Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959) is an American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the country band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1997, until he rejoined the band in 2014. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow Records.[2] Before leaving Shenandoah in 1997, he and his brother Tim formed a duo known as the Raybon Brothers, which had crossover success that year with the hit single "Butterfly Kisses".
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Marty Raybon | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1959-12-08) December 8, 1959 (age 62) Sanford, Florida[1] |
Genres | Country, Christian country, Bluegrass |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
Years active | 1985–present |
Labels | Sparrow, Tri Chord, Doobie Shea, Dakota Sky, Rural Rhythm |
Member of | Shenandoah |
Formerly of | Raybon Brothers |
Website | MartyRaybon.com |
The Raybon Brothers split up in 1997, and Marty Raybon resumed his career as a solo artist. A second self-titled album was released in 2000, followed by 2003's Full Circle. 2006 saw the release of When the Sand Runs Out, which included the single "Shenandoah Saturday Night".
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Marty Raybon |
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Full Circle |
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When the Sand Runs Out |
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This, That & the Other |
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At His Best |
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Hand to the Plow |
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Southern Roots & Branches (Yesterday & Today) |
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The Back Forty[3] |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
2000 | "Cracker Jack Diamond" | 63 | Marty Raybon (2000) |
"Searching for the Missing Peace" | — | ||
2003 | "Summertown Road" | — | Full Circle |
"The Christmas Letter" | — | N/A | |
2006 | "Shenandoah Saturday Night" | — | When the Sand Runs Out |
2007 | "Who Are You" | — | |
2010 | "Daddy Phone" | — | At His Best |
"The Heat Is On" | — | ||
2011 | "All in the Hands of Jesus" | — | Hand to the Plow |
"You've Got to Move" | — | ||
2012 | "I've Seen What He Can Do" | — | |
2013 | "That Janie Baker" | — | The Back Forty |
"Working on a Building" (with Trace Adkins, T. Graham Brown, and Jimmy Fortune) |
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Year | Video | Director |
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1994 | "Sweet Beulah Land" | Stan Strickland |
1995 | "Daddy Talks to Jesus" | Greg Crutcher |
2000 | "Cracker Jack Diamond"[4] | Mare Said |
"Searching for the Missing Peace" | Peter Zavadil | |
2003 | "The Christmas Letter" | |
2006 | "Shenandoah Saturday Night" | |
2010 | "Daddy Phone" | Michael Salomon |
2011 | "I've Seen What He Can Do"[5] | |
2012 | "Working on a Building"[6] | Mark Carman |
2013 | "God Didn't Choose Sides" |
Shenandoah | |
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