Tyler Farr
{{short description|American country singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tyler Farr
| image = Tyler farr (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Farr at Walmart Soundcheck in 2013
| birth_name = Tyler Lynn Farr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|02|05}}
| birth_place = Garden City, Missouri, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.tylerfarr.com/biography |access-date=August 30, 2013| title=Biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911042932/http://www.tylerfarr.com/biography |archive-date=September 11, 2013 }}
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| genre = Country
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = {{hlist|BNA|Columbia Nashville|Broken Bow Records|Night Train Records}}
| website = {{URL|tylerfarr.com}}
}}
Tyler Lynn Farr (born February 5, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Originally signed to BNA Records Farr released two singles for the label before it closed. He transferred to Columbia Records Nashville, releasing two albums: Redneck Crazy in 2013 and Suffer in Peace in 2015. Overall he has charted eight singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. His highest ranking on the latter chart is "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" which placed at No. 1 in 2015.
Career
Tyler Farr grew up in Garden City, Missouri, and attended Missouri State University, getting a degree in voice.
Farr co-wrote the songs "Hey Y'all" for Cole Swindell and "She's Just Like That" for Joe Nichols.{{cite web|url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/72hours/subdetail.htm?id=132502&catid=5|title=Things to Do|publisher=The Frederick News-Post|access-date=August 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302195232/http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/72hours/subdetail.htm?ID=132502&catid=5|archive-date=March 2, 2012}} In early 2012, Farr released his debut single, "Hot Mess"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1680353/11-new-artists-in-country-music.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306030318/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1680353/11-new-artists-in-country-music.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |title=11 New Artists in Country Music |publisher=CMT |date=February 3, 2012 |access-date=August 19, 2015}} which he co-wrote with Rhett Akins. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, calling Farr's voice "unique, but not distracting."{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/tyler-farr-hot-mess/ |title=Tyler Farr, 'Hot Mess' – Song Review |date=December 14, 2011 |publisher=Tasteofcountry.com |access-date=August 19, 2015}} Following the merger of his original label, BNA Records, Farr moved to Columbia Nashville{{cite web|title=Columbia Nashville|url=http://www.columbianashville.com/artists/tyler-farr|access-date=August 2, 2013}} and released his second single, "Hello Goodbye". His third single, "Redneck Crazy", became his first Top 10 hit in 2013. Next was the top 3 hit "Whiskey in My Water". All four singles were included on his debut album, Redneck Crazy which was released on September 30, 2013.
Farr led off his second album in mid-2014 with "A Guy Walks Into a Bar". The album, entitled Suffer in Peace,{{cite news|last1=Stephenson|first1=Troy|title=Tyler Farr To Release Sophomore Album 'Suffer In Peace' On April 28|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2015/02/tyler-farr-to-release-sophomore-album-suffer-in-peace-on-april-28/|access-date=February 23, 2015|work=MusicRow|date=February 23, 2015}} was released on April 28, 2015, and "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" became Farr's first No. 1 single on Billboard Country Airplay in May 2015. The album's second single, "Withdrawals", was released to country radio on June 15, 2015. It had only reached number 52 on the Country Airplay chart when it was pulled from radio and "Better in Boots" was issued as a third single on August 17, 2015. The decision to change the single was made in order to give Farr an up-tempo, "female-friendly" song that he could sing live, according to Steve Hodges of Sony Nashville.{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297450|title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill – TRIANGLE OFFENSE}}
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"Our Town", Farr's eighth single release, was issued in late 2016. Singer Seth Ennis co-wrote the song.
In September 2018, Farr parted ways with Sony Music Nashville. Farr signed with Broken Bow Records in March 2019{{cite magazine|url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=10523|title=Farr signs with Aldean's label|magazine=Country Standard Time|date=March 25, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2020}} under Jason Aldean's newly founded imprint Night Train Records, and released the EP Only Truck in Town on June 5, 2020. The title track and "Soundtrack to a Small Town Sundown" were released as singles.
Musical styles
Farr is also a classically trained opera singer and took voice lessons during his teenage years; he sang tenor in Missouri's All-State Choir during his senior year of high school. He claims he discovered (and fell in love with) country music after his mother married George Jones' touring guitarist.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131110183142/http://www.cmt.com/news/cmt-offstage/1716697/tyler-farr-from-opera-to-george-jones-to-redneck-crazy.jhtml "Tyler Farr: From Opera to George Jones to 'Redneck Crazy'"], CMT.com, November 1, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
Personal life
Farr married his long-time girlfriend, Hannah Freeman on October 10, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/music/tyler-farr-marries-hannah-freeman/|title=Tyler Farr Marries Hannah Freeman on a Tennessee Farm|date=October 10, 2016}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| style="width:10em;"| Title
! style="width:20em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| Camouflage
|
|
| scope="row"| Only Truck in Town
|
|
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single ! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Sales ! rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| US Country Songs ! style="width:45px;"| US Country Airplay ! style="width:45px;"| US ! style="width:45px;"| CAN Country ! style="width:45px;"| CAN |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
! scope="row"| "Hot Mess" | colspan="2"| 49 | — | — | — | | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Redneck Crazy |
| scope="row"| "Hello Goodbye"
| 52 | 47 | — | — | — | | |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
! scope="row"| "Redneck Crazy" | 2 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 57 |
| |
| scope="row"| "Whiskey in My Water"
| 11 | 3 | 52 | 10 | 73 |
| |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" | 7 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 67 |
| | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Suffer in Peace |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
! scope="row"| "Withdrawals" | 47 | 52 | — | — | — | | |
| scope="row"| "Better in Boots"
| 26 | 26 | —{{efn|"Better in Boots" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tyler-farr/chart-history/hbu/|title=Tyler Farr Chart History – Bubbling Under|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2019}}}} | 43 | — | | |
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Our Town" | — | 53 | — | — | — | | | rowspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| 2017
! scope="row"| "I Should Go to Church Sometime" | — | 56 | — | — | — | | |
| 2018
! scope="row"| "Love by the Moon" | — | 57 | — | — | — | | |
| rowspan="2"|2020
! scope="row"| "Only Truck in Town" | — | 60 | — | — | — | | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Only Truck in Town |
| scope="row"| "Soundtrack to a Small Town Sundown"
| — | — | — | — | — | | |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Notes
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== Promotional singles ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| | Year
! style="width:14em;"| Single !| Album |
|---|
| 2015
! scope="row"| "Suffer in Peace" | style="text-align:left;"| Suffer in Peace |
= Other charted songs =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart ! rowspan="2"| Sales ! rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| US Country ! style="width:45px;"| US Country Airplay |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
! scope="row"| "Blue Christmas" | — | 56 | | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Damn Good Friends" (with Jason Aldean) | 46 | — | | style="text-align:left;"| Suffer in Peace |
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
= Music videos =
Filmography
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| Himself | Episode: "Tyler Farr" |
| 2019–present
|Himself |with Willie Robertson and Adam LaRoche |
References
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External links
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- {{official website|http://www.tylerfarr.com}}
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