Sammy Kershaw

Sammy Kershaw (2005)

Sammy Kershaw (born February 24, 1958 in Kaplan , Louisiana ) is an American country singer .

Beginnings

Sammy is a distant relative of the well-known Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw . His musical career was strongly influenced by the predominant Cajun music in his homeland , but also by Hank Williams , Buck Owens and, above all, George Jones .

Sammy started playing in clubs and dance halls at the age of twelve. As a teenager he became a professional musician. In 1981 he stood in for George Jones, who had to cancel a concert due to excessive alcohol consumption. On this occasion he met the already established in the country scene Lorrie Morgan know, whom he would marry twenty years later. The frequent appearances began to take their toll. Sammy became addicted to alcohol and cocaine and ran into financial difficulties. He left the music business for two years and worked for the supermarket chain Wal-Mart .

Career

In 1990 a demo tape of his found its way to Nashville . He received a recording deal from Mercury Records and released his debut album Don't Go Near the Water in 1991 . The single Cadillac Style reached a top position in the country charts. Other singles made it into the top 20. The second album, Haunted Heart, was also successful. The single She Don't Know She's Beautiful became his first number 1 hit. More albums and singles followed, three of which were awarded gold and another three platinum.

In 2001 he married the country singer Lorrie Morgan. It's his fourth marriage. In the same year a CD was recorded: I Finally Found Someone . Due to renewed financial difficulties, he went into private bankruptcy in 2007.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1991	Don't go near the water	US95 platinum (57 weeks)US	Country17 (79 weeks) Country
1993	Haunted Heart	US57 platinum (59 weeks)US	Country11 (78 weeks) Country
1994	Feelin 'Good Train	US73 gold (27 weeks)US	Country9 (43 weeks) Country
	Christmas Time's A-Comin '	-	Country52 (4 weeks) Country
1996	Politics, Religion and Her	US115 gold (36 weeks)US	Country17 (68 weeks) Country
1997	Labor of Love	US49 platinum (30 weeks)US	Country5 (78 weeks) Country
1999	Maybe Not Tonight	US99 (7 weeks) US	Country7 (29 weeks) Country
2001	I finally found someone	US114 (3 weeks) US	Country13 (22 weeks) Country	with Lorrie Morgan
2003	I want my money back	-	Country39 (5 weeks) Country
2006	Honky Tonk Boots	-	Country56 (2 weeks) Country
2013	All in the same boat	-	Country70 (1 week) Country	with Joe Diffie & Aaron Tippin
2014	Do You Know Me: A Tribute to George Jones	-	Country37 (1 week) Country

More albums

• 1992: Business Is Pleasure
• 2010: Better Than I Used to Be
• 2012: A Sammy Klaus Christmas
• 2015: I Won't Back Down
• 2016: The Blues Got Me

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1995	The Hits Chapter 1	US131 gold (6 weeks)US	Country19 (41 weeks) Country

More compilations

• 2000: Covers the Hits
• 2001: The Hits Chapter 2
• 2003: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
• 2004: The Definitive Collection
• 2013: Big Hits: Volume One

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1991	Cadillac Style Don't Go Near the Water	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
1992	Don't Go Near the Water Don't Go Near the Water	-	Country12 (20 weeks) Country
	Yard Sale Don't Go Near the Water	-	Country17 (20 weeks) Country
	Anywhere but Here Don't Go Near the Water	-	Country10 (20 weeks) Country
1993	She Don't Know She's Beautiful Haunted Heart	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country
	Haunted Heart Haunted Heart	-	Country9 (20 weeks) Country
	Queen of My Double Wide Trailer Haunted Heart	-	Country7 (20 weeks) Country
1994	I Can't Reach Her Anymore Haunted Heart	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
	National Working Woman's Holiday Feelin 'Good Train	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Third Rate Romance Feelin 'Good Train	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Southbound Feelin 'Good Train	-	Country27 (16 weeks) Country
	Christmas Time's A-Comin ' Christmas Time's A-Comin'	-	Country50 (5 weeks) Country
1995	If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl Haunted Heart	-	Country18 (20 weeks) Country
	Your Tattoo The Hits Chapter 1	-	Country47 (8 weeks) Country
1996	Meant to Be Politics, Religion, and Her	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
	Vidalia Politics, Religion, and Her	-	Country10 (20 weeks) Country
	Politics, Religion, and Her Politics, Religion, and Her	-	Country28 (20 weeks) Country
1997	Fit to Be Tied Down Politics, Religion, and Her	-	Country29 (20 weeks) Country
	Love of My Life Labor of Love	US85 (5 weeks) US	Country2 (26 weeks) Country
1998	Matches Labor of Love	-	Country22 (20 weeks) Country
	Honky Tonk America Labor of Love	-	Country31 (20 weeks) Country
	One Day Left to Live Labor of Love	-	Country35 (20 weeks) Country
1999	Maybe Not Tonight Maybe Not Tonight	US86 (5 weeks) US	Country17 (20 weeks) Country	with Lorrie Morgan
	When You Love Someone Maybe Not Tonight	-	Country37 (15 weeks) Country
	Me and Maxine Maybe Not Tonight	-	Country35 (17 weeks) Country
2001	He Drinks Tequila I Finally Found Someone	-	Country39 (17 weeks) Country	with Lorrie Morgan
2003	I Want My Money Back I Want My Money Back	-	Country33 (20 weeks) Country
	I've Never Been Anywhere I Want My Money Back	-	Country58 (3 weeks) Country
2006	Tennessee Girl Honky Tonk Boots	-	Country43 (19 weeks) Country

More singles

• 2000: Louisiana Hot Sauce
• 2001: I Finally Found Someone (with Lorrie Morgan)
• 2001: Sad City
• 2003: Beer, Bait and Ammo
• 2006: Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On
• 2008: Real People
• 2010: Better Than I Used to Be
• 2010: The Snow White Rows of Arlington
• 2013: All in the Same Boat (with Joe Diffie & Aaron Tippin)
• 2013: The Route That I Took
• 2014: Can't Put My Finger on It
• 2014: Oklahoma

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1994	Never Bit a Bullet Like This High Tech Redneck	-	Country52 (10 weeks) Country	with George Jones

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1. ↑ Gold / platinum database USA
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: US
3. ↑ ^{a b} Awards for Music Sales: US

Web links

• Sound carriers by Sammy Kershaw in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of the musician