001, he has recorded three studio albums: two on Liberty Records (1993's Ricky Lynn Gregg and 1994's Get a Little Closer ) and one on Row Music Group (2001's Careful What You Wish For ). His first two albums produced three hit singles on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country music charts, including the #36-peaking "If I Had a Cheatin' Heart".
Musical career
Ricky Lynn Gregg grew up in Longview, Texas, and began singing in the church at a very early age. His earliest influences were gospel and country. By 1992, Gregg was performing as a solo singer; the same year, he signed to Liberty Records and released his eponymous debut album.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p39168|pure_url=yes |title=allmusic ((( Ricky Lynn Gregg > Biography ))) |accessdate=2007-08-23 |last=Seida |first=Linda |work= Allmusic The album produced a #34 single in "If I Had a Cheatin' Heart", a cover of a Mel Street song. Following it were "Can You Feel It" and "Three Nickels and a Dime". In 1993, Billboard (magazine)|Billboard ranked him at #4 on their list of Top New Country Artists of the Year.
A second album, titled Get a Little Closer , was released on Liberty in 1994, with its title track being the only single. One year later, Gregg's manager, Jimmy Bowen , retired due to thyroid cancer, and Gregg took the buyout from Liberty rather be dropped from the label as Jimmy Bowen was no longer at the company. In 1997, Gregg found another manager, named Eddie Rhines, who helped the singer rebuild his fan base. By 2001, his third album, titled Careful What You Wish For , was released on the then-newly established independent label Row Music Group (RMG).
Gregg has also begun a charity called Trail of Hope, which provides clothing for underprivileged Cherokee , Choctaw and Sioux Indians.
Persondata | NAME = Gregg, Ricky Lynn | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = August 22, 1959 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Gregg, Ricky Lynn Category:1961 births Category:American country bass guitarists Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Texas Category:American country harmonica players Category:Liberty Records artists Category:American people of Native American descent
