Timothy Ray Menzies (born August 25, 1959), sometimes known as Tim Mensy, is an American

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artist. Initially, he was a member of the band

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, in which he charted several singles on the

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charts in the 1980s. After leaving Bandana, Menzies began a solo career on

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in 1990, releasing his debut album ''Stone by Stone'' that year. A second album, ''This Ol' Heart'', followed in 1992 on Giant Records. Overall, these two albums produced six singles for Menzies on the country charts as well. In addition to his work as a musician, Menzies has written songs for several artists, including Mark Chesnutt,

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, and

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Biography

Menzies was born in

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. He debuted as a performer at age three, with a band his mother was a member of. Born to a musical family, he, his two brothers, two sisters, and parents performed throughout Virginia. They opened shows for

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and other country music stars. At age eight, he was playing mandolin in the band. Menzies suffered a hearing disorder as a child, which he overcame at age sixteen following seven operations. In the mid-1980s, he played guitar in the group

, which released ten singles for

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between 1985 and 1987.Whitburn, p. 40 Menzies left the band in 1986 and was replaced by Michael Black and Billy Kemp. Menzies co-wrote the single "

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," recorded by Shenandoah and released in 1989. That same year he signed to

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, performing as Tim Mensy, with his debut album ''Stone by Stone'' following a year later. It produced three singles, all of which made the lower regions of the country music charts. A second album, ''This Ol' Heart'', followed on the

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label in 1992. It included three singles, one of which ("She Dreams") was later a Top Ten hit for Mark Chesnutt in 1994. Menzies did not release another album until the self-titled ''Tim Mensy'' in 2002. In 2014, Tim Menzies released a Christian album titled ''His Way Of Loving Me''. It was released under his birth name and created with help from Ben Isaacs of The Isaacs family band. His 2019 album ''His Name is Jesus'' was nominated for a

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Tim Menzies official website
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