Still needing a drummer, they later enlisted Rainwater, at Britt ’s recommendation, to fill the opening. After moving to Nashville, the two men continued to discuss forming a band and soon invited Rich and Britt to join them. Lonestar ’s origins date back to 1992 when Sams and McDonald met in Dallas at an audition for the Opryland USA theme park. Before joining Lonestar, Rainwater played with numerous other country groups,including Canyon with Britt. Lonestar ’s drummer and percussionist, Rainwater, was born on January 24, 1963, in Piano, Texas, and grew up in the small town located just outside of Dallas.
Britt ’s song credits for Lonestar include “Runnin ’ Away With My Heart ” for the band ’s debut album. In 1990, he started playing professionally in Texas forvarious groups such as Santa Fe and Canyon, a band nominated for an Academy of Country Music award in the early 1990s, before moving to Nashville in 1992. After a few years of college, though, he decided to leave in order to devote his attention to music.
A self-taught guitarist who played by ear and never took music lessons, Britt performed with numerous groups throughout high school and college. Like McDonald, Sams wrote songs for other well known country singers Joe Diffie, for one, recorded Sams ’s song “Willing to Try ” for his 1995 album Life ’s So Funny.īritt, born June 15, 1966, in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised in his place of birth, played lead guitar and sang background vocals for the band. In addition, Sams, also a recording engineer and producer, set up a studio where he created demos for himself and other musicians. When he arrived, Sams secured a position at Opryland USA theme park singing in shows. Then, while in his early twenties, he migrated to Nashville, also hoping to find work in the music industry. Sams, who played keyboards and harmonica and provided background vocals for the group, was born on August 3,1966, in Garland, Texas, where he lived until the late 1980s. In addition to writing songs for Lonestar,such as “When Cowboys Didn ’t Dance, ” and “Everything ’s Changed, ” McDonald also wrote successful tunes for other country singers, including “She ’s Always Right ” for Clay Walker and “I Couldn ’t Dream a Love (Better Than This) ” for John Michael Montgomery. There, he joined an award-winning local band called Showdown and also sang in national commercials.Eventually, his advertising work earned him enough money to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee, a city known as the heart and soul of country music and home to the Grand OleOpry. After graduating from high school in Lubbock, where he first started singing and writing songs, he moved to Dallas to pursue a career in music. McDonald, Lonestar ’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist, was born on February 6, 1962, in Lubbock, Texas. The members of Lonestar include Richie McDonald,Dean Sams, Keech Rainwater, and Michael Britt vocalist John Rich, born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, left the group in 1997. The group ’s subsequent albums, Crazy MgWsrelesed in 1997,and Lonely Grill released in 1999, produced a string of country hits, many of which peaked at number one. Since the release of the band ’s 1995 self-titled debut that earned the group an Academy of Country Music award for best new vocal group or duo,Lonestar attained respect within the country music industry built upon strengths such as solid group harmonies,danceable up-tempo tunes, and expressive lyrics.
However, the band also explored folk- rock music and incorporated easy ballads into their overall sound. Lonestar, a band whose members all boasted Texas origins and all shared songwriting responsibilities, created music that naturally contained hints of traditional country and dance-hall swing.
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