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• BIRTHDATE: August 18, 1955
• BIRTHPLACE: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
• EDUCATION: Prince Edward College
• FAMILY: Dad - Gordon, Mom - Marilyn, Sisters - April, Kelly and Kathy, Brothers - Gordon and Tom
• FAVORITE SEASON: Spring
• MARRIED: 19 yrs - September 14, 1979
• CHILDREN: Amanda, Tyler, Kiaya
• Favorite Movie: "Field of Dreams"
• Favorite Book: "Lord of the Rings"
• Favorite Food: Oreos and milk
• Least Favorite Food: Lima beans
• Greatest Accomplishment: His children
• If You Could Have Dinner With Any Three People, Who Would They Be? Jesus, John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• Best advice heard: "Be yourself."
• PETS & THEIR NAMES: Cat - Chaplin
• INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Piano, guitar and harmonica
• FAVORITE SPORT: Baseball
• FAVORITE FOOD & DRINK: Caesar salad & Dr Pepper
• FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Rocky Road
• FAVORITE SNACK: Raw baby carrots
• FIRST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: Age 4 - sang Charlie Brown for neighbors and got paid 5 cents
• FIRST SONG EVER FULLY LEARNED: 500 miles
• FIRST PAYING MUSIC JOB: Weekend band
• FIRST PAYING NON-MUSIC JOB: Paper boy
• HEIGHT: 5' 7"
• COLOR OF HAIR AND EYES: Brown hair and blue eyes
• SHOE SIZE: 8 1/2
• GOALS: To continue writing and performing. Dream about winning song of the year!
• AWARDS/NOMI NATIONS AND HONORS:
  • Grammy nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group ("26¢')
  • American Music Awards nomination for Favorite New Country Artist
  • Nashville's Music Award nomination for Group/Duo of the Year
  • Music City News Vocal Duo/Group of the Year
  • Music City News Star of Tomorrow - Male
  • OTHER PROFESSIONAL CREDITS: Licensed carpenter, P.A.D.l. Certified scuba diver
• INFLUENCES: James Taylor, Ricky Skaggs and Merle Haggard
• HOBBIES: Fishing, hunting and scuba diving
• FAVORITE SONGS YOU'VE WRITTEN: Pretty Red Shoes, Shame on Me, 26 Cents
• FAVORITE SONGS (WRITTEN BY OTHERS): Bluer Than Blue by Randy Goodrum and I Can't Make You LoveMe by Mike Reid
• FAVORITE ARTISTS: Vince Gill & Martina McBride
• FAVORITE SONGWRITER: Gary Burr
• FAVORITE BOOK: All Over But The Shoutin'
• FAVORITE MOVIE: Field of Dreams
• FAVORITE ACTOR & ACTRESS: Jimmy Stewart, Harrison Ford and Meg Ryan
• FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Atlanta Braves
• FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Matsuhisa - Los Angeles - Sushi
• FAVORITE PLACE: Abes Lake - Canada - Great Fishing!
• FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
• FAVORITE CAR: Old Chevy pickups
• BIGGEST EVENT OF YOUR LIFE: The birth of my kids
• WORST HABIT: Procrastination
• PET PEEVE: People who insist on being politically correct
• Favorites: Fishing, hunting, dirt bikes, scuba diving, skiing, tennis, computers and electronic stuff. tennis
• Favorite song: "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones
• Favorite Album: Waitin' For The Sun To Shine by Ricky Skaggs
• First song performed publicly: Steve Charlie Brown by the Coasters

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