Billy Ray Cyrus burst onto the music scene in the early 1990's.
When people heard him, they wanted more.
I know I did.
When Achy Breaky Heart hit the airwaves, I was living in Texas.
It all seemed to fit.
The girls went wild, and I was doing theatre at the time.
I wanted to be like him.
Of course, there was only one Billy Ray Cyrus, and no one came close, even to this day.
The biggest thing that held me back was the fact that I could not sing very well.
So I had to face reality that I was a few off-key notes away from being like Billy Ray.
Oh well.
There was still the real thing.
The more he sang, the more I loved him.
I was a big fan of the man whose "heart" touched the world.
I'm still a Billy Ray Cyrus fan, and know just about everything Cyrus.
I would love to win that guitar signed by him, as I would treasure it always.
Keep on singing, cause I'm going to keep listening!
George Vreeland Hill
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Billy's turned out to be a great father. Billy opted for the stability ( vs- live concerts) of an acting career, "Doc" 2001-04 and currently for Disney Channel's "Hannah"...in which he stars with his daughter, Miley.
Some people claim Cyrus is a one-hit wonder, mainly because "Achy Breaky Heart" was his only major hit on the Billboard Hot 100. He did land six Top Ten singles on the country charts, including "Could've Been Me", "Busy Man", and "In the Heart of a Woman". Cyrus also holds the record for the longest time at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for a debut record (17 weeks).
The success of "Achy Breaky Heart" from his first album "Some Gave All" was followed by "It Won't Be the Last", which began strong but sales wound up being disappointing compared to "Some Gave All". He continued to chart and release four more albums over the next six years. These were "Storm in the Heartland" (1994), "Trail of Tears" (1996), "Shot Full of Love" (1998) and "Southern Rain" (2000). He has had some success as a gospel singer with his album "The Other Side" in 2003. His most recent album, released in July 2006, is "Wanna Be Your Joe".
"We The People", the working people's anthem from "Southern Rain" became the campaign theme song for President George W. Bush during his 2000 election campaign.
"Doc" was the highest rated show on PAX-TV. Bill Ray was also on "Dancing With The Stars".
In 1999, Cyrus received the International Entertainment Buyer Association's "Humanitarian of the Year" Award for his philanthropic work. His charitable efforts have been recognized by the Country Radio Broadcasters, who honored him with their Artist Humanitarian Award, and by the Kennedy Center Honors, which recognized him for his work with children. He also received the first ever Bob Hope Congressional Medal of Honor Society Entertainer's Award for his dedication to philanthropy.
(information gathered from amoung others...wikipedia.com
Billy Ray Cyrus has also hosted The March of Dimes.
For more on Billy Ray Cyrus go to: http://www.luckmedia.com/cyrus/past.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/09/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/
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Good article, George. 10!
on "Dancing with the Stars?" Seems like a good guy and a lot of fun. rpw
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