Lyle Lovett

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Name = Lyle Lovett


Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Lyle Pearce Lovett
Born = birth date and age|1957|11|1 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:cye097l7krst~T0 Lyle Lovett Page] at Allmusic - Lovett's Genre and Styles. Retrieved February 2, 2007. ]
Origin = Klein, Texas, United States
Genre = singer-songwriter, alternative country
Associated_acts = Randy Newman
Occupation = Singer, songwriter, record producer, actor
Years_active = 1980–present
Label = MCA/Curb
Lost Highway/Curb
URL =

Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen studio albums to date. His highest-peaking single to date is 1986's "Cowboy Man", a #10 hit on the country charts. He has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance (1990) and Best Country Album (1997).

Biography

Early life

Lovett was born in the unincorporated region of Klein, Harris County (suburban Houston), Texas, the son of William and Bernell (née Klein) Lovett, a marketing executive and training specialist, respectively. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Lyle-Lovett.html Lyle Lovett Biography (1957?-) ] ] He was raised as a Lutheran. [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1501840 NPR Music: Lyle Lovett: 'My Baby Don't Tolerate' ] ] Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he studied German and journalism, and lived next door to Robert Earl Keen.

Career

Lovett's music career began as a songwriter, but he soon signed with MCA Records in 1986 and released his eponymous debut album. While typically associated with the country genre, Lovett's compositions often incorporate folk, swing, blues, jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country styling. He has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album (1996 for "The Road to Ensenada"), Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal (1994 for "Blues For Dixie" with the Texas swing group Asleep at the Wheel), Best Pop Vocal Collaboration (1994 for "Funny How Time Slips Away" with Al Green) and Best Country Male Vocal (1989) for "Lyle Lovett and His Large Band").

Lovett has acted in a number of films, including Robert Altman's film "The Player" (1992), "Short Cuts" (1993), "Prêt-à-Porter" (1994), "The Opposite of Sex" (1998), "Cookie's Fortune" (1999), and composed for "Dr. T & the Women" (2000). More recently, he has acted in "The New Guy" (2002) and "Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story" (2007). His television acting forays include "Mad About You", "Brothers & Sisters" and "Dharma & Greg".

Lovett was given an Esky for Surest Thing in Esquire's 2006 Esky Music Awards in the April issue. The magazine said of Lovett: "The secret of Lyle Lovett's endurance comes down to the three C's: class, charisma and consistency... In the studio and on stage with his giant orchestra, he's spent two decades gracefully matching genuine songcraft with A-list musicianship".

Lovett primarily plays Collings guitars. [ [http://www.fretbase.com/fretbase/2008/06/play-guitar-lik.html Fretbase: Play Guitar Like Lyle Lovett] ]

Personal life

Lovett's personal life was brought to the fore in 1993 when he married actress Julia Roberts. The couple had met on the set of The Player in 1992. After a three-week romance, they eloped and married in June 1993 in Marion, Indiana. The couple divorced less than two years later, in March 1995. The marriage breakup was said to be caused by their career demands causing the two to be often away from each other. They would, though, remain friends, and Roberts would even sing one of Lovett's songs in her 1998 movie "Stepmom". To discover more about the relationship, devoted fans have spent long hours poring over the lyrics of Lovett's 1996 album, "The Road To Ensenada". Lovett has been dating April Kimble since 1999. [cite news|url=http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/entertainment/296067|title=Lovett shows he's still an original]

His small-town life was again brought to the public's attention on March 28, 2002 when Lovett was caught by a bull and rammed into a fence on his uncle's farm in Klein, before being pulled to safety. Lovett fully recovered after six months and began touring again in the summer of 2003.

Discography

Albums

ingles

*^APeaked at #33 on Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Filmography

Musician

*Walk Hard (2007) - Song Performer "Walk Hard"
*The Exonerated (2005 TV movie) - Song Performer "Amazing Grace"
*The Interpreter (2005) - Song Performer "If I Had a Boat"
*61* (2001 TV movie) - Song Performer "Nobody Knows Me"
*All Over the Guy (2001) - Song Performer and composer "She Makes Me Feel Good" and "The Blues Walk"
*Dr. T & the Women (2000) - Song Performer and composer
and also used recording "You've Been So Good Up to Now" (1992), "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" (1992), "Ain't It Something" (1994)
*Stuart Little (1999) - Song Performer "Walking Tall"
*Mumford (1999) - Song Performer "Battle of the Snow Leopard", "The Tanqueray Cowboy", "Till It Shines"
*Clay Pigeons (1998) - Song Performer "Teach Me About Love"
*Hope Floats (1998) - Song Performer "Smile"
*The Apostle (1997) - Song Performer "(I'm a) Soldier in the Army of the Lord"
*Toy Story (1995) - Song Performer "You've Got a Friend in Me" with Randy Newman as the lead vocals.
*Quiz Show (1994) - Song Performer "Moritat" by Kurt Weill
*With Honors (1994) - Song Performer "Blue Skies"
*Major League II (1994) - Song Performer and composer "All My Love Is Gone"
*The Firm (1993) - Song Performer "M-O-N-E-Y"
*Leap of Faith (1992) - Song Performer "Pass Me Not"
*The Crying Game (1992) - Song Performer "Stand By Your Man"
*Major League (1989) - Song Performer "Cryin' Shame"
*Always (1989) - Song Performer "Cowboy Man"

Actor

*The Open Road (2008) - TBA
*The New Guy (2002) - "Bear Harrison"
*Three Days of Rain (2002) - "Disc Jockey"
*Dharma and Greg (TV series) - "The Trouble With Troubadours" (2000) - Himself
*Mad About You (TV series) - "The Final Frontier" (1999) - "Lenny"
*Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (TV series) - "Episode #1.23" (1999)
*Cookie's Fortune (1999) - "Manny Hood"
*The Opposite of Sex (1998) - "Sheriff Carl Tippett"
*Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - "Road Person"
*Breast Men (1997) - "Research Scientist"
*Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) - "Wade"
*Mad About You (TV series) - "Mad About You: Part 1" (1995) - "Lenny"
*Mad About You (TV series) - "Mad About You: Part 2" (1995) - "Lenny"
*Prêt-à-Porter (1994) - "Clint Lammeraux"
*Short Cuts (1993) - "Andy Bitkower"
*The Player (1992) - "Detective DeLongpre"
* (1983 TV movie) - "Singer at Beach"

References

*Oermann, Robert K. (1998). "Lyle Lovett". In "The Encyclopedia of Country Music". Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 307.
*cite news|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_10059730?source=most_viewed|title=Through fame, fortune and marriage to Julia Roberts, Texan Lyle Lovett has stayed true to his roots|publisher="El Paso Times"|accessdate=2008-08-01|date=2008-08-01|author=Pullen, Doug

External links

* [http://www.lylelovett.com Official Lyle Lovett Website]
*imdb name|id=0005164|name=Lyle Lovett
* [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/03/01/040301on_onlineonly02 The Thinking Man's Cowboy] , by Matt Dellinger, "New Yorker", February 23, 2004.
* [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040301fa_fact1 Homeboy] , by Alec Wilkinson, "New Yorker", February 1, 2004.
* [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-05-10-lyle-lovett.htm Lovett charges ahead with his career] - "USA Today", May 10, 2002.
* [http://www.lylelovett.net/articles/foxnews.html Lyle Lovett Trampled by Bull, Hospitalized With Broken Leg] - FOX News, March 29, 2002.
* [http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=54 Official Lyle Lovett Lost Highway Artist Page]