Patricia Lynn Yearwood was born in Monticello, Georgia to Jack and Gwen Yearwood, and developed her musical talent in Nashville, Tennessee, where she interned as a receptionist for the local company MTM Records.
Garth Brooks and Yearwood first met in October 1987 recording demos for songwriter Kent Blazy. The two immediately hit it off as friends, and pledged whoever made it big first would help the other out. When Garth landed a major tour in 1991, he brought Trisha along to open all of his shows. Even when they became two of the biggest country stars of the 1990s, they remained close friends.
Yearwood's self-titled debut album was released in 1991, and the lead single, "She's in Love with the Boy," went to the top of the country charts, making her an instant star. Yearwood secured similar success with the 1992 release of "Hearts in Armor", which featured the hit singles “Wrong Side of Memphis,” and “Woman Walk the Line”.
The title track of 1993's "The Song Remembers When" went to number two, and she followed it with a Christmas album, "The Sweetest Gift", in 1994; that year, she also won her first Grammy award. In 1995, Yearwood released her fourth studio album, "Thinkin' About You". The lead single, "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart, her first #1 since her debut single, followed by her third #1 single, "Thinkin' About You". Yearwood performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In 1997, Yearwood issued her first compilation, "(Songbook) A Collection of Hits", which became her first album to top the country charts and also reached the pop Top Five. She won a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for “How Do I Live”. Yearwood's two additional new singles from her Songbook album were major hits, "Perfect Love", which peaked at #1, and a duet with Brooks, "In Another's Eyes". Yearwood was also named "Top Female Vocalist" in 1997 by the Academy of Country Music and won the "Female Vocalist of the Year" award from the Country Music Association in 1997 and 1998.
In 1998, Yearwood won her third Grammy and released her next all-new album, "Where Your Road Leads". Yearwood was inducted into the famed and historic Grand Ole Opry in 1999, cementing her status as a true icon in country music. 2000's "Real Live Woman" was a more personal outing that reflected some of her heartbreak and turmoil caused by her divorce from her husband at the time. She released her eighth studio album in 2001, "Inside Out". The lead single, "I Would've Loved You Anyway" became a Top 5 Country hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Country Chart in 2001 and became her first Top 10 since 1999, and her last single to reach the Top 10 to date. Yearwood also played Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter on the TV show JAG as a Navy coroner and forensic pathologist who aids JAG on several cases (seasons 3-7, 7 episodes).
After a three year hiatus from recording albums, Yearwood released her ninth studio album "Jasper County" in 2005. The album was a return to a more country sound than her last several studio recordings. The first single, "Georgia Rain," set the tone for the album, with Yearwood altering the lyrics to pay homage to her home, singing about "the Georgia rain on the Jasper County clay."
In late 2006, Yearwood announced she was parting ways with MCA Records. MCA then released a "Greatest Hits" CD on September 11, 2007. The album features two new songs, plus fifteen other tracks covering her career from 1991-2001. MCA also released "Love Songs" on January 15, 2008; an album made up of previously released tracks from her prior MCA albums. Yearwood's tenth album, "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love", was released by independent Nashville label Big Machine Records in November 2007, and spawned 3 singles, with the title track peaking at #19 on the Billboard Country Chart.
Yearwood has won three Grammy Awards among several nominations. She has also won the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards for Best Female Performer (CMA: 1997, 1998; ACM: 1997).
She married her first husband, Christopher Latham, in 1987 but the two divorced in 1991. Trisha married Robert Reynolds, the bass player for The Mavericks, on May 21, 1994, and they divorced in 1999.
On May 25, 2005, Yearwood became engaged to fellow country superstar and longtime friend Garth Brooks in front of 7,000 fans. On December 10, 2005, they were married in a private ceremony at the couple's home in Owasso, Oklahoma. It was Brooks' second marriage and Yearwood's third. Brooks has three daughters from his first marriage--Taylor, August, and Allie.
Trisha hit the country charts in 2006 with a duet with her husband called "Love Will Always Win". It was the fifth duet the couple has recorded; the others were "In Another's Eyes," "Where Your Road Leads," "Wild as the Wind," and "Squeeze Me In."
Yearwood lives on a ranch in Owasso, Oklahoma with husband Brooks and his three daughters. When she's not touring, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and reading. In April 2008, she released a cookbook entitled "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen".
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Mr Radio
Trisha Yearwood Lyrics
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When they carried the radio home
Bringing him in off the truck
And the dogs wouldn't leave us alone
Mr. Radio, you come down here to keep us company
We listen in a room
Through the miles and miles of night
In the golden radio light
Mr. Radio, you come down here to keep us company
And it's hard days out in the field
The crows in the high tree top
If a man's away from his home all day
His chickens might fall to the fox
Mr. Radio, what can you do about that?
Uh huh
And you can take me down to a river town
Where the citizens dance till dawn
They dance so close it's a sin almost
The way they carry on
Mr. Radio, I never dreamed you could
And it's miles at the careless touch
Of a tired hand in time
When evening fell I heard a strange sell
Dreams that were never mine
Mr. Radio, you come down here to keep us company
You come down here to keep us company
Trisha Yearwood's song "Mr. Radio" tells a story of a family who anxiously awaits the arrival of their new radio in the 1940s/1950s era. The song begins with the description of a sunny day when the family receives the radio and the excitement of the dogs who sniff around the new object. The radio becomes the main centerpiece in the family's listening room, where they listen to it throughout the long nights in the heart of the Bible belt.
The first verse highlights the importance of the radio in providing company to the family, especially during difficult times spent in the field, where they face the risk of losing their chickens to the fox. In the second verse, the radio takes them out of their mundane routine and transports them to a river town where the citizens dance till dawn. This verse emphasizes the power of the radio to bring people together and provide a sense of community. The final verse describes the feeling of nostalgia and longing for something that was never theirs, as the radio plays a song that evokes dreams that were never realized.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, what a sunny day
It was a beautiful and bright day
When they carried the radio home
The radio was brought home by someone
Bringing him in off the truck
The radio was unloaded from the truck
And the dogs wouldn't leave us alone
The dogs were following and bothering them
Mr. Radio, you come down here to keep us company
The radio was there to provide them with company
We listen in a room
They listen to the radio in a specific room
Through the miles and miles of night
They listen to the radio for long periods, especially at night
Deep in the heart of the Bible belt
They are listening to the radio in a heavily religious area
In the golden radio light
The light from the radio is shining and beautiful
And it's hard days out in the field
Working in the field is exhausting
The crows in the high tree top
Crows are perched up high in the trees
If a man's away from his home all day
When a man is away from his home for a long time
His chickens might fall to the fox
If the man is not there, the chickens could be killed by a fox
Mr. Radio, what can you do about that?
They are jokingly asking the radio how it can help with their chicken problem
And you can take me down to a river town
They imagine the radio taking them to a fun town near a river
Where the citizens dance till dawn
They imagine people dancing all night long
They dance so close it's a sin almost
The dancing is so intimate that it almost feels indecent
The way they carry on
How they continue to dance and have fun
Mr. Radio, I never dreamed you could
They are amazed at the idea of the radio taking them somewhere
And it's miles at the careless touch
The radio can change stations just with a slight touch
Of a tired hand in time
Even someone with a tired hand can adjust the radio
When evening fell I heard a strange sell
They heard strange ads on the radio as the evening went on
Dreams that were never mine
The dreams advertised weren't personally relevant to them
Mr. Radio, you come down here to keep us company
The radio is there to keep them company during their daily struggles
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: RODERICK L TAYLOR
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