Timothy Ray Rushlow (born October 6, 1966) is an American recording artist. Between 1991 and 1997, Rushlow was lead vocalist of country music group
Little Texas, which recorded four albums and a Greatest Hits package, in addition to charting more than fifteen singles on the ''
Billboard
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'' country singles charts during Rushlow's tenure as lead vocalist.
After Little Texas disbanded in 1997, Rushlow began a solo career. His first recording was the musical track "Totally Committed" on comedian
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, author, comedian, producer and writer. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White. Known for his "You might be a ...
's 1998
album of the same name. Two years later, Rushlow signed to
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...
, recording one album and charting a Top Ten single on the country charts titled "She Misses Him". When Atlantic closed its country division in 2001, Rushlow formed a six-piece band called
Rushlow
Rushlow was an American country music band founded in 2003. Its members were Tim Rushlow (lead vocals), Doni Harris ( banjo, acoustic guitar, vocals), Kurt Allison (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals), Tully Kennedy (bass guitar, vocals), Ri ...
, which charted two singles and recorded one album for
Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records was an American country music record label. It was owned by the Disney Music Group and founded in 1997 by Randy Goodman. The label had its first successes in 1998 with singles by Lari White and Aaron Tippin, both formerly of ...
in 2003.
Rushlow and his cousin Doni Harris (a former member of Rushlow) founded the country music duo
Rushlow Harris in 2003. This duo charted two singles on the country charts that year.
Biography
Rushlow was born on October 6, 1966, in
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Midwest City is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,371, making it the eighth largest city in the state.
The city was developed in r ...
, at Tinker Air Force base to a musical family. His family moved to
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...
, when he was still at a young age, although they would continue to visit Oklahoma in the summertime.
Originally, Tim Rushlow was the lead singer of the country music group
Little Texas. He and Dwayne O'Brien, the group's rhythm guitarist, met in
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...
, in 1984 when they went to James Martin High School and were in choir under Randy Jordan. Rushlow later moved to
Nashville, Tennessee
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, followed by the other members of Little Texas.
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During Little Texas' hiatus, Rushlow pursued a solo career, making his first solo appearance on the musical track "Totally Committed" from comedian Jeff Foxworthy
Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, author, comedian, producer and writer. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White. Known for his "You might be a ...
's 1998 album ''Totally Committed
''Totally Committed'' is an album by American comedian Jeff Foxworthy. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on May 19, 1998. The album peaked at number 50 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
...
''. In 2001, he was signed to Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...
, and soon released his debut single, "When You Love Me". It was followed by "She Misses Him", which reached the country top 10. His self-titled
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debut album was also released in 2000, but Atlantic Records closed its Nashville division only one month after the album's release, and none of its other singles made the top 40. Rushlow then moved over to the independent Scream Recordings label where his album was re-issued under the title ''Crazy Life''. A note on the cover of the "Crazy Life" promotional single commented on Atlantic's closing down. "I had spent seven weeks in the top 10 with 'She Misses Him'; We had chosen the follow-up single with great initial feedback. Then...the label closed its doors."
In 2003, Rushlow and five other musicians (including his cousin, Doni Harris) joined to form a new group called Rushlow. This new group was signed to Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records was an American country music record label. It was owned by the Disney Music Group and founded in 1997 by Randy Goodman. The label had its first successes in 1998 with singles by Lari White and Aaron Tippin, both formerly of ...
that year, reaching the Top 20 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.
This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart with "I Can't Be Your Friend
"I Can't Be Your Friend" is a song recorded by American country music band Rushlow. It was released in April 2003 as the first single from their debut album '' Right Now''. The song was written by Brad Crisler and Rodney Clawson.
Music video
T ...
". The group's released its debut album '' Right Now'', but was soon dropped from the label due to its restructuring. By 2004, four of Little Texas' founding members reunited, but neither Rushlow nor original keyboardist Brady Seals
Brady Seals (born March 29, 1969) is an American country music artist. He is the cousin of Jim Seals (of Seals & Crofts) and Dan Seals, Johnny Duncan (country singer), Johnny Duncan, the nephew of Troy Seals. Seals made his debut in 1988 as co ...
joined the re-established band.
Harris and Rushlow formed a country duo called Rushlow Harris, which was signed to Show Dog Nashville
Show Dog Nashville is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was founded in 2005 by singer Toby Keith. It was later merged with Universal South Records into Show Dog-Universal Music in December 2009 until ...
, a record label owned by country artist Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's ''Toby Keith'', 1994's ''Boomtown'', 1996' ...
. This duo split up after releasing two singles in 2006 and 2007.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Guest singles
Music videos
References
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American country singer-songwriters
Little Texas members
Living people
Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma
Singer-songwriters from Texas
Atlantic Records artists
1966 births
People from Midwest City, Oklahoma
Country musicians from Texas
Country musicians from Oklahoma