McGraw, Tim

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Name (Hebrew)
מקגרו, טים
Name (Latin)
McGraw, Tim
Other forms of name
McGraw, Samuel Timothy
Smith, Samuel Timothy
Smith, Tim, 1967 May 1-
Date of birth
1967-05-01
Place of birth
Delhi (La.)
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Country musicians Singers Guitarists Composers Sound recording executives and producers Actors
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 85512045
Wikidata: Q356487
Library of congress: no 96003972
Sources of Information
  • His All I want, p1995:label (Tim McGraw)
  • Trimble, B. Tim McGraw, c1996:p. 42 (Samuel Timothy McGraw; Tim; b. May 1, 1967)
  • Int. ww in pop. mus., 13th ed.(McGraw, Tim; b. Tim Smith, May 1, 1967, Delhi, LA; son of Tug McGraw; American country singer, musician (guitar), songwriter, and producer; married Faith Hill in 1996)
  • All music guide WWW site, Dec. 11, 2012(Tim McGraw; b. Samuel Timothy McGraw, May 1, 1967, Delhi, La.; alias: Samuel Timothy Smith; son of baseball player Tug McGraw; country singer)
  • Wikipedia, Dec. 11, 2012(Tim McGraw; b. Samuel Timothy McGraw, May 1, 1967, Delhi, La.; American country singer and actor. McGraw grew up believing his stepfather, Horace Smith, was his father. From the time of his mother's marriage until the time he met his biological father, his last name was Smith. At age 11, McGraw discovered his birth certificate while searching his mother's closet to find pictures for a school project. After his discovery, his mother revealed that his biological father was Tug McGraw)
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Wikipedia description:

Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 17 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, five for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). Ten of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts, with his 1994 breakthrough album Not a Moment Too Soon being the top country album of 1994. In total, McGraw's albums have produced 65 singles, 25 of which have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. Three of these singles – "It's Your Love", "Just to See You Smile", and "Live Like You Were Dying" – were respectively the top country songs of 1997, 1998, and 2004 according to Billboard Year-End. He has also won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association (CMA) awards, 10 American Music Awards, and three People's Choice Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour, which was done in partnership with his wife, Faith Hill, is one of the highest-grossing tours in country music history, and one of the top five among all genres of music. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. McGraw has ventured into acting, with supporting roles in The Blind Side, Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, Tomorrowland, Four Christmases, flashback scenes in 2 episodes of Yellowstone, and The Shack as well as lead roles in Flicka (2006), Country Strong (2010), and 1883 (2021). He was a minority owner of the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats. McGraw has been married to singer Faith Hill since 1996 and is the eldest son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Tug McGraw. McGraw was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2026.

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