Jeremiah Dyson, 5th Block
Tim McGraw
Why I Chose This Artist…
I chose Tim McGraw as my
artist because he is a more
familiar country artist to me
and I thought it would be fun
to research him for this
presentation.
Childhood
McGraw was born in Delhi, Louisiana on May 1,
1967 to his mother, Elizabeth Ann, and his father,
Frank Edwin McGraw Jr., who was a popular
baseball pitcher. Tim had a step father, Horace
Smith, and thought that he was his real dad, until
he found a certificate and confronted his mother
about it. As a kid, Tim enjoyed playing baseball
and played it while in high school.
Education
McGraw went to school at Northeast
Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship.
One day, he injured himself and threw away
his dream to be a baseball player like his
dad. Since then, he started to play more
music and even learned how to play the
guitar. Then, his mother decided to move to
Florida. He decided to go with her and
attended Florida Community College at
Jackson. In 1989, one of McGraw’s heroes,
Keith Whitley, died and he decided to drop
out of college on that day to honor him. He
moved to Nashville to start his music career.
On the right is a picture of Keith Whitley.
Music Start
After McGraw moved to Nashville, he
managed to get gigs in clubs and within a
year and a half later, he got a contract
with Curb Records. He released his first selftitled album but people didn’t really know
it existed. As a result, the label sent him on
the road with his band (the Dance Hall
Doctors) to gain some notice. His live act
went over big. In 1994, he released the
single “Indian Outlaw” and it was a huge
hit. Unfortunately, he also received a lot of
backlash because people took it as
offensive. He apologized but some radio
stations started to refuse to play it.
Successes
Failures
◦ His album “Not a Moment Too Soon”
became the best selling album of 1994.
◦ He released a controversial song.
◦ He was named best new country artist
by Billboard and others.
◦ In 2000, he won an Academy of
Country Music award for male singer of
the year. He also won his first Grammy
for a duet he sang with his wife.
◦ There are many rumors to Tim McGraw
and his wife, Faith Hill splitting up but
they denied it and they are still
together.
Citations
◦ Tim McGraw Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life of Singer-songwriter
(thefamouspeople.com) –Childhood, Education
◦ Tim McGraw's Education Background (tradeschool.com) –Education
◦ Tim McGraw - Faith Hill, Songs & Movies – (Biography.com) –Music Start, Successes
◦ Is the Relationship of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Heading to a Hefty Divorce? - Country
Thang Daily -Failures
Humble And Kind –Tim McGraw