Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is a
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-nominated
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country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
singer, songwriter and actor, best known for his #1 single "
Achy Breaky Heart"Achy Breaky Heart" is a hit country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart," it was recorded by the The Marcy Brothers on their self-titled second album but was not released as a single. The name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and was recorded by...
." Cyrus, a
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, has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the U.S.
Billboard Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. His most successful album to date is the debut of
Some Gave AllSome Gave All was the 1992 debut album by American country music musician Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on Mercury Records and it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts. The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", a five-week Number One, as well as a...
, which has been certified 9× Multi-Platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by debut artist at #1 on the
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(17 consecutive weeks). It's the only album (from any genre) in the SoundScan era to log 17 consecutive weeks at #1 and is also the top-ranking debut album by a male country artist. The album ranked 43 weeks in the top 10, a total topped by only one country album in history,
Ropin' The WindRopin' the Wind is American country music artist Garth Brooks' third album, released on Tuesday, September 10, 1991. It was the first album to debut at #1 on both the Country and Pop charts in the United States...
by
Garth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart...
. The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the Best selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist. In his career, he has released 29 charted singles, of which 15 charted in the Top 40.
From 2001 to 2004, Cyrus starred in the television show
DocDoc was a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from 2001 to 2004...
. The show was about a country doctor who moved from
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to
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. In late 2005, he also began to co-star in the
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series
Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
with his daughter
Miley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American pop-rock singer and television and film actress. Cyrus is best known for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of Hannah Montana, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs...
. The show has been on the air for three seasons.
Early life
Cyrus was born
William Ray Cyrus in
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to
Ron CyrusRonald Ray "Ron" Cyrus was a popular Democratic politician and public servant in Greenup County, Kentucky. He was the father of American country music singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus and the grandfather of actress/singer Miley Cyrus, actress Noah Cyrus, and step-grandfather of singer/guitarist Trace...
, a politician, and his wife, the former Ruth Ann Casto. Growing up, he was surrounded by bluegrass and gospel music from his family. His father, a right-handed man, played guitar. Billy Ray, on the other hand, was a lefty. He tried to play his father's guitar, but could never learn. His grandfather was a Pentecostal
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. Cyrus went to college at Georgetown College on a baseball scholarship before switching his focus to music. From 1980 to 1990, Cyrus played at bars before getting a record deal with Mercury Nashville Records.
Acting career
Cyrus starred in the 1999 independent film
Radical Jack. He also had a small part in
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's 2001 film
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as Gene, a pool cleaner who had been having an affair with the wife of Adam Kesher (
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). In 2001, Cyrus played the lead role on the PAX (now ION Television) comedy-drama
DocDoc was a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from 2001 to 2004...
, which became the network's highest-rated show. In 2005, Cyrus expanded his acting career in a stage production of
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in
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, appearing in the role of
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.
Cyrus' television credits include
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,
Diagnosis MurderDiagnosis Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
,
Love Boat, The Next Wave, and
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’s
18 Wheels Of Justice. In 2004, he guest-starred as a limo driver in the episode "The Power of Love" of the Canadian teen drama
Degrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi fictional universe created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1980. Degrassi: The Next Generation is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi...
. Cyrus has also been the subject of many television specials that detail his rise to fame and his career. These include two
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documentaries,
Billy Ray Cyrus: Dreams Come True and
Billy Ray Cyrus: A Year on the Road, a
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exclusive, as well as the TNN specials
I Give My Heart To You, and
The Life and Times of Billy Ray Cyrus. In late 2005, Cyrus and his daughter
Miley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American pop-rock singer and television and film actress. Cyrus is best known for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of Hannah Montana, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs...
began co-starring in the
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original television series,
Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
, which premiered on March 24, 2006.
In March 2007, Cyrus joined several other celebrities to take part in the fourth season of the US version of
Dancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's international Dancing with the Stars franchise.The show is currently hosted by...
. He and his partner
Karina SmirnoffKarina Smirnoff is a world champion professional dancer.She is a five-time U.S. National Champion, World Trophy Champion, and Asian Open Champion. Smirnoff has won the title at the UK Open, is a three time champion at the US Open, two time champion at the Asian Open, five time champion at the...
, were eliminated in the eighth week (May 8, 2007) after having also placed in the "bottom two" the week before.
Cyrus also stars in
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's new movie
The Spy Next DoorThe Spy Next Door is an upcoming 2010 film starring Jackie Chan, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez. Filming started in late October in New Mexico and was finished in late December 2008.-Plot:...
. It was shot in
Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 521,999 as of July 1, 2008, according to U.S. census estimates, and ranks as...
and filming ended in late December.
Marriage and children
From 1986–91, Cyrus was married to Cindy Smith, with whom he co-wrote the song "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" and "Some Gave All", which was featured on his 1992 album
Some Gave All.
On December 28, 1992, he married Leticia "Tish" Finley. Together they have three children, daughters
Miley RayMiley Ray Cyrus is an American pop-rock singer and television and film actress. Cyrus is best known for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of Hannah Montana, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs...
(born Destiny Hope),
Noah LindseyNoah Lindsey Cyrus is an American actress, the younger sister of Miley Cyrus, daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus. Her first role was at the age of three, playing "Gracie Hebert" for six episodes on the television show Doc...
, and son Braison Chance. He also has two adopted stepchildren,
TraceTrace Dempsey Cyrus is an American musician. He is a guitarist, songwriter and vocalist in the band Metro Station. He is the owner of a clothing company called From Backseats to Bedrooms. Cyrus is the adopted son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus...
(born 1989) (singer/guitarist for
Metro StationMetro Station is an American pop band, formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with Columbia/Red Ink. They are best known for their Top 10 Billboard hit single "Shake It" from their self-titled debut album...
) and Brandi (born 1987), and he also has one son from a previous relationship, Christopher Cody (born 1992). Cyrus adopted Brandi and Trace when they were young children.
In a 2004 interview on
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, Cyrus stated that daughter Miley (conceived with Finley) and son Cody (conceived with an unidentified woman) were both born in 1992, at which time Cyrus was unmarried, and that he and Finley secretly married on December 28, 1992.
The family lived on a farm in
Thompson's StationThompson's Station is a town in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,283 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thompson's Station is located at...
, outside of
Nashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state...
before moving to
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for the filming of
Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
. Cyrus' other daughter Brandi had a role in a
Hannah Montana episode "Yet Another Side of Me" as Customer #1.
The Mercury Records years
While trying to get a
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in
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, Cyrus was referred to as "too country" for LA, and "too rock" for Nashville. However, in 1990, he was signed to PolyGram/Mercury. Cyrus began to record and write music for his debut album, released in 1992.
Some Gave AllSome Gave All was the 1992 debut album by American country music musician Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on Mercury Records and it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts. The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", a five-week Number One, as well as a...
was released in 1992. The album became an instant chart and sales successor. It debuted at #1 on the
Billboard Top Country Albums,
Billboard 200, Canadian Country Albums chart,
Canadian Albums ChartThe Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS Airplay...
, and several other foreign countries. The album featured four consecutive Top 40 singles on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart from 1992 to 1993; including an album cut, the title track. The most successful single released was "
Achy Breaky Heart"Achy Breaky Heart" is a hit country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart," it was recorded by the The Marcy Brothers on their self-titled second album but was not released as a single. The name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and was recorded by...
". It reached #1 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and was also a hit on the
pop chartsThe Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, where it reached #4. Although the song was the only number one single, "
Could've Been Me"Could've Been Me" is the second single released from country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. The song appears on his multi-platinum selling debut album, Some Gave All. The song reached #2 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1992...
" reached #2, "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" reached #23, and "
She's Not Cryin' Anymore"She's Not Cryin' Anymore" is the fourth single released from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus' debut album, Some Gave All. It was released on January 23, 1993, and debuted at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
" reached #6.
Some Gave All was certified 9× Multi-Platinum in the United States in 1996, and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
In 1993, Cyrus and Mercury Records quickly released Cyrus' second studio album,
It Won't Be the LastIt Won't Be the Last is the second album released by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Certified platinum by the RIAA, this album produced four singles for Cyrus on the Hot Country Songs charts: "In the Heart of a Woman", "Somebody New", "Words by Heart", and "Talk Some", which reached #3, #9,...
. The album featured four singles, however, only three made the Top 40. The album debuted at #1 on the Country charts, and #3 on the
Billboard 200. By the end of the year,
It Won't Be the Last was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The highest charting single, the lead-off single, "
In the Heart of a Woman"In the Heart of a Woman" is a single by American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus that peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the lead-off single from his sophomore album, It Won't Be the Last.-Chart performance:...
", charted to #3, with "
Somebody New"Somebody New" is the second single released from country music singer, Billy Ray Cyrus from his platinum-selling sophomore album, It Won't Be the Last. Released in 1993, the song was the follow-up to "In the Heart of a Woman". "Somebody New" reached a peak of #9 on the Billboard Hot Country...
" charting to #9, "Words By Heart" at #12, and "Talk Some" at #63.
Cyrus' fourth studio album,
Storm in the HeartlandStorm in the Heartland is the third album from country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Released in 1994 on Mercury Records, it produced the singles "Storm in the Heartland", "Deja Blue", and "One Last Thrill", the first two of which entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, was released in 1994. The album was his final album he recorded for PolyGram, as they closed their doors in 1995. The album wasn't as successful as its preceders. It only reached #11 on the Country albums chart, and only the title track made the Top 40 of the Country singles chart. "Deja Blue" was the second single released, however, it only managed to chart to #66, and the third and final single, "One Last Thrill", failed to chart at all.
The album only managed to be certified Gold in the U.S. Before Cyrus started on his next album, he was transferred to
Mercury NashvilleUniversal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records...
.
Cyrus' most critically acclaimed album was 1996's,
Trail of TearsTrail of Tears is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus's 4th studio album. It was released on January 1, 1996, and is the follow up album to the 1994 album Storm in the Heartland. It was Cyrus' first release in over two years. Two singles were released: the title track and "Three Little Words", which...
on Mercury Records. The album debuted at #20 on the Country chart when released. Only two songs made the cut to radio, although neither one hit the Top 60. The title track and "Three Little Words" were released reaching #69, and #65 respectively. The album failed to reach any certification, and was on and off the charts after only four weeks.
Mercury Nashville released
Shot Full of LoveShot Full of Love is an album, released in 1998, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It features the single "Busy Man", which peaked at #3 in early 1999, becoming Cyrus's first Top Ten country hit since "Somebody New" in 1993...
in 1998. The album became his lowest-peaking album, debuting at #32. The first single, "Under the Hood", failed to chart, "Time for Letting Go" hit #70, "
Busy Man"Busy Man" is title of a country music song written by Bob Regan and George Teren. It was recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1998 album Shot Full of Love, from which it was released late that year as the album's third single. The song reached a peak of #3 on the U.S...
" charted #3, and "I Give My Heart to You" reached #41. After the single fell from the charts, Cyrus left Mercury's roster and signed with
Monument RecordsMonument Records was a record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster and Bob Moore. From a recording studio in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville, Tennessee, they produced a variety of sounds, including Rock and Roll, Country and Western, and Rhythm and Blues.At the beginning, Monument was...
in 1999.
His debut album for Monument,
Southern RainSouthern Rain is an album, released in 2000, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was his first album for the Monument Records label. The album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the #17 "You Won't Be Lonely Now"...
, was released in 2000. It debuted at #13 on the Country albums chart and #102 on the
Billboard 200. Five singles were released and all five charted. The lead-off single, "You Won't Be Lonely Now", was the highest peaking single from the album, charting to #17. Other singles include "We the People" (#60), "Burn Down the Trailer Park" (#43), "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" (#58), and the title track (#45).
Move to Christian music
After the singles from
Southern Rain finished their chart runs, Cyrus began to record two Christian albums. Both albums,
Time FliesTime Flies is an album, released in 2003, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. His only release for the Madacy label, it produced the singles "What Else Is There", "Bread Alone", and "Back to Memphis"...
and
The Other SideThe Other Side is a Country/Gospel/Christian album by country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It is also the only album he recorded for the Word Records label. Released in 2003, it was his first album since 2000's Southern Rain. Three singles were released from the album, "Always Sixteen", "Face of God",...
, were released in 2003. The first album debuted and peaked at a low #56 on the Country album charts. Three singles were released, however, only the final single charted. "Bread Alone", "What Else Is There", and "Back to Memphis" were released, where "Back to Memphis" charted to #60.
The second Christian album,
The Other Side, was recorded while Cyrus filmed his PAX series,
DocDoc was a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from 2001 to 2004...
. It debuted at #5 on the Top Christian Albums chart, #18 Top Country Albums, and #131 on Billboard 200. Two of three singles charted, "Face of God" (#54) and "The Other Side" (#45), while "Always Sixteen" failed to chart at all.
Disney Entertainment
The album
Wanna Be Your JoeWanna Be Your Joe is the ninth studio album released from country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus on the New Door/UMe record label. Released on July 17, 2006, it was Cyrus' first country album since 2000's Southern Rain. It is also his first album of non-gospel music in three years. From Billy Ray's...
was Billy Ray's first country album since 2000s
Southern Rain. As with its preceding albums, it too, was recorded on a new record label: New Door/UMe Records. It was released while Cyrus was filming the show
Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
.
Wanna Be Your Joe made it to #24 on the Country charts and #113 on the all-genre charts. The album initially sold well, but no hit-single was released. The only single released to radio was the albums title track, which was ignored by country radio. Although not released, a music video was made for the tracks "I Want My Mullet Back" and "Stand", a duet with daughter
Miley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American pop-rock singer and television and film actress. Cyrus is best known for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of Hannah Montana, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs...
.
Also in 2006, Billy Ray appeared with metal-rock group
Metal SkoolSteel Panther is a parody hard rock/glam metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2000, the band has formerly been known as Danger Kitty, Metal Shop and Metal Skool.-Members:*Michael Starr - Lead vocals...
, and performed several songs including "
Rebel Yell"Rebel Yell" is the first song on the Billy Idol album of the same name. When first released in 1984, it charted outside the UK Top 40, but a re-issue in 1985 reached #6. It did not fare as well in the US, only reaching #46...
" by
Billy IdolWilliam Michael Albert Broad , better known as Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars...
, and the song "I Want My Mullet Back", which appears on
Wanna Be Your Joe.
He also sang "
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" at Game 5 of the
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in St. Louis, Missouri.
Career re-launch
In mid-2007, Cyrus was a celebrity contestant on the 4th season of the show
Dancing with the StarsThe fourth season of the American edition of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 19, 2007 and aired until May 22, 2007.To avoid direct competition with Fox Broadcasting Company's American Idol, Dancing with the Stars changed time slots from the previous season. In the fourth season, the...
. Cyrus was partnered with
Karina SmirnoffKarina Smirnoff is a world champion professional dancer.She is a five-time U.S. National Champion, World Trophy Champion, and Asian Open Champion. Smirnoff has won the title at the UK Open, is a three time champion at the US Open, two time champion at the Asian Open, five time champion at the...
. As the show began to air, Cyrus was instantly a fan favorite. Cyrus and Smirnoff made it to the semi-finals where they finished in 5th place.
From his exposure on
Dancing with the Stars and
Hannah Montana, his record label pushed up the release date a month in advance of his new album.
Home at LastHome at Last is the tenth studio album released by country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on July 24, 2007, and is follow-up album to Wanna Be Your Joe, which was released in 2006. Home at Last is Cyrus' debut and only album to date for Walt Disney Records.The album debuted and...
was released in July 2007 on
Walt Disney RecordsWalt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by Disney.Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O. Disney who suggested that Walt Disney Productions form their own...
. It debuted at #3 on the country charts, making it Cyrus' first Top 5 entry since
It Won't Be the Last debuted at #1 in 1993. Beginning sales for the album were very strong, however, the album failed to be certified. The single, "
Ready, Set, Don't Go"Ready, Set, Don't Go" is a country pop song released in 2007 by Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, from Billy Ray's album, Home at Last. Released in August 2007, it did not reach its peak position until March 2008. The single debuted at #47 and was Cyrus' first chart entry on the U.S...
", was initially released as a solo single. The solo version made it to #33 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
In October 2007, Cyrus and daughter Miley Cyrus, performed a duet version of the song on
Dancing with the Stars. The duet of the song debuted at #27 on the Country charts and eventually peaked at #4 in 2008; giving Billy Ray his first Top 5 single since "Busy Man" in 1999, as well as Miley's first Top 5 on any
Billboard chart.
Cyrus was a part of the Disney collection,
Country Sings DisneyCountry Sings Disney is a compilation featuring the biggest stars in country music. Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Billy Ray Cyrus, Martina McBride and several others appear on the album. It was released on July 8, 2008 via Walt Disney Records. The album debuted at #15 on the U.S...
in 2008. Two of his songs, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" and the
Sheryl CrowSheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her music blends rock, country and pop into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards...
penned song, "
Real GoneReal Gone is an album by Tom Waits, released October 3, 2004 in Europe, and October 5 in USA on the Epitaph Records sub-label ANTI-.The album features some of the few political songs Waits has ever written, the most explicit being "Day After Tomorrow", a song Waits has described as an "elliptical"...
" appeared on the album. Billy Ray's version of "Real Gone" was also made into a music video that is in rotation on both
CMTCMT may refer to:* Cadmium Mercury Telluride* California mastitis test* California Musical Theatre, a nonprofit arts organization in Sacramento, California* Cambridge Mathematical Tripos* Canadian Music Trade Magazine...
and
GAC Gac may refer to:* Gac, a Southeast Asian fruit of the species Momordica cochinchinensis* Gać, a common Polish place-nameGAC may stand for:* Global AutoCorrect, a piece of software designed by LexAble Ltd....
; the song also appears on
Back to TennesseeBack to Tennessee is the eleventh studio album released from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Lyric Street Records. It is also the follow-up album to 2007s Home at Last. Originally planned to be released in July 2008, the album was pushed to new...
.
New label and newfound chart success
In late-2008, his website confirmed that a new studio album would be released by the end of the year from
Lyric Street RecordsLyric Street Records is an American record label specializing in country music. The label is part of the Disney Music Group, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997.The label launched a subsidiary...
, entitled
Back to TennesseeBack to Tennessee is the eleventh studio album released from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Lyric Street Records. It is also the follow-up album to 2007s Home at Last. Originally planned to be released in July 2008, the album was pushed to new...
. The album was originally planned to be released on October 21, 2008, but was pushed back to November 18. When the album wasn't released, it was announced for a January 13, 2009 release. The first single, "
Somebody Said a Prayer"Somebody Said a Prayer" is the first single from Billy Ray Cyrus' debut album for Lyric Street Records, Back to Tennessee. The song first charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at #53 for the chart week of August 16, 2008...
", debuted at #53 in August 2008 and reached #33 in November of that year. On March 14, 2009, the albums title track debuted at #59 on the country singles chart and a month later on April 7,
Back to Tennessee was released. The song only charted to #47 after 11 weeks. A third single, "
A Good Day"A Good Day" is episode 127 of The West Wing. This episode was said to have played a hand in defeating Tony Blair's government in the British House of Commons on January 31, 2006, in what became known as the "West Wing Plot"...
", debuted at #60 on the country charts for the chart week of September 5, 2009.
It was less successful in its first week out as
Home at Last. It only reached #13 on the charts and only sold approximately 14,000 copies in its opening week. The albums release date coincided with the release of
Hannah Montana: The MovieHannah Montana: The Movie is a American musical film adaptation of American teen sitcom Hannah Montana. The film was directed by Peter Chelsom with screenplay penned by Daniel Berendsen. The film was produced by David Blocker, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Steven Peterman and...
. The song "Back to Tennessee" was included on the movies
soundtrackHannah Montana: The Movie is a soundtrack to the film of the same name. The album features songs performed by American recording artists Miley Cyrus , Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Rascal Flatts, as well as the English recording artist Steve Rushton. It was released on March 24, 2009 under...
, as well as a duet with
Miley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American pop-rock singer and television and film actress. Cyrus is best known for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of Hannah Montana, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs...
, entitled "Butterfly Fly Away". The latter song would chart #56 and #50 on the
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and
Canadian Hot 100The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart premiered in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
, respectively.
On November 12, 2008, Billy Ray and Miley presented the "Song of the Year" award at the 42nd Annual
Country Music Association AwardsThe Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967...
. Prior to the award show, both Billy Ray and Miley performed on
Good Morning AmericaGood Morning America is an American news Morning show and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network, debuting on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour, available exclusively on ABC News Now, was introduced in 2007...
. In December 2008, Cyrus made a cameo in
Metro Station'sMetro Station is an American pop band, formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with Columbia/Red Ink. They are best known for their Top 10 Billboard hit single "Shake It" from their self-titled debut album...
video, "
Seventeen Forever"Seventeen Forever" is the fourth single from pop group Metro Station's self-titled debut album. The single was released on December 13, 2008, and has charted on three major Billboard charts....
".
Shortly after the chart debut of
Back to Tennessees third single, "A Good Day", Cyrus and Lyric Street Records parted ways after only one album.
Brother Clyde
Cyrus, Phil VassarPhil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
, Jeffrey SteeleJeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
and John WaiteJohn Waite is a rock singer and musician. He was the lead vocalist for the bands The Babys and Bad English...
formed a new supergroup together in early 2009 called Brother Clyde. On TwitterTwitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers...
, Cyrus confirmed the supergroup, saying they just cut the first single from the new album, Lately
.
Wins
| Year |
Association |
Award |
| 1992 |
CMA Awards |
Single of the Year - "Achy Breaky Heart "Achy Breaky Heart" is a hit country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart," it was recorded by the The Marcy Brothers on their self-titled second album but was not released as a single. The name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and was recorded by...
" |
| Billboard Music Awards |
Most weeks at #1 Album, Some Gave All Some Gave All was the 1992 debut album by American country music musician Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on Mercury Records and it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts. The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", a five-week Number One, as well as a...
|
| Billboard Video Music Awards |
Best Male Artist, Country, "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| Best New Artist, Country, "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| AMOA Jukebox Awards |
Pop Record of the Year, "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| Country Record of the Year, "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| Rising Star Award |
| National Association of Recording Merchandisers The National Association of Recording Merchandisers ' is a United States not-for-profit trade association based in Marlton, New Jersey that serves music retailing businesses in lobbying and trade promotion...
|
Record of the Year, New Artist |
| Record of the Year, Country Male |
| Record of the Year, Male |
| Record of the Year, Overall |
Country Music TelevisionCountry Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, and reality programs...
|
Most Popular Music Video, "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| JUNO Awards |
Best Selling Single, "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| R&R Readers Pool |
Best New Artist |
| People Magazine |
One of the Most Intriguing People of the Year 1992 |
| 1993 |
| American Music Awards The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows ....
|
Favorite Country New Artist |
| Favorite Country Single - "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show. The awards show...
|
Best International New Artist of the Year |
| Country Music Television |
#6 on Top 10 Video List, "In the Heart of a Woman "In the Heart of a Woman" is a single by American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus that peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the lead-off single from his sophomore album, It Won't Be the Last.-Chart performance:...
" |
| Canadian Country Music Awards |
Best Selling Album (foreign or domestic), Some Gave All |
| 1994 |
Billboard 100th Anniversary Awards |
16th Best Selling Album of all time, Some Gave All |
| Childhelp USA |
Humanitarium Award |
| 1995 |
Berkley Popular Cultural Society's Innovator Award |
University of California |
| State of South Carolina |
Humanitarium Award |
| Congressional Medal of Honor Society's |
Bob Hope Award |
| Country Music Cares |
|
| 1996 |
Country Radio Seminar |
Humanitarium Award |
| The VFW Hall of Fame Award |
|
| 1997 |
TNN TNN may refer to:* The Nashville Network or The National Network, former names of the U.S. TV channel Spike*Times News Network, Indian news agency* TNN, airport code of Tainan Airport* "Total No Noise" series of products by Zalman...
/Music City News |
Single of the Year - "Trail of Tears" |
| Modern Screen Country Music Magazine |
Entertainer and Male Artist |
| Air Force Sergeant Award |
Americanism Award |
| 1998 |
TNN/Music City News |
Single of the Year - "Busy Man "Busy Man" is title of a country music song written by Bob Regan and George Teren. It was recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1998 album Shot Full of Love, from which it was released late that year as the album's third single. The song reached a peak of #3 on the U.S...
" |
| Album of the Year - Shot Full of Love Shot Full of Love is an album, released in 1998, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It features the single "Busy Man", which peaked at #3 in early 1999, becoming Cyrus's first Top Ten country hit since "Somebody New" in 1993...
|
| Song of the Year - "Busy Man" |
| Video of the Year - "Busy Man" |
| Male Artist of the Year |
| Modern Screen Country Music Magazine |
Entertainer and Male Artist |
| 1999 |
Modern Screen Country Music Magazine |
Entertainer and Male Artist |
| Entertainment Buyers Association |
| Humanitarium of the Year |
| Music Row's Magazine's "Video of the Year" for "Give My Heart to You" |
| 2000 |
Country Radio Broadcasters The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc., is a 5013 non-profit organization based in Nashville, Tennesee. Bringing country radio together with the country music industry for learning opportunities and to promote the growth of these industries...
|
Kennedy Center HonorsThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for theirlifetime of contributions to American culture. The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 in Washington, D.C., during gala weekend-long events which culminate in a performance for—and...
|
| 2002 |
Bob Hope Congressional Medal of Honor Society |
Entertainer of the Year |
| 2008 |
BMI Songwriter of the Year |
Top 50 Most Played Songs of 2008 - "Ready, Set, Don't Go "Ready, Set, Don't Go" is a country pop song released in 2007 by Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, from Billy Ray's album, Home at Last. Released in August 2007, it did not reach its peak position until March 2008. The single debuted at #47 and was Cyrus' first chart entry on the U.S...
" |
| 2009 |
Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program usually features a high number of celebrities and musical performers...
|
Choice TV Parental Unit - Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
|
Nominations
| Year |
Association |
Award |
| 1992 |
CMA Awards |
Song of the Year - "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| 1993 |
American Music Awards |
Favorite Country Male Artist |
| Grammy Awards |
Record of the Year - "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| Best New Artist |
| Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| 1994 |
Best Country Vocal Collaboration - "Romeo" (with Dolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best-known for her work in country music....
, Tanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is an American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
,
Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathy MatteaKathleen Alice Mattea is an American female country music and bluegrass performer who often brings Celtic sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a singer, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, Pam TillisPamela Yvonne Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music legend Mel Tillis....
and Mary Chapin CarpenterMary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
) |
| 2005 |
Grace Awards |
Most Inspiring Television Acting for "Doc" in episode "Happy Trails" |
| 2008 |
CMT Music Awards The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee and broadcast live on CMT...
|
Tearjerker Video of the Year - "Ready, Set, Don't Go" |
| 2009 |
American Music Awards |
Favorite Soundtrack - Hannah Montana: The Movie Hannah Montana: The Movie is a soundtrack to the film of the same name. The album features songs performed by American recording artists Miley Cyrus , Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Rascal Flatts, as well as the English recording artist Steve Rushton. It was released on March 24, 2009 under...
(as a member of the Various Artists) |
Notes
"Achy Breaky Heart" was nominated also in Song of the Year and Best Country Song for songwriter Don Von Tress at the Grammy Awards in 1993.
Discography
| Studio albums |
| Year |
Album |
Record label |
| 1992 |
Some Gave All Some Gave All was the 1992 debut album by American country music musician Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on Mercury Records and it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts. The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", a five-week Number One, as well as a...
|
PolyGramPolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999, it was sold to Seagram and merged with MCA Music Entertainment, to form Universal Music Group....
/MercuryMercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal Music...
|
| 1993 |
It Won't Be the Last It Won't Be the Last is the second album released by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Certified platinum by the RIAA, this album produced four singles for Cyrus on the Hot Country Songs charts: "In the Heart of a Woman", "Somebody New", "Words by Heart", and "Talk Some", which reached #3, #9,...
|
| 1994 |
Storm in the Heartland Storm in the Heartland is the third album from country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Released in 1994 on Mercury Records, it produced the singles "Storm in the Heartland", "Deja Blue", and "One Last Thrill", the first two of which entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
|
| 1996 |
Trail of Tears Trail of Tears is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus's 4th studio album. It was released on January 1, 1996, and is the follow up album to the 1994 album Storm in the Heartland. It was Cyrus' first release in over two years. Two singles were released: the title track and "Three Little Words", which...
|
| 1998 |
Shot Full of Love Shot Full of Love is an album, released in 1998, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It features the single "Busy Man", which peaked at #3 in early 1999, becoming Cyrus's first Top Ten country hit since "Somebody New" in 1993...
|
Mercury NashvilleUniversal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records...
|
| 2000 |
Southern Rain Southern Rain is an album, released in 2000, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was his first album for the Monument Records label. The album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the #17 "You Won't Be Lonely Now"...
|
Monument RecordsMonument Records was a record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster and Bob Moore. From a recording studio in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville, Tennessee, they produced a variety of sounds, including Rock and Roll, Country and Western, and Rhythm and Blues.At the beginning, Monument was...
|
| 2003 |
Time Flies Time Flies is an album, released in 2003, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. His only release for the Madacy label, it produced the singles "What Else Is There", "Bread Alone", and "Back to Memphis"...
|
Madacy/Sony BMG |
| The Other Side The Other Side is a Country/Gospel/Christian album by country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It is also the only album he recorded for the Word Records label. Released in 2003, it was his first album since 2000's Southern Rain. Three singles were released from the album, "Always Sixteen", "Face of God",...
|
WordWord Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records.-History:...
/CurbCurb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963. From 1969 to 1973 Curb merged with MGM Records where Curb served as President of MGM and Verve Records...
/Warner Bros. NashvilleWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It is also affectionately known as Warners or the Bunny, based on the Bugs Bunny cartoons released by Warner Bros. Pictures.-History:...
|
| 2006 |
Wanna Be Your Joe Wanna Be Your Joe is the ninth studio album released from country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus on the New Door/UMe record label. Released on July 17, 2006, it was Cyrus' first country album since 2000's Southern Rain. It is also his first album of non-gospel music in three years. From Billy Ray's...
|
New Door/UMe |
| 2007 |
Home at Last Home at Last is the tenth studio album released by country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on July 24, 2007, and is follow-up album to Wanna Be Your Joe, which was released in 2006. Home at Last is Cyrus' debut and only album to date for Walt Disney Records.The album debuted and...
|
Walt Disney RecordsWalt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by Disney.Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O. Disney who suggested that Walt Disney Productions form their own...
|
| 2009 |
Back to Tennessee Back to Tennessee is the eleventh studio album released from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Lyric Street Records. It is also the follow-up album to 2007s Home at Last. Originally planned to be released in July 2008, the album was pushed to new...
|
Lyric Street Records Lyric Street Records is an American record label specializing in country music. The label is part of the Disney Music Group, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997.The label launched a subsidiary...
|
| Compilation albums |
| Year |
Album |
Record label |
| 1997 |
The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover is a greatest hits album, released in 1997, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It features three newly-released tracks — "It's All the Same to Me", "Cover to Cover", and "Bluegrass State of Mind" — as well as a reprise of "Trail of Tears" from his...
|
PolyGram/Mercury |
| 2001 |
Achy Breaky Heart |
Spectrum Music |
| 2003 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus is a compilation album released from Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on March 23, 2003, via Mercury Nashville Records. The album debuted and peaked at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart...
|
Mercury Nashville |
| 2004 |
The Definitive Collection The Definitive Collection is a compilation album released from country music singer-songwriter, Billy Ray Cyrus in in June 2004. The album is part of Universal Music Group's The Definitive Collection series. The album is Cyrus' only album to not chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The...
|
| 2005 |
The Collection |
Madacy/Sony BMG |
| 2008 |
Love Songs Love Songs is the first love songs compilation released on January 29, 2008 by country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on Mercury Nashville, Cyrus' first album with the label since leaving in 1998....
|
Mercury Nashville |
| EPs |
| Year |
Album |
Record label |
| 2009 |
iTunes Live from London |
iTunes UKThe iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple Inc. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, it was as of April 2008 the number-one music vendor in the United States. As of January 2009, the store has sold 6 billion songs, accounting for 70% of...
|
Filmography
| Film |
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 2001 |
Radical Jack |
Jack |
Main role |
| 2002 |
Mulholland DriveMulholland Drive is a 2001 neo-noir psychological thriller written and directed by David Lynch, and starring Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring and Justin Theroux. The surrealist film was highly acclaimed by many critics and earned Lynch the Prix de la mise en scène at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival...
|
Gene |
|
| Wish You Were Dead Wish You Were Dead is a crime comedy about two femmes fatales fighting over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper....
|
Dean Longo |
|
| 2004 |
Death and Texas |
Spoade Perkins |
|
| Elvis Has Left the Building "Elvis has left the building!" is a phrase that was often used by public address announcers following Elvis Presley concerts to disperse audiences who lingered in hopes of an Elvis encore...
|
Hank |
|
| 2008 |
Bait Shop |
Hot Rod Johnson |
Main role |
| Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert |
Himself |
| 2009 |
Flying By |
George Barron |
| Hannah Montana: The Movie Hannah Montana: The Movie is a American musical film adaptation of American teen sitcom Hannah Montana. The film was directed by Peter Chelsom with screenplay penned by Daniel Berendsen. The film was produced by David Blocker, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Steven Peterman and...
|
Robby Ray Stewart Robby Ray Stewart is a fictional character from the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, portrayed by Billy Ray Cyrus. Robby is the single father of Jackson Stewart and Miley Stewart .-Casting:...
|
| Christmas in Canaan |
Mr. Ludwig |
Main role; HallmarkA hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of precious metals — platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium...
exclusive |
| 2010 |
The Spy Next Door The Spy Next Door is an upcoming 2010 film starring Jackie Chan, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez. Filming started in late October in New Mexico and was finished in late December 2008.-Plot:...
|
TBD |
upcoming film; main role |
| Television |
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1995 |
The Nanny Nanny may refer to:* Nanny, a child's carer* A grandmother * A Cajun word for godmother * Nanny of the Maroons* A female goat*Nanny produced by the BBC in the early 1980's starring Wendy Craig...
|
Himself |
1 episode; "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss" |
| 1997 |
Diagnosis MurderDiagnosis Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
|
1 episode; "Murder, Country Style" |
| 1999 |
The Love Boat: The Next Wave The Love Boat: The Next Wave is an American television series which was based on the ABC sitcom The Love Boat. The series aired on UPN from 1998 to 1999.-Plot:...
|
Lasso Larry Larsen |
1 episode; "Divorce, Downbeat and Distemper" |
| 2000 |
18 Wheels of Justice |
Henry Conners |
1 episode; "Games of Chance" |
| 2001 |
Doc Doc was a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from 2001 to 2004...
|
Dr. Clint Cassidy |
88 episodes; 2001-2004 |
| 2002 |
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye is a Canadian/American television series that premiered in the United States in 2002 and Canada in 2003. The show ended in May 2005 due to PAX TV's decision to no longer produce original programming. It was one of the two highest rated shows on PAX TV. In September 2009, Gospel...
|
1 episode; "Pilot" |
| 2003 |
Degrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi fictional universe created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1980. Degrassi: The Next Generation is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi...
|
Lime Drive, Duke |
1 episode; "The Power of Love" |
| 2006 |
Hannah MontanaHannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night,...
|
Robby Ray Stewart |
Main role (2006-Present) |
| 2007 |
Billy Ray Cyrus: Home at Last |
Himself |
4 episodes; aired on CMTCountry Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, and reality programs...
|
Dancing with the StarsThe fourth season of the American edition of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 19, 2007 and aired until May 22, 2007.To avoid direct competition with Fox Broadcasting Company's American Idol, Dancing with the Stars changed time slots from the previous season. In the fourth season, the...
|
17 episodes; finished in 5th place |
| 2008 |
Hillbilly: The Real Story |
hosted special on the History Channel |
| 2008 CMT Music Awards The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee and broadcast live on CMT...
|
co-hosted with Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus is an American pop-rock singer and television and film actress. Cyrus is best known for starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of Hannah Montana, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs...
|
Nashville StarNashville Star is an American reality television program. It most recently aired during mid 2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on...
|
co-hosted with Katie Cook Katie Cook is an American actress, host and correspondent with the Country Music Television network in the United States. She has been with the network since 2001. She currently hosts CMT Insider. Cook often appears as the host of CMT's live or recorded segments from red carpet events and has...
|
Phineas and FerbPhineas and Ferb is an American animated television series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007 on Disney Channel, the series follows two suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation...
|
Buck Buckerson |
1 episode; "It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World" |
| Studio DC: Almost Live Studio DC: Almost Live is a special for the Disney Channel. The special is a half-hour variety show that features both the Muppets and Disney Channel stars performing comedy sketches and musical numbers together. The style is similar to that of the original Muppet Show in that it features mayhem...
|
Himself |
performed "Ready, Set, Don't Go "Ready, Set, Don't Go" is a country pop song released in 2007 by Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, from Billy Ray's album, Home at Last. Released in August 2007, it did not reach its peak position until March 2008. The single debuted at #47 and was Cyrus' first chart entry on the U.S...
" |
| 2009 |
Hannah Montana: The Movie - Behind the Scenes |
hosted special on GACGreat American Country , is a Nashville, Tennessee-based country music cable television network. The station launched December 31, 1995 and Garth Brooks' video "The Thunder Rolls" was the first video to air on GAC....
|
| Music video |
| Year |
Video |
Artist |
Notes |
| 1993 |
"Romeo" |
Dolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best-known for her work in country music....
, Kathy MatteaKathleen Alice Mattea is an American female country music and bluegrass performer who often brings Celtic sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a singer, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, Mary Chapin
CarpenterMary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
, Tanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is an American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
, and Pam TillisPamela Yvonne Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music legend Mel Tillis....
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"Seventeen Forever "Seventeen Forever" is the fourth single from pop group Metro Station's self-titled debut album. The single was released on December 13, 2008, and has charted on three major Billboard charts....
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See also
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul. (1998). "Billy Ray Cyrus". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 123-4.
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