Tyler Farr

Tyler Farr
Farr at Walmart Soundcheck in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Tyler Lynn Farr
Born	(1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 40) Garden City, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2010–present
Labels	BNA Columbia Nashville Broken Bow Records Night Train Records
Website	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^[1] and "She's Just Like That" for Joe Nichols.^[2] In early 2012, Farr released his debut single, "Hot Mess"^[3] 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."^[4] Following the merger of his original label, BNA Records, Farr moved to Columbia Nashville^[5] 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,^[6] 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.^[7]

Farr performing in 2014

"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^[8] 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.^[9]

Personal life

Farr married his long-time girlfriend, Hannah Freeman on October 10, 2016.^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Sales
		US Country [11]	US [12]	AUS [13]	CAN [14]
Redneck Crazy	Release date: September 30, 2013 Label: Columbia Nashville	2	5	—	—	US: 187,000[15]
Suffer in Peace	Release date: April 28, 2015 Label: Columbia Nashville	2	4	66	11	US: 100,500[16]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title	Details
Camouflage	Release date: September 7, 2010 Label: BNA Records
Only Truck in Town	Release date: June 5, 2020 Label: Broken Bow Records/Night Train

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Sales	Album
		US Country Songs [17]	US Country Airplay [18]	US [19]	CAN Country [20]	CAN [21]
2012	"Hot Mess"	49		—	—	—			Redneck Crazy
	"Hello Goodbye"	52	47	—	—	—
2013	"Redneck Crazy"	2	3	29	7	57	RIAA: 2x Platinum[22] MC: Gold[23]	US: 967,000[24]
	"Whiskey in My Water"	11	3	52	10	73	RIAA: Platinum[25]	US: 548,000[26]
2014	"A Guy Walks Into a Bar"	7	1	51	9	67	RIAA: Platinum[27]	US: 502,000[28]	Suffer in Peace
2015	"Withdrawals"	47	52	—	—	—
	"Better in Boots"	26	26	—[a]	43	—		US: 131,000[30]
2016	"Our Town"	—	53	—	—	—		US: 8,000[31]	—
2017	"I Should Go to Church Sometime"	—	56	—	—	—
2018	"Love by the Moon"	—	57	—	—	—
2020	"Only Truck in Town"	—	60	—	—	—			Only Truck in Town
	"Soundtrack to a Small Town Sundown"	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

1. "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.^[29]

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Album
2015	"Suffer in Peace"	Suffer in Peace

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
		US Country	US Country Airplay
2015	"Blue Christmas"	—	56		—
	"Damn Good Friends" (with Jason Aldean)	46	—	US: 17,000[32]	Suffer in Peace
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2012	"Hello Goodbye"[33]	Darrin Dickerson
2013	"Redneck Crazy"	Jeff Venable
2014	"Whiskey in My Water"[34]	Chris Hicky
	"A Guy Walks Into a Bar"[35]	Jeff Venable
2015	"Withdrawals"[36]	Eric Welch
	"Better in Boots"[37]
2018	"Love By The Moon"

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Ridiculousness	Himself	Episode: "Tyler Farr"
2019–present	Buck Commander	Himself	with Willie Robertson and Adam LaRoche

References

1. "Biography". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
2. "Things to Do". The Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
3. "11 New Artists in Country Music". CMT. February 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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21. "Tyler Farr Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
22. "American single certifications – Tyler Farr – Redneck Crazy". Recording Industry Association of America.
23. "Canadian single certifications – Tyler Farr – Redneck Crazy". Music Canada.
24. Matt Bjorke (November 13, 2013). "Country Chart News – The Top 30 Digital Singles – November 13, 2013: CMA Awards Drive Sales; Eric Church "The Outsiders" #1; Taylor Swift "Red" #3". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
25. "American single certifications – Tyler Farr – Whiskey in My Water". Recording Industry Association of America.
26. Matt Bjorke (July 23, 2014). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles – July 23, 2014". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.
27. "American single certifications – Tyler Farr – A Guy Walks Into A Bar". Recording Industry Association of America.
28. Matt Bjorke (June 11, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of June 11, 2015".
29. "Tyler Farr Chart History – Bubbling Under". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
30. Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
31. Bjorke, Matt (October 3, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: October 3, 2016". Roughstock.
32. Bjorke, Matt (May 13, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of May 13, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here [1]
33. "CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Hello Goodbye". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
34. "CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Whiskey in My Water". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
35. "Tyler Farr | A Guy Walks Into a Bar | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
36. "Tyler Farr | Withdrawals | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
37. "CMT : Videos : Tyler Farr : Better in Boots". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

External links

• Official website