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= Terry McBride = Terry McBride (born September 16, 1958 in Taylor, Texas) is an American country music artist. McBride, who is the son of country singer Dale McBride, grew up playing in his father’s band and eventually made it to Nashville, where he found success as a musician and songwriter.

Between 1989 and 1994, and again from 2000 to 2002, McBride was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist in the band McBride & the Ride, a country music group that recorded six studio albums and charted more than 10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

When McBride and the Ride took its first break in 1994, Terry McBride continued his career as a songwriter. During that time, country duo Brooks & Dunn recorded more than 25 of McBride’s songs, including five Top Five hits (“I Am That Man,” “He’s Got You” and “I Can't Get Over You” what are the others?), as well as four Number One songs (“If You See Him/If You See Her,” featuring guest vocals from Reba McEntire, and “Play Something Country” what are the others?).

After another stint with McBride & the Ride (2000-2002), Terry McBride, returned to songwriting. In 2005, he and Jedd Hughes co-wrote Josh Gracin’s Top Five single “Stay with Me (Brass Bed).” In 2009, McBride and Ronnie Dunn co-wrote Reba McEntire’s Top Ten single, “I Keep On Lovin’ You.” In 2011, McBride wrote American Idol finalist and Sony recording artist Casey James’ first single, “Let’s Don’t Call It a Night.” That same year, three of his songs appeared on Ronnie Dunn’s first solo album, “Ronnie Dunn.”

For his contributions as a songwriter, McBride has won 13 awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated.

Early Life
Born on Sept. 16, 1958, McBride was raised in Texas and grew up in Lampasas, a small ranching community about 70 miles northwest of Austin.

After receiving a guitar for his 9th birthday, McBride soon found himself playing in local bands and spending summers on the road with his father, the late Dale McBride, a noted recording artist who charted several singles on the Billboard country charts, including two Top 40 hits on the Con Brio Records label. For three years following high school, McBride continued to travel with his father’s band until he moved to Austin, Tx., on his own.

After several years in Austin, McBride began making trips to Nashville. One of those trips introduced him to Tony Brown at MCA Records, where he was signed to a recording contract in 1989.

Music Career
Growing up the son of a musician, music seemed to come naturally to Terry McBride. And after traveling with his father’s band for a few years as a young adult, he moved to Austin, where he established himself as a well-respected bass player in the in the local music scene. He spent the next few years playing with Texas artists Lee Roy Parnell, Bill Carter & The Blame, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Johnny Duncan, Rosie Flores, all of which culminated in a two-year stint with Delbert McClinton.

From Austin, McBride began making trips to Nashville, and during one of his visits, he was introduced to Tony Brown at MCA Records. Brown would later sign McBride to a recording contract in 1989, and that contract led to his seven-year stint (1989-1994 and 2000-2002) with McBride & the Ride. In 1991, McBride moved to Nashville, where he has been writing, recording, producing and performing ever since.

McBride & The Ride
McBride & the Ride was an American country music band initially composed of Terry McBride (lead vocals, bass guitar), Ray Herndon (background vocals, guitar, Dobro) and Billy Thomas (background vocals, drums, percussion). The group was founded in 1989 through the assistance of record producer Tony Brown. McBride & the Ride's first three albums — Burnin' Up the Road, the gold-certified Sacred Ground, and Hurry Sundown, released in 1991, 1992, and 1993, respectively — were all issued on MCA Records. These albums also produced several hits on the Billboard country charts, including the Top 5 hits "Sacred Ground" (their highest-peaking, at number 2), "Going Out of My Mind", "Just One Night" and "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run".

McBride & the Ride was an American country music band initially composed of Terry McBride (lead vocals, bass guitar), Ray Herndon (background vocals, guitar, Dobro) and Billy Thomas (background vocals, drums, percussion). The group was founded in 1989 through the assistance of record producer Tony Brown.

McBride & the Ride's first three albums — Burnin’ Up the Road, the gold-certified Sacred Ground, and Hurry Sundown, released in 1991, 1992, and 1993, respectively — were all issued on MCA Records. These albums also produced several hits on the Billboard country charts, including the Top 5 hits “Sacred Ground” (their highest-peaking, at number 2), “Going Out of My Mind,” “Just One Night” and “Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run.” During that time, Terry McBride received 2 million air awards for his writing credits for “Just One Night” and “Going Out Of My Mind.” The band received nominations from CMA and ACM for vocal group of the year.

McBride & the Ride’s sound was defined by close, three-part vocal harmonies.[1] Between their vocal styles and the “crisp, gentle rockers”[17] that the MCA albums contained, McBride & the Ride was compared to other rock-influenced country vocal bands such as Alabama and Southern Pacific.[18] In his book The Encyclopedia of Country Music, writer Paul Kingsbury describes McBride & the Ride as having “found success with a series of middle-of-the-road singles with tight harmonies.”[12]

Professional Songwriting
Outside of his involvement with McBride & the Ride, Terry McBride focused much of his attention on songwriting. Over the course of his career, he has been credited with cuts from other artists, including:

George Strait, Reba McEntire, Ronnie Dunn, Alan Jackson, Casey James, Easton Corbin, Kenny Rogers, Josh Gracin, John Anderson, Ricky Van Shelton, David Ball, Wade Hayes, George Ducas, Jack Ingram, Andy Griggs, Jason Michael Carroll, Gretchen Wilson, James Otto, Gord Bamford, Bradley Gaskin, Jedd Hughes and Rosie Flores.

Terry has had more than 25 songs recorded by Brooks & Dunn, including 11 singles, four Number One songs and five Top Five singles. McBride has 13 BMI awards and 12 million airplay awards to his credit.

He has also produced records for Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Dunn, McBride & The Ride, Wade Hayes, and Jedd Hughes.

McBride co-wrote with Hughes 10 tracks for the Aussie’s MCA debut CD, Transcontiental. Hughes and McBride also co-wrote American Idol finalist Josh Gracin’s Top 5 single “Stay With Me (Brass Bed).”

It has been with Brooks and Dunn that McBride’s songwriting success is most obvious. “Play Something Country,” the fastest rising Number One single in Brooks and Dunn career was written by McBride and Dunn, as well as four other tunes on the duo’s “Hillbilly Deluxe” album. McBride co-wrote “Proud Of The House” the first single from Brooks and Dunn’s Cowboy Town album as well as three other tracks including the Top Five single “Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” which featured Reba McEntire. McBride and Dunn also co-wrote the title cut and hit single for McEntire’s album, “I Keep On Lovin’ You.”

Songwriting Style
Terry McBride’s songwriting style has been influenced by his Central Texas experiences. Partly from emerging from humble beginnings and partly from life on the road, McBride has a knack for relating to the “common man” themes of work, live and love in middle America.

Ronnie Dunn, with whom McBride has had a good-natured friendship over the past 20 years, says that McBride is easygoing and easy to relate to. Dunn has also said that he enjoys writing with McBride, because both of them are Texas natives with a similar upbringing and musical influences.[cite]

Personal Life
McBride has been married to Cathy, since December 21, 1980. The couple has three daughters Beth Ann, Stella and Lilly.