My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it.

" It combined the country music of his earlier years with the gospel influences from his latest albums. The club's owner Elizabeth "Lib" Hatcher took an interest in the young singer hired him as a cook and gave him regular singing jobs at the club. S.

Since 1985 he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and 16 of these were number one hits. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life which sold more than three million copies. In addition to his singing career Travis pursued an acting career appearing in numerous films and television series including The Rainmaker (1997) with Matt Damon Black Dog (1998) with Patrick Swayze Texas Rangers (2001) with James Van Der Beek and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series.