Tyler Lynn Farr (born February 5, 1984) is an American

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singer and songwriter. Originally signed to

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Farr released two singles for the label before it closed. He transferred to

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

Nashville, releasing two albums: '' Redneck Crazy'' in 2013 and '' Suffer in Peace'' in 2015. Overall he has charted eight singles on the ''

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and

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charts. His highest ranking on the latter chart is " A Guy Walks Into a Bar" which placed at No. 1 in 2015.

Biography

Tyler Farr grew up in

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and attended

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getting a degree in voice. Farr co-wrote the songs "Hey Y'all" for

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and "She's Just Like That" for

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. In early 2012, Farr released his debut single, "

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" which he co-wrote with

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. Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song four stars out of five, calling Farr's voice "unique, but not distracting." Following the merger of his original label,

, Farr moved to

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and released his second single, "

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". His third single, " Redneck Crazy", became his first Top 10 hit in 2013. Next was the top 3 hit "

Whiskey in My Water "Whiskey in My Water" is a song recorded by American country music artist Tyler Farr. It was released in November 2013 by Columbia Nashville as the fourth and final single from his debut album '' Redneck Crazy''. Farr wrote the song with Phillip La ...

". All four singles were included on his debut album, '' Redneck Crazy'' which was released on September 30, 2013. Farr led off his second album in mid-2014 with " A Guy Walks Into a Bar". The album, entitled '' Suffer in Peace'', was released on April 28, 2015 and "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" became Farr's first No. 1 single on ''Billboard'' Country Airplay in May 2015. The album's second single, " Withdrawals" was released to country radio on June 15, 2015. It had only reached number 52 on the Country Airplay chart when it was pulled from radio and "Better in Boots" was issued as a third single on August 17, 2015. The decision to change the single was made in order to give Farr an up-tempo, "female friendly" song that he could sing live, according to Steve Hodges of Sony Nashville. "Our Town", Farr's eighth single release was issued in late 2016. Singer

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co-wrote the song. In September 2018, Farr parted ways with

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. Farr signed with

Broken Bow Records BBR Music Group (formerly Broken Bow Records) is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in July 1999 by Benny Brown, the label specializes in country music. The label's executive vice president is Jon Loba. Craig Morgan ...

in March 2019 under

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's newly-founded imprint Night Train Records, and released the EP ''Only Truck in Town'' on June 5, 2020. The title track and "Soundtrack to a Small Town Sundown" were released as singles.

Musical styles

Farr is also a classically trained

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singer and took voice lessons during his teenage years; he sang tenor in Missouri's All-State Choir during his senior year of high school. He claims he discovered (and fell in love with) country music after his mother married

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' touring guitarist.

Personal life

Farr married his long-time girlfriend, Hannah Freeman on October 10, 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

Filmography

References

External links

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