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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn">Ty Herndon</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Herndon_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Country music singer Ty Herndon performing onstage."><img alt="Country music singer Ty Herndon performing onstage." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Herndon_2023.jpg/220px-Herndon_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="445" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Herndon_2023.jpg/330px-Herndon_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Herndon_2023.jpg/440px-Herndon_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1409" data-file-height="2849" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Herndon at the <a href="/wiki/Wildhorse_Saloon" title="Wildhorse Saloon">Wildhorse Saloon</a>, June 2023.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Boyd Tyrone Herndon<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1962-05-02</span>) </span>May 2, 1962<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 62)</span><sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Meridian,_Mississippi" title="Meridian, Mississippi">Meridian, Mississippi</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer, songwriter</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note">Vocals</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1983–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Titan Pyramid</li> <li>FUNL</li> <li>BFD</li> <li>Pivotal</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Rio" title="Diamond Rio">Tennessee River Boys</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Spouses</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Renee Posey</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px">​</div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1993; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2002)<wbr />​</div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Alex Schwartz</div> <div style="display:inline-block;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2023)<wbr />​</div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Partner</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Matt Collum (2010–2021)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tyherndon.com">tyherndon<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Boyd Tyrone Herndon</b> (born May 2, 1962) is an American <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> singer and songwriter. His music career began in the 1980s as a member of the Tennessee River Boys, a predecessor to the country band <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Rio" title="Diamond Rio">Diamond Rio</a>. Herndon quit the band early on and gained his first national exposure as a competitor on <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Search" title="Star Search">Star Search</a></i>. He then played at various <a href="/wiki/Honky-tonk" title="Honky-tonk">honky-tonks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. After signing to <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic Records</a> in 1993, Herndon made his debut in 1995 with his number-one single, "<a href="/wiki/What_Mattered_Most_(song)" title="What Mattered Most (song)">What Mattered Most</a>". This was followed that same year by the release of his first album, also titled <i><a href="/wiki/What_Mattered_Most" title="What Mattered Most">What Mattered Most</a></i>. </p><p>Herndon released three more studio albums and a compilation for Epic: <i><a href="/wiki/Living_in_a_Moment" title="Living in a Moment">Living in a Moment</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Hopes" title="Big Hopes">Big Hopes</a></i> (1998), <i><a href="/wiki/Steam_(Ty_Herndon_album)" title="Steam (Ty Herndon album)">Steam</a></i> (1999), and <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Ty_Herndon:_Greatest_Hits" title="This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits">This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits</a></i> (2002). He recorded a Christmas album in 2002 before a recording hiatus. He returned with his fifth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Right_About_Now_(Ty_Herndon_album)" title="Right About Now (Ty Herndon album)">Right About Now</a></i> (2007) for the Titan Pyramid label; his sixth studio release, <i>Journey On</i>, followed in 2010. Herndon has charted a total of 17 singles on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> charts. This figure includes three number-ones: "What Mattered Most", "<a href="/wiki/Living_in_a_Moment_(song)" title="Living in a Moment (song)">Living in a Moment</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/It_Must_Be_Love_(Ty_Herndon_song)" title="It Must Be Love (Ty Herndon song)">It Must Be Love</a>". His singles "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_My_Goodbye_Back" title="I Want My Goodbye Back">I Want My Goodbye Back</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Loved_Too_Much" title="Loved Too Much">Loved Too Much</a>", "<a href="/wiki/A_Man_Holdin%27_On_(To_a_Woman_Lettin%27_Go)" title="A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)">A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Hands_of_a_Working_Man" title="Hands of a Working Man">Hands of a Working Man</a>" all made top ten on the same chart. </p><p>Herndon gained further media attention in 2014 after he <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">came out</a> as gay, becoming the first mainstream male country music singer to do so. His personal life has been the subject of mainstream media for other reasons, including his struggles with drug addiction and mental health. His musical style is defined by his singing voice and an emphasis on ballads. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Boyd Tyrone Herndon was born on May 2, 1962, in <a href="/wiki/Meridian,_Mississippi" title="Meridian, Mississippi">Meridian, Mississippi</a>, to Boyd and Renee Herndon.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-facts_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was raised just across the state line in <a href="/wiki/Butler,_Alabama" title="Butler, Alabama">Butler, Alabama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grandmother played guitar and hosted her own radio show in Butler.<sup id="cite_ref-facts_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became involved in music in his youth. Herndon's first performance on a stage came during this period, when he won $75 at a talent show in <a href="/wiki/Toxey,_Alabama" title="Toxey, Alabama">Toxey, Alabama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-facts_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diamond_Rio_USAF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Country music band Diamond Rio performing onstage." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Diamond_Rio_USAF.jpg/200px-Diamond_Rio_USAF.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Diamond_Rio_USAF.jpg/300px-Diamond_Rio_USAF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Diamond_Rio_USAF.jpg/400px-Diamond_Rio_USAF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="974" /></a><figcaption>Herndon was a founding member of the Tennessee River Boys, who later became <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Rio" title="Diamond Rio">Diamond Rio</a> (pictured here in 2006).</figcaption></figure> <p>Shortly after graduating from <a href="/wiki/Austin_High_School_(Alabama)" title="Austin High School (Alabama)">Austin High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur, Alabama</a>, Herndon moved to <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a>, to pursue a career in country music.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this point he also attended <a href="/wiki/Belmont_University" title="Belmont University">Belmont University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-encyclopedia_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyclopedia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon's first major role came in 1983 when he became lead vocalist of the Tennessee River Boys, a group that performed at the <a href="/wiki/Opryland_USA" title="Opryland USA">Opryland USA</a> theme park in Nashville.<sup id="cite_ref-rio_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rio-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This band was originally intended to perform a one-time show to promote the park, but became one of several regular performers there. Herndon left the band after only a year to become a contestant on the television talent show <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Search" title="Star Search">Star Search</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-rio_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rio-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following Herndon's departure, the Tennessee River Boys underwent a number of membership changes and became <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Rio" title="Diamond Rio">Diamond Rio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rio_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rio-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When his tenure on <i>Star Search</i> proved commercially unsuccessful, Herndon attempted to secure a recording contract in Nashville. He told <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tennessean" title="The Tennessean">The Tennessean</a></i> in 1995 that multiple labels rejected him as they considered him a "pretty boy". Despite this, he found work singing <a href="/wiki/Jingle" title="Jingle">jingles</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pepsi" title="Pepsi">Pepsi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demo</a> tracks for other artists. He lost a significant amount of money due to an unfavorable management deal, which led to his mother having to sell her house in order to refinance the amount of money lost. In addition, Herndon's father died of a brain hemorrhage, putting further strain on both him and his family.<sup id="cite_ref-pretty_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pretty-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Herndon then moved to <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> and found work performing in various <a href="/wiki/Honky-tonk" title="Honky-tonk">honky-tonks</a> across the state, in order to regain some of the money he had lost.<sup id="cite_ref-encyclopedia_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyclopedia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His tenure in Texas included a stint with <a href="/wiki/Louise_Mandrell" title="Louise Mandrell">Louise Mandrell</a> in 1987 at <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bob%27s_Texas" title="Billy Bob's Texas">Billy Bob's Texas</a>, a country music <a href="/wiki/Nightclub" title="Nightclub">nightclub</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He competed on another television talent show titled <i><a href="/wiki/You_Write_the_Songs" title="You Write the Songs">You Write the Songs</a></i> in 1987, but was unsuccessful. Herndon also appeared on <i>The Porter Wagoner Show</i>, a musical variety show hosted by country singer <a href="/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1989 he had formed a backing band called Bayou. This act opened for <a href="/wiki/Little_Texas_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Texas (band)">Little Texas</a> in 1989 prior to that band's signing with <a href="/wiki/Warner_Records" title="Warner Records">Warner Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, Herndon won a local music award called Texas Entertainer of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-virgin_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-virgin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the awards ceremony, Herndon was discovered by a representative of <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic Records</a>, and he signed with the label later in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-facts_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1995–96:_What_Mattered_Most"><span id="1995.E2.80.9396:_What_Mattered_Most"></span>1995–96: <i>What Mattered Most</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1995–96: What Mattered Most"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Herndon began recording music for Epic in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-pretty_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pretty-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his debut in early 1995 with the single "<a href="/wiki/What_Mattered_Most_(song)" title="What Mattered Most (song)">What Mattered Most</a>", a song written by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Burr" title="Gary Burr">Gary Burr</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vince_Melamed" title="Vince Melamed">Vince Melamed</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song went to number one on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> charts in the United States and the former <i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i> country music charts in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Follow-up single "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_My_Goodbye_Back" title="I Want My Goodbye Back">I Want My Goodbye Back</a>" reached a Hot Country Songs peak of number seven in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/B-side" class="mw-redirect" title="B-side">b-side</a>, a duet with <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Bentley" title="Stephanie Bentley">Stephanie Bentley</a> titled "<a href="/wiki/Heart_Half_Empty" title="Heart Half Empty">Heart Half Empty</a>", peaked at number 21 in early 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "In Your Face" was the last single from <i>What Mattered Most</i>. This song was the least successful, charting for only two weeks and reaching number 63.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album featured backing vocals from several artists on Epic or sister label <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Patty_Loveless" title="Patty Loveless">Patty Loveless</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Diffie" title="Joe Diffie">Joe Diffie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Wallace_(singer)" title="Ron Wallace (singer)">Ron Wallace</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gibson/Miller_Band" title="Gibson/Miller Band">Gibson/Miller Band</a> member Blue Miller.<sup id="cite_ref-pretty_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pretty-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Johnson_(record_producer)" title="Doug Johnson (record producer)">Doug Johnson</a>, then the vice-president of <a href="/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire" title="Artists and repertoire">artists and repertoire</a> (A&R) of Epic's Nashville branch, produced the album and co-wrote "I Want My Goodbye Back".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the singles, <i>What Mattered Most</i> included a cover of <a href="/wiki/Jim_Croce" title="Jim Croce">Jim Croce</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/You_Don%27t_Mess_Around_with_Jim_(song)" title="You Don't Mess Around with Jim (song)">You Don't Mess Around with Jim</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-mccall_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mccall-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another track, the <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Schlitz" title="Don Schlitz">Don Schlitz</a> composition "You Just Get One", was later recorded by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Wood_(singer)" title="Jeff Wood (singer)">Jeff Wood</a> on his 1997 album <i><a href="/wiki/Between_the_Earth_and_the_Stars_(Jeff_Wood_album)" title="Between the Earth and the Stars (Jeff Wood album)">Between the Earth and the Stars</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mccall_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mccall-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wood's rendition charted on Hot Country Songs that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Heart Half Empty" later appeared on Bentley's 1996 album <i><a href="/wiki/Hopechest" title="Hopechest">Hopechest</a></i>, also issued on Epic.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music video</a> for "What Mattered Most" was aired on <a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a> and the former TNN (<a href="/wiki/The_Nashville_Network" title="The Nashville Network">The Nashville Network</a>). Herndon promoted the album further by starting a tour in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-debut_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-debut-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tyherndon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Singer Ty Herndon standing in front of a fireplace." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Tyherndon.jpg/200px-Tyherndon.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Tyherndon.jpg/300px-Tyherndon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Tyherndon.jpg/400px-Tyherndon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>Herndon at the 2009 Point of Hope Fundraiser pre-party.</figcaption></figure> <p>Michael McCall of <i>New Country</i> magazine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, as he considered Herndon's vocal delivery "confident" but was more mixed toward the lyrical content of the songs.<sup id="cite_ref-mccall_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mccall-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An uncredited review published by <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> was favorable, stating, "With a rich, expressive voice that is equally suited to pensive ballads and rollicking, uptempo tunes, Herndon is one of country's most impressive newcomers."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early 1997, <i>What Mattered Most</i> was certified gold by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies.<sup id="cite_ref-riaa_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Executives of <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Nashville" title="Sony Music Nashville">Sony Music Nashville</a>, of which Epic was a division at the time, attributed the album's commercial success to a marketing strategy they employed at the time. Under this plan, albums by new artists were priced a dollar lower than the national average for sixty days after their release. These same executives also noted this strategy had been successful on albums by <a href="/wiki/Wade_Hayes" title="Wade Hayes">Wade Hayes</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_House_(singer)" title="James House (singer)">James House</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-debut_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-debut-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1996–1997:_Living_in_a_Moment"><span id="1996.E2.80.931997:_Living_in_a_Moment"></span>1996–1997: <i>Living in a Moment</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1996–1997: Living in a Moment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996, Herndon won the Male Star of Tomorrow, a fan-voted award from the TNN Music City News awards (now known as <a href="/wiki/CMT_Music_Awards" title="CMT Music Awards">CMT Music Awards</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-encyclopedia_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyclopedia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His second album <i><a href="/wiki/Living_in_a_Moment" title="Living in a Moment">Living in a Moment</a></i> was released in August of the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's lead single "<a href="/wiki/Living_in_a_Moment_(song)" title="Living in a Moment (song)">Living in a Moment</a>" reached number one on the country charts in both the US and Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three more singles charted from the album throughout 1997. The first was "<a href="/wiki/She_Wants_to_Be_Wanted_Again" title="She Wants to Be Wanted Again">She Wants to Be Wanted Again</a>", which peaked at number 21 early in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This song had been recorded by <a href="/wiki/Lee_Greenwood" title="Lee Greenwood">Lee Greenwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Restless_Heart" title="Restless Heart">Restless Heart</a> vocalist <a href="/wiki/Larry_Stewart_(singer)" title="Larry Stewart (singer)">Larry Stewart</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Western_Flyer" title="Western Flyer">Western Flyer</a> prior to Herndon's rendition.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After "She Wants to Be Wanted Again" came the number two hit "<a href="/wiki/Loved_Too_Much" title="Loved Too Much">Loved Too Much</a>" and the top-twenty "<a href="/wiki/I_Have_to_Surrender" title="I Have to Surrender">I Have to Surrender</a>". Johnson co-wrote "Living in a Moment" and "I Have to Surrender",<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and once again served as producer. Stephanie Bentley, Blue Miller, and <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Ryles" title="John Wesley Ryles">John Wesley Ryles</a> were among the album's backing vocalists. Also contributing in this capacity were Doug Virden and Drew Womack, then recording on Epic in <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_the_Desert_(band)" title="Sons of the Desert (band)">Sons of the Desert</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thom Owens of <a href="/wiki/Allmusic" class="mw-redirect" title="Allmusic">Allmusic</a> wrote, "Although he is in fine voice throughout the album, Ty Herndon's <i>Living in a Moment</i> is bogged down by mediocre material that fails to given him a proper showcase for his talents."<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_moment_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon_moment-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He considered the title track and "Don't Tell Mama" the strongest lyrically.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_moment_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon_moment-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alanna_Nash" title="Alanna Nash">Alanna Nash</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> similarly thought "Don't Tell Mama" was the strongest track, but criticized the rest of the album as "formulaic".<sup id="cite_ref-ew_moment_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ew_moment-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Colin_Larkin" title="Colin Larkin">Colin Larkin</a> of the <i>Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music</i> thought this album had "a shortage of standout material".<sup id="cite_ref-virgin_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-virgin-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album's closing track "<a href="/wiki/I_Know_How_the_River_Feels" title="I Know How the River Feels">I Know How the River Feels</a>" was later a single in 1999 for Diamond Rio.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_moment_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon_moment-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Living in a Moment</i> was also certified gold in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-riaa_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998–2000:_Big_Hopes_and_Steam"><span id="1998.E2.80.932000:_Big_Hopes_and_Steam"></span>1998–2000: <i>Big Hopes</i> and <i>Steam</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1998–2000: Big Hopes and Steam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Hopes" title="Big Hopes">Big Hopes</a></i>, Herndon's third album, followed in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Doug Johnson produced five of the tracks and <a href="/wiki/Byron_Gallimore" title="Byron Gallimore">Byron Gallimore</a>, best known for his work with <a href="/wiki/Tim_McGraw" title="Tim McGraw">Tim McGraw</a>, produced the other six.<sup id="cite_ref-cst_big_hopes_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cst_big_hopes-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon told the <i><a href="/wiki/Journal_%26_Courier" title="Journal & Courier">Journal & Courier</a></i> that he considered Gallimore to have a more "understated" production style that put greater emphasis on his vocals than Johnson's production did.<sup id="cite_ref-rock_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rock-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lead single "<a href="/wiki/A_Man_Holdin%27_On_(To_a_Woman_Lettin%27_Go)" title="A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)">A Man Holdin' On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)</a>", one of the tracks produced by Gallimore, was a top-five country hit that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After it came Herndon's third and final number-one single "<a href="/wiki/It_Must_Be_Love_(Ty_Herndon_song)" title="It Must Be Love (Ty Herndon song)">It Must Be Love</a>", which also became his only top-40 hit on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song featured uncredited backing vocals from Sons of the Desert.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jack Sundrud, formerly of <a href="/wiki/Poco_(band)" title="Poco (band)">Poco</a>, had co-written "It Must Be Love" for <a href="/wiki/Great_Plains_(Tennessee_band)" title="Great Plains (Tennessee band)">Great Plains</a>, another band he was a member of at the time. When they did not record the song, it became available for Herndon.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Hands_of_a_Working_Man" title="Hands of a Working Man">Hands of a Working Man</a>" was also a top-five country hit from <i>Big Hopes</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Walter Allread of <a href="/wiki/Country_Standard_Time" title="Country Standard Time">Country Standard Time</a> thought that the tracks produced by Gallimore, such as the title track, were stronger due to their "smaller" production style relative to those produced by Johnson.<sup id="cite_ref-cst_big_hopes_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cst_big_hopes-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thom Owens of AllMusic was mixed toward the album, as he thought that it had "filler" tracks and "glossy production", although he praised Herndon's singing on "A Man Holdin' On" and "Hands of a Working Man".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Uncredited reviews of "A Man Holdin' On" and "Hands of a Working Man" in <i>Billboard</i> were both favorable. The former was praised for Gallimore's production and the "unique perspective...of men in difficult transitions",<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the latter was described as being appealing to <a href="/wiki/Working_class" title="Working class">working class</a> listeners due to its lyrical focus on a father's struggles.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, Epic released his next studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Steam_(Ty_Herndon_album)" title="Steam (Ty Herndon album)">Steam</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon selected a new producer for this album, as he thought his previous albums did not reflect the energy of his live performances. He chose <a href="/wiki/Joe_Scaife" title="Joe Scaife">Joe Scaife</a> because of that producer's work with <a href="/wiki/K.T._Oslin" class="mw-redirect" title="K.T. Oslin">K.T. Oslin</a>, a 1980s country artist Herndon referred to as "one of [his] all-time favorites".<sup id="cite_ref-ephrata_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ephrata-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon selected the songs for the album by performing them in concert so he and Scaife could gauge the audience's reaction to each. In addition, Herndon recorded demos with his road band, which he then played for the album's <a href="/wiki/Session_musician" title="Session musician">session musicians</a> to give them an idea of how he wanted each song to sound.<sup id="cite_ref-ephrata_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ephrata-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the involved musicians were drummer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Leim" title="Paul Leim">Paul Leim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steel_guitar" title="Steel guitar">steel guitar</a> player <a href="/wiki/Dan_Dugmore" title="Dan Dugmore">Dan Dugmore</a>, and guitarist Chris Leuzinger of <a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a>' studio band The G-Men. The album also included a <a href="/wiki/Horn_section" title="Horn section">horn section</a> fronted by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Horn" title="Jim Horn">Jim Horn</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/String_section" title="String section">string section</a> including members of the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_String_Machine" title="Nashville String Machine">Nashville String Machine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Steam_(Ty_Herndon_song)" title="Steam (Ty Herndon song)">Steam</a>", the album's title track, was also its lead single. It reached top twenty by the end of 1999, but was less successful than the lead singles of Herndon's previous albums.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two other singles, "<a href="/wiki/No_Mercy_(Ty_Herndon_song)" title="No Mercy (Ty Herndon song)">No Mercy</a>" and "A Love Like That", peaked even lower.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Cocker_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2013_-_017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="English musician Joe Cocker, standing before a microphone." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Joe_Cocker_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2013_-_017.jpg/150px-Joe_Cocker_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2013_-_017.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Joe_Cocker_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2013_-_017.jpg/225px-Joe_Cocker_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2013_-_017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Joe_Cocker_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2013_-_017.jpg/300px-Joe_Cocker_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2013_-_017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption>Herndon's 1999 album <i>Steam</i> included a cover of "<a href="/wiki/You_Can_Leave_Your_Hat_On" title="You Can Leave Your Hat On">You Can Leave Your Hat On</a>", made famous by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cocker" title="Joe Cocker">Joe Cocker</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Also included on the album was a cover of <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cocker" title="Joe Cocker">Joe Cocker</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/You_Can_Leave_Your_Hat_On" title="You Can Leave Your Hat On">You Can Leave Your Hat On</a>", which Herndon had sung in concert for many years prior.<sup id="cite_ref-ephrata_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ephrata-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While not a single, the cover charted at number 72 on Hot Country Songs in 2000 due to unsolicited radio airplay.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon considered the album more "sexy" than his previous efforts, citing both this cover and the title track as examples.<sup id="cite_ref-ephrata_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ephrata-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dan MacIntosh of Country Standard Time considered Herndon "too darn polite" for such material, also criticizing the album for "by-the-numbers" arrangements.<sup id="cite_ref-cst_steam_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cst_steam-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A more favorable review came from AllMusic, whose Maria Konicki Dinoia wrote, "With a new production team in tow, Herndon has played a bigger part in selecting the album's songs...and it's clear he sings from the heart, as he always has."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deborah Evans Price of <i>Billboard</i> found both "Steam" and "No Mercy" "equally sensuous" in a review of the latter.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001–2004:_Departure_from_Epic_Records"><span id="2001.E2.80.932004:_Departure_from_Epic_Records"></span>2001–2004: Departure from Epic Records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2001–2004: Departure from Epic Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late 2001, Epic released the song "<a href="/wiki/Heather%27s_Wall" title="Heather's Wall">Heather's Wall</a>", which was intended to be the lead single from Herndon's fifth album for the label. At the time, Herndon was considering exiting the music business to star in a <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway theatre</a> production of <i><a href="/wiki/Urban_Cowboy" title="Urban Cowboy">Urban Cowboy</a></i>, but decided against it. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Worley" title="Paul Worley">Paul Worley</a>, the producer with whom he was working at the time, recommended "Heather's Wall" to him when the two were selecting songs. Herndon originally rejected the song as "too heavy", but decided to record it after the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> inspired him to record music again.<sup id="cite_ref-heather_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heather-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the song was well-received by fans,<sup id="cite_ref-heather_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heather-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was unsuccessful on the singles charts and his fifth Epic album was not released.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Epic then released a greatest hits package titled <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Ty_Herndon:_Greatest_Hits" title="This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits">This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits</a></i> before dropping him from the label.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon released a Christmas album, <i>A Not So Silent Night,</i> in 2002 through his fan club and official website. A year later, the Christmas album was repackaged with additional content and released on the independent label Riviera/Liquid8 Records.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otherwise, he took a hiatus from recording at this point due to a number of personal issues that included weight gain, divorce, and drug and alcohol addiction.<sup id="cite_ref-gactv.com_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gactv.com-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004–2010:_Right_About_Now_and_Journey_On"><span id="2004.E2.80.932010:_Right_About_Now_and_Journey_On"></span>2004–2010: <i>Right About Now</i> and <i>Journey On</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2004–2010: Right About Now and Journey On"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He returned to touring and singing in 2004 when songwriter <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Brown_(musician)" title="Darrell Brown (musician)">Darrell Brown</a> invited him to perform at the Nashville nightclub <a href="/wiki/Bluebird_Caf%C3%A9" title="Bluebird Café">Bluebird Café</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gactv.com_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gactv.com-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to him signing with Titan Pyramid Records in 2006 and releasing the album <i><a href="/wiki/Right_About_Now_(Ty_Herndon_album)" title="Right About Now (Ty Herndon album)">Right About Now</a></i> in early 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown and Herndon co-produced the album with songwriter Dennis Matkosky and session musician <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Yudkin" title="Jonathan Yudkin">Jonathan Yudkin</a>. Backing vocalists included <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Hummon" title="Marcus Hummon">Marcus Hummon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joanna_Cotten" title="Joanna Cotten">Joanna Cotten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emily_West" title="Emily West">Emily West</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thompson_Square" title="Thompson Square">Thompson Square</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thom Jurek of AllMusic reviewed the album favorably, stating that "Herndon's voice is not only unchanged from his missing years, it's stronger, his phrasing is tighter and more expressive, and his manner of handling a song is entirely his own."<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_right_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic_right-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One track from this album was a cover of <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Reid" title="Johnny Reid">Johnny Reid</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/You_Still_Own_Me" title="You Still Own Me">You Still Own Me</a>", itself later a single in late 2007 for Canadian country band <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Drive" title="Emerson Drive">Emerson Drive</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_right_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic_right-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Herndon's next album was <i>Journey On</i>, released on the independent FUNL label in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album featured mostly <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Christian_music" title="Contemporary Christian music">contemporary Christian music</a> songs, all of which Herndon wrote or co-wrote over the span of six months. Herndon said that he did not intend for the album to be a Christian project, but found that as he was writing, many of the songs tended toward reflecting his "spiritual growth". He also said that he found the album "fun" because of how much control he had over assembling musicians and recording compared to his previous releases.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was nominated at the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a> for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Southern,_Country_or_Bluegrass_Gospel_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album">Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Journey On" was selected by American football player <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Turner_(running_back)" title="Kevin Turner (running back)">Kevin Turner</a> as the theme song for his Kevin Turner Foundation. This foundation is dedicated to research of <a href="/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis">amyotrophic lateral sclerosis</a> or Lou Gehrig's Disease, which Turner had been recently diagnosed with at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After <i>Journey On</i>, he released a non-album single titled "Stones", which was previously recorded for his unreleased Epic album in 2001. FUNL released the song to country radio without disclosing the artist's name, and held a contest with radio programmers to see if they could determine the singer.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013–present:_Lies_I_Told_Myself,_House_on_Fire,_Got_It_Covered._and_Jacob"><span id="2013.E2.80.93present:_Lies_I_Told_Myself.2C_House_on_Fire.2C_Got_It_Covered._and_Jacob"></span>2013–present: <i>Lies I Told Myself</i>, <i>House on Fire</i>, <i>Got It Covered</i>. and <i>Jacob</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2013–present: Lies I Told Myself, House on Fire, Got It Covered. and Jacob"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album <i>Lies I Told Myself</i> followed in 2013, also on FUNL. Prior to the album's release, Herndon had performed the title track in concert, and chose to make it the lead single due to its positive reception from fans. He also noted that the track "Beautiful Love Song" had been written eight years prior and rejected by other artists, but he chose to record it because he liked the sound of the song's demo. Another track on the album, "Sugar", was co-written by country singer <a href="/wiki/Sara_Evans" title="Sara Evans">Sara Evans</a>'s brother, Matt Evans. Herndon compared this track to "Steam", and cited it as an example of the more "modern" sound he wanted on <i>Lies I Told Myself</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-dauphin_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dauphin-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon financed the album through a <a href="/wiki/Kickstarter" title="Kickstarter">Kickstarter</a> campaign,<sup id="cite_ref-opry_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-opry-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and supported it by touring with <a href="/wiki/Jamie_O%27Neal" title="Jamie O'Neal">Jamie O'Neal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andy_Griggs" title="Andy Griggs">Andy Griggs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-proud_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-proud-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Matt Bjorke of Roughstock reviewed the album favorably, praising Herndon's vocals on the ballads in particular.<sup id="cite_ref-lies_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lies-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His next album was 2016's <i>House on Fire</i>, which once again featured several songs he co-wrote. It was his first release on the BFD label, and he co-produced with Drew Davis and Erik Halbig, a guitarist in Herndon's road band.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-embraces_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-embraces-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon described the title track as autobiographical, while in comparison, "All Night Tonight" came from Davis and Halbig wanting to write a "beach song".<sup id="cite_ref-embraces_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-embraces-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed in 2019 by <i>Got It Covered</i>, which featured re-recordings of his hit singles along with <a href="/wiki/Cover_song" class="mw-redirect" title="Cover song">cover songs</a>. Among the songs covered were <a href="/wiki/Marc_Cohn" title="Marc Cohn">Marc Cohn</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Walking_in_Memphis" title="Walking in Memphis">Walking in Memphis</a>", <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/So_Small" title="So Small">So Small</a>", and <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt" title="Bonnie Raitt">Bonnie Raitt</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Make_You_Love_Me" title="I Can't Make You Love Me">I Can't Make You Love Me</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-freeman_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freeman-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon said that he had almost considered retiring from country music due to the lack of success of his last few albums until he heard "So Small" on the radio. When Underwood found that Herndon had covered the song, she spoke favorably about it on social media.<sup id="cite_ref-small_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-small-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Herndon collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Kristin_Chenoweth" title="Kristin Chenoweth">Kristin Chenoweth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Cardall" title="Paul Cardall">Paul Cardall</a> on a single titled "Orphans of God".<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Herndon's next single release was "Till You Get There" in June 2022 on Pivotal Records.<sup id="cite_ref-disc_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the lead single to his next studio album <i>Jacob</i>, released one month later. It included more songs that Herndon had written about his personal life. Country musicians <a href="/wiki/Terri_Clark" title="Terri Clark">Terri Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emily_West" title="Emily West">Emily West</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shelly_Fairchild" title="Shelly Fairchild">Shelly Fairchild</a> provided guest vocals on individual tracks, as did <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Moten" title="Wendy Moten">Wendy Moten</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon told <a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)"><i>Spin</i></a> that the album's title came from the account of <a href="/wiki/Jacob_wrestling_with_the_angel" title="Jacob wrestling with the angel">Jacob wrestling with the angel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Genesis" title="Book of Genesis">Book of Genesis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed in late 2022 by another single titled "God or the Gun", which was accompanied by a music video.<sup id="cite_ref-gun_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gun-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The third single from the project was "Dents on a Chevy", a duet with Terri Clark.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style">Musical style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Musical style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Herndon's singing voice has generally been met with critical favor. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine" title="Stephen Thomas Erlewine">Stephen Thomas Erlewine</a> of AllMusic wrote of Ty Herndon's musical style, "His earnest delivery was a good match for the kind of streamlined country he sang—music that didn't shun tradition but was aligned with the anthemic, rock-influenced arena-country pioneered by <a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a> at the dawn of the '90s."<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a review of <i>Lies I Told Myself</i>, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock wrote that "Ty's always been at his best on the ballads" and "sings his ass off showcasing a vocal many of the 'young guns' could learn from".<sup id="cite_ref-lies_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lies-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote that "Herndon has soul and plenty of it. You can hear the gospel in his voice, his love of the old country songs, but his delivery is thoroughly contemporary."<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_right_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic_right-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An article from <i>Music City News</i> magazine re-published in the <i><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Citizen-Times" title="Asheville Citizen-Times">Asheville Citizen-Times</a></i> said of Herndon, "there is a passion in his ballads, and in the case of...'I Want My Goodbye Back', an edgy emotional twist that sends listeners careening along with him".<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dan MacIntosh described Herndon as having "straight-with-no-frills singing".<sup id="cite_ref-cst_steam_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cst_steam-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Walter Allread wrote of Herndon on the same site, "Country music now resembles early Sixties American pop, with producers the real artists and singers merely interchangeable faces on record sleeves. As long as Ty Herndon's nice voice and face can front a hit, he's good for another 100,000 miles of touring and audio tape."<sup id="cite_ref-cst_big_hopes_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cst_big_hopes-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lyrical content of his Epic albums was met with mixed reception. Michael McCall of <i>New Country</i> found some of the tracks on <i>What Mattered Most</i> "shallow", such as "In Your Face" and "Heart Half Empty".<sup id="cite_ref-mccall_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mccall-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> and AllMusic panned <i>Living in a Moment</i> for formulaic lyrics.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_moment_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon_moment-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ew_moment_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ew_moment-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In comparison, Herndon began writing songs in the 2010s; although he had not written previously, he thought that doing so would allow his albums to become more personal.<sup id="cite_ref-embraces_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-embraces-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 1995, Herndon was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, at Gateway Park by an undercover male police officer. This officer alleged that Herndon <a href="/wiki/Indecent_exposure" title="Indecent exposure">exposed</a> himself.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When taken into custody, Herndon was also discovered to be in possession of <a href="/wiki/Methamphetamine" title="Methamphetamine">methamphetamine</a>. Herndon filed a plea bargain and was sentenced to community service and <a href="/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation" title="Drug rehabilitation">drug rehabilitation</a>, after which the charge of indecent exposure was dropped.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, Herndon underwent a series of personal setbacks. Early in the year, he was robbed at gunpoint in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also had a lawsuit filed against him by a California dentist claiming that Herndon had not paid for emergency dental work and another lawsuit from a former manager for breach of contract.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, he relapsed into drug and alcohol addiction. This led to him experiencing depression and weight gain. After his friends noticed he had not left his apartment in several days, they flew him to Nashville, where he lived in his mother's basement for one month before re-entering rehabilitation. After completing this, he returned to performing in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-gactv.com_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gactv.com-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon's addiction to methamphetamine resulted in a second relapse in 2020, at which point he was discovered in his apartment with both methamphetamine and <a href="/wiki/Ambien" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambien">Ambien</a> in his possession.<sup id="cite_ref-sheeler_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheeler-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to him, this was the result of trauma from his first experience with metamphetamines at age 20, at which point he was raped.<sup id="cite_ref-sheeler_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheeler-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was an attempted <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">suicide</a>, and would later serve as the inspiration behind his song "God or the Gun".<sup id="cite_ref-gun_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gun-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon successfully underwent drug rehabilitation a second time in late 2020-early 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-sheeler_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheeler-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to this, Herndon was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Bipolar_disorder" title="Bipolar disorder">bipolar disorder</a> in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-sheeler_70-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheeler-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2022, Herndon began a podcast called Soundboard with Ty Herndon, in which he discusses his personal life and mental health. Guests on the podcast have included singers <a href="/wiki/LeAnn_Rimes" title="LeAnn Rimes">LeAnn Rimes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ray_(singer)" title="Michael Ray (singer)">Michael Ray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relationships_and_sexual_orientation">Relationships and sexual orientation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Relationships and sexual orientation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Herndon married Renee Posey on March 13, 1993. The couple lived in <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a>, at the time, but held their wedding in Nashville.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1990s, Posey worked as a registered nurse.<sup id="cite_ref-rock_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rock-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following Herndon's 1995 arrest, his sexuality became a topic of interest within the country music industry, as many presumed Herndon to be gay. At the time, Herndon's manager told <i><a href="/wiki/The_Advocate_(LGBT_magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Advocate (LGBT magazine)">The Advocate</a></i> he did not know Herndon's orientation, but thought country music "was ready" for an artist to <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">come out</a> as gay.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The editors of <i>The Encyclopedia of Country Music</i> wrote of the exposure incident that it "raised sexuality questions" within the genre, and that Herndon's continued commercial success throughout the rest of the 1990s indicated an unprecedented level of tolerance within the fandom.<sup id="cite_ref-encyclopedia_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyclopedia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon and Posey divorced in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-gactv.com_42-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gactv.com-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Herndon came out as gay in a 2014 interview with <i><a href="/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)">People</a></i> magazine,<sup id="cite_ref-proud_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-proud-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thus becoming the first mainstream male country star to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-sheeler_70-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheeler-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-opry_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-opry-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He stated that he had been in a gay relationship for several years at this point, and that his ex-wife and several close family members already knew.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon was partnered with his boyfriend Matt Collum for eleven years before the two amicably separated in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In relation to his coming out, Herndon re-issued "What Mattered Most" in June 2019 with the song's pronouns changed to reflect a gay relationship. This re-recording appeared on <i>Got It Covered</i>, and Herndon commented that he wished he could have recorded the song in that fashion at the time of its original release.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of the songs on <i>House on Fire</i>, including the title track, are about the stigmas that Herndon felt he faced as a gay man in country music, typically a more conservative genre. He also credited conversations with country singer <a href="/wiki/Chely_Wright" title="Chely Wright">Chely Wright</a>, who came out as a lesbian in 2010, with giving him the confidence to come out.<sup id="cite_ref-embraces_56-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-embraces-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another inspiration to Herndon was hearing <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/So_Small" title="So Small">So Small</a>" on radio.<sup id="cite_ref-small_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-small-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon's announcement preceded the coming out of several other gay musicians in the genre, such as <a href="/wiki/Billy_Gilman" title="Billy Gilman">Billy Gilman</a>. Herndon noted that his fan base was largely supportive of him after his announcement.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon and Wright have performed together at benefit concerts for <a href="/wiki/GLAAD" title="GLAAD">GLAAD</a> on multiple occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, Herndon and <a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a> presenter Cody Alan founded the Concert for Love and Acceptance, an annual concert to support LGBT youth in Nashville.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2023, Herndon became engaged to Alex Schwartz, whom he had been dating for six months prior.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They married on August 27, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Herndon_discography" title="Ty Herndon discography">Ty Herndon discography</a></div> <dl><dt>Studio albums<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/What_Mattered_Most" title="What Mattered Most">What Mattered Most</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Living_in_a_Moment" title="Living in a Moment">Living in a Moment</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Hopes" title="Big Hopes">Big Hopes</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steam_(Ty_Herndon_album)" title="Steam (Ty Herndon album)">Steam</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Right_About_Now_(Ty_Herndon_album)" title="Right About Now (Ty Herndon album)">Right About Now</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i>Journey On</i> (2010)</li> <li><i>Lies I Told Myself</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>House on Fire</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>Got It Covered</i> (2019)</li> <li><i>Jacob</i> (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Number-one singles (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Mattered_Most_(song)" title="What Mattered Most (song)">What Mattered Most</a>" (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Living_in_a_Moment_(song)" title="Living in a Moment (song)">Living in a Moment</a>" (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Must_Be_Love_(Ty_Herndon_song)" title="It Must Be Love (Ty Herndon song)">It Must Be Love</a>" (1998)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ty_Herndon&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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