Byrd never intended becoming a singer. Byrd was never in Band or Choir in the Vidor School System. He began studying business at Texas State University (then called Southwest Texas State). One of his friends coaxed him into singing a cover of Hank Williams Sr's "Your Cheating Heart" at a local mall recording studio. The owner of the studio was so impressed with his version that he entered Byrd into a local talent contest. Byrd discovered on that stage that he really liked the attention and applause that came with performing.
Byrd began playing nightclubs in Southeast Texas, including working with then-struggling artist Mark Chesnutt. After Chesnutt secured a record deal, Byrd took over as the house band at Cutters Nightclub in Beaumont, landing his own record deal in 1992. His first three albums sold over 3 million copies.
His first No. 1 single was 1993's "Holdin' Heaven," although "The Keeper of the Stars" (1995) and "I'm From the Country" (1998) are considered his signature songs. Byrd finally scored his second No. 1 hit in the fall of 2002, with "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo." He is also known for covering two 1970s-era hits for country music legend Johnny Paycheck -- "Someone to Give My Love To" (1993, Byrd's second chart hit) and "Don't Take Her She's All I Got" (1997).
Byrd is an avid outdoorsman. He began fishing with his grandmother, Mavis Vaughn, when he was only three, and she bought him his first shotgun when he was six. His love of those sports has given him the opportunity to host two shows on the Outdoor Channel.
Byrd is the National Spokesperson for Special Olympics International for the Country Music Association. He developed a crank bait fishing lure marketed by Norman Lures called The Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich & Famous', named after his hit recording of the song written by Byron Hill and Wayne Tester. For every one of the lures sold Byrd donates ten cents to the Special Olympics.
Byrd also hosts an annual golfing/fishing/music event, "The Tracy Byrd Homecoming Weekend," in Southeast Texas to raise money for local charities, including the March of Dimes, the Children's Miracle Network, and culminating in the donation of money to fund the Tracy Byrd Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care Center at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Beaumont. Byrd also raised money by soliciting pledges for his attempt to complete the 2001 Houston Marathon. He finished the marathon, and donated all of his pledges to the Children's Miracle Network.[1]
In 1994, he made a cameo appearance in the film Radioland Murders. He has also published Eat Like a Byrd: The Tracy Byrd Cookbook which "uses rubs and marinades to create memorable meals."[2]. He has also launched a line of spices, rubs, and marinades to go along with it, called "Tracy Byrd's Tiny Town Products." These are available at Wal-Mart and Kroger stores, Byrd donates five cents from each sale to the Children's Miracle Network.
Byrd and his wife, Michelle, have two sons and daughter. The family lives in Beaumont, Texas.
Big Love
Tracy Byrd Lyrics
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With a heart big enough to roam
No more fences for you to look through
With your heart caught in a strangle hold
I've got a love full of wide open spaces
I've got a big love
Wild and free
As big as your dreams
Deep as a river in a raging flood
As endless as the stars above
I've got a big love
When two hearts make a stand together
On the solid rock of trust
They could be a million miles from each other
And still be side by side in love
I want to love you like that forever
I've got a big love
Wild and free
Room to grow
As big as your dreams
Deep as a river in a raging flood
As endless as the stars above
I've got a big love
You never dreamed you could have all you ever wanted
Darlin' you can have it all with me
I've got a big love
Wild and free
Room to grow
As big as your dreams
Deep as a river in a raging flood
As endless as the stars above
I've got a big love
I've got a big love
I've got a big love
I've got a big love
Tracy Byrd's song 'Big Love' is a beautiful love ballad about wanting to be with a person who is looking for a love that is as big and open as the sky above. The song first describes the kind of person the singer believes the subject needs- a man who is willing to lose himself in, who has a heart that is free enough to travel, and who will not put up any fences. The singer then goes on to state that he has the kind of love that the subject is looking for. His love is big, wild, and free. It has enough room to grow as big as the subject's dreams. It is as deep as a river in a raging flood, and as never-ending as the stars above. The singer wants to love forever and take the subject's love to the heights that have never been reached before.
Line by Line Meaning
You need a man to get lost in
You want a man who is so captivating that you can lose yourself in him
With a heart big enough to roam
You want a man whose love is so vast and expansive that he has the freedom to explore the world
No more fences for you to look through
You're tired of feeling trapped and constrained in your relationships
With your heart caught in a strangle hold
You feel suffocated by the intensity of your emotions
I've got a love full of wide open spaces
I have a love that is generous and free, with room for growth and exploration
When two hearts make a stand together
When two people are truly committed to each other, they become a united front
On the solid rock of trust
Trust is the foundation upon which a strong relationship is built
They could be a million miles from each other
Distance doesn't matter when two hearts are connected
And still be side by side in love
Even when physically apart, the love between two people can remain strong
I want to love you like that forever
I want to love you with a love that is enduring and unbreakable
You never dreamed you could have all you ever wanted
You never thought it was possible to find a love that fulfilled all your desires
Darlin' you can have it all with me
But now you have found someone who can give you everything you've ever wanted
I've got a big love
I have a love that is immense and all-encompassing
Wild and free
My love is unrestrained and untamed
Room to grow
There is always room for my love to expand and evolve
As big as your dreams
My love is as limitless and boundless as your aspirations
Deep as a river in a raging flood
My love is intense and overwhelming, like a powerful force of nature
As endless as the stars above
My love is everlasting and infinite, like the vast expanse of the universe
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JEFFREY DAVID STEVENS, MICHAEL CLARK, MICHAEL JAMES BRUCE CLARK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@yendor1232
I met Tracy at my local county fair. He was one of the nicest most genuine celebrities I've met. Hell of a nice guy. He talked with me for 45 minutes
@imbroken3907
Yes yes Tracy Byrd is truly a genuine gentleman also too meet he met my daddy whom had been an u.s.army field artillery staff Sargent in 1994 a concert in rushsprings.okla. dancehall a dream of mine since becoming disabled since 2016 a severe trauma bicycle accident +again another pulled shoulder an back muscles in 2020 I've also met a person from being in Tracy Byrd fanclub in 2000 yes 20 yes.ago stay healthy 2020)21
@rickfassel7176
You did
@rogerreed5888
just saw him in cobelskill ny. awesome show seemed very humble.
@rondellschuyler7074
I met Tracy Byrd at the Little Nashville Opry in Nashville Indiana in 2006. Very good show and a Super nice guy. 👍
@paulaosborne6478
Still listen to him. Where I married my second and forever husband, we played Keeper of The Stars. We firmly believed in this song. That was in 1997.
@MarcosBryant-gk1jv
What do you admire most about Tracy
@alirashawi7429
😊 east Texas is very proud of Tracy Byrd and his music ❤
@alirashawi7429
This talented man is one of the nicest people you will ever meet some things never change he he is that man and east Texas is very proud of their favorite son even in 2023
@chevys10freak2011
i blast this song in my 92 cadillac deville all the time and i am proud to say that i grew up on 90's country