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Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon (1962-) is a CountryMusic singer from Meridian, Mississippi.
His musical career started in his teens when he played piano and sang gospel music. For a brief time in TheEighties, he was the lead singer of the Tennessee River Boys, who later became Music/DiamondRio. After leaving them, he competed on ''Series/StarSearch''.
Ty signed with Creator/EpicRecords in 1995, releasing his debut album ''What Mattered Most'' that year. The lead single and title track set a new record for ''Billboard'' when 133 stations on its survey added the song all at once. The album itself went gold on the strength of that single, resulting in the largest first-day shipment of albums in the history of Epic Records' Nashville branch ''and'' the highest-charting debut album since Music/BillyRayCyrus' ''Some Gave All'' three years prior.
Despite a couple hiccups along the way, including an arrest in July 1995 for public indecency and possession of methamphetamine. After he was sentenced to community service, the charges were dropped. The 1990s saw more hit albums for Ty, with hit singles off ''Living in a Moment'' and ''Big Hopes''. From these albums came many radio hits such as "Living in a Moment", "Loved Too Much", "A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)", "It Must Be Love", and "Hands of a Working Man". However, his 1999 album ''Steam'' was unsuccessful. His life spiraled out of control after that: he divorced, gained weight, got mugged, got hit with a lawsuit for dental surgery, and went back into rehab. These events led to his fifth album never materializing and Epic ending his contract after a GreatestHitsAlbum.
After cleaning himself up, Herndon re-emeged in 2007 with the independently-released ''Right About Now'', which was positively received by critics. He gained further media attention in 2014 when he came out as gay in an interview with ''People'' magazine. Herndon has continued to record independently and tour well into TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties.
His music is defined by his warm, earnest singing voice and country-pop production. His songs hit on common country themes of TheNineties, such as relationships ("It Must Be Love"), family ("Hands of a Working Man"), and breakups ("What Mattered Most").
!Albums
*''What Mattered Most'' (1995)
*''Living in a Moment'' (1996)
*''Big Hopes'' (1998)
*''Steam'' (1999)
*''This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits'' (2002)
*''A Not So Silent Night'' (2003)
*''Right About Now'' (2007)
*''A Ty Herndon Christmas'' (2007)
*''Journey On'' (2010)
*''Lies I Told Myself'' (2013)
*''House on Fire'' (2016)
*''Got It Covered'' (2019)
!Tropes present in his work:
* CallAndResponseSong: An uncredited Sons of the Desert do this on "It Must Be Love":
-->'''Sons of the Desert''': Is she there in your dreams?
-->'''Ty''': I don't know, I can't sleep
-->'''Sons''': Is she breaking your heart?
-->'''Ty''': Yeah, but isn't it sweet?
-->'''Sons''': Does she know how you feel?
-->'''Ty''': It's right on the tip of my tongue
-->'''Sons''':Are you walking on air?
-->'''Ty''': Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
-->'''Sons''':Does she trouble your mind?
-->'''Ty''': It's no trouble at all
-->'''All''': Oh, I don't know but something tells me it must be love.
* TheCoverChangesTheGender: After coming out as gay, Herndon re-recorded "What Mattered Most" with the pronouns changed to female, in order to indicate a relationship between two men.
* DualMeaningChorus: Although it doesn't have a chorus, every verse of "A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)" ends on the title phrase to show various cases where that phrase can apply (such as a man watching a woman lose her inhibitions skinny-dipping, a father walking his daughter down the aisle, and an elderly man holding onto his dying wife's hand).
* EarlyBirdCameo: Thompson Square sing backing vocals on ''Right About Now'', released three years prior to their first major single "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not".
* HeartbeatSoundtrack: "Heather's Wall" opens with a heartbeat sound played on synthesized drums.
* LovingDetails: "What Mattered Most" is about how he knows all the important life details about his lover's personal life, but "paid no attention" to actually showing love and affection before the relationship was ended.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Steam", an impassioned song about making love, was this relative to his usually more message-driven songs.
His musical career started in his teens when he played piano and sang gospel music. For a brief time in TheEighties, he was the lead singer of the Tennessee River Boys, who later became Music/DiamondRio. After leaving them, he competed on ''Series/StarSearch''.
Ty signed with Creator/EpicRecords in 1995, releasing his debut album ''What Mattered Most'' that year. The lead single and title track set a new record for ''Billboard'' when 133 stations on its survey added the song all at once. The album itself went gold on the strength of that single, resulting in the largest first-day shipment of albums in the history of Epic Records' Nashville branch ''and'' the highest-charting debut album since Music/BillyRayCyrus' ''Some Gave All'' three years prior.
Despite a couple hiccups along the way, including an arrest in July 1995 for public indecency and possession of methamphetamine. After he was sentenced to community service, the charges were dropped. The 1990s saw more hit albums for Ty, with hit singles off ''Living in a Moment'' and ''Big Hopes''. From these albums came many radio hits such as "Living in a Moment", "Loved Too Much", "A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)", "It Must Be Love", and "Hands of a Working Man". However, his 1999 album ''Steam'' was unsuccessful. His life spiraled out of control after that: he divorced, gained weight, got mugged, got hit with a lawsuit for dental surgery, and went back into rehab. These events led to his fifth album never materializing and Epic ending his contract after a GreatestHitsAlbum.
After cleaning himself up, Herndon re-emeged in 2007 with the independently-released ''Right About Now'', which was positively received by critics. He gained further media attention in 2014 when he came out as gay in an interview with ''People'' magazine. Herndon has continued to record independently and tour well into TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties.
His music is defined by his warm, earnest singing voice and country-pop production. His songs hit on common country themes of TheNineties, such as relationships ("It Must Be Love"), family ("Hands of a Working Man"), and breakups ("What Mattered Most").
!Albums
*''What Mattered Most'' (1995)
*''Living in a Moment'' (1996)
*''Big Hopes'' (1998)
*''Steam'' (1999)
*''This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits'' (2002)
*''A Not So Silent Night'' (2003)
*''Right About Now'' (2007)
*''A Ty Herndon Christmas'' (2007)
*''Journey On'' (2010)
*''Lies I Told Myself'' (2013)
*''House on Fire'' (2016)
*''Got It Covered'' (2019)
!Tropes present in his work:
* CallAndResponseSong: An uncredited Sons of the Desert do this on "It Must Be Love":
-->'''Sons of the Desert''': Is she there in your dreams?
-->'''Ty''': I don't know, I can't sleep
-->'''Sons''': Is she breaking your heart?
-->'''Ty''': Yeah, but isn't it sweet?
-->'''Sons''': Does she know how you feel?
-->'''Ty''': It's right on the tip of my tongue
-->'''Sons''':Are you walking on air?
-->'''Ty''': Well, I'm sure feelin' tall
-->'''Sons''':Does she trouble your mind?
-->'''Ty''': It's no trouble at all
-->'''All''': Oh, I don't know but something tells me it must be love.
* TheCoverChangesTheGender: After coming out as gay, Herndon re-recorded "What Mattered Most" with the pronouns changed to female, in order to indicate a relationship between two men.
* DualMeaningChorus: Although it doesn't have a chorus, every verse of "A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)" ends on the title phrase to show various cases where that phrase can apply (such as a man watching a woman lose her inhibitions skinny-dipping, a father walking his daughter down the aisle, and an elderly man holding onto his dying wife's hand).
* EarlyBirdCameo: Thompson Square sing backing vocals on ''Right About Now'', released three years prior to their first major single "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not".
* HeartbeatSoundtrack: "Heather's Wall" opens with a heartbeat sound played on synthesized drums.
* LovingDetails: "What Mattered Most" is about how he knows all the important life details about his lover's personal life, but "paid no attention" to actually showing love and affection before the relationship was ended.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Steam", an impassioned song about making love, was this relative to his usually more message-driven songs.
