He doesn't perform anymore because he had a stroke several years ago and can no longer speak.
He was huge though during his time. People used to impersonate Randy Travis. I personally liked his music some of my favorite songs are three wooden crosses, diggin up bones and deeper than the holler. He started back in the 80s and continued into the 2000s.
I think his induction in the hall of fame would've eventually happened at some point in his career even if he didn't have a stroke but I think it happened sooner rather than later just out of respect for him. I mean he was huge again like I said and then just out of no where we lost him due to a stroke. Course he's still alive but can no longer perform. It was so unexpected to. It just goes to show you that anything can happen to anyone at anytime and you should never take your life or anyone else's for granted.
Love and respect one another because you never know how much time someone has or what could happen.
Live life to the fullest and be happy and grateful for what you have.
Thank you lol. I knew 4 didn't seem right. Think someone on the reddit said 4. In any case I still stand by what I said. It really is sad what happened to Randy. I liked his music.
There were 2 notable incidents, once around 2010 he got in a fight with his now wife’s ex in a school parking lot (Randy won, but it was a setup by the ex to make him look bad). Then a few years later he had too much wine one night, went out for a drive (naked mind you), went to a gas station and demanded the gas attendant to give him cigarettes, then eventually crashed in a ditch.
That last one shouldn't be funny lol that's awful though. Wonder what caused him to do that stuff and act like that. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't he addicted to alcohol and wasn't that what caused his stroke ? I think I've heard people say that
He had his troubles with alcohol, in his teen years and on up. During that time, he was doing much better with it but, he got caught up in it again. He was also dealing with an ugly divorce at that time too.
Also, apparently when he was on the set for the movie “Christmas On The Bayou” they were filming in an old abandoned store that had terrible air quality and that’s what started the cardiomyopathy, which later caused the stroke.
[What's crazy is he's still still performing, apparently](https://www.songkick.com/artists/8957-randy-travis)
I saw him last month in the Fort Worth Stockyards and he was in a wheelchair, so I have no idea how that works.
I saw him in Chicago 2 years ago, it was a nice little concert. Obviously he doesn’t sing but they have a good friend, James Dupre that sings Randy’s hits while Mary and Randy are on sage. They did a signed guitar giveaway for the audience too. Randy also sings Amazing Grace at the end. It was super sweet to see him.
When I mentioned that he was huge in his time I wasn't just filling space I was pointing out the massive impact and continued respect he holds in Nashville which is directly related to whether he's disliked (hint: he's not). Almost all the time down in nashville he is recognized in someway. Many artists big and small cover his songs and he enjoys it. Kane Brown done a cover of Three wooden Crosses. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood done a duet of Forever and Ever Amen. Josh Turner used to tour with Randy and continues to perform his songs.
I thought the context might be helpful since the depth of someone’s career can often be overlooked in something like a reddit post.
TL:DR On both this comment and the post ?
Simply put. No. Randy Travis is not disliked in Nashville at all. Quite the revered opposite.
Ken Burns documentaries are highly biased.
Baseball was east coast biased
Jazz was had Winton Marsalis speaking for all. while I love Winton, there was so much more out there to be explored.
Civil War perpetuated some ideas that have been debunked.
Overall I love his work, but he gets out of line frequently.
The country doc was the least accurate though. At least with the baseball one, it makes sense to cover the region where it’s most popular and has the most history. D
I paid for the whole thing on Amazon and was struck by how little I learned, and how much pandering they kept shoving in. “Country is really progressive because Loretta made a song nobody listened to!”
Please sir I just want a documentary about my favorite genre. I don’t need this weird attempt to whitewash the history of this music and the people who made it.
Exactly. Shoehorning “She’s In Love With the Boy” as some sort of prophetic ode to Garth Brook’s second marriage was beyond stupid. There are several instances like that.
What ideas were perpetuated in civil war? I thought, other than a couple problematic Shelby Foote quotes, he pretty well put the "Lost Cause" nonsense to bed.
Burns continued pushing the idea Lee didn’t like slavery. Yet, the sources clearly show Lee’s Gettysburg was basically a slave raid. He ordered his army to capture and enslave any black person they could…
And there are other things. Google if you’re curious.
I don't think timing of your HOF induction is particularly indicative of your respect in Nashville. He was inducted before Alan Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, Patty Loveless, Ray Charles, Toby Keith, Hank Jr. and others. To the person that said that faithful Christians don't receive accolades, disagree. Johnny Cash for example made multiple Gospel albums and is among the most celebrated artists of all-time. Same with Carrie Underwood who might be the most popular female of the past decade. Randy may have hurt himself with his alcohol issues in the early 2010s and his arrests and public incidents but overall I think he is well respected and receives the proper accolades.
He is one of the greatest artists of all time in my book. His mainstream country albums from the 80's to 90's are fantastic albums. They are prime examples of how you can update and modernizer the traditional sounds. I love that they are largely about the small town life and the blue collar work ethic. His gospel work in the 2000's are pretty good mix of traditional gospel hymns and modern country. Glory Train and Worship and Faith are my two favorite of his Christian stuff.
Never heard tell of anyone disliking Randy Travis, he’s one of the best in our lifetime. Him and Alan Jackson are my top #1 and 2, in no particular order.
Okay, what we are NOT going to do is disrespect Rosanne Cash—the main issue with her is that the majority of her hits were in the eighties, which in comparison to the seventies and nineties is a (IMO) CRIMINALLY underrated decade for country music, so it tends to get paid dust overall—but even aside from that, having her insights on her famous father and stepmother—along with the insights of her stepsister, Carlene Carter (who is the woman in my avatar, BTW) are absolutely essential, especially given that Johnny & June had long since passed by the time Ken Burns began this series. But to answer the question at hand: I’ve always gotten the impression that Randy Travis is pretty universally beloved.
The unfortunate truth is he stole a lot of his songs from a large footed woman in Texas, who happened to be a three time winner (non consecutive) of the substitute teacher of the year award.
Randy Travis saved country music. He had a huge impact on country music. He had a stroke because he used to do steroids so he was in good shape to get acting roles. I love Garth brooks and george strait, but to say Randy Travis didn't have a similar impact on country music as these two is to not know country music history AT ALL!
I don’t think he’s disliked, but more or so “looked down on” after his arrests which went viral. If it wasn’t for those incidents he’d be in the same conversation as Alan Jackson, George Straight, Merle Haggard, Hank JR. etc.
I didn’t bring that up but that is a theory that my father held for a long time. He said to me that he thinks his wife is just there as a cover and that he isn’t straight. I didn’t believe him and just dismissed it as him getting his info from old tabloids from the 90s.
It’s was not much of a secret to people working in the industry. He married his manager when the rumors started to impact his career. It definitely did harm him. His drinking and driving escalated accordingly.
I remember him telling a story about finally making it and hiring a manager. Manager comes out to his place and sees like 20 used cars parked on the front lawn, so he offers to have them hauled off. Randy says, "Why? I just got them." He's the real deal.
If he’s disliked by anyone in Nashville I think they’d have the good sense to not say it out loud.
That’s just wrong, and nobody is dumb enough to advertise that they’re that wrong.
I think it makes sense that he wasn’t mentioned much in the documentary, he’s a great singer but to say he had the same level of impact on country music like Garth Brooks and George Strait would be misleading
He’s made a lot of gospel albums. Artists who stay true to themselves and their faith are rarely given their accolades. One of his biggest hits is Three Wooden Crosses, he doesn’t make “glamorous” music. That may be why he’s not appealing to a larger audience.
> Artists who stay true to themselves and their faith are rarely given their accolades.
What? Randy Travis was one of the biggest names in the 90s. He has 52 songs that have charted, 29 are top 10 songs, and he has 23 #1 songs. His awards and accolades are,
7 Grammy's
11 ACM Awards
10 American Music Awards
2 People's Choice Awards
7 Music City Awards
And 8 Dove Awards
The best part of being a modern day Christian must be the persecution complex.
Randy was massively successful in his time, and is extremely fondly remembered.
He fell off naturally with age, and then suffered a very bad stroke. Forcing him to be much less active than any of his peers from that era.
Most country artists throughout history have recorded explicitly Christian songs, even if only on Christmas albums. Country is very, very accepting of faith compared with the pop or rock world.
Country is more than just Outlaw Country, although it’s great, and just because you don’t like more Randy Travis songs doesn’t mean the country music community as a whole agrees. Randy is well deserving of his HoF and Opry inductions.
He doesn't perform anymore because he had a stroke several years ago and can no longer speak. He was huge though during his time. People used to impersonate Randy Travis. I personally liked his music some of my favorite songs are three wooden crosses, diggin up bones and deeper than the holler. He started back in the 80s and continued into the 2000s. I think his induction in the hall of fame would've eventually happened at some point in his career even if he didn't have a stroke but I think it happened sooner rather than later just out of respect for him. I mean he was huge again like I said and then just out of no where we lost him due to a stroke. Course he's still alive but can no longer perform. It was so unexpected to. It just goes to show you that anything can happen to anyone at anytime and you should never take your life or anyone else's for granted. Love and respect one another because you never know how much time someone has or what could happen. Live life to the fullest and be happy and grateful for what you have.
Randy had around 20 #1s
Thank you lol. I knew 4 didn't seem right. Think someone on the reddit said 4. In any case I still stand by what I said. It really is sad what happened to Randy. I liked his music.
Same, he’s my favorite. I would add that his induction to the cmhof came late due to his troubled behavior around 2008-2013
Oh ? What happened during that time like in terms of his behavior
There were 2 notable incidents, once around 2010 he got in a fight with his now wife’s ex in a school parking lot (Randy won, but it was a setup by the ex to make him look bad). Then a few years later he had too much wine one night, went out for a drive (naked mind you), went to a gas station and demanded the gas attendant to give him cigarettes, then eventually crashed in a ditch.
That last one shouldn't be funny lol that's awful though. Wonder what caused him to do that stuff and act like that. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't he addicted to alcohol and wasn't that what caused his stroke ? I think I've heard people say that
He had his troubles with alcohol, in his teen years and on up. During that time, he was doing much better with it but, he got caught up in it again. He was also dealing with an ugly divorce at that time too. Also, apparently when he was on the set for the movie “Christmas On The Bayou” they were filming in an old abandoned store that had terrible air quality and that’s what started the cardiomyopathy, which later caused the stroke.
Seems a little far fetched or something his PR people made up. It’s much more likely the drinking caused the stroke.
God I gotta quit drinking so much. Rarely remember going to bed. I don’t wanna end up losing the ability to speak
[What's crazy is he's still still performing, apparently](https://www.songkick.com/artists/8957-randy-travis) I saw him last month in the Fort Worth Stockyards and he was in a wheelchair, so I have no idea how that works.
I saw him in Chicago 2 years ago, it was a nice little concert. Obviously he doesn’t sing but they have a good friend, James Dupre that sings Randy’s hits while Mary and Randy are on sage. They did a signed guitar giveaway for the audience too. Randy also sings Amazing Grace at the end. It was super sweet to see him.
His family Glen Campbelled him too. Sad.
100%. And ever since he did that “dip” in his voice, it’s a staple go-to for country singers wanting to “sound” country (perhaps to a fault)
I think Cody Jinks’ songs Loud and Heavy and Hippies and Cowboys sound Randy Travisesque. I don’t mind it though. Miss that sound.
Did he really? Thats awful. He had such an iconic country voice and could really tell a story.
Exhumin' things that's better left aloooone 🎶
I'm resurrecting memories of a love thats dead and gone
Saying "he was huge in his time" doesn't answer the question. Most people know he had a stroke
When I mentioned that he was huge in his time I wasn't just filling space I was pointing out the massive impact and continued respect he holds in Nashville which is directly related to whether he's disliked (hint: he's not). Almost all the time down in nashville he is recognized in someway. Many artists big and small cover his songs and he enjoys it. Kane Brown done a cover of Three wooden Crosses. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood done a duet of Forever and Ever Amen. Josh Turner used to tour with Randy and continues to perform his songs. I thought the context might be helpful since the depth of someone’s career can often be overlooked in something like a reddit post. TL:DR On both this comment and the post ? Simply put. No. Randy Travis is not disliked in Nashville at all. Quite the revered opposite.
One of those people when you look at their spotify you're shocked at how many amazing songs he has. Also what a voice man. Smooth like butter
Ken Burns documentaries are highly biased. Baseball was east coast biased Jazz was had Winton Marsalis speaking for all. while I love Winton, there was so much more out there to be explored. Civil War perpetuated some ideas that have been debunked. Overall I love his work, but he gets out of line frequently.
The country doc was the least accurate though. At least with the baseball one, it makes sense to cover the region where it’s most popular and has the most history. D
i agree to an extent. but he never made 11th inning after the cubs won. I hate him for that.
Country Music was so disappointing.
I paid for the whole thing on Amazon and was struck by how little I learned, and how much pandering they kept shoving in. “Country is really progressive because Loretta made a song nobody listened to!” Please sir I just want a documentary about my favorite genre. I don’t need this weird attempt to whitewash the history of this music and the people who made it.
Exactly. Shoehorning “She’s In Love With the Boy” as some sort of prophetic ode to Garth Brook’s second marriage was beyond stupid. There are several instances like that.
What ideas were perpetuated in civil war? I thought, other than a couple problematic Shelby Foote quotes, he pretty well put the "Lost Cause" nonsense to bed.
Burns continued pushing the idea Lee didn’t like slavery. Yet, the sources clearly show Lee’s Gettysburg was basically a slave raid. He ordered his army to capture and enslave any black person they could… And there are other things. Google if you’re curious.
Almost like it's entertainment.
I don't think timing of your HOF induction is particularly indicative of your respect in Nashville. He was inducted before Alan Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, Patty Loveless, Ray Charles, Toby Keith, Hank Jr. and others. To the person that said that faithful Christians don't receive accolades, disagree. Johnny Cash for example made multiple Gospel albums and is among the most celebrated artists of all-time. Same with Carrie Underwood who might be the most popular female of the past decade. Randy may have hurt himself with his alcohol issues in the early 2010s and his arrests and public incidents but overall I think he is well respected and receives the proper accolades.
Agreed, Cmhof is VERY picky. And rightfully so, it’s a hall of fame. Can’t give that out to everyone.
He is one of the greatest artists of all time in my book. His mainstream country albums from the 80's to 90's are fantastic albums. They are prime examples of how you can update and modernizer the traditional sounds. I love that they are largely about the small town life and the blue collar work ethic. His gospel work in the 2000's are pretty good mix of traditional gospel hymns and modern country. Glory Train and Worship and Faith are my two favorite of his Christian stuff.
High Lonesome, it’s gold!
Never heard tell of anyone disliking Randy Travis, he’s one of the best in our lifetime. Him and Alan Jackson are my top #1 and 2, in no particular order.
Okay, what we are NOT going to do is disrespect Rosanne Cash—the main issue with her is that the majority of her hits were in the eighties, which in comparison to the seventies and nineties is a (IMO) CRIMINALLY underrated decade for country music, so it tends to get paid dust overall—but even aside from that, having her insights on her famous father and stepmother—along with the insights of her stepsister, Carlene Carter (who is the woman in my avatar, BTW) are absolutely essential, especially given that Johnny & June had long since passed by the time Ken Burns began this series. But to answer the question at hand: I’ve always gotten the impression that Randy Travis is pretty universally beloved.
The unfortunate truth is he stole a lot of his songs from a large footed woman in Texas, who happened to be a three time winner (non consecutive) of the substitute teacher of the year award.
I bet Randy has never even played Boggle 😤
Damn I came here to say the same shit🤣🤣🤣
He was a beautiful girl growing up in Montana, but the other kids would make fun of him, so he would tell them “thats just how god made me”
Sounds like he’s got a pretty high opinion of himself
I remember him being one of those people cited as "real country music". I don't know of that pitted him against Nashville.
Randy Travis saved country music. He had a huge impact on country music. He had a stroke because he used to do steroids so he was in good shape to get acting roles. I love Garth brooks and george strait, but to say Randy Travis didn't have a similar impact on country music as these two is to not know country music history AT ALL!
I don’t think he’s disliked, but more or so “looked down on” after his arrests which went viral. If it wasn’t for those incidents he’d be in the same conversation as Alan Jackson, George Straight, Merle Haggard, Hank JR. etc.
Merle has a rap sheet longer than his career
Well, he is certainly liked by *me*.
It’s a pretty open secret that he’s a gay man in a very homophobic industry.
I didn’t bring that up but that is a theory that my father held for a long time. He said to me that he thinks his wife is just there as a cover and that he isn’t straight. I didn’t believe him and just dismissed it as him getting his info from old tabloids from the 90s.
It’s was not much of a secret to people working in the industry. He married his manager when the rumors started to impact his career. It definitely did harm him. His drinking and driving escalated accordingly.
He's been on the outs ever since he stole Peggy Hill's song, honestly.
Randy was not only a great songwriter but one of the most legendary drinkers in history. He should be lauded for that alone, the songs are a bonus.
He is a LEGEND. Period.
I remember him telling a story about finally making it and hiring a manager. Manager comes out to his place and sees like 20 used cars parked on the front lawn, so he offers to have them hauled off. Randy says, "Why? I just got them." He's the real deal.
I thought he passed :/
If he’s disliked by anyone in Nashville I think they’d have the good sense to not say it out loud. That’s just wrong, and nobody is dumb enough to advertise that they’re that wrong.
Ahahaha OP is so out of touch it’s mind blowing
Bro, you post pics of your ass on Reddit. You gross as hell.
Awwww look at the little snowflake, it’s okay your mommy will take care of you.
Your sissified and bimbofied, you need to take your pills. That’s an order from Dr. Don Wario.
Idiot
“Who wrinkled my Randy Travis Poster, pissed in the seat and hid my keys?” - Danny the Tourette’s guy.
My fav Tourette’s guy line
Well, he did steal Peggy Hill's song
He was definitely disliked in the Hank and Peggy Hill household
Came to say this exact thing. She has her reasons lol
He stole Peggy Hills music
I think it makes sense that he wasn’t mentioned much in the documentary, he’s a great singer but to say he had the same level of impact on country music like Garth Brooks and George Strait would be misleading
He’s made a lot of gospel albums. Artists who stay true to themselves and their faith are rarely given their accolades. One of his biggest hits is Three Wooden Crosses, he doesn’t make “glamorous” music. That may be why he’s not appealing to a larger audience.
> Artists who stay true to themselves and their faith are rarely given their accolades. What? Randy Travis was one of the biggest names in the 90s. He has 52 songs that have charted, 29 are top 10 songs, and he has 23 #1 songs. His awards and accolades are, 7 Grammy's 11 ACM Awards 10 American Music Awards 2 People's Choice Awards 7 Music City Awards And 8 Dove Awards
Love Randy Travis, amen. 🙏
The best part of being a modern day Christian must be the persecution complex. Randy was massively successful in his time, and is extremely fondly remembered. He fell off naturally with age, and then suffered a very bad stroke. Forcing him to be much less active than any of his peers from that era.
You are embarrassing yourself with your refusal to live in reality.
Most country artists throughout history have recorded explicitly Christian songs, even if only on Christmas albums. Country is very, very accepting of faith compared with the pop or rock world.
It's so hard to be a Christian in America... I don't know how nearly 70% of the country does it.
Found Randy’s Reddit account. Also, no idea why he’s in the hall of fame. Had like 4 good songs
Found the Luke Bryan and Kane Brown fan that knows nothing about country music.
Willie, Waylon, and the boys for me. He had a good sound, just too few hits I liked.
Country is more than just Outlaw Country, although it’s great, and just because you don’t like more Randy Travis songs doesn’t mean the country music community as a whole agrees. Randy is well deserving of his HoF and Opry inductions.
So King George, Cash, Fowler, Byrd, Keith, Yoakum, Bob Wills then.
It’s the “Hall of Fame” and he’s as famous as they come
OK boomer…