Byron Gallimore
Encyclopedia
Byron Gallimore is an American record producer
known for his work in the field of country music
. He has worked with artists such as Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack
, Jo Dee Messina
, Tim McGraw
and Faith Hill
, whose 1999 album Breathe
won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
. He first moved to Nashville in 1980 after winning $10,000 in a songwriting contest called the Music City Song Festival. The song with which he won that competition, "No Ordinary Woman," was released as a single
that year on the Little Giant record label
, peaking at number 93 on the Billboard
country singles charts.
Gallimore later worked as a demo
singer. After producer James Stroud
heard Gallimore's demos, he mentored Gallimore and encouraged him to become a record producer as well. Among the first acts that Gallimore produced was Tim McGraw
.
Gallimore co-produced Faith Hill
's 1999 album Breathe
, which won him and co-producer Dann Huff
the Grammy Award for Best Country Album
in 2000. He was also named by Billboard
as Producer of the Year in 2000, 2001 and 2002, with those years also including work on albums by Phil Vassar
and Jessica Andrews
.
In 2006, Gallimore and McGraw launched a record label called StyleSonic Records. This label's first release was the soundtrack
to the film Flicka
, in which McGraw starred. Halfway to Hazard
and Lori McKenna
have also released an album each on the label.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
known for his work in the field of country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
. He has worked with artists such as Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love....
, Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two...
, Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
and Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
, whose 1999 album Breathe
Breathe (Faith Hill album)
-Personnel:*Faith Hill: Vocal*Dennis Wilson, Gene Miller, Stephanie Bentley, Lisa Bevill, Bekka Bramlett, Chris Rodriguez, Kim Parent, Lisa Cochran: Vocal Backing*Jerry McPherson, B...
won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
Biography
Byron Gallimore was born in Puryear, TennesseePuryear, Tennessee
Puryear is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 667 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Puryear is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. He first moved to Nashville in 1980 after winning $10,000 in a songwriting contest called the Music City Song Festival. The song with which he won that competition, "No Ordinary Woman," was released as a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
that year on the Little Giant record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, peaking at number 93 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country singles charts.
Gallimore later worked as a demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
singer. After producer James Stroud
James Stroud
James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, and country music. In the 1990s he was the president of Giant Records and held several credits as a session drummer...
heard Gallimore's demos, he mentored Gallimore and encouraged him to become a record producer as well. Among the first acts that Gallimore produced was Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
.
Gallimore co-produced Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
's 1999 album Breathe
Breathe (Faith Hill album)
-Personnel:*Faith Hill: Vocal*Dennis Wilson, Gene Miller, Stephanie Bentley, Lisa Bevill, Bekka Bramlett, Chris Rodriguez, Kim Parent, Lisa Cochran: Vocal Backing*Jerry McPherson, B...
, which won him and co-producer Dann Huff
Dann Huff
Dann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
the Grammy Award for Best Country Album
Grammy Award for Best Country Album
The Grammy Award for Best Country Album has been awarded since 1994. The equivalent award, the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Album was presented in 1965 and 1966...
in 2000. He was also named by Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
as Producer of the Year in 2000, 2001 and 2002, with those years also including work on albums by Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
and Jessica Andrews
Jessica Andrews
Jessica Danielle Andrews is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album Heart Shaped World, released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville.Andrews...
.
In 2006, Gallimore and McGraw launched a record label called StyleSonic Records. This label's first release was the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to the film Flicka
Flicka
-Chart performance:...
, in which McGraw starred. Halfway to Hazard
Halfway to Hazard
Halfway to Hazard is an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters David Tolliver and Chad Warrix. Though Tolliver and Warrix grew up in different towns in southeastern Kentucky, their band's origins are in Hazard, Kentucky, which was halfway between their hometowns.Their debut...
and Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna is an American folk singer/songwriter. She lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts with her husband and five children.-Early work:...
have also released an album each on the label.