Tyler Farr

Tyler Farr

Tyler Farr at Walmart Soundcheck
Background information
Birth name Tyler Lynn Farr
Born (1984-02-05) February 5, 1984
Garden City, Missouri[1]
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website tylerfarr.com

Tyler Lynn Farr (born February 5, 1984) is an American country singer and songwriter. He is signed to Columbia Records, and has released seven singles.

Biography

Farr grew up in Garden City, Missouri, attending Missouri State University, studying voice.

Farr co-wrote the songs "Hey Y'all" for Cole Swindell[1] and "She's Just Like That" for Joe Nichols.[2] In early 2012, Farr released his debut single, "Hot Mess",[3] which he co-wrote with Rhett Akins. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, calling Farr's voice "unique, but not distracting."[4] Following the merger of his original label, BNA Records, Farr moved to Columbia Nashville[5] to release his second single, "Hello Goodbye". His third single, "Redneck Crazy", became his first Top 10 hit in 2013. After it came the top 3 hit "Whiskey in My Water". All four singles were included on his debut album, Redneck Crazy, released on September 30, 2013.

Farr led off his second album in mid-2014 with "A Guy Walks Into a Bar". The album, Suffer in Peace, was released on April 28, 2015, and in May 2015, "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" became Farr's first Number One country hit. The album's second single, "Withdrawals" released to country radio on June 15, 2015. It had only reached number 52 on the Country Airplay chart before it was pulled from radio and "Better in Boots" was issued as a third single on August 17, 2015. The decision to change the single was made in order to give Farr an up-tempo, "female friendly" song that he could sing live, according to Steve Hodges of Sony Nashville.[6]

Farr is also a classically trained opera singer and took voice lessons during his teenage years, singing tenor in Missouri's All-State Choir during his senior year of high school. He claims he discovered, and fell in love with, country music after his mother married George Jones' touring guitarist.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[8]		 US
[9]		 CAN
[10]
Redneck Crazy 2 5 —
Suffer in Peace[12]
  • Release date: April 28, 2015
  • Label: Columbia Nashville
 2 4 11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title Details
Camouflage

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
US Country US Country Airplay US
[14]		 CAN Country
[15]		 CAN
2012 "Hot Mess" 49 — — — — Redneck Crazy
"Hello Goodbye" 52 47 — — —
2013 "Redneck Crazy" 2 3 29 7 57
"Whiskey in My Water" 11 3 52 10 73
2014 "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" 7 1 51 9 67 Suffer in Peace
2015 "Withdrawals" 47 52 — — —
"Better in Boots" 26 26 125 43 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

Year Single Album
2015 "Suffer in Peace" Suffer in Peace

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
US Country US Country Airplay
2015 "Blue Christmas" — 56 N/A
"Damn Good Friends"
(with Jason Aldean)		 46 — Suffer in Peace
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2012 "Hello Goodbye"[25] Darrin Dickerson
2013 "Redneck Crazy" Jeff Venable
2014 "Whiskey in My Water"[26] Chris Hicky
"A Guy Walks Into a Bar"[27] Jeff Venable
2015 "Withdrawals"[28] Eric Welch
"Better in Boots"[29]

References

  1. 1 2 http://web.archive.org/web/20130911042932/http://www.tylerfarr.com:80/biography. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Things to Do". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  3. ↑ "11 New Artists in Country Music". CMT. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Tyler Farr, ‘Hot Mess’ – Song Review". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Columbia Nashville". Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  6. ↑ http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297450
  7. ↑ "Tyler Farr: From Opera to George Jones to 'Redneck Crazy'", CMT.com, 1 Nov 2013. Retrieved 3 Aug 2014.
  8. ↑ "Tyler Farr Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Farr Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tyler Farr Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ Trust, Gary (May 19, 2015). "Tyler Farr Scores First No. 1 on Country Airplay, Steven Tyler Debuts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ Stephenson, Troy (February 23, 2015). "Tyler Farr To Release Sophomore Album ‘Suffer In Peace’ On April 28". MusicRow. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 16). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: November 16, 2015". Roughstock. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Tyler Farr – Chart history – Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Tyler Farr – Chart history – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  16. ↑ "American single certifications – Tyler Farr – Redneck Crazy". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  17. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Tyler Farr – Redneck Crazy". Music Canada.
  18. ↑ Matt Bjorke (November 13, 2013). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - November 13, 2013: CMA Awards Drive Sales; Eric Church "The Outsiders" #1; Taylor Swift "Red" #3". Roughstock.
  19. ↑ "American single certifications – Tyler Farr – Whiskey in My Water". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  20. ↑ Matt Bjorke (July 23, 2014). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles – July 23, 2014". Roughstock.
  21. ↑ "American single certifications – Tyler Farr – A Guy Walks Into A Bar". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  22. ↑ Matt Bjorke (June 11, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of June 11, 2015".
  23. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
  24. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 13, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of May 13, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  25. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Hello Goodbye". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  26. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Whiskey in My Water". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Tyler Farr | A Guy Walks Into a Bar | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Tyler Farr | Withdrawals | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  29. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Better in Boots". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

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