Gary Morris
Gary Morris' 1983 album Why Lady Why. The album was one of his most successful albums.
Background information
Birth name	Gary Gwyn Morris
Born	December 7, 1948]]
Origin	Ft. Worth, Texas
Genre(s)	Countrypolitan, Country
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1981– Present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Larry Gatlin, Janie Fricke

Gary Morris (born December 7, 1948) is an American Country Music singer and theater actor, who enjoyed a string of Countrypolitan hit songs throughout the 1980s. He is best known for the 1983 ballad "Wind Beneath My Wings". He later became a successful theater actor. Image File history File links Gary_Morris-album. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 30 miles (50 km) west of Dallas on the West Fork of the Trinity River. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The Nashville sound in country music arose during the 1950s in the United States. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Warner Bros. ... Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948 in Seminole, Texas) is an American singer, songwriter, stage actor and author. ... Janie Fricke (born December 19, 1947) is an American country music singer-guitarist. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... The Nashville sound in country music arose during the 1950s in the United States. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... The Wind Beneath My Wings is the #1 single by Bette Midler from the soundtrack of the movie Beaches. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...

Early life

Gary Morris was born as Gary Gwyn Morris in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1948. He had two syblings, a younger brother and a twin sister. Even though, Morris was best-known for Pop-oriented hits in the 80s, he was descended for a long list of traditional Country singers, who sang hard-twnag Country and also Gospel. While in the third grade, Morris and his sister won a talent show contest after singing their rendition of the Pop hit "This Old House", by Rosemary Clooney. Morris was very athletic in high school because he played ofur sports during this time. This led to a scholarship with Cisco Junior College in Texas. However, during this time, music began to fascinate Morris' world, and it was then he decided to move to Colorado and pursue a career in music. He and his two firnds formed a trio and began singing. The trio asked a Colorado Springs bartender if they could get up on the bandstand and perform a few songs, and the audience's response (and tips) convinced Morris to put his college plans on hold and to pursue a performing career. ^[1] During this time, Morris had made a living singing in nightclubs in Denver, Colorado. He also wrote a few commercial jingles for Frontier Airlines. In 1976, Morris signed on with Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign and sang at fundraisers for him, while Carter was running for office. Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 30 miles (50 km) west of Dallas on the West Fork of the Trinity River. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Note: Sometimes 80s is used as shorthand for the 1980s, the 1880s, or other such decades in different centuries. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... This Old House is a television program on the American public broadcast network PBS that follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks. ... Rosemary Clooney on the cover of her 2000 collection 16 Biggest Hits Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. ... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... Cisco Junior College is a community college located one mile north of Cisco, Texas, a small town between Fort Worth, Texas and Abilene, Texas. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City 401. ... Commercial may mean: as a noun: a form of advertising, as in a television commercial as an adjective: referring to commerce or for-profit activities or trade (compare with non-profit organization) a breed of cattle, Commercial This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... For the similar named Frontier Flying Service see Frontier Flying Service. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ...

This job led to Morris performing at the White House after Carter had won the election. In the audience was Nashville Country music producer Norro Wilson. Later on, Morris had presented Wilson with a demo tape, and Wilson liked what he heard. In no time, he was signed on to Wilson's label Warner Bros. Records. North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Warner Bros. ...

Recording career

In the early 1980s, Morris began to record some songs for Warner Bros. Records. In 1981, after trying, he finally landed his first top ten Country hit called "Headed For a Heartache". he also had two Country top twenty hits. These hits were up-tempo tracks and it seemed to prove successful for Morris. In 1983, he decided to focus more on ballads than up-tempo Country tracks. He released his "ballad" album in 1983 called Why Lady Why. The album became one of his most successful albums, producing several hits. One of them was the hit single "Wind Beneath My Wings". The song became one of his biggest hits and still remains today as his signature song. The song was later popularized even more by singer Bette Midler. His other hits from his 1983 album included the song named after the album "Why Lady Why", "The Love She Found In Me" and "Velvet Chains". The year 1983 would prove to be one of his most successful years in the Country music industry. In 1983 also, he revived the career of 70s Country recording artist Lynn Anderson, when they had a hit duet together called "You're Welcome to Tonight". The duet became a top ten hit for them. In 1984 Morris won a string of awards for achievements and also appeared on several daytime and also evening television shows. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Warner Bros. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A ballad is a story in song, usually a narrative song or poem. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wind Beneath My Wings is the #1 single by Bette Midler from the soundtrack of the movie Beaches. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Bette Davis Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans and especially in gay culture, as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Note: Sometimes the 70s is used as shorthand for the 1970s, the 1870s, or other such decades in other centuries... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Lynn Anderson on the cover of her album The Bluegrass Sessions Lynn Anderson (born September 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is an American country musician. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

However, Morris did not stop recording and making a series of hits for himself. He continued to have success on the Country charts. In 1984, he saw his first #1 Country hit with the hi single "Baby Bye Bye". He also achieved two other Top ten hits, like "Second Hand Heart". He had another #1 hit in 1985 with the song "I'll Never Stop Loving You" and also had another hit with the song "Lasso the Moon". His songs at the time were mainly Pop-oriented tunes. This wasn't unique though for the time in Country music. Many songs and many artists had a Pop-oriented sound to their biggest hits. Examples of these singers include Larry Gatlin, Janie Fricke, Crystal Gayle and Kenny Rogers. Some of these singers even had success on the Pop charts, however, Morris never had success on the Pop charts like some of his counterparts did. This Pop sound in Country music was called Countrypolitan. Morris continued to have a more hits that refused to not to dry up until 1987. Other hits from the 80s after 1986 include "100% Chance of Rain", "Honeycomb", "Leave Me Lonely" and "Plain Brown Wrapper". "Plain Brown Rapper" was Morris' last hit. After that, his success on the Country charts quickly faded. Overall in his career, he scored 16 Top Ten Country hits fro himself. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Look up pop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948 in Seminole, Texas) is an American singer, songwriter, stage actor and author. ... Janie Fricke (born December 19, 1947) is an American country music singer-guitarist. ... Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is a country music and pop music singer. ... Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... The Nashville sound in country music arose during the 1950s in the United States. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Note: Sometimes 80s is used as shorthand for the 1980s, the 1880s, or other such decades in different centuries. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Acting Career & Life Today

After Morris' career in Country music ended, Morris decided to move right along into another career. This time, he chose acting. He had one of his first roles in the traveling production of Les Miserables. The full symphonic recording of "Les Miserables" is a platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning album and features Gary's now famous version of Bring Him Home. ^[2] His other theater activities also proved successful for Morris. He appeared in the production of Puccini's opera La Boheme with another fellow Country singer Linda Ronstadt. In the 1990s, he spent a lot of time woring on music projects, like the PBS special concert production in Moscow, Russia in the famous Tretyakov Gallery. He later got back in concert as a Country singer in the 90s and also was seen as a record producer. The Nashville network's top rated The North American Sportsman was hosted and also produced by Morris and was successful. Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards, commonly abbreviated as the Grammys or GRAMMYs ), presented by the Recording Academy known as NARAS, (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards... La Bohème, French for The Bohemian Life, is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on La Vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ... Portrait of Pavel Tretyakov (1883) The State Tretyakov Gallery is the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ...

Today, Gary Morris spends much time at his fishing resort lodge in southern Colorado called the Mountain Spirit Lodge. Today, he currently has four children (all boys) and his son, Matthew is also a singer. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...

Discography

Singles

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See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... The Wind Beneath My Wings is the #1 single by Bette Midler from the soundtrack of the movie Beaches. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... Lynn Anderson on the cover of her album The Bluegrass Sessions Lynn Anderson (born September 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is an American country musician. ... See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // [edit] Events January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the... See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // [edit] Events January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the... See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // [edit] Events January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana... See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

Selected Albums

See also: Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 other events of 1981 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // [edit] Events January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana... See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 other events of 1989 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 5 - Madonna files for divorce from Sean Penn after three-and-a-half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ...

External links

• Gary Morris Official Site
• Gary Morris at CMT.com