Linda Kaye Davis (born November 26, 1962) is an American country music singer. Before starting his career as a solo artist, he has three small country singles on the charts as half of the Skip & amp; Linda. In his solo career, Davis has recorded five studio albums for major record labels and more than 15 singles. The highest chart entry was "Does He Love You", a 1993 duet with Reba McEntire, who reached number one on the Billboard charts and won both Grammy singers for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. His highest solo chart position is "Some Things Are Meant to Be" at No. 13 in 1996. Davis is the wife of country singer Lang Scott and mother of Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum.
Davis won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song as part of the Scott Family album Love Remains . Linda Davis now has three Grammy wins in her career.
Linda won the Billboard Music Awards, as part of Hillary Scott & amp; Scott's family, for Top Christian Song ("Thy Will") in May 2017.
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Biography
Linda Kaye Davis was born on November 26, 1962, in Dotson, Texas. She first sang publicly on local radio shows at the age of six. At the age of 20, Davis has moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he paired up with singer Skip Eaton to form a Skip & amp; Linda. They signed with MDJ Records and had three minor singles on the Billboard charts. Davis later appeared in the piano bar inside the Sheraton hotel, when he was discovered by record producer Bob Montgomery.
Davis moved to Tennessee and became a receptionist in a small studio. He occasionally sings demos and jingles. Shortly after starting her work, she met the songwriter who became her husband: Lang Scott. After marrying in the Spring of 1984, they had two daughters: Their daughters were Hillary Scott (April 1, 1986) and Rylee Jean Scott (2000).
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Careers
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Davis's first solo album entry came in 1988 on Epic Records, though it was not until 1991 that he released his first album In Different Light on Liberty Records. The album produced two single graphs, but no Top 40 hit. That same year, Davis co-wrote the title song of Dawn Sears' debut album What Were Want Women to List . A year later, Davis released his second album, Linda Davis , which did not produce a single chart at all. Reba McEntire then chose Davis as the supporting vocalist for his street band.
"Did He Like You" and Shoot for the Moon
Davis had his greatest chart success in 1993 when he and McEntire recorded their duet "Does He Love You". The only hit number one Davis, it also won him and the McEntire Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration that year. Soon after, Davis signed a contract with Arista Nashville and recorded his third album, Shoot for the Moon . The album's first single, Mac McAnally's composition "Company Time", failed to get into the Top 40. This was followed by "Love Did not Do It" in No. 58. Davis, along with Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride, sang guest vocals in the closing version of mid-1995 McEntire of Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald's "On My Own", though only McEntire received a chart credit for it.
Some Things Meant to Be
Davis was not in the Top 40 on the country charts again until 1996 with the title song of 1996's "Some Things Are Meant to Be", his second album for Arista. The song peaked at No. 13 on the country charts, becoming the highest solo chart position. After that is "The Love Story of Making" (co-authored by former NRBQ member Al Anderson) in No. 33, and "Walk Away", which failed to be mapped. Also included in the album is the song "What Do I Know", released by Ricochet in the same year as his first single.
I'm Yours
Davis's fifth album, Yours , was released in 1998 at DreamWorks Records, then a newly established record label. His first single, "I Want Remember This", was used on the soundtrack for the movie Black Dog. The song peaked at No. 20 in 1998, followed by the title track at No. 38 and "From the Inside Out" at No. 60. After this last song, Davis leaves DreamWorks. He signed with Kenny Rogers' Dreamcatcher Records in 2000.
2003-present
In 2003, Davis released a Christmas album with her husband, Lang Scott, and their daughter, Hillary (April 1, 1986). Two self-released albums, I Have Arrived and Young at Heart, followed in 2004 and 2007 respectively. Hillary founded the country music group Lady Antebellum in 2006.
In 2009, Davis was elected into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
Davis joins Lulu Roman (from Hee Haw fame) for the cover version of Anne Murray "You Needed Me" on the album of Roman 2013 At Last .
In 2013 & amp; 2015, Davis takes a tour with country singer Kenny Rogers and will return with him on the "The Gambler's Last Deal" tour in 2017.
Discography
Albums
Singles
As Skip & amp; Linda
Solo
As Hillary Scott & amp; Scott's family
Single guests
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Official website
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