Randy and Elizabeth Travis divorce
Sunday, October 31, 2010 – Randy Travis and his wife-manager Elizabeth Travis have divorced, it was announced Friday.
Elizabeth Travis apparently will continue to be Travis' personal manager. The statement said the couple had no further comment and asked for "respect for their privacy during this time."
Elizabeth Travis has had a long professional relationship with the singer, which began when Randy Travis won a talent contest in Charlotte, N.C. at a nightclub owned by his future wife and her first husband.
Randy and Elizabeth Travis married in 1991. She helped Travis get a record contract with Warner.
More news for Randy Travis
- 09/17/24: Travis announces More Life Tour
- 05/13/24: Travis for first time in two decades
- 05/07/24: AI helps Travis make new recording
- 05/02/24: Travis returns with first new song in a decade
- 08/03/23: Travis tribute show coming
- 05/30/23: Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inducts Travis
- 11/03/21: Travis offers new version of old clunb.
- 10/13/21: 34 years after the fact, Travis releases video
CD reviews for Randy Travis
Not having heard Randy Travis' new material, one could mistakenly think a guest vocalist was taking the first licks of "I'm Movin' On," his new album's opening cut. Is that Hank Snow? No, can't be. Refrain ... still the same voice. Second verse - oh man, that's Randy Travis! Wow, his voice sure has changed. Well, yeah, when you've been singing professionally since the mid-1980s, the ol' pipes can slip a bit. And Travis, 54, has battled serious ...
Randy Travis hasn't had it easy in recent years with abuse, arrests and this past summer, a major health issue of a stroke. But one thing that hasn't changed is the ease with which the North Carolina native, credited with spearheading the Neo Traditionalist movement 25 years ago, tackles traditional material. That's what this disc is about - Travis doing his take on songs that influenced him.
From the sounds of it, Travis had a lot of good music kicking around the house, especially Merle Haggard. ...
When Randy Travis released "A Few Ole Country Boys" in 1990, it was plain to see the message of his duet with (and ode to) the legendary George Jones hit close to home. Just a few years removed from his stint as a cook at Music City bar The Nashville Palace, Travis' delivery of lyrics such as "Not too many years ago/When dreams weren't comin' true/I'd reach for inspiration/Sometimes it would be you" carried heavy-hitting meaning by the budding star. ...
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