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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Shane Minor| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Shane Allen Minorcite web|url= http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp? blnWriter=True& blnPublisher=True& blnArtist=True& page=1& fromrow=1& torow=25& querytype=WriterID& keyid=688694& keyname=MINOR+SHANE+ALLEN& CAE=197615138& Affiliation=BMI|title=Listing for Minor, Shane Allen|work= Broadcast Music Incorporated |accessdate=25 May 2010| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1968|05|03| origin = Modesto, California , USA | instrument = singing|Vocals | genre = country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1999-present| label = Mercury Nashville | associated_acts = Jeffrey Steele Shania Twain | website = Shane Allen Minor (born May 3, 1968 in Modesto, California Allmusic|class=artist|id=p366328/biography|pure_url=yes allmusic ((( Shane Minor > Biography )))) is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999, Minor released his Shane Minor (album)|self-titled album that year, and it produced three hit singles on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although he was dropped from Mercury's roster in 2000, he has continued to write songs for other artists, including two Number One singles in Diamond Rio 's " Beautiful Mess " (2002) and Steve Holy 's " Brand New Girlfriend (song)|Brand New Girlfriend " (2006).
Career
Before his recording career began, Minor was a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department , as well as a rodeo bull riding|bull rider . http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1476871/20030813/minor_shane.jhtml CMT.com : Shane Minor : Shane Minor, Mercury Split After leaving the police force in 1994, Minor became a singer, working small gigs throughout California, eventually recording a demo tape which was sent to producer Dann Huff . http://www.eminashville.com/bios/sminor.html EMI Music Publishing | The World's Leading Music Publisher
Shane was signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999. His debut single, "Slave to the Habit" (co-written by Kostas , Toby Keith , and Chuck Cannon ), reached number 20 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that same year. In addition, he was signed as an opening act for country pop singer Shania Twain . http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl? ACCT=104& STORY=/www/story/05-09-1999/0000929215& EDATE= Shane Minor Joins Shania Twain Tour http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1475423/20030805/minor_shane.jhtml CMT.com : Shane Minor : Minor Scores Twain's Opening Act Slot The album also produced the top 30 hit "Ordinary Love" and "I Think You're Beautiful". Despite the success of its first two singles, however, the album did not chart on Top Country Albums at all.
Minor left Mercury Nashville in 2000, and has not recorded any albums since. In the 2000s, he found success as a songwriter when Diamond Rio reached Number One in 2002 with " Beautiful Mess ", a song he co-wrote. Minor also co-wrote several hits for other artists. Among the other hits that Minor co-wrote are "You're in My Head" by Brian McComas , " She Thinks She Needs Me " by Andy Griggs , " Brand New Girlfriend (song)|Brand New Girlfriend " by Steve Holy (also a Number One), " International Harvester (song)|International Harvester " by Craig Morgan (singer)|Craig Morgan , " Fall (Clay Walker song)|Fall " by Clay Walker (which was also released by Kimberley Locke ), "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)" by Eric Church and " Live a Little (song)|Live a Little " by Kenny Chesney .
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Album details
Shane Minor
Release date: April 13, 1999
Label: Universal Music Group Nashville|Mercury Nashville
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
US
CAN Country
1999
20
82
8
Shane Minor
Ordinary Love "
2000
44
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43
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
1999
Steven Goldmann
"Ordinary Love"
References
reflist Persondata | NAME = Minor, Shane | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1968-05-03 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Minor, Shane Category:1968 births Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from California Category:Living people Category:Los Angeles Police Department officers Category:Mercury Records artists Category:People from Modesto, California
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