35 years ago, on June 2, 1986, Randy Travis released his debut Storms of Life album, unknowingly launching his career as one of country music’s biggest superstars in the process. In honor of the album’s milestone anniversary, Travis just announced he is releasing a remastered version of Storms of Life (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), along with three unreleased songs…
It’s been almost eight years since Randy Travis had a stroke, eliminating — at least for now — his ability to speak and sing, due to aphasia that occurred following his stroke. Mary still vividly remembers the final words her husband spoke to her, unaware of how much she would cling to those words for years to come. “The…
Several more artists have signed on to perform at the star-studded 2021 Volunteer Jam: A Musical Salute to Charlie Daniels, including Randy Travis and Chris Young. The event, which will now be held on August 18, instead of the previously-announced date of February 22, will also include several other new additions, including Michael W. Smith, Lorrie Morgan, Exile and…
Randy Travis and his wife, Mary, sat down on The Big Interview with Dan Rather to discuss his life and career, and how he is doing after his devastating stroke in 2013. Mary, who wed Travis in 2015, admits the stroke was an unexpected challenge — one they both met head-on. “The stroke, that one took us off of…
Randy Travis stunned country music fans in 2016, when he performed “Amazing Grace” at his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, marking his first performance since suffering a debilitating stroke in 2013. Told he would never speak, let alone sing again, Travis’ wife, Mary, shares how that miraculous moment occurred. “It was a song that had always…
We now know more details about the upcoming BIG NIGHT (At the Museum), the virtual fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, including who each artist will be honoring. Miranda Lambert will John Prine’s David Russell Young custom-made guitar. Ashley McBryde will play Loretta Lynn’s 1956 Gibson J-50 guitar, while Tim McGraw will Keith Whitley’s C.W….
Randy Travis stunned an entire room of music industry people at his Country Music Hall of Fame induction in 2016, when he sang “Amazing Grace” from stage. For Randy, who largely lost his ability to speak, and sing, after his 2013 stroke, the event was a milestone, in more ways than one. “We had started working on that song…
It’s been seven years since Randy Travis has been able to speak, much less sing, after suffering a stroke in 2013. The country music superstar continues to make small gains in his recovery, every day, with his wife, Mary Travis, holding on to hope that he will someday be able to perform again. “He doesn’t think so,” Mary told…
Carrie Underwood grew up adoring Randy Travis. So when she got to meet her musical hero, the Oklahoma native admits she was anything but cool. “The first time I met him, I totally embarrassed myself. I cried and he was the nicest guy ever,” Carrie recalled on her own Apple Music Country’s XO Radio show (via Music Mayhem). “I went…
Josh Turner might have never become a country singer, or moved to Nashville, without Randy Travis. It was Randy whose music Josh fell in love with when he started dreaming of a career in country music, and also Randy who became a personal role model for him as well. “Randy is really the reason that I moved to Nashville…
