Byron Gallimore (born in

Puryear, Tennessee Puryear is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 671 at the 2010 census. Geography Puryear is located in northern Henry County at (36.444853, -88.333770). U.S. Route 641 passes through the east side of the city, le ...

) is an American

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

known for more than two decades of work in the field of

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

. He has worked with artists

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...

Sugarland Sugarland is an American country music duo founded in Atlanta, Georgia. The duo consists of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (vocals, guitar, mandolin). They were founded in 2002, at which point Kristen Hall (vo ...

Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Liddell (; born August 19, 1966) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Her 2000 single, " I Hope You Dance" was a major crossover music hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 ...

, and Jo Dee Messina. Faith Hill's 1999 album '' Breathe'' won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Album. Gallimore also produced the single "Breathe" from the album.

Biography

Gallimore was born in Puryear, Tennessee. He earned an engineering degree from Murray State University. He played in rock 'n' roll and country cover bands from the age of 11 and that led him to songwriting and recording. In 1980, he won the Music City Song Festival

songwriting A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

contest with the single "No Ordinary Woman", which was released that year on the Little Giant

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, peaking at No. 93 on the ''

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'' country singles charts. He moved to

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in 1986. Gallimore has produced 12 of Tim McGraw's albums, 11 of which debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' charts. He has produced more than 50 No. 1 Country Radio singles. He won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2001 for Faith Hill's album '' Breathe'' and produced the single "Breathe" from the album. He also produced the song "

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" which won a Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy for Sugarland in 2008. ''Billboard'' named him Producer of the Year in 2000, 2001 and 2002. In addition to

, Faith Hill, and Sugarland, Gallimore has produced Lee Ann Womack,

Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocat ...

, Jo Dee Messina,

Jessica Andrews Jessica Danielle Andrews (born December 29, 1983) is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with the single "I Will Be There ...

Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...

Phil Vassar Phillip George Vassar Jr. (born May 28, 1962) 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 ("For a Little While", ...

Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson, known professionally as Terri Clark, born August 5, 1968, is a Canadian country music singer who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that ...

, and ''

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'' runner-up

Lauren Alaina Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth (born November 8, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter from Rossville, Georgia. She was the runner-up on the tenth season of ''American Idol.'' Her debut studio album, ''Wildflower,'' was released on Octobe ...

. Gallimore launched a record label in 2012 called

Streamsound Records Streamsound Records was an independent American record label specializing in country music artists. It was launched by Byron Gallimore (producer of Tim McGraw, Sugarland, Faith Hill) and Jim Wilkes in 2012. Streamsound Records is based in Nash ...

with

Jim Wilkes James Lewis Wilkes, II is an American lawyer. Born in Tampa, Florida, he is known for his advocacy on behalf of nursing home residents who have been victims of abuse. Legal career Wilkes and his firm Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. gained national recog ...

. The roster includes

Jaida Dreyer Jaida Dreyer is an American-Canadian country music singer and songwriter. She was signed as the flagship artist on Streamsound Records, a label founded in 2012 by Byron Gallimore. Biography Dreyer debuted in 2012 with the singles "Guy's Girl" a ...

, who released her debut album ''I Am Jaida Dreyer'' in early 2013,

Austin Webb Austin Webb (born in Williamston, South Carolina) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Webb moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2011 after winning a songwriting competition in Greenville. In 2012, Webb signed with Streamsound Records, a ...

and

Dakota Bradley Dakota Bradley (born in St. Louis, Missouri) was the stage name of American pop rock singer and songwriter, Lenny Pey. Career After a fire destroyed his home in 2009, Bradley moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in music. He gained ...

. Streamsound Records is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallimore, Byron Grammy Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Henry County, Tennessee American country record producers