Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959) is an American
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, ...
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
Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group.
History
Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by Thorn EMI in ...
.
Before leaving Shenandoah in 1997, he and his brother Tim formed a duo known as the
Raybon Brothers
Raybon Brothers were an American country music duo from Sanford, Florida, consisting of brothers Marty Raybon and Tim Raybon. Prior to the duo's inception in 1997, Marty Raybon was the lead singer of the country music band Shenandoah, having left ...
, which had crossover success that year with the hit single "
Butterfly Kisses".
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".
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
Official website
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1959 births
Singer-songwriters from Florida
American country singer-songwriters
Living people
People from Sanford, Florida
Shenandoah (band) members
Country musicians from Florida